Mobile operators such as Vodafone, Telekom Austria and Orange have been buying up or eyeing up cable and fixed network assets in markets across Europe as they seek to bolster their existing mobile businesses to better compete in individual markets--especially where incumbent operators such as Belgacom or Telefónica's Movistar already offer strong multi-play propositions.
On the flip side, cable and fixed operators are also adding mobile and wireless services to their existing triple-play offerings of voice, TV and broadband services. In her FierceWirelessEurope feature, Anne Morris dives into this emerging trend.