Broadband — Sky Buy Be

In 2013, British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) finalized a major deal to acquire the consumer broadband and fixed-line telephony businesses of and Be Broadband from Telefónica UK. Key Details of the Acquisition

This acquisition propelled Sky to become the second-largest broadband provider in the UK, overtaking Virgin Media and narrowing the gap with BT. sky buy be broadband

Telefónica chose to exit the home broadband market to focus more heavily on its core mobile business, specifically the rollout of in the UK. BSkyB buys O2 and BE broadband businesses from Telefonica In 2013, British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) finalized a