Chapter 521: Telecommunications Empire (2-in-1)
Since SpaceX's rocket recovery experiments, Henry has accelerated his acquisitions of other companies. www.biquge.info If Henry had established the country, then it would not have been so arbitrary to buy other companies.
Cisco was negotiating with Lucent some time ago, and finally completed the wholly-owned acquisition of Lucent for $30 billion on January 20.
After the acquisition of Lucent, it will be able to cooperate with Qualcomm to develop 4G networks at a faster pace. In Henry's plan, 4G will be used as the entry point in the future, allowing Williams Telecom to enter various countries around the world. The construction cost of 4G network is not low, many telecom companies have no capital or swing is not low, Williams Telecom's approach is to help them build 4G network, in order to control local telecom companies.
Everyone should know what kind of profiteering industry telecommunications is. Television, the Internet, and the telephone are all the businesses of telecommunications companies, and there are countless telecommunications companies worth tens of billions of dollars! Moreover, there are many merger and acquisition cases in the telecommunications industry, and in the history of business, the British Vodafone Telecom Company acquired the German Mannesmann Telecommunications Company, which involved an amount of nearly 400 billion German marks, about $185 billion.
Henry didn't let Williams Telecommunications go and buy other big telcos, mainly because it was too expensive. He would rather buy a medium-sized telco and then compete with 4G networks and iPhones to grab subscribers. If the Android system is to be launched in the future, it must be Henry's company that first developed an Android smartphone. So, there is no doubt that Android smartphones were also the first to be used by Williams Telecom and its controlled subsidiaries. Henry doesn't believe it, after such a series of plans, the telecom company is still afraid that it will not be able to develop??
Opening up the market at a small enough cost, and monopolizing it, is what Henry wants to see.
There is huge competition between Europe and the United States, and Williams Telecom is enough to grab more market share with iPhone and 4G. Although China has a large population, telecommunications can only be operated by state-owned enterprises, and Henry has no drama. In the future, the most competitive markets are South America, India, Southeast Asia and Africa. However, there is a telecom giant in South America that is rising wildly at the moment, and this is the very famous Mexican American Telecommunications Company.
Founded in 2000 in Mexico City, Telecom Americas is a leading operator in Latin America. In 2007, the company will become the largest company in Latin America, surpassing giants such as Petrobras by market capitalization. Carlos Slim Eliu, the company's owner, even once counterattacked Bill Gates and became the richest man!!
For a company that is growing so fast, Henry naturally wants to buy a stake in it. Subsequently, Henry sent an offer to Carlos Slim Elu to buy a 70 percent stake in Mexico's American Telecommunications Company for $30 billion! Mexico Americas Telecommunications has formed a monopoly in Mexico, and its industry has also covered Latin America, and its business is booming, and it is not willing to sell at all.
Henry frowned and gave a reply: "Accept my investment, Mexico America Telecommunications can monopolize the whole of Latin America, otherwise, it will be an enemy of Williams Telecom!! Henry put a cruel remark, although Carlos Slim Elu is very good in Mexico, but in Henry's eyes, it is still not enough! In March, the Iraq War broke out, and Henry is in a hurry now, and he doesn't want to talk nonsense with him, in short, he is either a friend or an enemy!
Carlos Slim Elu was so stubborn that he even expressed disdain for Henry, and he sent an e-mail with a simple sentence written in it.
"Mexico is my turf !!"
The implication of this sentence is to say, you Henry Williams is nothing great, Lao Tzu is not afraid of you, Lao Tzu is the head snake of Mexico, you are a dragon and you have to coil for me, you are a tiger and you have to lie down for me...... In fact, it is declaring war on Henry!
After reading the email, Henry couldn't help but smile contemptuously and didn't say anything.
Three days later, Williams Telecom paid $2 billion to acquire Iusacell, Mexico's third-largest mobile operator. The next day, Iusacell changed its name to Williams Telecom. On the day of the name change, people in Mexico entered the store, changed their SIM cards, and became Williams Telecom subscribers.
"Ah, Henry Williams, the richest man in the world, entered Mexico Telecom, and there is no need to think about it, his company's service must be the best!!"
There are many people in the world who have blindly worshiped Henry, just because his achievements are too rebellious to be done by a normal person. Every company he created is in a leading position in the industry, and there are hundreds of Fortune 500 companies that belong to him privately, and I can't believe it. But in fact, in addition to worshipping, the people still worshipped!!
iusacell has been transformed into Williams Telecom, although the service is still the previous service, but its value and status are immediately different, people believe in the "Williams" brand, willing to open an account in Williams Telecom!
As a result, Henry didn't make much effort, and instantly snatched about 10% of the market of Mexico American Telecom.
Carlos Slim Elu turned blue with anger when he saw the data report. An employee said to him: "Chairman, you can't blame America Telecom for this, you can blame the other party for being too powerful! The four words 'Williams' alone are worth trillions of dollars...... After speaking, a trace of helplessness flashed on the employee's face.
"What's going on with Williams Telecommunications these days?" asked Carlos Slim Elu in a deep voice.
"There was no movement, Henry Williams just changed the name of the iusacell company, and then it seems that it didn't care......"
"Whatever??" Carlos Slim Elu couldn't help but frown, and the more Henry did this, the more worried Carlos Slim Elu became.
However, a week later, the news suddenly came that Henry had acquired a 65% stake in OI, Brazil's largest fixed-line operator and fourth-largest mobile operator, for $10 billion.
When Carlos Slim Elu heard the news, his first reaction was disbelief and he couldn't help muttering: "Mexico Americas Telecommunications once offered to buy 50.1% of OI's shares for $8 billion, but the other party refused to agree, and now Henry Williams has acquired 65% of OI's shares for $10 billion, how is this possible?"
