Manx Telecom
Manx Telecom Ltd. (
History
Historically, the telephone system in the Isle of Man had been run as a monopoly by the British
In 1985, the Manx Government announced that it would award a 20-year licence to operate the telephone system in a tender process. As part of this process, in 1986 British Telecom created a Manx-registered subsidiary company, Manx Telecom, to bid for the tender. It was believed that a local identity and management would be more politically acceptable in the tendering process as they competed with Cable & Wireless to win the licence.
Manx Telecom won the tender, and commenced operations under the new identity from 1 January 1987.
On 17 November 2001, Manx Telecom became part of mmO2 following the demerger of
On 4 June 2010, Manx Telecom was sold to UK
In 2014, it floated on the
On 9 May 2019 private equity investor Basalt Investment Partners completed their acquisition of Manx Telecom.[4][5]
Operations
Manx Telecom operates fixed line and mobile networks, and data centres on the Isle of Man. The Global Solutions division operates outside of the Isle of Man through mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) and international roaming agreements.[7]
The mobile phone network operated by Manx Telecom had been used by O2 as an environment for developing and testing new products and services prior to wider rollout. In December 2001, the company became the first telecommunications operator in
Principal competitors
- Sure
- Wi-Manx
- Domicilium
- BlueWave Communications
See also
- Communications Commission
- Communications on the Isle of Man
- Manx Telecomputer Bus
References
- ^ "Manx Telecom Investors and Directors". Manxtelecom.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Delivering Our Vision". Manxtelecom.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "About The Company". Manxtelecom.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Manx Telecom stronger with new owners, says CEO". Manxtelecom.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ a b "£255m takeover of Manx Telecom sealed". www.iomtoday.co.im. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Manx Telecom Plans Maiden Interim Dividend, Profit Hit By Write-Downs". Lse.co.uk. 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Delivering Our Vision". Manxtelecom.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Manx Telecom Online". manx-telecom.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "British Telecom and Telefonica ownership". Manx Telecom. Retrieved 23 February 2017.