All José María Álvarez-Pallete articles – Page 7

  • Spending: Capex peaks and operational efficiencies rise
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    Spending: Capex peaks and operational efficiencies rise

    2020-08-23T14:41:00Z

    Management assures infrastructure investment will be maintained, as key in post-COVID-19 world. Customer experience another priority area. Other projects being reined in to free up funds, though, with Abosolo stressing “strict screening” of spend plans

  • Guidance: it’ll all be over by Christmas (2021)
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    Guidance: it’ll all be over by Christmas (2021)

    2020-08-23T14:41:00Z

    Telefónica said it expects to meet its revised FY20 guidance, although even with the minimal targets it has set itself there is a challenge to be faced.

  • Q2 FY20: Telefónica distracts as reality bites
    Strategy & Change

    Telefónica Q2 FY20

    2020-08-23T14:40:00Z

    Another social pact unveiled as COVID-19 and currency falls combine to wipe €1.5bn of reported revenue in second quarter and shred profitability. Cash generation a priority as strict — and seemingly permanent — spending and investment restrictions are put in place. “Resilience” the key quality attributed to the Group ...

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    Schüler plays down top-job rivalry at Virgin–O2

    2020-08-18T08:39:00Z

    Virgin Media’s Schüler keeps his cool on competing with Telefónica’s Mark Evans for CEO role.

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    Special Report: Vodafone’s billion-dollar bash

    2020-08-12T15:50:00Z

    Vodafone has spent much of the last 15 years paring back an eclectic wardrobe of ill-fitting minority interests, built up in more extravagant and expansionist times. But now, after a more cost-conscious round of business reshaping, it’s refilled its portfolio with a new range of partly-owned associates and JVs. ...

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    Q2 FY20 first take: Telefónica distracts as reality bites

    2020-07-31T14:40:00Z

    Another social pact unveiled as COVID-19 and currency falls combine to wipe €1.5bn off reported revenue, and shred profitability. Cash generation a priority as strict — and seemingly permanent — spending and investment restrictions are put in place. Telefónica Infra ambition emerging as plans for new wholesale fibre networks ...

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    Profile: José María Álvarez-Pallete López, Visionary Technocrat

    2020-07-31T09:45:00Z

    Telefónica’s Executive Chairman and an avid numbers man, Álvarez-Pallete will take some convincing to follow business plans of others.

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    Network & Infrastructure

    Pompeo declares Álvarez-Pallete a US 5G ally

    2020-07-23T13:20:00Z

    Statements from US Secretary of State on Telefónica intentions appears to contradict ongoing Group commitments to working with Huawei.

  • Margrethe Vestager
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    EU: Vestager nod set to prompt regional consolidation race

    2020-07-02T10:30:00Z

    Vestager distracts from four-to-three merger demands by highlighting potential for creation of pan-European big beasts. But is this feasible in any imminent iteration of Europe, beyond cross-border infrastructure ventures envisaged by Orange?