All Italy articles – Page 2
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Network & InfraItalian upstarts Phoenix and Iliad team up on towers
Phoenix Tower scores a hit on larger Italian rivals Cellnex and INWIT through a site management and buildout contract with fourth MNO Iliad.
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Financial & PerformanceINWIT expects Italian consolidation to unlock 5G spend
INWIT sees brighter future for mobile operator infra investment in Italy after dust settles on M&A activity as the TowerCo reported “resilient” Q2 results.
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Analyst BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: dominoes fall as European restructure takes hold
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including new and expanded deals at Vodafone Business across IoT, unified comms, and more; Tomorrow Street swapping out partners in regular fashion; and ripple effect of European M&A continueing to be felt…
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PeopleVodafone Italy CEO jumps ship ahead of sale
Aldo Bisio, CEO of Italian business for ten years, is to leave before its sale to Swisscom completes, and take up an unspecified external opportunity.
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Analyst BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: ex-OpCos begin turnaround; venturing moves in Europe, Africa
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem as the Group completes in Spanish exit and hears news of a turnaround from another former OpCo in Hungary, while prospective new ownership in Italy makes more M&A moves. Startup incubation and acceleration is brought to the fore in Portugal and Kenya; open RAN updates with partnerships in tow; drones take flight in Germany; and plenty more…
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Products & ServicesVodafone’s TOBi chatbot gets a generative AI makeover from Microsoft
Vodafone reveals early progress with applying GenAI to advance customer experience transformation as part of strategic tie-up with Microsoft.
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Analyst BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: nip and tuck all part of the plan, as CEO evinces optimism
In-depth analysis of FY23−24 results as Margherita Della Valle attempts to paint rosy picture of shrinking Group. Storm still to come in Germany, but Spanish exit secured, and confidence around UK merger prospects. Significant developments across (re-shaped) footprint include: changing leadership; strategic partnerships; and an M-PESA spin-off update…
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M&AVodafone earns regulatory go-ahead for Spanish retreat
Vodafone Spain sale to Zegona Communications to complete by the end of the month, with share buyback programme already underway.
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Financial & PerformanceInwit boss hopes wave of Italian telco deals will halt sector decline
Wireless infra player’s General Manager Diego Galli sees prospective wave of Italian market consolidation as good news for operators’ suppliers, including TowerCos, by strengthening telcos’ cash position and arresting recent slump in spend.
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Network & InfraVodafone kicks off mega RAN tender for Europe and Africa
Tender puts vendors on tenterhooks as Group starts procurement process for radio networks covering its 170,000-site footprint, while trials complete in Italy with Nokia in tow.
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M&AVodafone ‘not well managed’ suggests disgruntled Xavier Niel
Vodafone minority shareholder Xavier Niel has cast doubt on Vodafone management’s strategic vision in a Sunday Times profile that followed the sale to Swisscom of the Vodafone Italy business he has long coveted.
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M&AVodafone’s Della Valle claims retrenchment is complete after Italian sale confirmed
CEO Margherita Della Valle has declared the Group’s Italy retreat to be the ‘final step’ of her right-sizing campaign, leaving it smaller but purportedly ready to chase growth in markets that matter. Deal prompts wholesale structural change stretching beyond Europe — ExCo swaps, B2B priorities, shared services overhaul — but Vodafone is left a far cry from its former superpower status…
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M&AVodafone lines up Italy escape, taking €8bn in Fastweb cash
Margherita Della Valle’s M&A-led rationalisation programme marches on; Italy set to become second major European market Vodafone exits under new CEO’s regime… but how does the Swisscom deal compare with the Iliad proposal Vodafone turned down?
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M&AItaly: TIM CEO would prefer Vodafone to combine with Iliad over Fastweb
Pietro Labriola considers the Italian market in need of “repair”, with Vodafone Italy deal with Iliad his preference.
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M&AIliad accepts defeat as Vodafone shuns final Italy offer
After Vodafone rejects latest revised merger terms, Iliad calls time on negotiations over proposed OpCo merger. Opportunistic interloper looks intent on continuing to disrupt Italian market, keeping incumbents under pressure. Vodafone remains TBC…
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M&AIliad takes another run at Vodafone Italy with €10.5bn merger proposal
Persistent suitor is back in the frame, this time seeking to merge with the OpCo after takeover bid was rejected last year. Terms allow for a growing stake should Vodafone give the nod…
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Vodafone taps startups and academics for German drones pilot
Vodafone taps startups and academics for German drones pilot.
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone’s problem children: German remedial progress, Spain disowned, UK betroved, Italy seeks paramour
Vodafone Europe H1 FY23–24 insights, including Germany still needing to navigate TV exodus; regional organic growth; the happier story at remnant smaller markets; and more…
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M&ATwo down, one to go: Vodafone gets serious about M&A in Italy
H1 FY23–24: CEO Margherita Della Valle signals Italy is next in Group’s “right-sizing” initiative for struggling European markets as strategy in motion for Spain and UK.
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Financial & PerformanceSoggier MNO spending dampens INWIT sales outlook
Italian TowerCo flags weak fixed wireless access demand and lower discretionary spend in an otherwise solid third quarter performance.