Latest Telco Insight – Page 7
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Financial & PerformanceVi equity conversion requires further Vodafone funding
Local reports indicate that Vodafone and Aditya Birla’s planned investments fall short of government expectations.
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Public Affairs
T-Mobile Poland under fire for misleading free data ads
Consumer watchdog claims ads for free mobile data offer may mislead customers, with action coming despite previous warning.
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Operations
T-Systems dissolves Alpine unit, sets Austria and Switzerland free
Austro–Swiss synergy goals not fully met.
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People
SatCo people moves: Eutelsat installs CFO replacement
Christophe Caudrelier takes up CFO position at Eutelsat.
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Suppliers & SCM
Telefónica chooses Intersec for German emergency warning system
Operator selects French supplier Intersec for Cell Broadcast deployment.
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Corporate
Elsewhere in Group: CriteriaCaixa increases Telefónica stakeholding
CriteriaCaixa increases Telefónica stakeholding
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Network & Infrastructure
Elsewhere in Hispanoamérica: Deployment of private 4G networks on the rise in Hispam
Deployment of private 4G networks on the rise in Hispam
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Products & Services
Elsewhere in Spain: Pay‑TV customers given control over personal data
Telefónica gives pay‑TV customers control over personal data
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Products & Services
Elsewhere in UK: Virgin Mobile mass‑transfer begins
Virgin Mobile mass‑transfer begins
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Network & Infrastructure
Elsewhere in Telefónica Germany: Berlin underground LTE services pushed back again
O2 joins peers in emergency warnings system demo; operators reportedly push back dates for Berlin underground LTE services, again.
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Innovation (R&D)
Elsewhere in Brazil: Anatel-sponsored research highlights underdeveloped open RAN ecosystem
Anatel-sponsored research highlights underdeveloped open RAN ecosystem
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Partnerships & Alliances
Elsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: Telefónica Tech applies digitisation to services for holidaymakers
Seven up for Telefónica as it gains public work on tourism digitisation and applies digitisation to services for holidaymakers.
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Operations
BT preps Local Business agent hand-off
New reseller relationship to be formed in two South-East England counties, with staff transferring out from telco.
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Financial & Performance
YouView 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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Products & Services
Telefónica involved as Spain brings IoT to road crash warnings
Growth services business Telefónica Tech will help produce connected pre-signalling lights to flag breakdowns on the road.
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Network & Infrastructure
Operator trio gains share of UK government voice and data contract
BT, Virgin Media Business, and Vodafone jointly awarded piece of Mobile Voice and Data Services contract.
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Network & Infrastructure
VodafoneZiggo 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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Venturing & Investments
Vivo Ventures grows fintech portfolio with Klubi
Telefónica Brasil’s VC fund invests in car consortium administrator.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telekom swaps phone boxes for 5G small cells
Street furniture upgraded to host Ericsson 5G small-cell kit, improving connectivity at street-level.
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M&A
British investor picks up Ireland’s Towercom
KKR-owned John Laing acquires bundle of assets from Irish Infrastructure Fund.
