Spain – Page 18
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M&A
Digi signals interest in Orange–MÁSMÓVIL merger remedies
Digi CEO sees potential merger as transformative moment for the Spanish market.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica renews pay-TV satellite deal with SES
Telefónica to use SES’s Astra satellites for TV broadcasting until at least 2030.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica widens satellite horizons with Starlink
Operator charts expansion of Starlink services to cover six markets by the end of 2023.
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Telefónica people moves: new CFO in for Tech UK&I
Tech shuffles responsibilities of top management in major reorg, and appoints Jamie Wark as new finance chief for UK&I. Meanwhile, new Programme Delivery Directors for the southern UK and nexfibre JV recruited.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica agitates again for fibre consolidation with Vodafone Spain
Spanish giant formally proposes to Vodafone’s troubled subsidiary to shut down its HFC network and migrate customers into its own FTTP network.
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Financial & Performance
Q2 FY23: Telefónica to navigate via ‘GPS’ in next strategic cycle
Growth, profitability, and sustainability are key focus areas as Group preps vision for cash flow growth in the period to FY26. Learn more about the upcoming strategy update being concocted with McKinsay that was outlined with the Q2 results…
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone adds Spain to AWS-powered edge compute line-up
Andalusian businesses able to access Wavelength-powered MEC services after latest OpCo launch. Builds on other pathfinder deployments, extends local platform and XR ambitions…
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Financial & Performance
Telefónica Q2 FY23 Headlines: Group holds steady
Group maintains solid growth across its operating businesses.
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Strategy & Change
Orange seeks recipe for success in France after Spanish turnaround
New Orange France CEO cooking up a strong plan for la rentrée. Christel Heydemann remains confident of Spanish merger success.
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Financial & Performance
Q1 FY23–24: Vodafone Spain rolls back retail presence as review continues
Della Valle confirms that 15% of OpCo’s retail stores have been closed as Vodafone gradually shifts distribution to “more digital channels”.
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Venturing & Investments
Cellnex nabs fresh funding for pan-European 5G rollout
Cellnex signs new contract with European Investment Bank to speed up 5G rollout in five European nations.
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Financial & Performance
Q1 FY23–24: Vodafone’s turnaround trudges on as Della Valle heralds ‘first steps’
CEO Margherita Della Valle claims early efforts are starting to bear fruit as the Group posts revenue growth.
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Innovation (R&D)
Vodafone 5G Lab becomes nerve centre for metaverse innovation
Vodafone Spain lab selected as “nucleus” for operator’s metaverse R&D.
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M&A
Telefónica puts Nabiax stake 'up for sale'
Report from Reuters indicates Asterion has appointed banks to explore divestment of Nabiax, potentially including Telefónica’s remaining 20% stake. Speculation closely follows sale of Nabiax’s Americas portfolio, marking a shift of focus onto Spanish market.
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Vodafone Q1 FY23-24 Headlines: Europe battles on despite stumbles at the top
European markets battle on but Germany, Italy, and Spain still faltering.
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Telefónica Tech bolsters security offers with F5 and IBM
Partnerships expand cybersecurity capabilities in Spain and UK.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Associates and JVs: INWIT gives Milan underground connectivity
INWIT gives Milan underground connectivity boost.
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Operations
Vodafone extends energy mix transformation with Iberdrola deals
Power purchase agreements signed in Portugal and Spain, adding to German equivalent.
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Network & Infrastructure
Asterion builds FibreCo challenger to Telefónica in Spain
Olin Group’s portfolio now includes ten regional operators, with collective fibre footprint of 1.6 million premises. FibreCo newcomer plans to open up more than half of its fibre network to third-party operators in 2023. Spain’s saturated fibre sector appears ripe for further consilidation.