Deutsche Telekom spokesman Hans Ehnert greeted his company's winning score cautiously. We're reaching a certain saturation level, which we've seen here in Germany, too. That affects the industry as a whole, it's in the nature of things. Asked whether his company foresees further acquisitions as the market continues to consolidate, Ehnert declined to give details. Not surprisingly, potential losers rejected Godell's findings.
Consolidation has been going on during last year and the year before, it's nothing new.
She added that smaller players can share network building costs without completely merging operations. Sonera joined consortia to bid in several European 3G license auctions and was awarded a joint license in Germany along with Telef-nica. We have specifics, but it's not open information. Rick Perera writes for the IDG News Service. Privacy Policy Stock data provided by Stockpoint and its data suppliers.