Africa & Middle East – Page 3
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Weekly BriefingsOrangewatch Weekly: Signs of MásOrange’s masterplan emerge
MásOrange is reportedly juggling a number of projects as it explores ways to drive growth and reduce debt, with the aim of turning itself into an investment-grade operation in the eyes of Standard & Poor’s.
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PeopleVodafone rotates Balkans CEOs, renews Greece and Romania leadership
More changes in the Balkans as Vodafone Greece and Vodafone Romania get new CEOs, with veteran Haris Broumidis stepping down.
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: AI in action paying off
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including CX benefits of AI deployments in Europe, Africa; Vi’s renewed optimism; M-PESA’s banking partnership push; Latvian IoT; more…
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MarketingDeutsche Telekom retains title of most valuable telecoms brand
Latest ranking from Brand Finance shows Deutsche Telekom remains the most valuable telecoms brand in the world, while expansive rival e& is the fastest growing.
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Suppliers & SCMOrange signs up cybersecurity specialist Cyan for three more years
Munich‑based supplier signed its first group deal with Orange in 2018.
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PeopleMTN appoints new infra chief to drive AI strategy
Group CTIO Mazen Mroué named CEO for Digital Infrastructure, including Bayobab fibre and mobile hardware units.
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Network & InfrastructureTelxius taps Ciena for wide-scale subsea network upgrade
Telefónica-backed subsea cable operator installs Ciena’s pluggable optics to enable transmission speeds beyond 100Gbps, moving beyond previous 70Gbps limit.
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Partnerships & AlliancesEutelsat brings LEO services to Nigeria’s state SatCo
France-based SatCo ties with state-owned operator NIGCOMSAT in multi-year, multimillion-dollar deal.
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Weekly BriefingsEMEA Infrawatch Briefing: Spain in spotlight; TowerCo team-ups; M&A next steps
Latest on EMEA Infra: Spain flagged as a frontrunner in legacy switch-off progress, thoguh concerns on fibre overbuild remain; Cellnex mulls path to home market consolidation; TowerCos in Europe and Africa seek to expand rural and transport connectivity; more…
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Innovation (R&D)Vodafone sees meaningful impact as AI hits CX and beyond
Operator’s AI director highlights significant improvements in CX for its chatbot users as multi-vendor AI raises standards and delivers consistency, also driving 20% lift in procurement efficiency. Ensuring usable and accessible data can be the biggest cost…
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: partners in place for DRC, India network expansion
Latest from Vodafone, including launch of new Vodacom–Orange towers JV in the DRC; network automation deal ahead of Vi’s 5G switch-on; gov-funded contracts secured in the UK; more…
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Network & InfrastructureVodacom, Orange target rural 4G in DRC tower tie-up
Pair announce TowerCo joint venture with rural Democratic Republic of Congo communities in mind.
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: space wranglings, Indian reset
Latest from Vodafone, including a reset in India; words of warning from ex-Group CEO Vittorio Colao; strategic changes to European OpCo leadership; and the threat of more legal trouble in the UK…
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Network & InfrastructureDeep dive: international response to escalating subsea comms risk after Baltics disruption
Latest apparent act of network sabotage in the Baltics underlines heightened need for action to ensure resilience of critical global infrastructure, with UK, EU, and NATO looking to ramp security of increasingly vulnerable cables…
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Weekly BriefingsOrangewatch Weekly: New venture unfolds on Spanish fibre market
Latest from Orange, including: MásOrange and Vodafone Spain finally sign binding contract to create “Europe’s largest FibreCo”; Spanish price hikes; Slovakia nears 5G SA launch; copper in France…
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PeopleVodafone Peoplewatch: Italian migration, Balkans CxO swaps
20+ senior and strategic changes across the Vodafone Group footprint, including a wave of changes following creation of Fastweb + Vodafone in Italy; ExCo changes in Albania, Czechia, and Greece; a swift return for Vi’s CTSO; more in Africa, Group HQ, elsewhere…
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: Italian deal done to kickstart 2025
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including the Italian divestment; more federal funding in Germany; a reprieve in India for embattled Vi; and a significant Chinese tie-up in Egypt…
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: Group closes out 2024 with more deals, partnerships
Latest from Vodafone and its associates, including business developments in the UK and IoT sector; European telcos’ frustration at regulatory standstill; and trouble with the Kenyan press…
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: Vi secures fresh funding, names another network partner
Latest from Vodafone, including the latest from Indian JV Vi; another Partner Markets deal, this time in Georgia; commercial agreement signed with AST SpaceMobile; allegations made and legal case launched against Vodafone UK; and more across the Group’s footprint…
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PeopleVodafone Peoplewatch: Vantage Towers top-brass change in Spain, Germany
25+ senior and strategic movers, including new regional MDs at Vantage; brand strategy appointment in the UK ahead of Three combination; market positioning in focus at soon-to-be sold Vodafone Italy; a B2B drive on ‘emerging tech’; plus plenty more in DRC, Germany, Hungary, India, Tanzania, elsewhere…