Vodafone, Carphone Warehouse kiss and make up
Vodafone, the world’s biggest carrier by revenues is back together with UK retailer Carphone Warehouse after a three year split, as it tries to boost its share of the UK market.
UK carrier BT must be feeling like its gone back to 2001, as it announces a five year, multi-million pound managed services agreement to run O2’s mobile and fixed core networks.
High street retailer Carphone Warehouse may be reconsidering its position following the acquisition of Tiscali UK in May.
Vodafone, the world’s biggest carrier by revenues is back together with UK retailer Carphone Warehouse after a three year split, as it tries to boost its share of the UK market.
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Telefonica’s British operation O2 will be the only carrier not to offer Nokia’s new flagship the N97 when it launches in the UK on June 19th. While the Carphone Warehouse will be selling the handset with contracts to O2’s network, the N97 will not be available in O2’s stores, or from its online shop.
After nearly three years on the market, though some might say the slab, Tiscali’s UK assets are to be acquired by Carphone Warehouse for £236m: less than half the value of Tiscali’s overall debt. Snapping up the UK broadband market’s number four player for a bargain basement price, looks like a good move to boost the valuation of TalkTalk in advance of its possible divestiture later this year.
UK retailer the Carphone Warehouse has snapped up internet service provider Tiscali UK for £236m in cash, ending years of speculation.
UK based retail outfit the Carphone Warehouse is reported to have made a £250m offer for the UK business of Italian ISP Tiscali.
One of the co-founders of UK retailer the Carphone Warehouse has tendered a surprise resignation over the improper use of his shares.
David Ross, who owns 19.4 per cent of the company he founded with school friend Charles Dunstone, used 136 million of his 177 million shares as security against personal loans without telling anyone [...]
UK-based retail outfit Carphone Warehouse is considering demerging its distribution and telecoms businesses, to better develop the individual units.
As the company announced its six month results to the end of September, chief executive Charles Dunstone said, “The structure of the Group may now no longer be appropriate for the optimal development of the two [...]