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Telefónica to buy Hansenet for €900m

06 November 2009

Telecom Italia continues its asset disposal by sellling its German broadband unit Hansenet to major shareholder Telefónica for €900 million

Read more: [Telecom Italia] [Hansenet] [Germany] [Telefónica] [Fastweb] [Tiscali]

Comment: Telefónica is already one of the most powerful forces in European telecommunications, operating outside Spain through its O2 brand. The Hansenet deal confirms this role — and perhaps is the beginning of a whittling down of Telecom Italia back to its homeland. With Tiscali’s withdrawal from all...






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