Hutchison Whampoa pays €0.85bn for Irish business of Telefonica
MADRID | The agreement is expected to positively impact reduction of Telefonica’s net debt position by about 780 million euros, without considering the additional deferred payment.
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Telefónica wonders at AT&T’s news on takeover bid
MADRID | By Julia Pastor | The rumour about a friendly takeover bid from the US telecomunications group AT&T to acquire 100% of Telefónica has moved the Madrid Stock Exchange on Monday. The offer would have included a payment of €70 billion as well as the absortion of Telefónica’s €52 billion debt.
Brazil, LatAm key for Telefonica’s net profit surge in first three months
MADRID | Telefónica invested 1,941 million euros in the first quarter of the year, including the acquisition of spectrum in the United Kingdom and Uruguay. 82% of the total investment was in growth areas, specifically 3G, 4G and fibre networks.
CMI acquires 40pc of Telefonica assets in Central America in $500-million deal
MADRID | Telefónica to keep control of operations in El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama, which will be merged into a joint venture.
Telefonica to open its largest data centre in Madrid
MADRID | The new centre will operate as Telefónica’s cloud services base for Europe and will house platforms for customers in Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany and the Czech Republic.
Telefónica’s chairman challenges tax strategy of Apple and Google
MADRID/BARCELONA | Telefónica’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer César Alierta unburies the hatchet against the two giants, which in his opinion are abusing their power against customers’ interest.
How Telefónica cuts financial risks
MADRID | Telefonica basically focused on cutting down its risks by introducing extraordinary measures like asset sales and dividend cancellation. But indebtedness rates have fallen.
Telefónica becomes controlling stakeholder in Brazil’s largest e-health provider
MADRID | The acquisition makes Telefónica the first telecoms Group in Latin America to deliver end to end services in the e-health market.
Telefonica’s Julio Linares: “Spain has regained 50pc of productivity”
MADRID | By revistaconsejeros.com | “Which positive signs? Well, for instance, in 2009 and 2011 our exports grew a 36% what constitutes a biggest percentage than that of Germany, Italy or France.”
Telefónica rekindles Bluevia with Telenor’s app platform
The operator groups Telefónica and Telenor, which have a combined reach of more than 400 million customers, have banded together in an attempt to seize control of mobile app payments.