EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 81
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Vodafone lights up Spain with IoT smart city deals
Vodafone Spain targets smart building, smart lighting initiative expansion with tender win and product launch.
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Vi cash crisis piles pressure on tower partners, investors
Indus Towers seeing some success in debt recovery from Vodafone‑backed operator, but more work to be done.
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Vodafone FY22-23 Spend: OpCos shuffled as gap at the top narrows
Vodacom and Vodafone UK see capital allocation uptick as German frontrunner drops off pace.
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Vodafone FY22-23 Guidance: get customers right and growth will follow
Guidance: get customers right and growth will follow Source: Vodafone Della Valle was somewhat vague on what mid‑term success for Vodafone would look like. Beyond confirming that macroeconomic challenges and recent changes in the structure of the Group meant that previously set mid‑term goals of mid‑single‑digit growth ...
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Vodafone FY22–23 Headlines: growth “possible”, but returns prove costly
Vodafone’s revenue creeps up but not without challenge.
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BT people moves: Watson unveils networks leadership changes
Long‑serving BT Networks Director Jim Dempsey set to be replaced by Kirsty Baxter-Smith.
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M&A
BT’s smart locker sale gets regulatory green light
Pelipod acquisition by connected locker player ByBox granted CMA approval.
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Strategy & Change
Telefónica emphasises collaboration and cloud in API strategy
Speaking at DSP Leaders event, SVP Juan Carlos Garcia Lopez says Telefónica is placing collaboration at the forefront of its API strategy to avoid past industry traps.
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Eventwatch
Orange’s Vamparys joins cloud-native dots
Speaking at DSP Leaders event, CTIO for Europe sets out approach to cloud native.
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Interview: open source advocate Ensarguet applies enterprise IT credentials to techco challenge at Orange
New VP of Software Engineering follows his technology “north star” from Orange Business Services into wider group. Major proponent of open source collaboration to ensure telcos can focus on what makes them unique.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT’s Watson urges “scared” telcos to embrace innovation, but efficiently
Solving the conundrum of driving innovation while managing energy efficiency will demand operators get a grip on legacy technology says BT networks chief, speaking at DSP Leaders event.
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BT loses out in EU data exchange controversy
Decision to award €458m TESTA contract to BT Global Services Belgium revoked after legal debacle.
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Vodafone Ireland continues investment in network evolution
Vodafone set to invest €500m in its network modernisation programme across the next five years.
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Vodafone Peoplewatch: new CCO named in Italy exec rejig
May 2023 update: Vodafone Italy reveals executive team changes with Lorenzo Forina set to become CCO.
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Openreach earns Equinox approval despite altnet fallout
Equinox 2 wholesale pricing package gets green-lit by Ofcom after months of deliberation and consultation.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone’s Petty calls for telcos to get “sexy” to pull more engineers
Vodafone CDIO, speaking at DSP Leaders event, is calling for cultural change that will accept engineers being rewarded in a manner rivalling traditional telco leadership and on a par with hyperscalers.
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Strategy & Change
TowerXchange Europe: Vantage eyes in-building DAS for adjacent growth
Vantage Towers looks to continue expansion into adjacent markets, with CEO Vivek Badrinath naming DAS as a strong candidate for growth.
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Strategy & Change
Drahi builds BT bet as stake nears 25%
French billionaire ups BT holding via Altice UK vehicle but shushes takeover talk.
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Strategy & Change
TowerXchange Europe: TOTEM CEO outlines need for change to meet “endless” capacity demand
Nicolas Roy says industry needs to do its own homework and implement digital processes. “Tight link” between TowerCos and MNOs underpinned by offer of more specific site solutions.