All articles by Richard Agnew – Page 3
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PeoplewatchTelefónica Peoplewatch: new era dawns at O2; Innovation Digital goes ‘cutting edge’
The latest strategic and senior changes at Telefónica, including news that long-serving Germany chief Markus Haas is stepping down after nearly a decade in the job, and just months after signing a new deal…
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PeoplewatchAlpen Glasfaser’s bureaucracy navigator departs
Magenta Telekom and Meridiam’s Austrian fibre joint venture changes management team structure after exec brought in to build pipeline with municipalities steps down.
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: Murtra wants a New Deal on new deals
The latest news and developments from around Telefónica, as Executive Chair Marc Murtra reiterates call for European authorities to free telcos to merge, and gain scale against global rivals. Unions, meanwhile, begin to take an interest in what the operator’s coming strategy refresh could mean for its workforce in Spain. Read more…
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Briefing: DT cuts loose on Europe regs, goes B2B shopping
Deutsche Telekom strengthens its Europe division by finally jettisoning poorly performing and positioned outlier Telekom Romania Mobile. But regional execs want even more gains from the regional market, reiterating calls for a philosophical rethink on how regulations are designed and implemented, and a ‘liberation’ of telcos from outdated ex ante restrictions. Read more…
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M&ADT goes converged-only in Europe after OTE Romania exit wrapped up
OTE’s departure from Romania is officially complete, following recent regulatory green lights and formalisation of deals with buyers Digi and Vodafone. Group is now nearly exclusively focused on its home market after a near-15-year regional rollback. Parent DT has also now reached full fixed-mobile nirvana in Europe.
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PeoplewatchDT picks out Poland tech chief to fill key German CTO vacancy
T-Mobile Poland’s Alexander Jenbar selected to take on pivotal home-market technology job at DT, overseeing mega-initiatives around AI, 5G, and fibre.
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Venturing & InvestmentsDT adds security and AI scaleups to investment stable
Group’s investment arm T.Capital buys into Mondoo and Nscale, creating strategic tie-in for B2B arms Telekom Security and T-Systems.
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Strategy & ChangeUnions want input into Telefónica’s strategic reorg
Employee representatives are said to be seeking information on the likely impact of Telefónica’s upcoming strategic review on its workforce, and pushing for the new plan to include a tech-focused refresh of HR practices.
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PeoplewatchEx-Vantage chief to lead MásOrange-Vodafone Spain fibre JV: report
Operators said to be putting pieces in place for formal debut of new fibre joint venture Surf, with appointment of CEO.
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch Analyst Briefing: strategy refresh date set
The latest news and developments at Telefónica as a second strategy update in two years is put in the Group’s schedule for early-November. Read more…
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Financial & PerformanceDT resets on cost and consumers, after German jolt
Q2 FY25: Enlarged, US-driven telco titan remains on track for near- and mid-term goals. But with DT experiencing a slowdown in competition-hit home market, and with macro worries pervading, execs indicate they may now push harder on cost reduction and AI-led transformation.
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PeoplewatchMagenta Telekom boss freshens team with new finance, HR chiefs
Austrian operator’s recently-appointed chief exec Thomas Kicker draws on parent Deutsche Telekom’s talent pool to fill CFO and CHRO vacancies.
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Financial & PerformanceHeadlines: DT keeps poise despite German stumble
Q2 FY25: Group remains on track for key annual and mid-term targets despite drop in form in home market.
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Financial & PerformanceGuidance: DT jolted, but still in the comfort zone
Squall in Germany insufficient to blow DT supertanker off course, especially with T-Mobile US continuing to perform strongly and expand through M&A.
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Financial & PerformanceSpend: DT's Höttges previews ‘audacious’ new AI goals
Q2 FY25: Group Chief Executive indicates fresh, high-level talks are taking place within DT on an ambitious revamp of AI savings targets. How far to raise the bar remains an open question among top execs, though.
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Briefing: marginal gains
The T-Mobile CEO succession plan is confirmed; DT’s management again backs AI to squeeze more out of its business, operationally and commercially; Group makes progress on tidying around the edges of its business, with a Romanian exit now secured and the minority BT Group stake regaining some value. Read more…
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PeoplewatchSrini Gopalan to take T-Mobile CEO job in November
As widely anticipated, T-Mobile’s recently installed Chief Operating Officer Srini Gopalan is to assume the operator’s reins after CEO Mike Sievert opts to step down early.
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M&ATelefónica’s Hispam roll-back continues
Spanish group has now firmed deals to offload more than half of its regional business in Hispanoamérica, after gaining a nod from competition regulators for exits from Ecuador and Uruguay. Four further operations remain on Telefónica’s to-sell list as it re-directs resource and attention towards Brazil and Europe.
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PeoplewatchDeutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: spotlight on sovereignty, Mittelstand marketing, and fibre up-sell
The latest strategic and senior changes at Deutsche Telekom see the Group seeking to strengthen its status as all-pervading IT and comms player in Germany, arrowing in on data sovereignty and digitisation of the Mittelstand in the B2B space, and changing up its residential segment leadership in a bid to regain momentum on broadband.
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PeoplewatchAmerican Tower’s international chief steps down
Boss of US infra giant’s vast overseas tower estate is to leave role at end of 2025, following eight busy and transformative years of expansion, deal-making, and modernisation. Updates on succession to be announced in “due course”, says spokesperson.