Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) remains “fully committed” to a proposed merger with TPG, according to the telco’s CEO, Iñaki Berroeta. A merger would help Vodafone “fast track” the roll out of 5G technology, he today told a half-year results briefing.
Vodafone is the latest telco to fall afoul of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over its Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) service.
If a Vodafone-TPG merger does not go ahead, it is likely to lead to lower mobile prices for Australian consumers, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) believes.
Without a realistic upgrade path to 5G there is “no credible case” for TPG to resume its rollout of Australia’s fourth mobile network, the telco has argued.
The establishment of a fourth mobile network operator (MNO) in Australia would “likely intensify
competition in mobile and fixed markets,” according to an analysis by S&P Global Ratings team.
Court documents filed by Vodafone Hutchison Australia claim that the telco’s shareholders – VHA is owned 50 per cent by Vodafone and 50 per cent by Hutchison Telecommunications Australia – are unlikely to receive a dividend from their investment in the business over the next five years “if ever”, if a proposed merger with TPG is blocked.
International experience shows having four mobile operators in a market delivers better outcomes for consumers, the chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said, defending a decision to oppose a proposed merger between Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) and TPG.
Vodafone Hutchison Australia has launched legal action in the Federal Court seeking approval to merge with TPG.
The Australian Competition and Consumer says that it has applied a patch to its content management system (CMS) to address a flaw that led to its decision about Vodafone and TPG’s proposed merger being published a day early.
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) says it and TPG will launch legal action in the Federal Court over Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) opposition to a proposed merger between the two telcos.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has revealed it will oppose a proposed merger between TPG and Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA).
There are likely to be “significant long-term implications” from effectively only allowing Australian telcos to choose between two vendors to provide equipment for their 5G rollouts, the CEO of Vodafone Hutchison Australia has warned.
Vodafone is preparing to refarm spectrum in the 2100MHz spectrum for use in 4G services, starting from next week.
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) expects to make a decision on vendors for the radio access network (RAN) portion of its 5G rollout by Q2 2019 at the earliest.
TPG says that following a review it has reduced the value of spectrum licences it holds by $92 million and will write-down $76 million in capital expenditure associated with the now-halted roll out a mobile network.