All articles by Michelle Donegan – Page 5
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Products & ServicesTelefónica brings Perplexity tie-up to Spanish customers
First fruits from Telefónica’s investment in and commercial agreement with Perplexity as operator offers premium Pro version for free for a year for all Movistar customers.
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Venturing & InvestmentsTelefónica adds Weecover to stable of insurtech startups
Telefónica bets on embedded insurance with investment in Spain-based startup Weecover, following service launch in Germany.
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MarketingDeutsche Telekom retains title of most valuable telecoms brand
Latest ranking from Brand Finance shows Deutsche Telekom remains the most valuable telecoms brand in the world, while expansive rival e& is the fastest growing.
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Public AffairsMásOrange layoffs mired in legal challenge from unions
Ruling on legality of MásOrange’s redundancy plan delayed to end of next month as unions fight to protect 650 jobs at the recently merged operator.
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M&ACellnex flexes M&A muscle for Spanish tower consolidation
Cellnex has the urge to merge in Spain after flurry of telco M&A has left too many TowerCos chasing too few mobile network operators.
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Network & InfraTowerCos, MNOs co-pilot Franco-German 5G highway project
A consortium of TowerCos and mobile network operators is to build continuous 5G coverage along main motorway linking France and Germany in latest EU-funded project.
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M&AT-Mobile bulks up T-Ads with $600m Vistar buy
T-Mobile US doubles down on growing advertising business with acquisition of digital-out-of-home ad tech specialist Vistar Media for $600m.
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Network & InfraVM O2 to start 3G switch-off in April
Virgin Media O2 (VM O2) said its legacy 3G network will be shutdown by the end of 2025, starting with the city of Durham in April.
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M&A4iG’s Vodafone buy under fire amid political scrutiny of state role
Hungarian opposition Socialist Party accuses Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government of negligent mismanagement of public funds during the acquisition of Vodafone Hungary by 4iG and state-owned holding company Cornivus.
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PeopleSky pinches tech boss from Liberty Global
Aarne Aho takes on Group Chief Technology Officer role at Sky, after long career leading tech and product development at Liberty Global and Virgin Media.
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Network & InfraOrange moves to cash in on decommissioned copper
French operator is reportedly seeking a value assessment of the copper in its legacy network as it works towards switching off the public switched telephone network by 2030.
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Consumer (B2C)Spain’s big three kick off 2025 with bold price hikes despite discount challenge from Digi et al
MásOrange, Telefónica España, and Vodafone Spain ring in the new year with price rises, emboldened by market consolidation, in face of aggressive pricing from challengers.
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Network & InfraAging PSTN blots UK network resilience
As UK policymakers scrutinise infrastructure resilience, equipment failures in the old public switched telephone network (PSTN) have led a recent rise in outages.
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OperationsVivo strikes deal in Brazil’s fixed-line regulatory reform
Telefónica|Vivo has signed an agreement to move from a concession model for fixed telephony services to the new authorisation regime. Read more…
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Network & InfraVantage Towers looks to shared urban infra for new growth opportunities
Electric vehicle charging has sparked potential new services and customers for European TowerCo Vantage Towers, but in-building and shared urban infrastructure remain priorities for growth.
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PeopleTelefónica’s long-time CTIO Enrique Blanco to retire in 2025
Spanish telco rings in 2025 with executive changes to replace Global CTIO Enrique Blanco and Chief Strategy and Development Officer Mark Evans, who are leaving the company.
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B2BVodafone Business aims for 5G private network ‘sweet spot’
Momentum appears to be building for 5G MPNs as large enterprises are moving from proof of concepts to multinational deployments.
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Network & InfraVodafone backs AST SpaceMobile with commercial tie-up
Vodafone put a ring on its relationship with SatCo startup AST SpaceMobile with an exclusive, long-term commercial agreement for offering direct-to-device services.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone to close German IoT biz grandcentrix — report
German OpCo reportedly giving up on the IoT business it acquired five years ago, in apparent cost-cutting effort.
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M&AVodafone heads for Indus Towers exit
Planned sale of Vodafone’s remaining 3% stake in Indus Towers marks end of 17-year infra venture in India and puts troubled operator Vi under the spotlight.