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  M&A

  Telefónica grows O2 Germany stake to 97%

  Group splashes a further €175m on opportunistic stake increase, bringing total spend on O2 shares over last six months beyond €2bn. Move chimes with Group strategy to increase exposure to “attractive and stable” German market, while aiding O2 with strategic recalibration…

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  Telefónica’s Rao warns against 6G jump before realising 5G’s B2B potential

  FutureNet World: O2 Germany CTIO cautions telcos against jumping into 6G too quickly and calls for improvements in enterprise sector to close gap between potential and realised revenue growth. Read more, including further views from BT and Three UK…

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  Weekly Briefings

  Telefónicawatch Weekly: Spain continues stakebuilding; Group gets bogged down with brand legals

  Spanish government brings itself level with CriteriaCaixa as Telefónica’s largest shareholder, increasing stake (through SEPI) to 5%. Elsewhere, Group gets to working through ‘huge’ DT brand dispute file dump; Virgin Media O2 taps Starlink for rural connectivity boost; Group seeks to keep closer watch on AI impact…

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  Telefónica Peoplewatch: fresh leaders appointed at fibre and tower JVs

  Virgin Media O2’s Cornerstone tower JV with Vodafone UK poaches new commercial and sales chief from Boldyn, Germany’s Unsere Grüne Glasfaser names new IT director, more from across the Telefónica ecosystem…

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  Telefónica Peoplewatch: tech leadership changes in TV, fixed, and Peru

  March 2024 update: new CFO at newly merged digital innovatio unit, directors appointed to aid digitalisation efforts, nexfibre and Telxius gain key appointments, communications leadership at O2 Germany overhauled, ex-O2 Germany CEO joins board at IT service provider…

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  O2 Germany’s marketing director heads for exit

  Consumer boss Andreas Laukenmann temporarily fills boots as Michael Falkensteiner moves to focus on ”new tasks outside the company”.

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