EE IPO talks back on as Orange and Deutsche Telekom consider options for £12bn disposal October 16, 2014 The owners of EE, the UK’s largest mobile network company, are believed to be back in talks for either a float or sale of the business that could value it at up to £12bn. Orange and Deutsche Telekom, which each own half of EE, were considering strategic options for the business last year before deciding [...]
EE set to buy Phones 4U’s mobile business for under £5m October 14, 2014 Phones 4U's retail arm may be done, but EE has just snapped up its mobile business for under £5m, according to the Financial Times. EE beat off competition from Argos and Talk Talk, and the deal is now just subject to approval from administrators. Citing a person close to the talks, the FT says a deal [...]
EE’s Olaf Swantee: In Britain’s super-competitive mobile space growth can be the hardest game October 12, 2014 As chief executive he’s overseen two re-brandings, launched 4G in the UK and now plans to take on rivals in the living room with EE TV – but Olaf Swantee’s greatest challenges may still lie ahead Jogging through Richmond Park most mornings couldn’t be further from Olaf Swantee’s day job. The boss of Britain’s [...]
EE hopes TV will spur broadband sign up growth October 8, 2014 The chief executive of Britain’s biggest mobile operator is hoping TV will unlock a new growth story for EE. Yesterday, the telecoms giant unveiled a TV offering in a move that would send a warning shot across the bows of rivals BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media which have fought between themselves over who has [...]
Phones 4u collapses after key partner EE hangs up September 14, 2014 High street mobile retailer Phones 4u has collapsed into administration after being dropped by its last remaining network partner EE. In a statement last night, the group’s private equity owner BC Partners said it had no option but to call in administrators after being informed by EE that it would not be renewing its contract [...]
Scottish independence: BT, TalkTalk, EE, Telefonica, Vodafone and Three warn of increased costs if Scots vote Yes September 14, 2014 Six of Britain's leading telecoms companies are the latest to warn of potential price rises if Scotland votes Yes to independence. The chiefs of BT, TalkTalk, EE, Telefonica UK, Vodafone UK and Three UK have issued a joint letter warning that the uncertainty around regulation and spectrum allocation, which mobile networks use to operate, could [...]
EE crowned best UK mobile network, but rivals closing in August 18, 2014 Mobile operator EE was crowned the UK’s best performing mobile network, according to an independent study out today. The tests by RootMetrics, the leading independent mobile analytics firm, found that EE’s customers received better calling, texting and mobile internet performance than rival operators Three, O2 and Vodafone during the first half of 2014. “Today’s results, [...]