A Vodafone e a operadora 3, da Hutchison Whampoa, estão perto de fechar um acordo para fusão de suas infraestruturas irlandesas de telecomunicações na mais recente integração no sector desenhada para cortar custos e impulsionar a cobertura, afirmaram três fontes familiarizadas com a situação.
As fontes, que pediram para não serem identificadas porque as conversas não são públicas, disseram que nada ainda foi assinado entre a Vodafone e a Hutchison Whampoa, conglomerado com sede em Hong Kong que opera a marca 3 de telefonia telemóvel na Irlanda.
A fusão vai criar uma joint-venture com 50 por cento de participação de cada empresa, que resultaria na maior rede de telecomunicações na Irlanda enquanto vai produzir "significativos" cortes de custos, contou uma das fontes, sem detalhar o tamanho dos cortes.
O jornal Financial Times disse que as economias para cada empresa poderiam exceder 200 milhões de libras (313,57 milhões de dólares) ao longo de um período de cinco anos.
As conversas seguem uma onda de acordos semelhantes em toda a Europa, onde as operadoras estão procurando maneiras de actualizar suas redes ao mesmo tempo em que clientes estão cortando gastos.
Ambas as companhias, que não quiseram comentar o assunto, também competem com a O2 e a Meteor Mobile, pertencente à Eircom Group.
Vodafone and operator 3, Hutchison Whampoa, are near a deal to merge their telecommunications infrastructure Irish in the latest integration in the sector designed to cut costs and boost the coverage, said three sources familiar with the situation.
The sources, who asked not to be identified because the talks are not public, said that nothing has yet been signed between Vodafone and Hutchison Whampoa, a conglomerate based in Hong Kong that operates the 3 brand mobile phone in Ireland.
The merger will create a joint venture with 50 percent share of each company, resulting in the largest telecommunications network in Ireland as will produce "significant" cost cuts, said one source, without detailing the size of the cuts.
The Financial Times said that the savings for each company could exceed 200 million pounds (313.57 million dollars) over a period of five years.
The talks follow a wave of similar deals across Europe, where operators are seeking ways to upgrade their networks at the same time that customers are cutting back.
Both companies, which declined comment, also compete with O2 and Meteor Mobile, owned by Eircom Group.
The sources, who asked not to be identified because the talks are not public, said that nothing has yet been signed between Vodafone and Hutchison Whampoa, a conglomerate based in Hong Kong that operates the 3 brand mobile phone in Ireland.
The merger will create a joint venture with 50 percent share of each company, resulting in the largest telecommunications network in Ireland as will produce "significant" cost cuts, said one source, without detailing the size of the cuts.
The Financial Times said that the savings for each company could exceed 200 million pounds (313.57 million dollars) over a period of five years.
The talks follow a wave of similar deals across Europe, where operators are seeking ways to upgrade their networks at the same time that customers are cutting back.
Both companies, which declined comment, also compete with O2 and Meteor Mobile, owned by Eircom Group.
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