All Liberty Global articles – Page 8
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Partnerships & Alliances
Virgin Media O2 partners FleetCor on move to EVs
Drivers to receive direct reimbursement for both on-the-go and home charging.
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Network & Infra
Liberty Global plots DOCSIS 4.0 strategy amid ecosystem concerns
Group CTO outlines benefits of new HFC technology despite current small ecosystem.
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Premium
VM O2 fibre wholesale talks “not easy”, says Schüler
CEO Lutz Schüler in “balancing act” with prospective wholesale customers.
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Strategy & Change
Cautious Virgin Media O2 seeks ‘balance’ in fibre wholesale talks
CEO Lutz Schüler in talks with prospective wholesale customers.
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Network & Infra
Telefonica, Liberty unveil fibre JV with InfraVia Capital
Virgin Media O2 owners agree new 50:50 JV with investment firm to fund greenfield FTTP rollout.
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Network & Infra
DT picks Brookfield and DigitalBridge as EU tower allies
Group agrees sale of 51% stake in Austrian and German towers business.
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Operations
Bracken cools VM O2 ServCo prospects, but fibre JV on track
Liberty CFO Charlie Bracken talks up management benefits of separating infrastructure from service, but imminent hard split not on the cards.
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Telefónica people moves: German fibre JV swaps CTIO
Unsere Grüne Glasfaser brings de Santos in for Vílchez, whose ‘development’ work has come to a close.
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Strategy & Change
Liberty exec predicts ‘end of an era’ for altnet funding
Chief Development Officer Andrea Salvato warns altnets of rocky macro period, set to shake up challenger funding.
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People
Liberty snags Vodafone’s Suceveanu to lead converged tech
Madalina Suceveanu leaves Vodafone after eight years.
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Liberty refreshes catch-up TV features
In ‘super aggregator’ era, broadcast TV is “still very relevant”.
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Financial & Performance
VodafoneZiggo ‘prioritises customer experience’, reports “solid” Q1
Preliminary Q1 FY22 results show 37,000 mobile contract additions, taking VfZ beyond five million SIMs. Suffers inevitable impact of losing F1 rights in 2021, though damage appears contained. VodafoneZiggo pledges to supply all customers with 1Gbps connection by the end of the year.
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People
Fries outstrips Read on earnings front
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries took home $62m in FY21, putting him ahead of peers at fellow large telcos including Vodafone’s Nick Read.
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Network & Infra
Liberty CTO sees VM O2 fibre cost advantage
Rodriguez bullish on a cost-effective transition to fibre in the UK market, confounding the consensus view. However, other Liberty ventures may see a longer and more costly migration. Liberty embracing an all-IP environment as a chance to make the most of network capacity while delivering bundled offerings. Perils of ...
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: Recycling on the agenda
Recycling and green initiatives in Croatia and Poland.
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Premium
Telefónica FY21: ‘Core Four’ keep playing to strengths
Telefónica|Vivo making headway on digital services and premium propositions. O2 Germany reaping success of investment in network upgrade. Telefónica España defending high-value customers, but wants a TV market rethink. VM O2 focused on fibre to deliver a convergence challenge.
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Venturing & Investments
DT invests in Helium’s distributed network
Telekom Innovation Pool joins $200m funding round in decentralised IoT network operator. Crypto token incentive model sees growth in recent years. Liberty Global among fellow participants.
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Network & Infra
Liberty Global’s Fries hints at UK fibre consolidation
CEO outlines plan to create a separate ‘light NatCo’ for new fibre JV. Liberty Global and Vodafone at inflection point over VodafoneZiggo. Despite fibre plans, Fries says HFC technology will be around for a long time yet.
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Public Affairs
VodafoneZiggo suspends employee over transgressive behaviour
Dutch JV “shocked” by revelations. Investigation launched amid multiple reports of unacceptable behaviour.
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Network & Infra
VM O2 seeks partners for £1bn fibre rollout
Telefónica and Liberty Global said to be contacting investors soon. Move would underpin aim to turn JV into “national fixed–mobile champion” to rival BT. Reports say VM O2 wants to bring fibre to seven million extra homes.