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Telefónicawatch: ‘get with the programme’
Analyst Briefing: Round-up of developments at Spanish incumbent, as Executive Chair Marc Murtra calls for staff to buy into business transformation efforts and the Group updates on flagship infrastructure and IT overhauls in Germany, the UK, and its domestic market. Read more…
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Latest Telefónicawatch Reports
Telefónicawatch Analyst Report #203 – June 2026
Key stories include: Q1: Leadership prunes to promote new growth | Microwave upgrade for home market | Group lends Google some sovereign cred | Vivo secures another IoT mega‑deal | D2D trials: O2 teams with OQ | and much more…
Telefónicawatch Analyst Report #202 – May 2026
Key stories include: Sell-off sees Telefónica go ex-Mexico | Defence alliance with Indra mooted | Group looks to edge into new markets | Tech pulls up SOCs with AI upgrade | New O2 boss makes mark with reorg | and much more…
Telefónicawatch Analyst Report #201 – March - April 2026
Key stories include: Spotlight on Murtra’s 2030 vision | More Hispam exits completed | nexfibre goes big on UK infra | Red Hat nets twin cloud deals | Vivo highlights FMC ambitions | and much more…
O2 readies Marvel-inspired Jarvis AI platform for summer launch
Tesco Mobile denies rumours of return to UK broadband fray
Telefónica ‘completes’ Spanish edge site rollout
VM O2 plans ‘extensive’ autonomous networks ramp-up
Optimising Virgin Media O2 joins BT and VodafoneThree in laying down 2G switch-off schedule
O2 Germany taps Blue Planet’s AI agents to automate network slicing
Virgin Media O2 pivots telco cloud to Red Hat and Wind River
Spanish government green lights Telefónica-led Gigafactory bid
Vivo seeks vertical gains with absorption of ex-JV FiBrasil
Germany’s O2 finds new friend in EWE, after 1&1 breakup
Network & InfraSpanish gov to mandate backup power upgrades at telcos
Spanish government to introduce new requirements around energy backup for telecoms and digital infra operators by the end of the year. National operators have already made a start, having recently unveiled multiple initiatives to help improve network resilience…
Strategy & Changegiffgaff preps fintech side hustle as new CEO eyes deeper customer ties
MVNOs World: Innovative MVNO’s boss Kate Dohaney sees telco connectivity as mere ‘table stakes’ in the AI era and is exploring new routes towards value creation, including events, financial services, and education.
OperationsO2 readies Marvel-inspired Jarvis AI platform for summer launch
DTW Ignite: Efficiency-focused German operator is hoping to bring some Marvel Universe -style innovation to its ambitious IT transformation agenda. Project sees O2 unifying governance layer in partnership with close tech allies Tech Mahindra and Hansen.
Telefónicawatch MWC roundup: Murtra’s European merger masterplan
Telefónica Chile becomes latest unit to go in Group’s Hispam exit
Telefónica bids farewell to Colombia; cut-price Millicom deal wrapped up
Telefónica takes another step towards Colombian exit door
Telefónica said to hold off on Venezuela exit amidst uncertainty
giffgaff preps fintech side hustle as new CEO eyes deeper customer ties
Tesco Mobile denies rumours of return to UK broadband fray
VM O2 plans ‘extensive’ autonomous networks ramp-up
Optimising Virgin Media O2 joins BT and VodafoneThree in laying down 2G switch-off schedule
Virgin Media O2 pivots telco cloud to Red Hat and Wind River
Telefónica Peoplewatch: recalibrating O2 adds strategy chief; VM O2 bolsters B2C
May 2026–July 2026 update: A roundup of high-level moves at Spanish giant, including: strategic appointments at Virgin Media O2 and Telefónica Deutschland, as northern core market businesses continue to pursue a turnaround; a “comprehensive” restructure at telco adtech venture Utiq; and news of post-Telefónica jobs for former Executive Committee figures Enrique Blanco and Ronan Dunne.
Telefónica expands Venezuela CEO’s remit ahead of planned exit
Operating business hands President responsibilities to CEO Antonio Valente Izzi, as José Luis Rodriguez Zarco steps down and returns to Spain. Change comes as the Group plans to exit Venezuela — one of two remaining markets to go as part of wider Hispam sell-off…
Telefónica Peoplewatch: Hispam chief’s TV switch
April 2026–May 2026 update: Leadership reshuffling continues at transitioning Telefónica as the operator’s Hispam chief reportedly transfers to lead Spanish pay-TV business Movistar Plus+. Senior IT moves are made at Telefónica|Vivo and Virgin Media O2 as operating businesses’ arrow in on AI. The Group also installs a new friendly boardroom member at Brazil’s Vivo.