Brazil is an incomparably huge market, firstly, its comprehensive strength ranks first in Latin America, and its economic structure is very close to the level of developed countries, and secondly, Brazil has a population of nearly 200 million. Regardless of the telecom company, they are all eyeing the Brazilian market.
Henry is also willing to spend some more money to buy Brazilian telecommunications giant OI. Subsequently, with OI as the basic plate, it expanded outward and occupied the whole of South America. In fact, Henry not only spent $7.5 billion to buy OI, but also promised to take the lead in helping OI Telecom build a 4G network in Brazil, and at the same time, let OI Telecom have an exclusive iPhone contract phone. It's been less than two months since the release of the iPhone, so there's no need to hide it anymore. When the negotiator sent by Henry was negotiating with OI, he showed the iPhone that could be called an artifact, and everyone on the other side was calmed down at once.
"As soon as the iPhone comes out, the number of OI users will skyrocket!"
At this moment, the negotiators of OI Telecom looked at each other and had the same idea in their hearts!
So, the next negotiation went smoothly and the price was greatly discounted.
OI Telecom is relatively well-known in Brazil and even South America, so after the acquisition, Henry did not let it change its name, but only existed as a subsidiary of Williams Telecom. But in order to show its identity, OI Telecom's signboards are printed with the "Williams" logo.
In less than a month, Henry has already laid out telecommunications companies in South America, mainly OI telecommunications companies.
In Southeast Asia and other places, Henry is mainly based on Hong Kong Telecom, and currently has 40 or 50 million users in Southeast Asia and other places, which is quite influential.
In India and Africa, Henry has not yet established a telecom operator, and it is a complete blank. However, Cisco and Lucent have a near monopoly on telecommunications equipment in India and Africa. Although India and Africa are relatively poor, Henry pays more attention to these two markets and lets Cisco enter early. There are too many African countries, and they are rather chaotic, not to mention, in the future, after the establishment of Madagascar, there will be opportunities. On the Indian side, Henry has already set his sights on a target, and that is Bharti Telecom, the Brazilian Imperial Telecommunications Company! The name of the company is awesome, and its strength is naturally not bad. As far as Henry knows, Bharti Airtel will become the leader in India's mobile communications market, with the second largest market share in the fixed-line market, behind only India's state-owned operator BSNL. In 2014, the number of Bharti Airtel subscribers exceeded 300 million, making it the world's third largest mobile operator, after China Mobile and Vodafone.
Compared with the pattern of competition between three operators in China's communications market, the Indian communications market is much more lively, with more than a dozen operators participating in the market competition. It would be a very good investment for Henry to buy Bharti Airtel now. In the future, India's population will catch up with China's, and with a population base of 1.5 billion 1.5 billion, the telecommunications industry will naturally be a very profitable business. With the support of Bharti Airtel, Cisco, Lucent, and Qualcomm products can also be sold to it, and it can further strengthen the position of Henry's Apple and Internet companies in India!
You know, although Apple can help telecom operators increase users, at the same time, telecom operators can also help Apple sell mobile phones, and the two complement each other. With the purchase of so many telecommunications companies, plus other Williams stores, department stores, supermarkets, and Nicholas International E-Commerce, etc., with the joint efforts of all channels, how many mobile phones can be sold? Oh, it's hard to imagine!
When Henry acquired OI Telecom, he also issued a letter of intent to Barti Telecom to spend $8 billion to acquire Barti Telecom, which was still a medium-sized telecommunications company at this time, facing severe competitive pressure, $8 billion is not a small amount, and Henry only needs 60% of their shares.
In fact, Bharti Telecom doesn't need to think about it, Henry is equivalent to the God of Wealth, whether it is capital, resources and channels, it is incomparable. As a result, Bharti Airtel was quick to agree to Henry's acquisition request. On the third day of Henry's acquisition of OI Telecom, it also successfully acquired Bharti Telecom. The first thing to do next is to stamp Bharti Telecom with a "Williams" logo and declare the owner~ ownership!
After a series of acquisitions, Henry now owns Williams Telecom (including IUSACELL), Brazil OI Telecom, Hong Kong Telecom, and Bharti Telecom, which basically meets the layout requirements of Henry's global telecom. In addition, Africa is also very important, Madagascar and Africa are across the sea, and if Africa develops, the people will have high spending power, and they will be able to make a lot of profits from it! In the future, Africa may become a dumping ground for Madagascar's products.
Henry's multiple acquisitions are shocking.
"Henry Williams has acquired a number of telecommunications companies around the world to build a telecommunications !!empire," the media said.
However, just when everyone thought that Henry was going to stop the acquisition.
On February 10, Henry spent $16 billion to acquire NVIDIA Nvidia, a global leader in graphics technology and digital media processors, and a world-renowned Fortune 500 company.
On February 19, Henry spent $24.5 billion to acquire Applied Materials, which is the world's largest nano manufacturing technology company, and has taken the lead in the field of semiconductor production equipment for many years, which will greatly improve the process level of chip manufacturing, improve quality, and reduce production costs! With this company, in the future, there is no need to rely on other companies to manufacture chips, and the equipment used is the best in the world!
On February 28, Henry spent $32 billion to acquire EMC (EMC (EMC), an American information storage information technology company, which is mainly engaged in information storage and management products, services and solutions, especially in cloud computing, with very unique technology. And after the acquisition of EMC, its subsidiary VMware also belongs to Henry. VMware is a virtual machine software, and it is the world's leading provider of desktop-to-data center virtualization solutions, with a future market capitalization of more than $30 billion, and in short, a Fortune 500 company.
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(To be continued.) )