Very interesting. It’s the first time i hear about Open Ran & technological leadership being a major reason why Telefonica is interested in buying 1&1. That’s a strong positive signal for 1&1 Open Ran network as it confirms it’s architecture choices & implementation quality and our previous assessment on Open Ran.
The other reasons named for the acquisition like major synergies from combining infrastructure, licenses, costumer base + the fact that consolidation might alleviate pricing pressures are also very strong.
Without having done further research i also get the feeling that some sort of high stakes poker regarding a potential consolidation in the german telco market is currently ongoing, but i remain unsure how high the likelihood of a deal is.
Can you remind me and link which court ruling you are talking about?