Latest Strategy News – Page 84
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Systems Solutions: T-Sys partners BVL and GS1
T-Systems launches logistics tie-up in Germany and R&D agreement in Barcelona.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: TDE ties with Trumpf
Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: TDE ties with Trumpf Source: Mathias Konrath / Unsplash Nick Read, Chief Executive (CEO) at Vodafone — taking a leaf, perhaps, out of the Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Telefónica full-fibre playbook — said he is open to joint ventures and other off-balance ...
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: NatCos flaunt partnership pipeline
NatCos flaunt their digital project and partnership pipeline across business collaboration, health, and smart-cities.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: Nemat hits double figures
Nemat into double figures at DT; DT boosts network with Cisco routers implementation.
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Premium
DT sets course for multi-CDN architecture
Bandeira senses “pieces are coming together” for implementation in 2022. Less optimistic about network readiness to deliver AR/VR apps and gaming, putting them in the “long-term horizon” of five years.
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M&A
KKR launches Telecom Italia buyout attempt
Offer believed to be worth at least €32bn. Operator shares soar 30% as the news emerges.
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Premium
Telefónica Q3 FY21 Headlines: recovery gathers steam but jitters persist
Group describes results as “significant step towards economic and social recovery”. OBs put in a solid quarter, with Vivo and Telefónica Deutschland reporting gathering commercial momentum. First quarter for refashioned UK business. Telefónica Tech’s expansion still being significantly driven by M&A, obscuring ‘organic’ progress. Centralisation of Hispam progressing, and ...
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Strategy & Change
Höttges wants to ride black swans in Poland
Deutsche Telekom CEO urges T-Mobile Poland to be “agile and resilient” to black swan events. Warns of increasing unpredictability across all DT markets.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Hispanoamérica: Chilean rivals team up
Rivals team up in Chile; Telefónica Mexico builds out its third-party coverage.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in the UK: Ofcom looking at scam calls
Ofcom and operators team on scam calls, within limits; VM O2 IPTV launch draws nearer.
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Strategy & Change
Spain’s ‘big three’ agitate for consolidation
Top execs at Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone indicate ‘enough is enough’ in Spain’s hyper-competitive market. Telefónica Group COO says Spanish incumbent can play “facilitator role” for consolidation in a market that is “not sustainable”. Vodafone CEO’s patience running out on low returns from southern Europe; looking to “actively engage” ...
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Products & Services
Movistar set for home insurance launch
Move continues Spanish operator’s consolidation in insurance sector.
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Financial & Performance
Openreach accelerates provisioning to leave rivals in starting blocks
CEO Clive Selley on fibre build: phase one is “done”; now onto “selling and populating” stage. Bullish Business Briefing shows Openreach determined to establish its ‘fibre franchise’ as a marketplace while rivals strive for scale. Build process moving towards cruise control with Openreach cornering the market in skills.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Spain: Spain looking to grow O2 budget play
O2 brand to appear in Movistar shop window as part of ongoing retail revamp; Telefónica Empresas takes on digitisation challenge in rural banks.
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M&A
T-Systems sale speculation resurfaces
Reports in German media indicate DT could pare back ownership of — and exposure to — its long-challenged enterprise IT business. Suggestions point to a possible three-way deal in 2022.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone seeks experts for skills hubs in Dresden and Málaga
Recruitment process currently looks more active in Málaga than Dresden.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Germany: O2 Germany launches Easy IoT
Outsourced payroll automation on the move; O2 showcases real-world 5G developments.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone CEO open to fibre JVs in Germany
Read exploring off-balance sheet financing and infrastructure partnerships to meet FTTP demand. Retains the love for HFC, however; believes network upgrades across cable footprint will meet consumers’ broadband requirements for some time yet. Della Valle pointedly notes that mid-term capex fixed guidance does not include FTTP buildouts.
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Strategy & Change
DT retains “strategic partnership” with Hungary
DT CEO Höttges meets with Hungarian PM. Operator’s local unit Magyar Telekom accelerates developments in the country.
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Strategy & Change
Telefónica progresses centralisation of Hispam
Milagros Montenegro takes on what appears to be a new purchasing role at the Hispam unit. More growth is reported for Q3, but it’s still early days for Hispam.