How big is UK cel / mobile phone market
BERLIN -- Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom said Tuesday that they were planning to merge their struggling mobile operations in Britain, creating the largest mobile phone operator there.
The companies said the 50-50 venture, combining Britain's third- and fourth-largest operators, would have 28.4 million customers and a 37 percent market share, according to Gartner, leapfrogging the market leader, O2, with 27 percent, and Vodafone, with 25 percent. The companies said they expected to sign an agreement by the end of next month.
Merger Would Create U.K. Mobile Giant
By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN
Published: September 8, 2009
Britain's popultion is about 61 million.