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Public AffairsGerman operators soften 5G cash blow with mobile pact
Operators secure improved payment terms for 5G frequencies. Added 4G and 5G rollout commitments made in return.
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Strategy & ChangeTelekom Deutschland’s 5G service stalled by spectrum logjam
Initial false 5G dawn down to 3.6GHz delay. Höttges open to expanded tower sharing with other German operators.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom has “all hands on deck” after broadband slowdown
Anti-churn focus dialled up as competitive performance dips. TDE seeing next-gen service success and still on to meet targets. No hard evidence of mooted spend rowback.
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PremiumT-Labs set to launch the Xride programme
Telekom Innovation Laboratories (T-Labs) flagged it had scheduled an event in Bonn to launch the Xride programme.
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PremiumVodafone Idea remains leery of 5G reserve prices
OpCo considers pulling out of upcoming 5G auction. 3.5GHz reserve prices a major stumbling block.
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PremiumSIRO gets €200m funding boost
FTTH JV counts on extra funding to meet 450,000 homes-passed target.
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PremiumVodafone Group in talks on wholesale 2G/3G switch
Vodafone’s new thinking on network assets leads to consideration of cross-operator 2G/3G meld.
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PremiumVodafone Germany testing Cellular Vehicle to Everything technology
Vodafone flagged tests of Cellular Vehicle to Everything technology as part of a two-year project in Düsseldorf.
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PremiumVodafone Germany goes large on 5G coverage
Different data caps, not speed-tiering, guide 5G pricing. 700MHz airwaves now available to support network rollout. Live 5G roaming in 55 European cities and towns.
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PremiumVodafoneZiggo establishes its first Dutch live 5G connection
VodafoneZiggo flagged the establishment of its first live 5G connection in the Netherlands.
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PremiumVodafoneZiggo implementing international handover system
VodafoneZiggo is implementing a handover system to reduce number of dropped calls along the Dutch-German border.
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PremiumVodafone Ghana partnership providing rural areas with mobile data connectivity
GSMA, VfGh and GIFEC in partnership to support deployment of mobile data connectivity.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone Group joins LTE patent pool
Vodafone joined an LTE patent pool , which develops and manages licensing programmes on behalf of intellectual property holders.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone Group targets Deutsche Telekom for tower tie-up
Focus turns to Germany as last of Europe Region ‘big four’ to meet Group push for tower overhaul. German arch-rival yet to be convinced to raise the drawbridge. Cornerstone-style Telefónica Deutschland relationship a possible plan-b. Equivalent plans move forward in Italy and UK.
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Public AffairsVodafone Group’s lunar 4G project loses thrust
Snag with partner PTScientists’ finances.
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Public AffairsVodafone Group working with Mencap to improve IoT accessibility
Vodafone is working closely with learning disability charity Mencap, to make IoT-enabled technology more accessible.
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Public AffairsVodafone Group facing lawsuit over patent contention
Vodafone is facing a lawsuit at the High Court in London over a long-running 4G patent claim made by Munich-based IPCom.
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Products & ServicesSouth Africa becomes ninth V by Vodafone territory
Internet of Things push expands to consumer space.
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PremiumVodacom Tanzania and Optiva to expand partnership
VdT and Optiva to expand partnership, allowing the OpCo to launch new services faster.
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Strategy & ChangeTMPL completes two-year convergence reboot
Polish NatCo’s transformation moves forward with long-awaited fibre bundles. NatCo still has point to prove, to rise into Group’s Converged Leader category.