All Partnerships & Alliances articles
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M&AVodafone interest AST SpaceMobile completes merger
LEO satellite venture combines with special purpose acquisition company to fuel expansion, with eyes on going commercial with a helping hand from Vodafone. “ ASTS ” trading on NASDAQ. CEO Avellan unfazed by competition from SpaceX and co.
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M&A
Vodafone’s Icelandic affiliate divests Hey
Sýn sells minority stake in Faroese sister company. Icelandic operator seeking cost efficiencies (in more ways than one). Partner Market relationship remains active in service and tech development.
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Products & Services
DT’s tooz eyes European debut in May
Smart‑glasses startup has been engaged in a German digital health project since September. Product development gathers pace after China launch earlier this year.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica|Vivo opts to join Dotz for further five years
Vivo extends collaboration with long-time customer loyalty partner, with focus on achieving retention boost. Brazilian operator also eyeing stake in Dotz. Amazon and Apple join Vivo in Dotz partner ecosystem.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone Business sharpens focus on SMEs
Vodafone Business unveils 2025 growth plan with pivot to SMEs. Partnerships with likes of Accenture seen as essential for expanding SME services. Group consolidation card played again: services to be created once centrally, and deployed locally in matrix organisation.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica tests Elisa Automate in transport network lab
Latest telco engagement for Elisa in its quirky vendor–operator go-to-market strategy. More acquisitions and partnerships planned to build up software offerings for industrial enterprises and telcos. Deutsche Telekom deal signals momentum.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone boosts takings from Partner Markets allies
Soft-power federation increases contribution to the Group, amid footprint expansion. Relationship formed upon exit from New Zealand appears one significant driver. Africa and Americas gaps cloud Vodafone’s ‘global’ credentials.
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Network & Infrastructure
Germany into treble figures on 5G campus projects
Deutsche Telekom partners BMW and KUKA join list of organisations seeking to test out private nework use-cases. German regulator to publish details of 26GHz applicants from April at the earliest .
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Suppliers & SCM
Telefónica calls on suppliers in clean energy drive
Group keen to intensify focus on green commitments through vendor engagement. ESaaS-based partnership with Vertiv highlighted. Major suppliers enrolled in operator’s emission benchmark scheme, as cutting Scope 3 emissions moves up agenda.
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Innovation (R&D)
hubraum selects startups in search for mixed reality apps
Deutsche Telekom technology accelerator hubraum showcases mixed reality startups as part of its MR Program in partnership with Nreal and Qualcomm. Thirteen startups given a platform at virtual Demo Day . Nreal Light available via Deutsche Telekom.
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Innovation (R&D)
BT shines light on AI in the East
Adastral Park R D facility takes centre stage in inaugural Artificial Intelligence Festival. East of England emerges as UK hub for AI research and innovation. BT asserts AI thought leadership and is UK’s top AI patent filer. Group’s use of AI aligns with telco peers, but ...
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Suppliers & SCM
Deutsche Telekom tackles China connection with Aryaka
Group investment A ryaka is now a third‑party supplier within T‑Systems’ portfolio of Smart SD‑WAN offerings. Rehoused Deutsche Telekom Global Business Solutions division eyeing growth in enterprise comms use‑cases for clients operating in China.
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Partnerships & Alliances
SEAT and Telefónica ramp‑up Spanish e‑vehicle charge
Operator’s involvement in carmaker’s “ flagship ”, vertically-integrated EV plan confirmed. Group to enable Industry 4.0 applications in Barcelona-based smart factory. SEAT parent calls for more EU action to enable EV market expansion.
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Consumer (B2C)
BT going it alone with Shared Rural Network plans
O2, Three, and Vodafone reach agreement to construct more than 220 new 4G masts by 2024, taking partial ‘not‑spot’ coverage to 84% of UK landmass. Sites will cover areas BT/EE already reach, with “ historic investment ” seemingly respected, per Allera’s request. Frozen out of initial announcement, ...
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Partnerships & Alliances
Virgin Media’s foray into 5G signals end of BT era
All Virgin Media subscribers expected to leave BT network by early‑2022. BT highlights “ healthy pipeline ” of new MVNO business opportunities.
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Partnerships & Alliances
VodafoneZiggo consults virtual twin on fibre rollout strategy
Post-trial, Dutch operator partners with Tata Consultancy Services on AI-based network planning — and perhaps other functions too.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vantage Towers on alert as Drillisch appears on 5G radar
National roaming deal between Drillisch and Telefónica Deutschland paves way for 5G rollout by Germany’s would‑be fourth MNO. Vodafone’s TowerCo spinout vies with Deutsche Funkturm and Telxius for Drillisch business. Ericsson sales veteran Peter Zehetner joins Vantage Towers as Managing Director in Germany.
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Network & Infrastructure
FiBrasil: Vivo taps Canada’s CDPQ for fibre spin‑out
Brazilian OB Telefónica|Vivo signs a 50:50 deal with Quebec‑based investor to launch FiBrasil. Wholesale fibre provider will expand Vivo’s geographic reach, while the OB focuses on upgrading its existing fixed‑network footprint. Telefónica Hispam continues exposure‑, debt‑reduction strategy.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT taps OneWeb for rural coverage leg up
Talks confirmed, but nothing advanced . Back from brink, state-backed OneWeb offers BT space-based alternative to cable . 0.6% of UK households still without “ decent ” broadband connectivity, according to Ofcom .
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT activates go-to-market accelerator
Scheme provides immediate growth opportunities to participating scale‑ups. Operator supports UK‑wide sustainability push via provision of smart energy services. Possible application of green‑tech in healthcare sector being explored.
