无线通信再起波澜——竞购AT&T无线的背后

After Cingular Succeeded in Bidding for AT&T Wireless

一直以来,AT&T无线的竞购战备受关注。尤其在“竞购专业户”沃达丰加入到这场竞购战之后,AT&T无线到底何去何从吸引了更多的眼光。随着Cingular的突然提价和闪电签订协议,全球两家无线通信巨头Cingular无线公司和沃达丰对AT&T无线整整四天的角逐终于宣告结束。这个结果似乎稍微来得有些快,而且凭并购手段发家的沃达丰“败兴而归”的结果让人也稍感意外,但整个结果似乎也在意料之中。对于无线通信这个日益升温的“大金矿”,任何一家公司都有放手一搏的充分理由。那么从AT&T无线的整个竞购过程中反映出的整个无线通信业的发展趋势是什么?竞购的结束对整个无线通信业将会有什么影响?……可以说,竞购战引人关注之处并不在于精彩的战斗本身,更在于由此而引发的种神思索。

Just like what we expected, Cingular fought hard to outbid U.K.based Vodafone, which was eager to take control of a U.S. operator and bring its brand across the Atlantic. In the end, Cingular Wireless won the fierce battle for smaller rival AT&T Wireless after bidding $41 billion in cash to trump cell phone titan Vodafone. Cingular, the second-largest U.S. wireless group, bid $15 per share for third-ranked AT&T Wireless. Then what can we learned of wireless communications development from the battle? What will wireless communications industry be after the battle?......A lot of questions make the battle more attractive for all of us.