Procurement
All the latest news, insight and analysis regarding the procurement activities and functions surrounding BT, Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica and Vodafone, including BT Procurement, BuyIn and Vodafone Procurement Company (VPC).
People
Latest Deutsche Telekom people moves: OTE finance chief takes control in Romania
Host of changes made at Deutsche Telekom Services Europe Slovakia. Shivajee Gupta returns to T‑Systems as CTO for Cloud Platform & Cross Cloud Services after VMware stint. Former T‑Mobile US CFO Braxton Carter appointed to board at behavioural engagement technology specialist Symend. Charalampos Mazarakis takes the helm at Telekom ...
Suppliers & SCM
Vodafone teams with Citi, CDP to drive down Scope 3 emissions
Operator partners with Citi Group to grant preferential financing rates to suppliers that score highly against environmental performance criteria. Vodafone also ties with NPO CDP to design framework to encourage suppliers to reduce their own carbon emissions. Move represents an attempt to accelerate reduction of Scope 3 emissions.
Suppliers & SCM
Suppliers under scrutiny as Telefónica raises ESG game
9% of Telefonica’s suppliers deemed to be addressing risky issues that could affect the operator’s reputation and sustainability goals.
People
Arch 2022: Timuray calls on sector to face up to diversity challenge
Ensuring diversity and inclusion is just good business, says Serpil Timuray.
Partnerships & Alliances
Arch Summit 2022: Vodafone looks to South Korea for tech tie-ups
‘Matchmaking’ deal struck between innovation centre Tomorrow Street and South Korean government accelerator.
Strategy & Change
Arch Summit 2022: Read’s ‘clear plan’ for sector’s four-dimensional crisis
Vodafone CEO cites need for rebalancing costs.
Partnerships & Alliances
DT, Orange shift sustainability spotlight onto suppliers
Operators’ procurement JV to force vendors to disclose environmental progress and ambitions.
Partnerships & Alliances
Orange leans on DT buying ties to counter inflation
Executives lay out anti-inflation toolkit in macro risk-inflected Q1 results call. BuyIn joint venture with DT highlighted as having an important role in dampening cost pressures. African ops described as “resilient” to Ukraine war shockwaves.
People
GlasfaserPlus taps DT links to boost leadership team
Fibre building joint venture brings in additional DT experience with two new hires. Voss named CTO; BuyIn’s Kleebaum brought onboard for Wholesale.