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Financial & PerformanceVantage Towers: German growth engine sputters on unresolved 1&1, Vodafone disputes
Germany has further cemented its position as Vantage Towers’ leading growth contributor, but is also becoming its biggest source of risk. Amidst existential challenges in other markets, disputes involving both 1&1 and anchor tenant Vodafone Deutschland threaten to cloud otherwise strong operational performance.
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B2BVodafoneThree adds Tech Mahindra to growing ‘specialist partner’ ecosystem
Vodafone signs co-innovation and collaborative go-to-market deal with Indian conglomerate weeks after comparable TCS deal as it deepens its partner pool, chases UK B2B revival.
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Partnerships & AlliancesSES taps newly-merged Elveo Mobile to strengthen multi-orbit play
SES ties with satco created from merger of Lynk Global and Omnispace, seeking to strengthen LEO offerings while reinforcing multi-orbit strategy. Elveo Mobile CEO Ramu Potarazu says tie-up will help to accelerate time-to-market as the newly created provider seeks to expand constellation…
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Suppliers & SCMBT serene, Vodafone slumps as UK public spending on telecoms slides
BT remains the dominant supplier to the UK public sector telecoms market, but Tussell research suggests traditional telecoms services are becoming a shrinking component of government technology spending as buyers increasingly prioritise newer digital capabilities.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone deepens Telenor ties, becomes international voice gateway
In-depth: Vodafone deepens strategic Nordic relationship to take in international voice, building on Procure & Connect alliance, exploiting UK Group’s scale, and supporting Telenor’s strategic pivot to home region ‘optimise’ and ‘focus’.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone Business taps TCS to aid UK revival
Operator ties with Tata Consultancy Services to jointly develop solutions to help B2B clients improve customer experience, with AI, automation, cybersecurity, and others in the mix. Agreement marks latest step in Vodafone Business’ partner-led expansion of enterprise portfolio…
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Financial & PerformanceCash flow on the up at Telefónica’s home security venture
Operator’s six-year-old joint venture with Prosegur boosts recurring cash flow by nearly a third, having move to a new strategic phase focused on user value over volume.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone Spain said to expand American Tower deal in move to oust Vantage
Operator reportedly follows up extended Cellnex tie-up with a three-fold increase in number of accessible sites from American Tower. Deal said to form part of wider plan to replace main wireless infra provider Vantage.
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Network & InfraOrange to unleash data centre value through €3bn JV
Group plans to bring five existing data centres into 50:50 joint venture with infra investor Morrison.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone extends Satellite Connect Europe ties into Portugal
Vodafone Portugal to offer direct-to-device connectivity through Satellite Connect Europe tie-up. Deal adds another Vodafone Group market to SatCo’s coverage plans, although launch troubles at AST SpaceMobile have pushed back commercial go-live…
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone joins UK rivals to create sovereign AI model
Vodafone becomes third telco to partner Cosine on development of alternative, sovereign AI model for software development in mission-critical use-cases. Tie-up sees Vodafone join telco peers BT and Telefónica Tech UK&I in backing UK’s purported “first fully sovereign frontier AI model”…
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Partnerships & AlliancesNew Spanish resilience regs said to prompt expanded Telefónica-Cellnex tie-up
Operator reportedly extends Cellnex energy backup partnership to cover up to 1,000 additional sites. Deal comes as Spanish telcos face more stringent redundancy requirements from the government, following last year’s major electricity grid outage…
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TechnologyMásOrange brings Cyan cyber products to three more brands
Spanish operator expands cybersecurity deal with German specialist, extending protection services to three more brands as demand for telco-delivered security services continues to rise.
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Products & ServicesUK fibre: TiVo’s Freely momentum unlocks altnet multiplay
Interview: As customer retention becomes paramount, UK fibre service providers are re-evaluating the strategic value of multiplay. Several altnets are at contract stage with streaming TV platform provider TiVo as sell-out success of the Freely-enabled Aero puck helps make the case for convergence…
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InnovationRegulation drives innovation as Vodafone ‘cherry picks’ AI tools at pace
Vodafone’s Andy Linham says early regulation-driven security and compliance investment is paying dividends as the Group leans on an AI R&D framework to accelerate deployments, including the ‘least sexy, most impactful’ deployment so far…
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M&AMásOrange denies Vodafone Spain RANco project amidst reports of further talks
MásOrange says there is “currently no active project” to form a RANco with Vodafone Spain, despite reports of fresh talks emerging. Pair said to be targeting synergies and seeking to monetise more infra assets, but questions remain around potential impact on rumoured Telefónica takeover of Vodafone Spain assets…
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AnalysisReality check: assessing telco claims of Europe’s High-Risk Supplier crackdown cost — Strand Consult
Guest analysis: with 30% EU exposure remaining, concentrated on 5G RAN, specific countries and three big telcos, John Strand considers media and industry warnings of HRS rip-and-replace costs overstated, evidencing Denmark, the UK and other European markets as showing transition can be managed without derailing 5G rollout. In an age of national security, he also deems it essential for securing future mission-critical contracts.
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Network & InfraDT keeps lead role in EU quantum networks build
Group appointed coordinator-in-chief of Europe’s PETRUS2 scheme, with goal of aligning business and government on quantum networks rollout. New project comes as EU kicks off “next steps” in wider EuroQCI initiative…
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Partnerships & AlliancesBezos trumps Musk on home turf as Amazon Leo signs South African satellite deal
Amazon Leo has secured a breakthrough route into South Africa, partnering with Vodacom-linked Herotel to launch satellite broadband services while rival Starlink remains constrained by local licensing requirements.
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Financial & PerformanceSpanish upstart Digi goes public, nets €150m for expansion
Low-price disruptor Digi Spain bolsters its challenge to rivals Telefónica, MásOrange, and Vodafone Spain with an over-subscribed stock market float.