By Leila Abboud and Paul Sandle – Vodafone’s interest in Germany’s biggest cable company Kabel Deutschland (KD8Gn.DE) could foreshadow more fixed network acquisitions, notably in Spain, as it tries to keep up with tightening competition in Europe.
The trends are playing out at different speeds in Vodafone’s operations in Spain, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy, and over time are expected to push down profits in its core mobile business and force it to offer bundles of its own by renting capacity on rivals’ broadband networks. more> http://tinyurl.com/aqrc22c
