All articles by Richard Agnew – Page 24
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Marketing
Magyar Telekom to drop T-Systems brand
Deutsche Telekom-controlled telco to meld B2B brands and functions to improve go-to-market for “convergent digital business offerings”.
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M&A
Vantage CEO says ‘game still on’ for European mega tower merger
Part-sales of DT’s GD Towers and Vodafone’s Vantage have not blocked the path to a combination between the two TowerCos and/or Orange’s TOTEM, says boss Vivek Badrinath. Cornerstone takeover of interest after Vantage’s co-parents put their stake in play.
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Suppliers & SCM
BT brings game theory-equipped AI to supplier negotiations
Group working with German startup on deal-making strategies and autonomous buying.
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People
Gavin Patterson to leave Salesforce
Application provider says former BT Group CEO will step down from strategy leadership role in early-2023.
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Q3 FY22: Deutsche Telekom sees dollar signs
Broadband momentum maintained in sticky German market.
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Suppliers & SCM
ISS pushes on with DT deal reset despite ‘disagreements’
Outsourcing giant reassures on long-running plan to bring German facilities deal into profitability.
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Financial & Performance
DigitalBridge ‘full of ideas’ in troubled infra deal waters
US investment group says growth opportunities are still out there in tougher climate for infrastructure investors who get “creative” and “work a little harder”.
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B2B
DT siphons off another T-Systems unit to aid turnaround
Srini Gopalan’s Germany segment takes over T-Systems Multimedia Solutions via in-house transaction, furthering dismantling of challenged enterprise IT division.
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Strategy & Change
Deutsche Telekom plays off the T with fresh ‘international’ logo
DTAG preps new visual element for global marketing armoury.
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Telefonica Q3 FY22 guidance: Group hitting its marks, apparently
Sales, income, and capital intensity all within range, despite macro buffeting.
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Telefonica Q3 FY22 headlines: a stable ship in choppy waters
Group seeing underlying growth in most markets.
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Telefonica Q3 FY22 spend: no strategy is entirely immune from tough times
Telefónica stresses Group is well prepped for energy crisis, although no strategy can be entirely immune from tough times.
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Network & Infra
Safaricom targets December for full 5G mobile debut
Snag over iPhone compatibility expected to be unravelled shortly. Late-October debut focused on fixed-wireless only, but consumer mobile plans and private network trials now being prepped. Ongoing affordability questions seem likely to dictate pace of 5G expansion.
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Innovation
Elisa Polystar among fresh batch of Tomorrow Street residents
Five incoming partners flagged for Vodafone–Luxembourg joint innovation play, spanning contact centre, analytics and intelligence, telco software, and development platforms.
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People
DT melds home market and HQ tech ops as German CTO leaves
Group CTO Abdurazak Mudesir to take over German technology responsibility from start of 2023.
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DT Q3 FY22 headlines: DT powers through the gloop
Highlights include turbo-boost in US from strengthened dollar, and German broadband gains over competitors.
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DT Q3 FY22 guidance: ten-figure cash ambition still on
US surge drives third successive quarter of uprated forecasts and affirmation of aim to hit €10bn in free cash flow for first time.
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DT Q3 FY22 spend: fibre build gets into gear
DT justifies confidence on FTTP capacity ramp-up, delivering more homes passed in Q3 than previous two quarters combined.
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Products & Services
Vivo talks up fintech’s potential to boost margin
Chief Executive Christian Gebara highlights the operator is scaling up its lending business in bid to improve user retention and lifetime value.
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Eventwatch
Arch 2022: Wibergh signs off, stresses exit as “non-event”
Outgoing Vodafone CTO uses conference to highlight smooth handover of reins, citing succession planning, reorg, and strategic refresh.