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PeoplewatchMovistar hires supermarket exec for digital refresh
Telefónica’s home market business seeks to up focus on customer experience improvement.
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PremiumElsewhere in Spain: Tuenti users migrated to O2
Telefónica completes unification of Tuenti and O2; gets industrious with Mytra.
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PremiumElsewhere in Brazil: Vivo handed 4G network coverage expansion opportunity
Vivo given option to swap fine for network investment; joins competitors to provide 4G on Rio’s subway.
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PremiumElsewhere in Germany: operator tracking visitor data at Oktoberfest
Telefónica board goes on tour in Germany, analyses Oktoberfest; provides IoT for vacuum robots.
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PremiumElsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: Asterion sells 40% of Proxiserve
Telefónica boosts Spanish anti‑drone efforts, while partner Asterion waves goodbye to Proxiserve.
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Public AffairsTelefónica España facing ‘sharp rise’ in salaries
Spanish operator’s wage structure reportedly forces it to match inflation.
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OperationsNew-look INWIT board appoints Chairman, General Manager
INWIT Director Oscar Cicchetti gets Chairman gig.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVirgin 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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Partnerships & AlliancesBT backs UKQuantum private–public partnership group
‘Voice of UK industry’ formed and open for new members, with BT among inaugural co-leaders.
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PremiumElsewhere in Hispanoamérica: one million IoT lines connected via Kite platform in Peru
Telefónica goes shopping in Argentina; Movistar Empresas flies Kite in Mexico to reach one million IoT lines.
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PremiumElsewhere in UK: Labour introduces social tariffs obligation
VM O2 launches cost‑of‑living tariffs, but faces scrutiny from shadow government should political turmoil lead to a Labour tenure.
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OperationsBrazil’s Oi demands buyers set aside cash in valuation dispute
Operators seemingly surprised by court order that requires BRL 1.5bn to be placed in holding account while valuation dispute resolved.
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OperationsM-PESA set for Ethiopian expansion
Move finally set to go ahead after significant delays.
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Public AffairsVirgin Media O2 offers pay rise as BT workers take to picket line
Cost of living payments to be provided for VMO2 staff with a base salary of £35,000 or less.
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PremiumVodafone people moves: Group-backed TowerCos install new leadership
Widespread changes at Vodafone TowerCo affiliates Indus and INWIT, while Vantage names department leads.
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Strategy & ChangeDeutsche Telekom “extremely proactive” on blockchain compared with other telcos
Nese Ozler outlines strategy of getting involved in “early phases” of different blockchain ecosystems.
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Public AffairsBT union raises stakes as emergency call handlers join strike
Communication Workers Union feels it had “no option but to up the ante” after BT “refused to negotiate” on pay.
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OperationsMore cutbacks reported at T-Systems’ UK arm
Deutsche Telekom’s UK enterprise IT unit sees headcount dwindle further, to a quarter of where it was five years ago.
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Products & ServicesM-PESA leads growth in real time A2A transactions
Account‑to‑account payments now make up 72% of total transactions in Kenya.
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Products & ServicesGreece’s OTE heads into fintech
Telco’s CEO describes launch of smartphone payments app as “next big step” for business.