More on EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 5
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Network & Infrastructure
Orange 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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Network & Infrastructure
Orange pencils in Slovakia for next 5G standalone launch
Orange Slovakia is said to be next in line for 5G SA after Belgium, France, and Spain.
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M&A
Vi and Airtel sell out of troubled Wi-Fi joint venture
Indian operator duo sell 100% of Firefly Networks, bringing in around INR 45m each. Move comes as latest split between Vodafone and Airtel following Indus Towers stake sale. Read more…
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Strategy & Change
Vi to leverage lessons as 5G spectator as it plots March launch
5G launch on track for go-live by the end of March, with CEO Akshaya Moondra apparently plotting aggressive pricing strategy to catch up with rivals.
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Public Affairs
Ball in German authorities’ court after 5G defeat
Germany’s BNetzA reported still to be mulling over its response to service providers’ remarkable court victory over 2019 auction terms.
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Network & Infrastructure
MásOrange and Vodafone Spain confirm deal to create ‘Europe’s largest FibreCo’
Rework of consolidated Spanish telco market continues, seeing MásOrange and Vodafone Spain follow up their 2024 M&A deals by combining fibre assets.
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People
Balkans boss Katia Stathaki exits Vodafone
Former Vodafone Albania and Vodafone Business Greece CEO Katia Stathaki moves on to “next chapter of my work life”.
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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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M&A
Swisscom completes Vodafone Italy takeover, begins integration
Vodafone Italy transfers to Swisscom ownership ahead of schedule, with Fastweb integration initiated.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica and Millicom push net-share on-button in Colombia
Groups’ local operating businesses cite coverage and capacity benefits as they turn on unified 3G and 4G grid.
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Strategy & Change
Global Fabric: BT’s ‘biggest bet’ will be ticket to ride AI wave
BT Business CTO Colin Bannon has positioned NaaS proposition Global Fabric as the Group’s route to benefiting from an incoming wave of AI RoI.
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Strategy & Change
Liberty gives European B2B services business a new name and mission
Shared services arm rebadged and given mandate to seek expansion in areas such as energy, fintech, and insurance.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vi gains spectrum payment reprieve, hints at more network spend in response
India’s Department of Telecommunications waives deferred spectrum obligations, freeing Vi of up to INR 248bn burden.
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Products & Services
Carved-out Vodafone IoT gets down to ‘hyperscaling’ business
Vodafone IoT product and marketing lead Marc Sauter relays ‘hyperscaled’ IoT aspirations as business settles as a Group spin-out…
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Strategy & Change
2024 vendor review: Telcos start feeling benefits of TechCo pivot
2024 may be the year telcos truly started to become TechCos, with GenAI, open RAN and cloud-native platforms reshaping CX, NetOpps and the industry landscape. Dive into how operators are overcoming transformation challenges, collaborating with vendors, and unlocking new revenue opportunities in this game-changing year. Available to all registered users…
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Products & Services
BT targeting healthcare with collaborative approach
BT registering new hy healthtech trademark, as Etc. incubator develops niche with partners.
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M&A
Vodafone’s European retrench continues: Italian retreat gets final regulatory nods
Authorities rubber-stamp Swisscom’s acquisition of Vodafone Italy, pushing Margherita Della Valle’s ‘right-sized’ vision closer. By mid-2025, with €36bn+ bagged over 12 months, what’s in store for the far from insignificant remnants of rump Europe, developing market, digital infra, jazzed-up central function, and other assets and stakes? Read more…
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M&A
BT advances asset-light strategy with Irish data centre sale
Equinix agrees to acquire BT Ireland’s data centre business following rumours of a wider Irish divestment; Group CEO Allison Kirkby ramps up her ‘get lean’ agenda beyond UK connectivity…
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Public Affairs
BT beats landmark class action case, cleared of unfair pricing
Competition Appeal Tribunal dismisses first-of-its-kind collective class action against BT, having found it to be charging ‘excessive’, but not ‘unfair’, prices.
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People
Telefónica Peoplewatch: Bluevía names fresh CEO to manage strategy transition
Recent strategic and senior leadership changes at Telefónica include Group CTIO Enrique Blanco and strategy lead Mark Evans preparing to step down from Executive Committee in early-2025; and Spain fibre JV Bluevía appointing new CEO…