All articles by Joe Purnell – Page 35
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Network & Infra“Disastrous” load shedding threatens to constrict Vodacom network ambitions
Vodacom management laments load shedding policy as investment reallocated to fund backup energy solutions.
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Financial & PerformanceBT FY22–23: tough talk on jobs hides slow progress and postponed ambitions
Group CEO Philip Jansen sets sights on end-of-decade transformation as BT gets lean, builds on network strengths.
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PremiumBT builds on ServiceNow ties with contact centre collab
BT extends partnership with IT simplification ally to provide Business services.
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone FY22–23: Della Valle to bring Group “back to basics” with business-first approach
New CEO wants Group turnaround to build on existing strengths in B2B while fixing customer experience declines.
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PremiumSafaricom granted licence for Ethiopian M-PESA launch
Ethiopian national bank hands Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia its mobile money licence, breaking state monopoly.
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Premiume& deepens Vodafone ties, adds CEO to board
Vodafone has entered a “strategic relationship” with its largest shareholder.
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Strategy & ChangeBT’s Division X repositioned in latest B2B rework
Marc Overton to exit in June as Enterprise “growth engine” Division X gets swallowed by BT Business’s Product function.
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PremiumFutureNet World: BT, Vodafone call out 5G SA delays, urge industry rethink
BT’s Josie Smith and Vodafone’s Andrea Doná lament slow progress but remain optimistic about standalone 5G if approach changes.
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PremiumVodafone Peoplewatch: new OpCo CEO amid changes in Europe
April 2023 update: Series of changes include new Albania CEO and senior swaps in Greece and Hungary.
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PremiumBT signs ‘new and improved’ FM contracts
CBRE et al earn extensions as part of Better Workplace estate revamp.
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PremiumCityFibre: Openreach strategy puts UK foreign investment at risk
CityFibre execs in Manchester and Madrid warn Ofcom that Openreach’s Equinox 2 pricing model jeopardises success story of foreign direct investment in UK infra.
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PremiumVM O2 puts Cornerstone stake in shop window
Operator reportedly moving forward with plans to sell at least half of its 50% share in UK TowerCo joint venture.
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PremiumDT ‘liberates’ voice AI, targets interoperability
New voice‑based services launched as part of shift to device‑agnostic proposition.
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PremiumHungary’s 4iG to spin-out, sell-off DIGI infrastructure
Hungarian operator will migrate DIGI customers to Vodafone Hungary network later this year, with a sale of DIGI towers imminent.
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PremiumBT wants “critical” role in UK’s quantum future
Group’s Tim Whitley promotes BT’s part in UK quantum R&D as funding tranche opens up.
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PremiumVodafone unites roaming in latest synergy-hunting rejig
Sherif Bakir takes CEO spot at newly expanded Vodafone Roaming Services division.
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Strategy & ChangeOne NZ extends Vodafone separation
CEO Jason Paris heralds April rebrand as evidence of owner backing and clear blue water between One and Vodafone.
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PremiumVodafone Spain ‘attracts buyer interest’
Reports indicate suitors are lining up for struggling Spanish operator.
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PremiumBT still in limbo on EU data exchange contract
Belgian subsidiary’s TESTA deal win still frozen amid Commission complaints and competitor legal claim.
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PremiumUK M&A on cards as Telefónica steps up fibre challenge
nexfibre rumoured to be on the M&A path in bid to challenge incumbency, secure UK fibre market share.