Vodafone Venturing
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Partnerships & AlliancesProsegur finds a new home security ally, in Vodafone
Vodafone Portugal set to become latest telco to delve into the residential alarms market, forming a commercial relationship with Spain’s Prosegur. Deal is a win for long-running telco business development push at Prosegur.
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M&AKenyan High Court rules to unwind Vodacom’s Safaricom takeover
Just months after celebrating taking control of Safaricom as a ‘defining moment’, Vodafone’s African arm now faces prospect of enforced €1.4bn deal unwind. From Midrand to London, execs must now confront complex balance-sheet unravelling and regulatory exposure.
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M&AVodafoneZiggo secures tower sale ahead of spin-off
Dutch towers offloaded to private investors as Liberty Global closes in on Benelux spin off, while DigitalBridge eyes creation of “new, independent” Benelux platform.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVi, BSNL seal nationwide network-sharing pact to take challenge to India’s ‘big two’ — reports
Struggling state-backed duo said to agree infrastructure-sharing and roaming deal to complement Vi’s capex-intensive network upgrade programme, and support an effort to make a dent in Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio dominance…
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone deepens Telenor ties, becomes international voice gateway
In-depth: Vodafone deepens strategic Nordic relationship to take in international voice, building on Procure & Connect alliance, exploiting UK Group’s scale, and supporting Telenor’s strategic pivot to home region ‘optimise’ and ‘focus’.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone Business taps TCS to aid UK revival
Operator ties with Tata Consultancy Services to jointly develop solutions to help B2B clients improve customer experience, with AI, automation, cybersecurity, and others in the mix. Agreement marks latest step in Vodafone Business’ partner-led expansion of enterprise portfolio…
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M&AGreek fibre: new #1 imminent as Vodafone–PPC merger plans advance
PPC CEO lays out more detail of proposed Greek fibre JV with Vodafone, and adds mid-2027 target for completion. Merged wholesaler would become market leader, but PPC FiberGrid appears likely to take the crown from OTE either way.
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M&AVodacom chief dismisses prospect of Vodafone Egypt takeover
Shameel Joosub says no plans to replicate Vodacom’s recent move on Kenya’s Safaricom to take full control of star performance Vodafone Egypt, but suggests an interest should co-owner Telecom Egypt shift its stance.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone extends Satellite Connect Europe ties into Portugal
Vodafone Portugal to offer direct-to-device connectivity through Satellite Connect Europe tie-up. Deal adds another Vodafone Group market to SatCo’s coverage plans, although launch troubles at AST SpaceMobile have pushed back commercial go-live…
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone joins UK rivals to create sovereign AI model
Vodafone becomes third telco to partner Cosine on development of alternative, sovereign AI model for software development in mission-critical use-cases. Tie-up sees Vodafone join telco peers BT and Telefónica Tech UK&I in backing UK’s purported “first fully sovereign frontier AI model”…
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Partnerships & AlliancesBezos trumps Musk on home turf as Amazon Leo signs South African satellite deal
Amazon Leo has secured a breakthrough route into South Africa, partnering with Vodacom-linked Herotel to launch satellite broadband services while rival Starlink remains constrained by local licensing requirements.
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M&AFrom bitter critic to anchor investor: Xavier Niel replaces e& as Vodafone’s largest shareholder
In-depth: Audacious French telecoms tycoon snaps up e&’s stake in a €5bn transaction. Niel expresses confidence in strategic direction and ‘value creation potential’, just two years after expensively venting frustration at ‘mismanagement’…
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M&AVodacom completes ‘high-growth market arc’ with controlling Safaricom stake
South African operator completes $2.1bn deal to take majority control of Safaricom, including its Ethiopian venture and m-money platform M-PESA. CEO Shameel Joosub considers it more than a mere bulk-up as Vodacom looks to leverage East African experience across the continent.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafoneThree extends CityFibre deal into the realm of backhaul
CityFibre takes on the role as preferred backhaul supplier at VodafoneThree mobile sites as part of renewed, “long-term” wholesale fibre deal. The arrangement builds on more than a decade of collaboration between the pair on fixed broadband.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTCS ‘more than a systems integrator’ as Vantage completes AI-powered platform rollout
Tobias Steinig, Chief Digital Officer at Vantage Towers, says LIRA platform now live across ten-market footprint, aimed at simplifying landlord interactions to create operational efficiencies and accelerate go-to-market.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone’s Pairpoint taps Allora Labs for ‘decentralised’ predictive AI
Vodafone–Sumitomo venture to integrate AI-powered ‘intelligence layer’ from Allora Labs into its Economy of Things portfolio, helping to drive commercialisation push under recently refreshed strategy…
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M&AVodafoneThree networks chief: merger remedies more ‘asset’ than ‘burden’
Chief Network Officer Andrea Donà has framed strict regulatory remedies as an “engineer’s paradise” as the UK operator sets about its £7bn network integration programme.
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M&AVodafone bulks up with £4.3bn UK buyout
Group says ‘time is right’ to move on VodafoneThree less than a year after combining, buying out CK Hutchison and bulking up in its home market. Management cites progress on synergies, but jury’s out on ‘success’ of merged operator eleven months in…
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M&AINWIT may turn to data centres as tower stronghold gets rattled
Italian towerco said to be preparing €100m bid for Wind Tre digital infra assets amid turbulence in its traditional towers business…
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone draws on $1bn Google Cloud ties in enterprise AI expansion
Vodafone Business homes in on SMEs with expansion of Google Cloud-powered services portfolio. New customer service and security offerings for European customers mark the latest development in the pair’s ten-year link-up…