All Strategy & Change articles – Page 115
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Vodafone Europe: partnerships secured to showcase 5G
Vodafone OpCos secure partnerships to showcase 5G use-cases in Germany, Greece, and Italy.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Telefónica Group: Telefónica ties with Aerial
Elsewhere in Telefónica Group: Telefónica ties with Aerial Source: Aerial Telefónica tied with Canada-based Wi-Fi motion-based analytics specialist Aerial Technologies to conduct a remote care pilot project in the municipality of Luciana in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The test will monitor the condition of participants aged between ...
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Strategy & ChangeVodacom-owned XLink lays groundwork for new MD
Fleet-footed 2016 acquisition on the lookout for new leader. MD incumbent yet to reveal next step. Recent re-positioning sees provider embrace cloud and up focus on finance and retail markets.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Telefónica Hispanoamérica: Argentinian OB rues State interference
State interference continues to plague Argentinian OB; mobile licence renewals discussed in Ecuador.
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Strategy & ChangeBT reviewing Indian tech ops, may insource from partners
Taking a relook at level of work outsourced to third-party providers such as Tata Consultancy Services and Tech Mahindra. Insourcing would “strengthen” role of BT’s Bangalore-based services operation, increase self-reliance.
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Products & ServicesDT to cut its losses on De-Mail, says partner
Encrypted mail service De-Mail, described by Timotheus Höttges as a “dead horse” earlier this year, dropped by Telekom Deutschland according to partner Web.de. NatCo will cease its offering by end of August 2022, a decade after launch, citing a “lack of profitability”.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Vodafone Associates & JVs: Indus tidies IT up
Indus tidies IT up; India becomes potential early target for Vodafone’s sat venture with AST.
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M&AFiBrasil straight into M&A action with Phoenix Fiber buy
Vivo said to have been collaborating with the Phoenix fibre unit since March 2019. Deal brings in a further 170,000 premises, with 310,000 to come.
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InterviewInterview: New HQ beckons for Jansen’s “better BT”
As BT prepares to move into a new-era head office in Aldgate, Technology HR boss Mark Murphy speaks to TelcoTitans about the Group’s physical and virtual makeover. Technology reorganisation, facilities facelift, and move to ‘smart working’ viewed as key to refreshing how BT does business. Organic and inclusive approach ...
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PeoplewatchVodacom Tanzania names Mdlalose CEO
Former Vodacom SA CFO takes the reins from Madrid-bound Hendi. Well-travelled Mdlalose looks to settle into Tanzanian challenge.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Vodafone Group: Microsoft CEO namechecks Vodafone
Vodafone leans in to European cloud initiative; Microsoft’s Nadella highlights 365 tieup upgrade.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone NZ goes lean as it splits from Group “mothership”
Former Vodafone OpCo’s new managers say unravelling of legacy IT snarl-up remains a work in progress and “fairly challenging”. “High-performance” business reset expected to deliver big earnings lift in current FY and beyond.
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PremiumQ1 FY21–22: Enterprise down but not out
Bad ‘old’ still swamping the ‘new’. Positives in an order book rebound and improved EBITDA. Shuter has a huge task to pivot the division, but clear opportunity for ‘New BT’.
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PremiumQ1 FY21–22: Global retains Jansen’s support in adversity
Digging beneath the barrel to find positives in Q1. Jansen a true believer who sees Global keeping pace with peers, buffeted by forces beyond its control, and well placed along with Enterprise to boost BT when corporate and public sector business bounces back.
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PremiumQ1 FY21–22: Openreach shines again
It just looks so easy to upgrade and migrate the nation to fibre and IP while keeping a pack of massively funded jackals at bay. Even the odd slip looks like a sign of inherent strength. All key KPIs improving … and Gfast, too.
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PremiumQualitest expands 5G testing role
5G network expansion provides further opportunity to increase remit of software testing company Qualitest.
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PremiumQ2/H1 FY21: Abasolo hails revitalised Hispam
15-quarter streak of negative headline reported figures broken. Buoyant management considers new asset-light operating model can prove longterm value of the regional OBs to the Group. Contract mobility and fibre broadband positioned as central to commercial turnaround.
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Strategy & ChangeTelefónica shutters Innovación Alpha in slimdown
Group continues tidy-up of innovation engines, with wound-down Alpha finally put to rest. Final steps confirm 2020 indications that Alpha Health’s spinoff as Koa Health sounded a death knell.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Global: expanded Box partnership
Global opens fresh Box partnership; delivers Google managed security services.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Group: BT Sourced’s new home
Better Workplace marches on; BT Sourced finds a home.