EU telecom operators ready to talk M&A

An article about mergers and acquisitions in the telecoms industry. The article states that European telecoms groups have experienced a decline in revenues over the past few years, even as they face the need to spend more on fibre cables and fourth-generation mobile networks and that the European sector carries €272bn of debt. Arthur D. Little and Exane BNP Paribas are quoted as forecasting a €19bn decline in revenues in European telecoms by 2015 to €208bn, in spite of a rapid rise in demand for data that will require greater network expenditure from the operators.

An article about mergers and acquisitions in the telecoms industry. The article states that European telecoms groups have experienced a decline in revenues over the past few years, even as they face the need to spend more on fibre cables and fourth-generation mobile networks and that the European sector carries €272bn of debt. Arthur D. Little and Exane BNP Paribas are quoted as forecasting a €19bn decline in revenues in European telecoms by 2015 to €208bn, in spite of a rapid rise in demand for data that will require greater network expenditure from the operators.