Australia – Page 5
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Network & InfrastructureAustralia’s mobile network operators pitch for 5G funding
TPG, Telstra, and Optus angle for lion’s share of spoils from the government’s Australian 5G Innovation Initiative. They caution against allocating funds to niche 5G projects and players, arguing it will produce poor returns on taxpayers’ money. Trio advocates MNO-led partnerships as best-suited applicants.
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PremiumVodafone people moves: Group SCM “succession planning” underway
Tolga Tomruk takes SCM Networks Director role, leading relationships with established equipment vendors and the ‘open’ challenger set. Safaricom follows up consumer-centric shift with new CTIO. VodafoneZiggo taps rival KPN for mobile networks lead. Musical chairs on Vodacom Group’s Board of Directors.
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Products & ServicesTPG woos eco-conscious consumers with felix sub-brand
Carbon-neutral sub-brand signals fresh start for newly merged TPG Telecom. TPG steps up customer acquisition push with green and unlimited data offers and gets busy on convergence. Australian sub-brand follows Vodafone playbook.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Vodafone's Associates and JVs: TPG 5G plans take shape
VodafoneZiggo flags Gigabit cable upgrades; 5G spectrum auction nearing in Australia.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTPG deepens Genesys ties
TPG projects opex savings of AU$ 3m after moving all customer contact channels to cloud-based platform. Genesys now appears firmly entrenched within the Group, with VfD a key user.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Vodafone's Associates & JVs: Vi confirms Indus Tower merger is back on
Dutch cable switchover resumes; Subex gains a role in Vi’s IT consolidation.
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PeopleVodafone movers: Australia settles in; Smart Tech gets a Head
Vodafone Smart Tech gets BizDev VP. Australia’s new telco TPG shifts its backroom.
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PremiumVodafone starts (another) new slate in Australia
Radical new corporate set-up for CEO Berroeta. Teoh (and son Shane) join the board. Mobile and fixed network “synergies” a priority. Multi-brand strategy sees Vodafone sit alongside slew of TPG sub-brands.
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PeopleVodafone execs dominate new TPG top team
Five of the eight-strong executive team are former VHA employees.
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ProfileProfile: David Teoh, Man of Mystery
Billionaire recluse Teoh is entirely focused on what the customer wants. He seems unlikely to rein in his instincts following a TPG Telecom “merger of equals” with Vodafone Hutchison Australia. Of our eight profiles, we think Teoh will likely cause Read the most trouble.
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M&AVHA starts new slate as TPG Telecom
Berroeta keeps CEO role post-merger; Teoh watches on closely as non-executive Chairman. Mobile and fixed network “synergies” a priority. Vodafone brand sits alongside slew of TPG sub-brands.
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PremiumVodafone Idea gets new VP Strategy, Vodafone Towers Europe builds up
Vodafone associates and joint ventures people movements. Vodafone Towers Europe continues to take shape.
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PremiumVodafone Q4 FY19–20 management update: staying the course, post-coronavirus
Read infers Group is better placed, post-Colao for economic downturn. Della Valle confirms new, AT Kearney-inspired €1bn cost-cutting plan, after trailering move in late-2019. No disruption to Read’s M&A overhaul, beyond Egypt. Targets hit but glitchy performance, both at OpCos and Vodafone Business.
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PremiumVHA, Nokia take 700MHz path to 5G
JV aims to complement 3.5GHz 5G with low-band spectrum, “Optimisation” of 4G and 5G hints at AirScale DSS. Australian government and ACMA prep release of 850MHz and 900MHz frequencies for next-gen tech.
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PremiumVodafone Hutchison Australia inches towards TPG merger
VHA continued to inch towards its transformational merger with TPG Telecom after the two operators said they had received consent from the USA’s Committee for Foreign Investment and Federal Communications Commission.
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PremiumIntegrated Research expands BT Global contract
Australian performance management software provider Integrated Research (IR) highlighted an expansion of its work with BT Global.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom eyes wider role for Magenta brand
DT is signalling plans to license the Magenta brand to create new strategic alliances that could compete with Vodafone’s Partner Markets arrangements.
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PremiumTelekom Deutschland IoT partner 1NCE initiates global expansion
TDE IoT partner 1NCE expanded its service to a further 60 countries beyond Germany, moving beyond Europe for the first time.
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PremiumVodafone leadership awaits COVID-19 diagnosis
Share price nose-dives below £1 for first time since 1997. Impact on financial and strategic plans yet to emerge. OpCos focus on network resilience and employee welfare.
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Suppliers & SCMEricsson leads, Huawei stumbles, TIP surges: Vodafone 5G Momentum Index, March 2020
Vodafone’s 5G ecosystem sees drastic changes, Ericsson holds its lead. Nokia slips into dogfight with Huawei, TIP and Samsung. Mavenir heads challenging pack with ZTE on its heels, pursued by Qualcomm, Parallel Wireless, Altiostar, and several others.