James Groves
James Groves is Deputy Editor for TelcoTitans.
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M&AVodafone ‘lines up Vantage Towers suitors’
Operator reportedly invites private equity firms to participate in auction.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica Tech forges “advanced” AI partnership
Operator’s digital services division pens strategic agreement with Sherpa.ai.
- People
INWIT shortlists new board members following Ardian buyout
New board to be appointed at a shareholder meeting on 4 October.
- M&A
Vodacom edges closer to Vodafone Egypt buyout
Local reports claim Vodafone has obtained regulatory approval.
- People
Truphone switches CEO amid takeover probe
Former Vodafone exec promoted to top job after three years as Truphone COO.
- Venturing & Investments
Vi equity conversion appears imminent as speculation intensifies
Local media raises volume ahead of long-awaited government deal.
- Public Affairs
Inflation pressures on rise at TPG
TPG’s proposed 3% pay rise is decried by union as a “cut in real terms”.
- Network & Infrastructure
South African regulator proposes 2G, 3G shutdown
Drafted ICASA policy document suggests 2G shuttering in 2024, with 3G to follow in 2025.
- Public Affairs
Magyar Telekom agrees union pay deal
Salary increase to come into effect from January 2023.
- M&A
Open Fiber–Telecom Italia merger “welcome”, says Colao
Italy’s Innovation Minister open to deal as long as “competition is maintained”.
- Products & Services
Vodafone set to bring CPI+ pricing strategy to Spain
Spanish media reports indicate Vodafone tariffs will be linked to Consumer Price Index from January 2023.
- M&A
BT Sport enters “exciting new chapter” with Discovery merger
50:50 joint venture rubber‑stamped, combining assets of BT Sport and Eurosport UK.
- Suppliers & SCM
VodafoneZiggo taps Teleste to support ‘GigaNet’ upgrade
Finnish supplier secures “significant” components order.
- Operations
Safaricom’s long-awaited Ethiopian network begins pilot
Dire Dawa test-run represents “important milestone”.
- Partnerships & Alliances
T-Mobile US first on board as SpaceX promises “end of dead zones”
Coverage Above & Beyond technology partnership targets 500,000 square miles of US soil lacking cellular connectivity.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plots “something special” with T-Mobile US
SpaceX Chief Engineer and T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert set to unveil plans to “increase connectivity”.
- M&A
Vodafone in talks over Indus Towers sale
Canadian pension fund CDPQ linked to acquisition of Vodafone’s 21% stake.
- Partnerships & Alliances
SIRO pens Virgin Media network deal
Virgin Media claims it will reach an additional 450,000 premises in Ireland. Extends network reach to “70% of all premises” in the country.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Telekom Deutschland, Sporttotal partnership gathers pace
Acceleration follows formation of Sporttotal subsidiary Forty10 in February 2022.
- Products & Services
Smith Micro promises better times ahead for T‑Mobile tie‑up
T-Mobile US partner concedes the process has “not moved forward as quickly as we had anticipated”.
