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.
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.
MADRID | Telefónica to keep control of operations in El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama, which will be merged into a joint venture.
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.
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.
MADRID | Telefonica basically focused on cutting down its risks by introducing extraordinary measures like asset sales and dividend cancellation. But indebtedness rates have fallen.
MADRID | The acquisition makes Telefónica the first telecoms Group in Latin America to deliver end to end services in the e-health market.
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.”
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.
MADRID | Studies on Augmented Reality forecast that this market will reach a value of $600 billion in the next four years. Telefónica plans to tap it through a partnership with specialised provider Aurasma.