Latest Vodafone Insight – Page 15
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M&A
No go for Vodafone Portugal’s Nowo acquisition for now
A setback in the Group’s M&A plans, as local media reports say Portugal’s competition authority has rejected Vodafone’s proposed remedies for its acquisition of rival Nowo Communications.
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: Della Valle kickstarts transformation agenda with deals, restructuring
Latest around Vodafone and its ecosystem, including: Vodafone’s Microsoft megadeal; Safaricom’s newest unicorn-scouting initiative; ‘aggressive’ Auto plans; plus Vantage Towers, EU maneuvers, India, North Africa, and New Year exec changes…
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People
1&1 Versatel’s Trebst makes switch to lead Vodafone-Altice joint venture OXG
Vodafone−Altice JV selects 1&1 Versatel boss Sören Trebst as its CEO, as of 1 April 2024. Find out more…
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People
Adey to lead Vodafone, Accenture shared services venture
_VOIS Group Director Gary Adey set to take the reins at new Commercial Shared Operations unit scheduled to launch in April 2024.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone changes up Partner Market alliances in Asia-Pacific
Group’s contract with Hutchison Telecom in Hong Kong ended in December; South Korean entrant replaces LGU+.
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Premium
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: Vodafone’s van Boxmeer has a word in Draghi’s ear
Vodafone’s van Boxmeer has a word in Draghi’s ear re. European regulatory hurdles.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone signs ‘bold’ Microsoft deal to further AI, cloud, CX, IoT priorities
Wide-ranging collaboration includes $1.5bn Vodafone investment in co-developed solutions; AI adoption at scale; and embrace of Azure ecosystem. Get the full insight…
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone’s Irish FibreCo expands investment plan for Dublin
SIRO allocates €100m of €1bn budget to Dublin full-fibre rollout.
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M&A
BlackRock stomps into the digital infra scene with GIP buy
Mega-deal, if completed, will see world’s largest asset manager take a seat alongside Vodafone in management of wireless infra spinout Vantage Towers.
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Venturing & Investments
Spark: Safaricom freshens venturing model with ecosystem approach
Having achieved mixed results from previous venturing endeavours, Safaricom’s latest startup call aims to provide greater support beyond capital injection.
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Premium
Vodafone Peoplewatch: 2024 sees tech moves, alumni bagging new CxO spots en masse
January 2024 update: more than half-dozen CxO moves in and out of Vodafone; further tech elevations; BT Sourced lures VPC strategy exec… learn more…
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Public Affairs
Rumours linking Safaricom’s M-PESA outage to Kenyan tax agency denied
Kenya Revenue Authority accused of being responsible for M-PESA service disruptions, but labels rumours as “fake news”. Find out more about the allegations and the impact of disruptions…
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Products & Services
Vodafone Turkey aiming to drive IoT revenue with emission reduction tech
With OpCo claiming to have “zeroed” Scope 2 emissions, it is now looking to drive revenue by offering IoT energy efficiency solutions to business customers…
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Products & Services
Vodafone Auto ups telematics focus in pursuit of ESG-led revival
Emphasising plans to create a more dynamic business, Vodafone’s UK connected car unit projects growth over next 24 months with adoption of its ‘green’ Business Fleet telematics proposition.
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Eventwatch
Open RAN insider briefing: Wind River and allies beyond the tipping point
Presented at Fyuz23 in Madrid with key collaborators Intel and Dell, the systems provider’s ORAN and vRAN ‘Tipping Point’ workshop gives operators an insiders’ roadmap. Deployments at Verizon and Vodafone showcased as operational and commercial outriders. Read more…
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Premium
Elsewhere in Africa: Orange pulls away from Ethio Telecom transaction
Orange pulls away from Ethio Telecom transaction.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone’s budget brand faces up to ‘aggressive’ UK competition
Talkmobile sub-brand posts massive increase in users and revenue in latest financials, but Vodafone’s rivals continue to dominate UK value mobile scene.
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Premium
Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: 2Africa subsea cable makes landfall in Gran Canaria
2Africa subsea cable makes landfall in Gran Canaria.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone Turkey targets fibre; wants Türk Telekom breakup
Engin Aksoy calls for BT/Openreach-style model in Turkish market to enable full-fibre investment, competition.