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Israeli Partner Communications has confirmed that it has submitted a formal bid to buy rival operator, MIRS from Motorola. Partner is not the only carrier that expressed interest in MIRS — all three of Isreal’s incumbent operators want it.
MIRS Communications operates an iDEN network, and has been previously valued at around $300 million. It had an estimated 441,000 subscribers at the end of last year, representing a market share of just under 5%.
For the record, Hutchison Telecom has recently sold its controlling stake in Partner Communications to local handset distributor – Scailex Corp.
Now why would someone want an iDEN network is beyond me. The only reason may be that other players don’t get it. Any thoughts?
[Via: CellularNews]
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