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M&ATelefónica moves to exit Mexico in latest Hispam sell-off
Telefónica lands agreement to offload Mexican operations to Melisa Acquisition, marking the latest move in the operator’s accelerated Hispam retreat…
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M&ATowerco SBA garners early interest from potential buyers — report
SBA reportedly receives private equity and investment fund attention as it explores a potential sale of its wireless infra business, with early-stage talks valuing the business at around $37bn…
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PeoplewatchTelefónica Peoplewatch: priority rethink prompts senior changes in B2B, Germany
February 2026–April 2026 update: Telefónica continues to seek AI gain with hires at Vivo and Telefónica Tech; new boss in Germany makes wide-scale senior changes to get a closer grip on go-to-market; and at Board of Directors level, shareholders approve hire of Australian entrepreneur Jane Thompson.
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PeoplewatchBrazil’s Vivo fills CFO gap as Melcon heads for exit
Telefónica|Vivo names Rodrigo Rossi Monari as new CFO, after current finance chief David Melcon heads to the UK’s Virgin Media O2. Move comes as Vivo seeks to build on position as standout performer within the Group’s core markets…
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch: Murtra remains defiant of short-termism
Analyst Briefing: Round-up of developments at Spanish incumbent, as Exec Chair Marc Murtra asserts longevity of his “comprehensive” transformation plan, amid market scepticism, and the operator secures a series of deals around fibre consolidation, B2B services, and internal efficiency. Read more…
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica FY25 in-depth: Transform & Grow to-do list remains long
Group maintains growth across FY25, but underneath headline numbers reports another mixed performance across ‘core’ quad of European OBs and Vivo, with Brazil and Spain in growth but Germany and UK searching for revival.
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica FY25 guidance: cutting towards growth
Telefónica’s progress on spend efficiency enables execs to lay out a faster-than-anticipated uptick in free cash flow during FY26…
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PeoplewatchVivo CFO David Melcon switches over to Virgin Media O2
Telefónica slots long-serving and notably senior exec into position overseeing UK joint venture’s finances at a time of significant change at the business.
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Suppliers & SCMTelefónica taps Red Hat’s OpenShift for cloud-native modernisation in Spain, Brazil
MWC26: Amidst a raft of telco deals worldwide, the open-source leader confirms strategic IT and network migration contracts with Telefónica in Spain and Brazil, driving cloud-native modernisation from virtualisation to containerisation with OpenShift, and teasing an automated, AI and edge future.
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M&ABrazil’s Vivo eyes fibre deals in bid for Total loyalty
Operator’s Chief Executive Christian Gebara cites continued interest in acquisitions that would boost its position as Brazil’s number-one fibre provider, and save cost on build. Identifying a good deal within the country’s huge mass of broadband players remains a challenge, however.
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PeoplewatchTelefónica Peoplewatch: innovation duo’s departure
The latest strategic and senior changes at Telefónica, as the reorganising Group reports departures of top execs at Wayra and Telefónica Tech, and reshuffles in Hispam after another pair of operating business sales.
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M&ATelefónica Chile becomes latest unit to go in Group’s Hispam exit
Group waves goodbye to Chilean operating business, as Millicom and Xavier Niel’s NJJ Holdings agree a joint takeover. Move means the Group has only two more markets to exit, to finish a long-running retreat from the Hispam region…
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M&ATelefónica bids farewell to Colombia; cut-price Millicom deal wrapped up
Retrenching group completes sale of Colombian business to Millicom, ending a project stretching back to mid-2000s BellSouth and Colombia Telecom buyouts. Deal value is significantly lower than first suggested, in reflection of volatility that has prompted Group to end its Colombian presence (and perform broader Hispanoamérica exit)…
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Strategy & ChangeBT International CEO goes ‘radical’, aims to ‘rip up the telco playbook’
Bas Burger offers a further glimpse into BT International’s roadmap, with a regional setup, multidisciplinary teams, and a sharper customer focus…
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch: Europe’s DNA re-code
Analyst Briefing: Round-up of developments at Spanish incumbent, as it continues efforts to secure regulatory change across Europe, cut back its presence in Latin America, and tap into growing demand for sovereign and secure infra. Read more…
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M&ATelefónica takes another step towards Colombian exit door
Millicom, prospective buyer of Telefónica Colombia, ticks off another item on its to-do list for the takeover with a tidy-up of the ownership of its own local business.
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M&ATelefónica said to hold off on Venezuela exit amidst uncertainty
Spanish group reportedly hits pause button on Venezuela divestment as it awaits economic and political clarity, in the hope of attracting more buyers and increasing the valuation of its local assets…
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone doubles Partner Markets revenue as M&A and restructuring make an impact
Strategic telco alliances secure 120% revenue growth in a year, while brand licensing falls sharply to reflect evolving Vodafone footprint.
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M&ATelefónica’s Colombian exit edges closer as gov offloads stake
Colombia’s Ministry of Finance approves the sale of the government’s stake in Telefónica’s local operating business. The divestment sees the Group move closer to an exit from the country, as well as the wider Hispam region…
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M&ATelefónica secures deal to sell Hispam B2B interests
Spanish group agrees a multi-layered deal to offload Telefónica Tech businesses in three Hispam markets but while also ensuring its maintains services for MNC clients.