Latest Vodafone Insight – Page 90
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M&A
Mzimba: Vodacom remains on lookout for B2B buys
South African group still on hunt for venturing possibilities; aims to become “end-to-end digital transformation partner”.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone Idea to trial drone-based food delivery
VfI joins ClearSky consortium to test BVLOS drone operations with Airmap, Curl Analytics, TechEagle, and Zomato. Indian regulator targets commercialisation of drone flights with 13 POCs from cross-industry consortia.
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People
Vodafone’s Della Valle joins Reckitt Benckiser board
Vodafone’s CFO lines up against former boss Vittorio Colao after starting consumer brand side-hussle.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone pushes ahead with tower IPO
Vodafone has invited pitches for an IPO of its European towers, to be listed by 2021. €10bn–€20bn valuation, with €2bn+ targeted for minority stake.
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Public Affairs
Vodacom: 2019 arrests in Tanzania were “troubling”
Shockwaves have evidently not yet subsided from strikingly severe treatment of executives in April 2019 incident.
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Vodafone Europe people moves: Malta’s Koronellos switches to Greece, Technogym’s Pizzola joins VfIT
Vodafone Europe people moves: Malta’s Koronellos switches to Greece, Technogym’s Pizzola joins VfIT Source: PixartPrinting Andrea Pizzola, Vodafone Italy CompanyExecutiveActivityDetails Italy Andrea Pizzola Appointment Andrea Pizzola was appointed Head of Digital Marketing & Sales at ...
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Vodafone old guard moves include former Director, CEO, and CPO
Blasts from past as Butterworth, Finegold, and Pusey resurface with technology and telecoms board seats.
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Ojiambo leaves Safaricom; Vodacom welcomes Rand Merchant Bank’s Pranen Reddy
People movements at Vodafone’s African businesses.
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Vodafone Idea gets new VP Strategy, Vodafone Towers Europe builds up
Vodafone associates and joint ventures people movements. Vodafone Towers Europe continues to take shape.
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Vodafonewatch roundup — June 2020
Deals and updates from across the Vodafone Group include the latest CNTT release, Vodafone Business partnership with Energy Web, and a coordinated Track and Trace effort from European telcos. Vodafone Idea flagged collaborations with Nokia, Red Hat, and Mavenir. Vodafone Greece launched ToBi; Ireland expanded its relationship with Exclusive ...
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Vodafone perturbed by UK shift on Huawei
Prime Minister turnaround puts Vodafone in financial spin. Group “put all its eggs in a Chinese basket”, says Strand Consult.
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Vodafone Greece deploys Red Hat’s Quarkus to improve boot times
Rejig painted as giving Digital eXperience Layer a speed upgrade.
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VodafoneZiggo readies for 5G auction
Sale gives Dutch joint venture a platform to move beyond limited, DSS-based 5G.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Kenyan waterco taps Safaricom for IoT data stream
Safaricom provided network connectivity for Kenyan utilities provider, monitoring water flow with IoT devices to improve efficiency and management.
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M&A
VodafoneZiggo-Telenet merger has ‘logic’, says Liberty
Vodafone’s co-parent in Netherlands JV notes potential synergy benefits of a Belgian-Dutch cableco combination, but indicates deal would be more complex than it first appears.
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Strategy & Change
O2’s Haas lukewarm over Germany’s rural wirelessco
Operator predictably wary over the potential of planned mobile infrastructure company to disrupt MNOs, despite rural-focused mandate.
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Network & Infrastructure
Safaricom continues to eye Ethiopian expansion
Kenyan operator continues to edge towards its northern neighbour for next expansive step, with Ethiopia opening its markets to two new mobile competitors. Vodafone and associates reaching out to investment groups to back bid.
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Products & Services
Vodacom moves benefits scheme to next phase
Vodacom aims to boost revenue by offering SwitchedONBenefits to businesses, supported by Australian partner Mobecom.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodacom doubles down on smart-site tech
With access network emissions continuing to grow, subsidiary IoT.nxt’s technology being expanded to most of Vodacom’s SA sites. Vodafone interested for other markets.