All Strategy & Change articles – Page 137
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PremiumTelefónica Group commits to emission reduction targets
Telefónica backs new lower emission targets to limit global warming
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PremiumVodafone Group’s Omani Partner Markets deal confirmed
Stock tactic of arms-length footprint expansion seen again. Vodafone has ‘still got it’ for challenger partners, despite questionable competitive record.
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Public AffairsSafaricom tagged in Airtel-Telkom politics
Rival drags Safaricom into arguments as merger hits problems.
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Public AffairsVodacom repeats plea for end to spectrum dilly-dallying
SA spectrum stoppage continues to disrupt Vodacom planning. Government digs heels in for mid-2020 decision; dreaded WOAN still alive. VdSA response includes 2G voice network closure.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone Group deciding between last two players for media partnership
Vodafone was said to have reduced the shortlist in a tender for its global media account to just two players (Vodafonewatch, #165, #167, and #174).
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PremiumNational Express gets on board with Vodafone Group and IBM cloud venture
Strategic partnership looks to be getting going.
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PremiumVodafone Group forms sponsorship deal with Porsche
Vodafone got back in the international motorsports sponsorship game with a deal to display Group branding on Porsche Motorsport cars in the upcoming Formula E Championship, due to begin in November 2019 with Porsche as a new entrant.
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PremiumBT Group considering sale of business units
More assets on the block as BT mulls LatAm and European sales.
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PremiumEE bows to unlimited pressure
New offerings show EE reversing course from early attempts to establish a 5G premium in the light of competitor pricing strategy.
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PremiumAllera under pressure as BT consumer market heats up
The heat of the spotlight on the Consumer division is rising as competition builds, and with it pressure on the division’s CEO Marc Allera.
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PremiumBT Group ready to take Johnson’s fibre call at face value
On the Q1 FY19-20 call, BT management regularly reiterated its willingness to support apparent ambition within the new Johnson government for complete UK full-fibre coverage by 2025. The open embrace did, though, have the feel of calling a bluff that almost, but never quite, tipped over into sarcasm.
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PremiumBT Group to remove its shares from the New York Stock Exchange
BT Group provided written notice of its intention to delist its American Depositary Shares from the New York Stock Exchange and deregister with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which it anticipates will take effect on 13 September 2019.
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PremiumBT Technology a big spender, but keen on getting value
Divisional Chief Financial Officer John Beswick noted the spending power of BT Technology, with the entity accountable for £1.6bn of the £19bn that the Group spends in total on operating expenditure (opex) in the UK.
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Content & TVBT Sport launches an ultra-high definition channel
BT Sport launched a new channel to deliver live sports in ultra-high definition (UHD), high dynamic range (HDR), and Dolby Atmos sound format, at 50 frames per-second.
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PremiumT-Mobile US baits Verizon (again) with ‘fake 5G’ jibe
Legere and Ray try and rain on Verizon’s 5G parade.
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PremiumT-Mobile US has acquired PushSpring, a mobile marketing agency
T-Mobile US (TMUS) looked to have quietly acquired US-based mobile marketing agency PushSpring in order to increase its advertising technology expertise.
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Strategy & ChangeT-Systems’ reboot rebooted as Höttges cracks down
Restructuring change-up yet to be fully outlined, but could reduce T-Sys to a shadow of former self.
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Public AffairsHrvatski Telekom readies for Optima sell-off
Curtain could be coming down on operators’ odd couple act.
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Public AffairsGerman operators soften 5G cash blow with mobile pact
Operators secure improved payment terms for 5G frequencies. Added 4G and 5G rollout commitments made in return.