Telcos poised for another year of investment

Telcos poised for another year of investment
Paul McBeth
More data, faster speeds and cheap prices will remain dominant themes for the telecommunications sector in 2020 as major carriers embark on a 5G mobile future and network operators prepare for a new pricing regime.The entrance of Infratil into the telco market via its joint purchase of Vodafone threw a cat among the pigeons in 2019, reviving the country’s biggest mobile carrier that looked tired after almost two decades on top and on an ever-tightening leash from its London parent.Vodafone decided to follow Spark down the path of pitching hybri...

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