Latest Strategy News – Page 49
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PremiumSpain relegated in latest Vodafone reorg
Troubled Spanish business loses direct CEO report and downshifts into Group’s Europe Cluster.
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PremiumUK spaceports still aiming high after Virgin Orbit failure
SaxaVord Spaceport plots UK’s first vertical launch from the Shetland Islands.
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PremiumT-Mobile Poland rules out tower spinoff, plots earlier 3G sunset
TMPL has no plans to spin out towers or build a fibre network.
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PremiumVodafone calls in head-hunters for Read replacement
The Egon Zehnder agency, which features a well-established telco and tech practice, is set to take the hunt for a new CEO beyond internal candidates.
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PremiumSafaricom to replace Chairman after brief tenure
John Ngumi exits Safaricom boardroom just five months after stepping up.
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PremiumT-Systems dissolves Alpine unit, sets Austria and Switzerland free
Austro–Swiss synergy goals not fully met.
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PremiumYouView losses mount as JV ups product spend
BT-backed TV platform joint venture flags another uptick in R&D investment in bid to compete with streaming giants. Key shareholder funders BT and TalkTalk up lending to more than £100m.
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PremiumVodafoneZiggo responds to energy crisis with '100+' savings initiatives
VodafoneZiggo benefits from day and night deployment of ‘smart’ network monitoring kit to match power with demand.
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PremiumOrange finance chief Fernandez exits
Ramon Fernandez, CEO for Finance, Performance & Development, will leave in 2023 after finalising Group’s strategic plan.
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Products & ServicesBT to launch national LPWA network as IoT rises up priority list
BT Enterprise’s Division X sees IoT services over LPWA network technology as a powerful way to expand commercial relationships and leverage existing BT assets.
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OperationsVodafone digs deep to ensure business resiliency
Vodafone mobilises workforce to tackle series of ‘overlapping crises’.
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Strategy & ChangeBas Burger to lead BT’s combined enterprise division
Current Global CEO takes BT Business top-spot as Enterprise opposite Rob Shuter steps away from the Group.
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PeopleWeidenmüller takes the reins at T-Systems International
Exec moves up and across from role as COO, Private Customer Sales with Telekom Deutschland to take up new position at T-Systems.
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Strategy & ChangeUK altnet Giganet plots wholesale play to counter Openreach threat
After acquiring ISP Cuckoo, the altnet’s next move is opening its network. Wholesale is necessary to compete with Openreach and “just makes business sense”, says CEO Jarlath Finnegan.
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InterviewCityFibre gets IT in shape to keep pace with fibre build
Chief Digital and Information Officer Vicky Higgin sets course for growth.
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OperationsNetwork Rail turns to mobile network data in bid to reduce crowding
UK rail infra operator contracts BT to analyse passenger volume and footfall in trains and stations.
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Public AffairsSpain ‘to extend’ Telefónica shield as macro headwinds build
Reports suggest the ‘anti-takeover’ shield could be extended to end-2023.
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Partnerships & Alliances_VOIS backs Egypt’s ambition to be outsourcing hub
Vodafone’s shared services unit signs five-year cooperation agreement with Egyptian agency to provide “joint incentive programmes” for job creation.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica ‘appeals to hyperscalers’ for support on network API push
Operator reportedly in negotiations with Amazon, Google, and Microsoft to support API marketing.