Chorus open-minded on owning mobile network assets

Chorus open-minded on owning mobile network assets
Pattrick Smellie
Chorus is keeping an open mind about investing in mobile network assets as the 5G internet revolution approaches, but is not commenting on analysis suggesting it could be a buyer for assets built by New Zealand's third-largest mobile player, 2Degrees."There is increasing convergence over time between cellular networks and fixed line networks," Chorus chairman Patrick Strange told BusinessDesk after this morning's annual meeting in Wellington. "We follow that pretty closely."The fixed-line and fibre telecommunications network operator was alread...

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