Latest Finance & Strategy Insight – Page 184
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PremiumVodafone Idea partners feel squeeze from merger meld
Signs of tech vendor challenges and frustration in converting sales. Broader operator downturn exacerbating difficulties.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone Group deciding between last two players for media partnership
Vodafone was said to have reduced the shortlist in a tender for its global media account to just two players (Vodafonewatch, #165, #167, and #174).
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PremiumNational Express gets on board with Vodafone Group and IBM cloud venture
Strategic partnership looks to be getting going.
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PremiumVodafone’s Spanish wireline could be next asset on block
Vodafone Spain quietly testing demand for fixed-line infrastructure. Possible follow-up to Orange and Másmóvil fibre-sharing deals.
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PremiumVodafone Group forms sponsorship deal with Porsche
Vodafone got back in the international motorsports sponsorship game with a deal to display Group branding on Porsche Motorsport cars in the upcoming Formula E Championship, due to begin in November 2019 with Porsche as a new entrant.
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Strategy & ChangeWatson “lifts the veil” on BT Technology
A converged core is the key big project for BT Technology, creating potential for new platforms and more efficient seamless service delivery. Big spending division focused on strategic sourcing, and creating savings by attacking legacy systems. Watson is anticipating BT building a range of data-driven business models on the ...
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PremiumBT Group considering sale of business units
More assets on the block as BT mulls LatAm and European sales.
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PremiumEE bows to unlimited pressure
New offerings show EE reversing course from early attempts to establish a 5G premium in the light of competitor pricing strategy.
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PremiumBT Group fined for regulatory accounts errors
BT Group was ordered to pay £3.7m by regulator Ofcom as a result of errors in its regulatory accounts for the years 2011-15. The errors had led to the telco paying lower administration fees between 2011 and 2015.
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PremiumBT Group denied appeal permission by the UK Supreme Court
The UK Supreme Court denied BT Group permission to appeal an earlier ruling from the country’s Court of Appeal that prevented the telco from swapping the inflationary measure used in relation to a legacy tranche of its pension liabilities (BTwatch, #301).
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PremiumAllera under pressure as BT consumer market heats up
The heat of the spotlight on the Consumer division is rising as competition builds, and with it pressure on the division’s CEO Marc Allera.
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PremiumBT Group ready to take Johnson’s fibre call at face value
On the Q1 FY19-20 call, BT management regularly reiterated its willingness to support apparent ambition within the new Johnson government for complete UK full-fibre coverage by 2025. The open embrace did, though, have the feel of calling a bluff that almost, but never quite, tipped over into sarcasm.
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PremiumBT Group to remove its shares from the New York Stock Exchange
BT Group provided written notice of its intention to delist its American Depositary Shares from the New York Stock Exchange and deregister with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which it anticipates will take effect on 13 September 2019.
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PremiumBT Technology a big spender, but keen on getting value
Divisional Chief Financial Officer John Beswick noted the spending power of BT Technology, with the entity accountable for £1.6bn of the £19bn that the Group spends in total on operating expenditure (opex) in the UK.
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Content & TVBT Sport launches an ultra-high definition channel
BT Sport launched a new channel to deliver live sports in ultra-high definition (UHD), high dynamic range (HDR), and Dolby Atmos sound format, at 50 frames per-second.
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PremiumT-Mobile US baits Verizon (again) with ‘fake 5G’ jibe
Legere and Ray try and rain on Verizon’s 5G parade.
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PremiumT-Mobile US has acquired PushSpring, a mobile marketing agency
T-Mobile US (TMUS) looked to have quietly acquired US-based mobile marketing agency PushSpring in order to increase its advertising technology expertise.
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PremiumT-Mobile US holds the fort while merger proceedings drag on
Go-to-market growth momentum maintained, easing concerns around new December 2019 completion target for deal.
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Strategy & ChangeT-Systems’ reboot rebooted as Höttges cracks down
Restructuring change-up yet to be fully outlined, but could reduce T-Sys to a shadow of former self.
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