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Octopus Group eyes UK MVNO launch

by Georgia Sweeting | Apr 28, 2025

News Octopus Group, the investment group behind Octopus Energy, is preparing to make its move...

Vodafone–Three reportedly targeting Pay-TV offering

by Harry Baldock | Apr 14, 2025

Newspaper reports suggest that the newly merged telco giant is preparing to bundle Pay-TV services with fixed broadband, phone, and mobile plans

Vodafone–Three reveals leadership team

by Harry Baldock | Feb 13, 2025

Following CMA clearance of the Vodafone UK Three UK merger in December 2024 (subject to legally binding commitments), and in anticipation of final deal completion in the coming months, the newly formed General Management Team for the future merged company is announced today.

Vodafone and Three defend merger amid CMA warnings

by Georgia Sweeting | Sep 30, 2024

This week, Vodafone and Three have published a joint statement on the company’s merger in response to a statement from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) earlier this month, which outlined its provisional findings.

CMA delays Vodafone–Three merger decision

by Georgia Sweeting | Aug 5, 2024

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has delayed its investigation deadline into the £15 billion Vodafone–Three merger that was announced last June. The new deadline is now 7 December this year, eight weeks later than expected.

UK government conditionally approves £15bn Vodafone–Three merger

by Georgia Sweeting | May 10, 2024

The UK government has this week released a “Publication of notice of Final Order” that provisionally approves the Vodafone–Three merger, subject to certain conditions.

CMA launches Phase 2 investigation of Vodafone–Three merger

by Harry Baldock | Apr 4, 2024

Today, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it will launch a Phase 2 investigation into the £15 billion merger between Vodafone UK and Three UK, a move that would shrink the number of mobile players in the market from four to three.

EE dominates RootMetrics benchmarking study but loses 5G crown to Three

by Harry Baldock | Jan 30, 2024

This week, RootMetrics (Ookla) have released their bi-annual benchmarking study of UK mobile networks, measuring both performance and coverage of various mobile technologies.

EU competition regulators give Vodafone–Three merger the thumbs up

by Georgia Sweeting | Nov 3, 2023

According to a Reuters report that cites a European Commission filing, the proposed merger of Vodafone and Three does not pose any competition concerns to EU antitrust regulators.

The European Commission is overseeing the review process of the merger, with an official deadline of December 6th for its final decision. Although the process is still ongoing, this filing suggests the final decision will favour the merger.