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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: major M&A in UK, India, South Africa
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including: last hurdle jumped as UK merger nears; Dingemans returns to Vodafone 25 years after Mannesmann deal; Indus exit confirmed; Partner Markets leans into advisory role in Iraq; more…
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PeopleTelefónica Peoplewatch: Tech reshuffles management to aid expansion
20+ senior and strategic leadership changes at Telefónica, including digital B2B services unit naming new BizApps and cybersecurity leaders; Mallik Rao adding enterprise to tech mission; and new Chilean B2B director landing a spot at Spain’s chamber of commerce in Chile…
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Weekly BriefingsBTwatch Weekly: BT falls back from venturing foray
Latest from BT, including the sale of an equity stake in startup Distributed; Marc Allera’s imminent exit; the introduction of a ‘common language’, in the words of Campbell McClean; and another boardroom newcomer…
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Weekly BriefingsThe Deutsche Telekomwatch Briefing: no macro alarms, yet
Reporting Q3 numbers, DT execs delight in strong performance of Europe-side businesses and calm concerns over any bumps from political and economic developments in Germany and the USA.
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Weekly BriefingsTelefónicawatch Weekly: Spanish incumbents remain under siege; VM O2 executes on digital strategy
Q3 financials acknowledge tough domestic competition, notably rising menace Digi. Across the water, Virgin Media O2 doubles up on digital with a range of fresh services (and a new network)…
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: Vantage Towers taps old assets for new opportunity
Latest from Vodafone as Vantage Towers looks to monetise in new ways; the Group begins to walk the GenAI walk; APIs go intercontinental; and hopes rise as Vi prepares for good news from government…
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Financial & PerformanceGuidance: DT doubles up on EU-US earnings
Q3 FY24: Jointly-driven earnings guidance uplift gives DT a welcome chance to underline how its business is not just about T-Mobile US.
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Financial & PerformanceIn-depth: DT’s show of strength creates analyst anxiety
Q3 FY24: DT continues to leave European rivals behind with strong growth throughout P&L and across geographies, creating apparent signs of concern among sector stakeholders.
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Financial & PerformanceGuidance: ‘confident’ Telefónica steers through FX murk
Q3 FY24: Group exert “high level of confidence” in ability to hit FY24 targets, despite choppy competitive and economic conditions…
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Financial & PerformanceSpend: thrifty Telefónica high-fives on capex low
Q3 FY24: Operator reports reductions in capital intensity and opex, with widening implementation of AI and progress in delayed copper switch-off programme given much of the credit…
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Financial & PerformanceIn-depth: Telefónica keeps on track despite Core Market mixed bag
Q3 FY24: Management puts spotlight on improved, strategy-central free cash flow, as macroeconomic challenges in Brazil and Hispam hinder sales and profitability growth…
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: mixed financials, major deals
Latest from Vodafone as deals and partnerships with AMD, Amdocs, Telecom Egypt and more show appetite for R&D, network expansion, following a mixed set of results for the Group’s H1…
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Weekly BriefingsBTwatch Weekly: earnings add to Kirkby’s optimism
Latest from BT as CEO Allison Kirkby uses drab half-year results to cast vision for the future; Business prepares for Global divestment; Openreach beats fibre expectations; BT riled as Vodafone–Three merger nears…
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Financial & PerformanceIn-depth: battling Vodafone moves in the right direction
H1 FY24−25: Lowest ebb of Vodafone Germany not enough to dent management optimism of Group prospects, but MDU impact still felt…
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Financial & PerformanceSpend: capex shifts to central functions as Vodafone OpCos rein in spend
H1 FY24−25: investments made in shared services, but in-market spend shrinks.
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Financial & PerformanceGuidance: evolving Vodafone nears final form, still on track
Outlook reiterated after solid first half, with management painting bright prospects post-MDU and M&A impact…
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Financial & PerformanceIn-depth: change is coming at BT, ‘trust me’
Q2/H1 FY24-25: Group CEO Allison Kirkby calls on investors to ‘trust me’ in wait for promised turnaround as revenue falters in first half of the year.
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Financial & PerformanceSpend: BT past its peak, transformation agenda in full flow
Q2/H1 FY24-25: BT capex drops as Openreach fibre build keeps spend in check.
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Financial & PerformanceGuidance: BT lowers expectations
Q2/H1 FY24-25: BT Group revises revenue outlook for the year from growth to decline.
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Weekly BriefingsTelefónicawatch Weekly: infra sell-down advances; B2B leadership steps up
While Telefónica España debuted slicing and saluted its workforce for response to Valencia flooding, VM O2 in the UK has been busy adopting small cells to extend 5G SA, and chivvying the UK government to also step up on fraud protection. Read more…