Current press releases can be the speculation about a possible takeover of the British mobile provider O2 by Deutsche Telekom flare up again. After an aborted first attempt, the ex-monopolist would pursue thus once again to one of the major providers in Europe.

The British business newspaper “The Business” reports in the weekend edition of a renewed offer of giant magenta in around GBP 18 billion – EUR 26.5 billion. This will have learnt the customary hand. At Telekom one has still the hour not respond to the article. Page O2′s, however it was denied.

Already in spring, Telekom in cooperation with the Dutch wholesale provider KPN had checked an acquisition of O2, them but then again discarded. Since the rumors more intervention keep wacker — only the partner should have changed with the Telefonica – the quasi-Telekom counterpart of Spain. For O2, the whole thing could be quite attractive, mobile providers on this side of the English channel at the moment Yes particularly suffer a disproportionately hard, press the margins price war.