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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica’s connected-security JV flags progress in profit pivot
Operator’s three-year-old joint venture with Prosegur highlights improvements in churn, user spend, and profitability after switching focus away from growth-above-all strategy seen in its startup phase.
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PremiumTelefónica people moves: Tech names new AI and big data lead
Telefónica Tech shuffles business intelligence and big data managers.
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InterviewInterview: Sateliot places operators at heart of satellite-IoT growth strategy
Sateliot CEO Jaume Sanpera sees MNO relationships with the likes of Telefónica as key to competing in the satellite-IoT market.
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Venturing & InvestmentsWayra Hispam invests in retail analytics provider Celes
Startup accelerator’s latest investment part of $1m funding round.
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Network & InfrastructureMovistar–Tigo network-share deal approved in Colombia
Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio green lights Movistar and Tigo infrastructure-sharing deal in Colombia, but no word on clearance from MinTIC.
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PremiumTelefónica Argentina partners Kyndryl on IT automation
Telefónica Argentina signs three‑year deal with Kyndryl to manage hybrid cloud infrastructure and boost IT automation.
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Peoplenexfibre brings in new CEO
nexfibre appoints Rajiv Datta as CEO to lead footprint expansion beyond 500,000 premises.
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PremiumElsewhere in Hispanoamérica: Telefónica Colombia shows off Starlink’s broadband wares
Telefónica Colombia shows off Starlink’s broadband wares.
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EventsInterview: Chema Alonso on building Telefónica’s API place
Telefónica’s Chief Digital Officer expects Open Gateway APIs to begin having revenue impact in current fiscal year, with first products being launched in Brazil.
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Network & InfrastructureTelefónica herds Hispam manufacturers onto Telco Cloud
Telefónica Hispanoamérica goes live with Telco Cloud platform, aiming to improve efficiency and resource management.
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PremiumVivo consortium deploys Infovia subfluvial cable
Two of eight riverbed cables implemented in Brazil’s Amazon region so far, with rollout expected to be complete by 2025.
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Public AffairsOperators slam Argentina’s 5G auction terms, rollout deemed “impossible”
Telefónica, Claro, and Telecom Argentina push back against Argentina’s 5G auction terms.
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Network & InfrastructureAnatel reaches stalemate on Vivo’s contentious Winity network-sharing deal
Decision on infra-sharing agreement hangs in the balance as telecoms regulator postpones ruling until 15 September, after Anatel once again fails to meet majority agreement — but with full approval now granted by antitrust authority.
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PremiumElsewhere in Hispanoamérica: IoT connectivity milestone reached in Chile
IoT connectivity milestone reached in Chile.
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PremiumTelefónica people moves: nexfibre fills out C-suite
New C-level appointments made at nexfibre as rollout ramps up. Elsewhere, Unsere Grüne Glasfaser gets a new construction boss, while Virgin Media O2 recruits several new heads of departments.
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Strategy & ChangeAtento goes private as transformation plan remains ‘on track’
Telefónica-linked customer relationship service provider delisted from NYSE after market cap underperformance.
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Network & InfrastructureAnatel delays ruling on Vivo’s contentious Winity network-sharing deal
Decision on infra-sharing agreement hangs in the balance after telecoms regulator postpones decision until September as a result of lack of majority agreement — but full approval now granted by antitrust authority.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica takes SpaceMobile to Colombia
Telefónica prepares trial of SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite in rural parts of Colombia.
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Suppliers & SCMDeep dive: Telefónica engages suppliers to fight Scope 3 emissions
Keynoting at Achieving Net Zero in the Telecoms Industry, Daniel Santana lifted the lid on Telefónica’s initiatives to actively tackle emissions across its value chain. Learn more about how this impacts its supply chain, where hundreds have been tagged ‘high risk’, and its ‘circular criteria’, SME outreach, peer comparatives… ...
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Enterprise (B2B)IoT at forefront of latest Vodafone Americas evolution
Vodafone Americas Director David Joosten details the unit’s work to evolve its indirect channel and IoT sales capabilities.