All Christian Gebara articles – Page 3

M&A

Vivo and co. secure stalking horse status on Oi

2020-09-17T21:11:00Z

As the collective preferred buyer, Vivo, TIM, and Claro are confident they are in a position to outbid any rival interest in Oi’s mobile business. With a €2.6bn offer on the table, Vivo is highlighting the boost in investment in ultrafast networks that would be enabled by Oi’s windfall ...

M&A

Telefónica drops AxisMed

2020-08-21T13:27:00Z

Group offloads care management specialist to Atrys Health. A pivot from ‘provider’ to ‘partner’ in Telefónica’s healthcare strategy.

Network & Infra

Vivo launching 5G DSS in Brazil, semi-committing to Huawei infra

2020-07-20T17:45:00Z

Telefónica’s NatCo to launch 5G network on refarmed spectrum this week, as COVID-19 holds up frequency auctions. DSS employed but workaround deemed“not ideal”. Vivo VP gives tentative green light to Huawei, despite increasing regulatory threat to Chinese-backed networks. Host of new digital ...

Suppliers & SCM

Telefónica in a bind as US pressures Brazil on Huawei

2020-06-17T12:45:00Z

US Ambassador warns of financial cost to Brazil of permitting Huawei 5G presence, while talking up favourable loans for Ericsson and Nokia kit. Comments follow fulsome praise for Chinese vendor from Telefónica|Vivo CEO as an innovative and trusted partner.