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PremiumT-Sys deepens VMware ties with Centre of Excellence
“Multi‑cloud powerhouse” will grant T‑Sys customers access to VMware’s application modernisation, infrastructure, and security portfolio.
Partnerships & AlliancesCisco, Qwilt to boost Vodafone Turkey content delivery
Open Edge Cloud for Content Delivery solution to strengthen OpCo’s live streaming and video-on-demand offering. Solution will ostensibly improve streaming quality while reducing cost.
Network & InfrastructureOfcom reports minimal progress on UK mobile coverage
Numbers remain largely flat since January 2022 update.
Public AffairsTelefónica España facing ‘sharp rise’ in salaries
Spanish operator’s wage structure reportedly forces it to match inflation.
Public AffairsBT union raises stakes as emergency call handlers join strike
Communication Workers Union feels it had “no option but to up the ante” after BT “refused to negotiate” on pay.
M&AVodafone, Three open UK merger talks
Pair confirm discussions after almost a year of speculation.
OperationsVi ‘seeks flexibility’ as Indus threatens to turn off lights
Struggling joint venture discussing “softer payment terms”.
Venturing & InvestmentsSitetracker secures fresh investment
Vodafone- and Deutsche Telekom-backed business receives $96m cash injection.
Strategy & ChangeSafaricom’s M-PESA will be ‘standalone entity’
M-money business will reportedly separate in coming months.
M&AVodafone ‘lines up Vantage Towers suitors’
Operator reportedly invites private equity firms to participate in auction.
Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica Tech forges “advanced” AI partnership
Operator’s digital services division pens strategic agreement with Sherpa.ai.
PeopleINWIT shortlists new board members following buyout
New board to be appointed at shareholder meeting on 4 October.
M&AVodacom edges closer to Vodafone Egypt buyout
Local reports claim Vodafone has obtained regulatory approval.
PeopleTruphone switches CEO amid takeover probe
Former Vodafone exec promoted to top job after three years as Truphone COO.
PremiumInflation pressures on rise at TPG
TPG’s proposed 3% pay rise is decried by union as a “cut in real terms”.
Venturing & InvestmentsVi equity conversion appears imminent
Local media raises volume ahead of long-awaited government deal.
Network & InfrastructureSouth African regulator proposes 2G, 3G shutdown
Drafted ICASA policy document suggests 2G shuttering in 2024, with 3G to follow in 2025.
Public AffairsMagyar Telekom agrees union pay deal
Salary increase to come into effect from January 2023.
M&AOpen Fiber–Telecom Italia merger “welcome”, says Colao
Italy’s Innovation Minister open to deal as long as “competition is maintained”.