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Vodafone Q1 FY20–21 spend: no obvious change of course, post-COVID-19
Any post-COVID-19 spend strategy changes appear to either be being kept under wraps, or subjugated by leadership focus on keeping the business on track.
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Vodafone Q1 FY20–21 headline performance: Germany and the rest
COVID-19 blow cushioned: strength in Germany and Portugal, with mixed performances elsewhere. Currency weakness turning Read’s focus on Africa sour.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone Albania denies exit rumours
Albanian OpCo pushes back against speculation that it will withdraw, claiming it remains a key market.
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M&A
DT half-way out of Romania (maybe)
Agreement “in principle” reportedly struck between Orange and Romania’s government to take over Telekom Romania’s fixed-line business. Mobile arm still up for sale, as DT struggles to find full escape velocity from underperforming market.
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Vodafone starts (another) new slate in Australia
Radical new corporate set-up for CEO Berroeta. Teoh (and son Shane) join the board. Mobile and fixed network “synergies” a priority. Multi-brand strategy sees Vodafone sit alongside slew of TPG sub-brands.
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Strategy & Change
Vivo to generate its own renewable energy
Opportunities for cost-savings are driving Vivo to get more hands-on with adoption of localised renewable energy sources. Twenty-year contract commitments from the operator said to be enabling innovative energy provider projects.
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Strategy & Change
Services at the core of enigmatic Telefónica Tech
Beyond the big talk about Telefónica Tech, associated revenue remains modest, and growth not immune to pandemic impacts.
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Vodafone: Elsewhere in Europe
Vodafone continues its 5G network expansion, within bounds of spectrum availability. VodafoneZiggo could be going down the Vodafone Spain route by reining in sport TV partnerships.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone claims personalisation progress
Adobe and Persado technology used in conjunction to send out curated text which produced “double-digit” uplift in conversion rates. Personalisation, driven by big data, is a “key strategy” for VfIt’s ongoing churn-reduction and CRM efforts.
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Strategy & Change
Q2 FY20: Group discussing yet another T-Systems reorg
Enterprise unit buffeted by coronavirus headwinds in Q2. CFO Illek indicates that T-Sys transformation process will have to be accelerated.
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Government seeks sale of 32.5% Coltel stake — report
Government sale stirs speculation about Telefónica Colombia exit.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone: Elsewhere in Group
Arch Summit cancelled; Axiata continues to give Vodafone the cold shoulder; campus network deployments start to trickle through.
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Strategy & Change
Drillisch roaming talks becoming “mother of all battles”
Prospective new MNO remains stuck in talks with rivals, leaving Germany’s four-player 5G strategy in limbo.
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Deutsche Telekom Q2 FY20
Super-sized by Sprint deal, Group now dwarfs European competitors in terms of sales, spend — and debt. Management attention now firmly on European puzzles that have sat unsolved for years, including teaser of pro-investment regulations. Switch-around of Europe-side executives could bring in fresh ideas and approaches to key strategic ...
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DT hits investment trail with post-corona setting
Telekom Innovation Pool continues to appear an increasingly important platform for Group’s corporate venturing activity. Investment splurge helping post-COVID-19 B2B strategy take shape.
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Vodafone execs dominate new TPG top team
Five of the eight-strong executive team are former VHA employees.
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Special Report: Vodafone’s billion-dollar bash
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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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Mobile banking partner recalibrates with sale
Customers Bancorp to sell T-Mobile MONEY enabler BankMobile. BankMobile to be rebranded as BM Banking.
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Strategy & Change
Höttges takes up seat on Daimler Supervisory Board
Appointment shows growing affinity between telecom and automotive sectors. DT, Daimler face common challenges on transformation journeys.
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Marketing
EE influence sees BT switch multi-million ad account
AMV BBDO bows out from BT’s advertising after more than 20 years. EE’s main creative partner builds on its success in delivering Beyond Limits. Mobile marketers charged with supporting internal transformation as well as external image.