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Network & InfrastructureHigh hopes: Vodafone plans African SpaceMobile debut
Territories such as Kenya and Democratic Republic of Congo seen as low-hanging fruit for edgy new satellite venture. Vodafone working behind scenes to build beyond investment in SpaceMobile, and exploit platform for network gain.
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Network & Infrastructure
UK plots 5G future sans Huawei
BT suggests Adastral Park would be a natural home for parts of the proposed National Telecoms Lab.
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Vendor Voice
Salesforce Industries: bringing cloud Vlocity to telco CX
As the CRM giant sharpens its focus on telco transformation, Salesforce Industries highlights the need for operators to lose legacy baggage, embrace cultural change, and focus on collaboration to move at digital pace. Experience of acquisition Vlocity demonstrates three trends in telco transformation, from gradual evolution to enthusiastic ...
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M&A
Vi cashes in from Indus Towers–Infratel merger
Vodafone’s loss-making JV in India gets a much-needed cash boost from sale of Indus stake. Vi reportedly in talks with private equity investors to raise more funds.
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Strategy & Change
Safaricom still keen on Ethiopia entry bid
Safaricom looks set to be blocked from operating fintech service in the country, appearing to make case for entry shakier. Operator reaffirms Ethiopian commitment and indicates bid will be submitted. Interested parties await ECA’s spectrum auction update.
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Network & Infrastructure
Orange CEO open to pan‑European TowerCo idea
Stéphane Richard sees “ interesting opportunity ” in possible tie-up with Deutsche Telekom or Vodafone. CEO wants to do “ something smarter ” with tower assets than selling masts to accumulator Cellnex.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone looks to unlock Spanish home security market
Vodafone Spain signs strategic agreement with market leader Securitas Direct. Announced shortly after Movistar’s Prosegur JV published its first positive customer acquisition results since its March launch. Telcos increasingly prevalent in Spain’s home security market.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone resets consumer IoT business, targets new markets
Operator looking beyond its own OpCos to meet growth ambitions in the consumer IoT space. Group planning to go direct and indirect in new markets, including France and the USA. Seeking new partners.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone Hungary spins out its tower operation
New Hungary TowerCo mirrors recent moves across European businesses. Another foundation stone laid for Vodafone’s Vantage Towers float. Gergő Budai takes CEO spot.
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Suppliers & SCM
Vodafone Supplier Awards 2020: winners
VPC dished out eight awards in its first digital edition. Accenture the standout: ‘ Supplier of the Year ’ and outstanding technology performance recognised. Nokia picks up two trophies, too. Sitetracker win nods to Tomorrow Street value. Ericsson and Huawei absent.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone in “no rush” to deploy XGS-PON
Cornaglia says GPON fibre architecture is “ probably sufficient ” to meet bandwidth needs until 2025. Executive sees some promise in TWDM‑PON technologies in longer term, but high costs and system instability causes for concern.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: SpaceMobile-NASA collaboration
NASA working with US satellite venture; Innovus bolsters security; Vodafone’s Harmonic partnership shows its size.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vi extends IBM remit to big data analytics
Latest IBM deal in India brings Hadoop back into the fold.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone's Associates and JVs: TPG 5G plans take shape
VodafoneZiggo flags Gigabit cable upgrades; 5G spectrum auction nearing in Australia.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Africa: Vodacom in SA and Tanzanian trouble
Vodacom reportedly tangled in murder scandal in South Africa, and taking political fire over Tanzanian election.
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Products & Services
Vodafone’s fleet management goes green
Green mobility ambition sparks change in Vodafone Business’ fleet management platform. Pro+ version now includes EV/PHEV data tracking. Base models apparently remain traditional.
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M&A
Indus Towers–Infratel merger finally moves forward
Rejigged agreement offers a safety net for TowerCo amid ongoing questions over Vi’s future.
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Analysis
Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: marketing agency tweak; CSR brought to the fore
Social responsibility brought into supplier assessments; Equinix highlights Telco Cloud ties; agency roster tweaked.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone emerging as TIP’s most valuable player
Leads way in sourcing ‘open’ radio hardware suppliers. Targets DU/CU disaggregation and white‑box base stations. Involved in raft of new TIP initiatives, including Solution Groups, OpenBNG, and MUST. Tenorio insists commercial deployments to date are “ tip of the iceberg ”.
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Strategy & Change
Telefónica gives OOPT some oomph in latest TIP update
Group closely involved in new OOPT transport initiatives, including OpenBNG and MUST. Telefónica champions Solution Groups, which aligns with Blanco’s focus on “ end-to-end ” virtualised architectures. Vodafone leads way, however, in sourcing ‘open’ radio hardware suppliers.
