Associates & JVs – Page 21
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PremiumVodafoneZiggo, Ericsson, Brainport open Eindhoven 5G lab
VodafoneZiggo (VfZ) joined main network partner Ericsson and local technology industry cluster Brainport Development to open a 5G testbed in Eindhoven
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Products & ServicesVodafone mobile contract services drops Idea branding
Vodafone mobile contract services drops Idea branding Source: Vodafone Idea Vodafone Idea (VfI) is to drop the brand name “Idea” from its mobile contract services, as part of the merged operator’s “synergy” plan. The joint venture said that all new contract customers will be signed up to ...
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PremiumVodafone’s Egypt sell-off hits road bump
Vodafone’s plan to sell its majority stake in Vodafone Egypt (VfEg) came up against a road bump
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PremiumVodafone Hutchison Australia taps Nokia for 5G launch
Nokia lands five-year deal in Australia’s post-Huawei landscape. Berroeta lauds the Finnish vendor’s “advanced 5G roadmap”. 5G launch slated by 30 June 2020.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone's Egyptian exit agreed as Read’s scale-back continues
STC to pay $2.4bn for controlling stake in Vodafone Egypt, at modest valuation. Deal aimed to close by mid-2020. Groundwork of _VOIS Egypt separation previously completed.
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PremiumVodafone Idea preps 5G trials
Project comes with questions growing over whether VfI will live to see 5G era, however.
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PremiumChina Mobile, Vodafone Idea cloud tie up said to be on cards
VfI understood to have met with China Mobile in late-2019.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone Shared Services gets a facelift for digital era
Self-styled “Intelligent” division nods to shift towards automation and AI.
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Premium3G sunset nears as Vodafone Group preps re farming push
JV is one of first Group businesses to push button on spectrum switchover.
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PremiumVodafone Idea loses out to Reliance Jio
VfI relinquished wireless subscriber leadership status in November 2019, according to the latest figures from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone Hutchison Australia registers Felix Mobile service
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) could be about to jump aboard the Group’s sub-brand train with a new service called “Felix”
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PremiumVodafone Hutchison Australia merger “will be permitted”, says TPG Telecom CEO
David Teoh, Chief Executive of TPG Telecom, reiterated his optimism that the TPG–Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) merger saga is coming to a close.
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PremiumVodafone Egypt awarded VMware Cloud Verified status
VfEg becomes first service provider in Egypt to gain the status.
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Public AffairsIndian telcos halt service during Delhi demonstrations
Delhi police ordered Indian telcos to temporarily halt mobile voice and data services as protests swept the city.
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Products & ServicesVodafone Idea, NASSCOM launch The Managr
VfI partnered with Indian non-profit tech-empowerment organisation NASSCOM to launch The Managr, a free-to-use project management mobile app specifically designed for non-government organisations.
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Products & ServicesVodafoneZiggo launches Wifi Assistant
Dutch OpCo releases tool to track and improve Wi-Fi performance in homes and offices.
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PremiumVodafone strains Telecom Egypt out of Egyptian services arm
Awkward co-ownership with incumbent dealt with. A step in recalibration of Shared Services — and possibly VfEg too.
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PremiumVodafone Q2 FY19-20: Europe recovery drags at increasingly Germanic Region
Bulked-up Vodafone Germany now driving more than half of Europe Region cash flow, as other big OpCos’ struggle for form continues. Read’s commercial changes yet to ignite revival in Group’s core region. Drastic Spanish overhaul or exit still on cards. Group still to internalise Europe’s regulatory challenges.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone Idea rallies the supplier troops
Mavenir, Nokia, Optiva, Red Hat, and TCS engaged via integration plan. CTO reasserts June 2020 deadline for accelerated programme.
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PremiumVodafone Idea condition “critical” after €5bn blow
VfI under enormous financial pressure after DoT court victory. Further rumours of India exit; Vodafone describes them as “baseless”. Added doubts over VfI participation in upcoming spectrum auction.