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Public AffairsKenya’s High Court dismisses SportPesa’s case
SportPesa attempted to challenge the country’s BCLB decision to cancel its operational licence.
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Products & ServicesVodacom looks for regional growth via digital media
South African operator retains exclusive expansion mandate within Vodafone.
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Public AffairsSafaricom tagged in Airtel-Telkom politics
Rival drags Safaricom into arguments as merger hits problems.
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Strategy & ChangeVodacom Group attempting to combat vandalism problem
Each year, as many as 500 of Vodacom’s South African sites are damaged.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodacom Group partners with Toyota on connected-car
Vodacom Group formed a connected-car partnership with Toyota South Africa Motors, the local subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, as part of its ongoing Internet of Things (IoT) drive.
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Strategy & ChangeVodacom lifts Tanzanian interest back to magic 75%
Vodacom looks close to regaining full control of Tanzanian OpCo. Move could have strategy and M&A implications.
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Public AffairsVodacom repeats plea for end to spectrum dilly-dallying
SA spectrum stoppage continues to disrupt Vodacom planning. Government digs heels in for mid-2020 decision; dreaded WOAN still alive. VdSA response includes 2G voice network closure.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone Group deciding between last two players for media partnership
Vodafone was said to have reduced the shortlist in a tender for its global media account to just two players (Vodafonewatch, #165, #167, and #174).
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Public AffairsVodafone UK hits out over Ofcom enterprise market plans
More business-to-business tension between VfUK and BT.
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Strategy & ChangeWatson “lifts the veil” on BT Technology
A converged core is the key big project for BT Technology, creating potential for new platforms and more efficient seamless service delivery. Big spending division focused on strategic sourcing, and creating savings by attacking legacy systems. Watson is anticipating BT building a range of data-driven business models on the ...
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Public AffairsOfcom opens up PIA and dark fibre, but altnets unhappy
Ofcom has decided to impose an unrestricted physical infrastructure access (PIA) remedy on BT in all four geographic markets that it identified based on physical infrastructure network competition. Regulated PIA has been available in business markets for some time, but the latest PIMR expands availability to the consumer ...
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Public AffairsOfcom to support Openreach with regulatory changes
Ofcom launched a consultation on regulatory changes it is proposing that will support Openreach’s plans to deliver universal fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) in the city of Salisbury, as part of its Fibre First programme (BTwatch, #303, #304, and #305).
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Content & TVBT Sport launches an ultra-high definition channel
BT Sport launched a new channel to deliver live sports in ultra-high definition (UHD), high dynamic range (HDR), and Dolby Atmos sound format, at 50 frames per-second.
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Suppliers & SCMT-Mobile US putting manufacturers through their paces
T-Mobile US (TMUS) opened a new testing laboratory in a bid to put 5G smartphone and connected-device manufacturers through their paces.
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Public AffairsT-Mobile US teams up with AT&T on a caller verification service
T-Mobile US (TMUS) is working with rival AT&T to offer cross-network call verification, based on the Caller Verified service the NatCo released in early-2019 (Deutsche Telekomwatch, #81).
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Strategy & ChangeT-Systems’ reboot rebooted as Höttges cracks down
Restructuring change-up yet to be fully outlined, but could reduce T-Sys to a shadow of former self.
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Strategy & ChangeTimotheus Höttges plays hard-to-get after Vodafone Group tower overtures
Focus increasing on German infrastructure reshaping as cash-strapped European operators seek to extract asset value. Group yet to be convinced to draw up the tower bridge and help Vodafone’s consolidation plan. Telefónica Deutschland relationship a possible plan-b for Vodafone.
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Public AffairsHrvatski Telekom readies for Optima sell-off
Curtain could be coming down on operators’ odd couple act.
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Strategy & ChangeTelekom Deutschland forced to adjust StreamOn
TDE to amend two disputed aspects of media offer, for now. Principal court proceedings in Cologne have yet to run their course.