Europe
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone embraces network-based weather forecasting
Telco opening up its network to enable rainfall monitoring solution, underpinned by technology from Wireless DNA that analyses electromagnetic waves to measure atmospheric humidity and precipitation levels.
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M&A
4iG swaps shares to boost Vodafone Hungary stake to 70%
4iG presents growing challenge for Magyar Telekom as it builds market share.
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M&A
Three seeks to underscore Vodafone merger rationale
Three UK and Vodafone UK are subscale with returns below the cost of capital, says former.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone Spain taps Nokia for 5G core
Vodafone said to be last MNO in Spain to pick 5GC suppliers, marking the end of Huawei’s Spanish presence in core networks.
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M&A
Vodafone–Three ‘finalising’ merger talks
Vodafone UK reportedly set to announce combination with Three UK, with finalisation of deal possible by the end of March 2023.
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Public Affairs
Vodafone Italy to axe almost 20% of workforce, says union
About 1,000 employees said to be at risk of redundancy at Italian operator, which has seen headcount steadily decline in recent years.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Amdocs gets gig to cloudify its own apps
US vendor to migrate Customer Experience Suite software from on-premises platform.
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Products & Services
Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Vodafone UK expands edge compute partnerships to launch Salford 5G lab
Vodafone UK expands edge compute partnerships to launch Salford 5G lab.
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Products & Services
Vodafone Germany rolls out Cell Broadcast
Tech successfully installed at all of operator’s 26,500 mobile stations.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Comviva gains an update for sales software tie up
New deal for Tech Mahindra‑owned provider focuses on CX improvement.
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Operations
Elsewhere in Associates and JVs: TPG secures first customers for enterprise 5G services
TPG secures first customers for enterprise 5G services.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone throws in RCS, TV STB lot with Google
Group to switch to Google’s Jibe Cloud for future RCS messaging support on Android devices.
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Innovation (R&D)
Open RAN MoU report card shows room for improvement
Vodafone and fellow MoU signatories say technology gap between open and closed RAN is closing, but lots of industry work still to do.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone on board for GSMA open API drive
Vodafone joins peers in Open Gateway initiative to leverage mobile network capabilities.
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M&A
INWIT flags ‘pipeline’ of potential M&A add-ons
TowerCo boss caveats that any deal-making will be local, small scale, and funded by organic capex.
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Public Affairs
Telcos keep up fair share pressure as EU ponders options
Vodafone claims unfavourable investment environment is slowing down wider collaborative opportunities to make Europe more competitive on the world stage.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone Spain preps network sell‑off
Bankers appointed to handle bids for OpCo’s fixed assets, as investors weigh options on infrastructure bets against a backdrop of limited funding availability.
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Partnerships & Alliances
MWC: Vodafone tends to garden with green IoT tools
Vodafone launches two outdoors-focused IoT solutions, with focuses on city park management and forest fire prevention.
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M&A
Sweden’s EQT rounds out digital infra portfolio with Radius deal
Deal is worth $3bn including debt.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone taps SpaceMobile connection for Spanish satellite testing
Vodafone-backed satellite player AST SpaceMobile to launch pilot programme with Group’s Spanish OpCo.
