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Vodafone opts for SAP’s Auramo as new Business boss
SAP Chief Business Officer Marika Auramo to take Vodafone Business top-spot, completing Margherita Della Valle’s Executive Committee and adding more senior SAP expertise to the table.
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M&A
Vodafone’s Della Valle claims retrenchment is complete after Italian sale confirmed
CEO Margherita Della Valle has declared the Group’s Italy retreat to be the ‘final step’ of her right-sizing campaign, leaving it smaller but purportedly ready to chase growth in markets that matter. Deal prompts wholesale structural change stretching beyond Europe — ExCo swaps, B2B priorities, shared services overhaul — but Vodafone is left a far cry from its former superpower status…
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Suppliers & SCM
Telefónica to ‘drastically’ cut IT suppliers from 40 to four or five
Report says operator is close to finalising new IT contracts worth up to €500m.
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Events
AWS: the buzz at MWC is the sound of getting things done
Another full-on Mobile World Congress proved itself to be about far more than just talk as we saw operators and their partners coming together with exciting proofs that the sector is ready to reap the benefits of all the intense network and ecosystem investment. Generative AI was a bright thread ...
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New T-Systems CTO to drive product meld and transformation
Dr. Christine Knackfuss-Nikolic, a former Telekom Deutschland and Accenture exec, and expert in digital transformation, takes on CTO role at DT’s enterprise IT division.
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People
Adey to lead Vodafone, Accenture shared services venture
_VOIS Group Director Gary Adey set to take the reins at new Commercial Shared Operations unit scheduled to launch in April 2024.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: 2Africa subsea cable makes landfall in Gran Canaria
2Africa subsea cable makes landfall in Gran Canaria.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Accenture stakes €150m in Vodafone’s commercialised shared services future
Vodafone extends Accenture ties to tee up commercialisation of _VOIS, with the vendor taking an equity stake along with providing talent and automation support.
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Elsewhere in Telefónica Group: Operators continue to bang ‘fair share’ drum
Operators continue to bang ‘fair share’ drum.
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Strategy & Change
Telekom Deutschland scopes out strategies to drive green progress
German mobile network operators exploring how to balance energy-saving measures with a good network experience.
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Enterprise (B2B)
IoT at forefront of latest Vodafone Americas evolution
Vodafone Americas Director David Joosten details the unit’s work to evolve its indirect channel and IoT sales capabilities.
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Venturing & Investments
SCALEUP X: Tomorrow Street hunts for Vodafone’s next wave of strategic suppliers
Tomorrow Street CEO Kenneth Graham aligns new acceleration programme with Vodafone’s priorities. Initial cohort (Armis, Cyware, Emplay, Greymatter.io, HeadSpin, Invia, Maxbyte, SourseAI, Vyntelligence, Workato) boasts north of $1bn funding, with top-tier backers including Atlassian, Battery, Brookfield, Dell, NetApp, Palo Alto, SAP, Sequoia, ServiceNow, Zscaler. Learn more…
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Partnerships & Alliances
Virgin Media O2 goes for a Song with new user loyalty engine
UK operator picks Accenture’s digital services arm to help rethink and refresh customer interactions.
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Deutsche Tekekom Innovation and Venturing Roundup: hubraum gets on startup investment trail
hubraum gets on startup investment trail
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Accenture funds DT-linked hologram tech startup
Accenture invests in Forma Vision’s volumetric video tech for metaverse applications.
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People
Liv Garfield emerges as candidate for Vodafone top spot
Former Openreach executive is reportedly being considered to fill vacant CEO role following Nick Read’s departure.
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Events
Vodafone: Testing times and the 90:10 ratio to advance ORAN integration
Vodafone’s ORAN leader highlights need for collaboration.
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Suppliers & SCM
Arch 2022: CommScope wins big at Vodafone Partner Awards
CommScope named operator’s ‘Supplier of the Year’; also recognised for ‘Outstanding Technology Performance’.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone’s giant Google Cloud migration gathers pace
Accenture, Google Cloud, and SAP to “co-shape” three-year SAP migration project.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: IT partner Cardinality.IO acquired by Elisa Polystar
Cardinality.IO, a Group IT partner, was acquired by cloud automation and analytic solution provider Elisa Polystar.