No such thing as a Three lunch: Hutchinson CK to sell tower biz to Cellnex
5G ain’t free, you know CK Hutchison Holdings, the Hong-Kong based parent of UK network Three, has confirmed plans to sell its European tower business to Cellnex, a Spain-based operator of wireless telecoms infrastructure.…
Date: 2020-11-13
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