{"id":8194,"date":"2014-11-28T14:18:19","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T14:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=8194"},"modified":"2014-11-28T14:37:30","modified_gmt":"2014-11-28T14:37:30","slug":"mobile-operator-three-uk-counters-bt-considering-bid-ee-o2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/11\/mobile-operator-three-uk-counters-bt-considering-bid-ee-o2.html","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Operator Three UK Counters BT by Mooting Own Bid for EE and O2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hold on to your hats because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/threeuk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Three UK<\/a>&#8217;s Hong Kong based parent, Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., has reportedly decided to counter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a>&#8217;s preliminary talks to buy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/o2uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">O2<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/eebroadband\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">EE<\/a> by preparing to make a similar bid of its own. Suddenly there&#8217;s the prospect that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a> might need to pay more than it planned.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The move would not be as surprising as it might first sound because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/threeuk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Three UK<\/a>&#8217;s CEO, <strong>David Dyson<\/strong>, has previously hinted that &#8220;<em>under the right circumstances<\/em>&#8221; the operator might be interested in a merger or outright purchase of rival <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/o2uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">O2<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2013\/12\/mobile-operator-three-uk-hints-interest-o2-merger.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). As the smallest mobile operator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/threeuk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Three UK<\/a> doesn&#8217;t have the clout to nab <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/o2uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">O2<\/a>, although parent Hutchison Whampoa has a lot more flexibility in the financial department.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/2014\/11\/27\/uk-hutchisonwhampoa-ee-o2-exclusive-idUKKCN0JB25F20141127\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>, talks between Three UK and the two operators are already underway and a formal bid could be tabled before the end of this year. Meanwhile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a> also appears to be working towards a similar timetable, which is likely to ignite a high-level bidding war and could unsettle some predictions about the probable outcome of BT&#8217;s mobile gamble.<\/p>\n<p>In both instances any purchase of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/eebroadband\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">EE<\/a> is likely to be the most complex option given their extensive spectrum ownership and general market size, not to mention the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/eebroadband\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">EE<\/a> is still working to complete the prior merger of Orange and T-Mobile into their single brand.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand Three UK already has a network sharing agreement with EE through the umbrella organisation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbnl.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #227ab4;\">Mobile-Broadband Network Limited<\/span><\/strong><\/a> (MBNL), which might create some problems if they picked O2 instead.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time Three UK has so far shown zero interest in launching non-mobile services like TV, home phone and or home broadband, thus the benefit of gobbling O2 might be less than grabbing a ready-made quad play provider via EE and staying competitive in an increasingly converged market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hold on to your hats because Three UK&#8217;s Hong Kong based parent, Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., has reportedly decided to counter BT&#8217;s preliminary talks to buy O2 or EE by preparing to make a similar bid of its own. 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