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Premium
Telefónica people moves: new CFO in for Tech UK&I
Tech shuffles responsibilities of top management in major reorg, and appoints Jamie Wark as new finance chief for UK&I. Meanwhile, new Programme Delivery Directors for the southern UK and nexfibre JV recruited.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT touts Klopp tactics to bring small clubs to Sporttotal 5G venture
Focus remains on football for now, but other sports will be targeted in future.
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Products & Services
Vodafone, Nokia link up on cloud-based charging platform
Pair combines to develop cloud‑based converged charging system, enabling former’s business customers access to ‘future’ 5G services.
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Public Affairs
Orange CEO heads off lead pollution debate with copper stats
Group says copper cables with lead sheaths have not been laid in decades.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica agitates again for fibre consolidation with Vodafone Spain
Spanish giant formally proposes to Vodafone’s troubled subsidiary to shut down its HFC network and migrate customers into its own FTTP network.
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Public Affairs
Deep dive: Altice scandal tremors reach BT and Vodafone
TelcoTitans’ deep dive into the still-developing financial scandal enveloping telecoms buccaneer Patrick Drahi and his highly-leveraged Altice, following co‑founder’s arrest in Portugal, incl. potential ramifications for vendors, investors and intertwined BT, Vodafone investments…
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People
Allison Kirkby named CEO as BT looks beyond “obvious candidates”
BT heeds Allison Kirkby’s advice to opt against “obvious candidates” as Telia CEO prepares to succeed Philip Jansen within the next six months.
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Financial & Performance
Q2 FY23: Telefónica to navigate via ‘GPS’ in next strategic cycle
Growth, profitability, and sustainability are key focus areas as Group preps vision for cash flow growth in the period to FY26. Learn more about the upcoming strategy update being concocted with McKinsay that was outlined with the Q2 results…
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone adds Spain to AWS-powered edge compute line-up
Andalusian businesses able to access Wavelength-powered MEC services after latest OpCo launch. Builds on other pathfinder deployments, extends local platform and XR ambitions…
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Financial & Performance
Telefónica Q2 FY23 Headlines: Group holds steady
Group maintains solid growth across its operating businesses.
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Strategy & Change
KPN CEO Farwerck wants to ‘snaffle’ infra rivals
Dutch telco interested in following up recent Primevest acquisition with more FibreCo bolt-ons.
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Network & Infrastructure
O2 Germany CEO cools concerns about Huawei ban
A ruling to immediately replace Chinese equipment is not likely, according to Markus Haas, Chief Executive of O2 Germany. With solid Q2 FY23 results, operator nudges up full-year outlook.
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Financial & Performance
Q1 FY23–24: pay-TV the hot topic as Vodafone Germany reengineering progress made
Della Valle on potential €800m pay‑TV losses: “we are talking about 80% to 90% margin”.
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Strategy & Change
Orange seeks recipe for success in France after Spanish turnaround
New Orange France CEO cooking up a strong plan for la rentrée. Christel Heydemann remains confident of Spanish merger success.
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M&A
Liberty confirms Cornerstone stake up for grabs
Liberty Global says it is exploring sale of Cornerstone holding after months of media speculation.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Systems extends foray into quantum realm
Deutsche Telekom’s enterprise arm signs MoU with IQM Quantum Computers to offer access to cloud quantum computing services and training, with a Europe-based focus. Deal builds upon similar tie-up with IBM earlier this year, expanding its quantum services to a “multi-cloud quantum landscape”.
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Public Affairs
Croatia asks Brussels for more broadband infra funding
Government makes request to EC for next grant instalment from EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility. Croatia set to receive a total of €5.51bn under RRF, provided performance-based targets are met. One-fifth of allocation earmarked for digital transformation projects, as stipulated by NextGenerationEU funding rules, including broadband rollout in rural ...
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Financial & Performance
Q1 FY23–24: Vodafone Spain rolls back retail presence as review continues
Della Valle confirms that 15% of OpCo’s retail stores have been closed as Vodafone gradually shifts distribution to “more digital channels”.
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Venturing & Investments
Cellnex nabs fresh funding for pan-European 5G rollout
Cellnex signs new contract with European Investment Bank to speed up 5G rollout in five European nations.
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Financial & Performance
Q1 FY23–24: Vodafone’s turnaround trudges on as Della Valle heralds ‘first steps’
CEO Margherita Della Valle claims early efforts are starting to bear fruit as the Group posts revenue growth.