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DT wants more telcos to join ‘non-exclusive’ API club

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Telefónicawatch Weekly: Group applauds Draghi’s call for telco deregulation

Operator agrees with recent EU competitiveness policy proposals, although industry bodies not so keen on recommendations. Telefónica España faces down competition in its home market, while continuing to reinforce wholesale segment. Elsewhere, Virgin Media O2 defends fibre strategy against CityFibre broadsides. Read more…

Partnerships & Alliances

Telefónica’s Bluevía bags fresh Vera wholesale contract

Spanish M&A rolls on as Inveready said to reach Avatel deal

Brazil’s Vivo eyes more B2B M&A after closing out IPNET buy

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O2 Germany expands in B2B with fresh automation, rental services

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Latest Telefónicawatch Reports

Telefónicawatch Report #185 - September 2024
2024-10-01T08:39:00+01:00 Telefónicawatch
Key stories include: Group in on ground floor network API JV | Álvarez-Pallete doubles down on Brazil | O2’s Haas says no to job cuts | VM O2, CityFibre question each other on fibre | Hispam CEO affirms need for upskilling
Telefónicawatch Report #184 - August 2024
2024-08-16T16:05:00+01:00 Telefónicawatch
Key stories include: Group credits ‘catalysts’ for Q2 growth | Vivo passes 100m customer mark | Operator inks Digi network-sharing deal | VMO2 readies 20256 NetCo launch | Group seeks exit from Colombia
Telefónicawatch Report #183 - June 2024
2024-07-11T09:02:00+01:00 Telefónicawatch
Key stories include: Q1: modest growth, with ‘catalysts’ in pipeline | Spanish gov reaches 10% Telefónica stake | Vivo mulls Desktop acquisition | O2 activates cloud 5G core | Liberty keeping eyes out on fibre M&A

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Telefónicawatch Report #185 - September 2024

Telefónica Group

Financial & Performance
Tesco–VM O2 MVNO cracks £1bn sales nut
Tesco Mobile reaches ten-digit revenue milestone for the first time, as premium handset and postpaid sales continue to grow, though profitability proving more challenging in UK’s cutthroat MVNO market…
Weekly Briefings
Infrawatch Weekly: Gigaclear eyes more funding, SatCos look to partners, DT fuels infra beefs
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including potential funding gap at Gigaclear; Intelsat links with Vodafone; new leadership at Freedom Fibre; Ofcom calls in OTS reinforcements, and plenty more…
Enterprise (B2B)
O2 poaches Vodafone MVNO client Lyca to part-plug 1&1 gap
Lyca Mobile Germany migrates from Vodafone to O2 in latest MVNO coup for the operating business.

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Core Markets

Network & Infrastructure

Vodafone Germany extends fibre offer after stitching together rival networks

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Hispanoamérica

Weekly Briefings

Telefónicawatch Weekly: Group applauds Draghi’s call for telco deregulation

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Virgin Media O2

Financial & Performance

Tesco–VM O2 MVNO cracks £1bn sales nut

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Infra-Tech

Telefónica, Asterion ‘pick out top suitors’ for data centre sale

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Telefónica People Moves

Telefónica Peoplewatch: SVP departs to explore tech advisory, VM O2 commercial rejig
25+ senior and strategic changes at Telefónica, including: VM O2 chief Lutz Schüler taking leave of absence; Group tech innovation SVP departed to explore tech advisory roles; and VM O2 switching up commercial leadership…
VM O2 chief Lutz Schüler takes leave of absence
CEO gets ‘positive’ prognosis, steps back to allow for surgery recovery. CFO takes helm on interim basis. Log in to read more…
Telefónica CEO pledges commitment to Brazil after meet-up with president
José María Álvarez-Pallete expresses confidence in Brazil’s telecoms market during trip to meet the country’s President.

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Telefónica Strategy & Change

Brazil’s Vivo gets Central Bank nod to expand in fintech

Telefónica CEO pledges commitment to Brazil after meet-up with president

O2 Germany revives Simyo B-brand as discount push continues

Telefónica said to refinance struggling Peruvian biz again

Virgin Media O2 fibre NetCo carve out coming for Openreach (and ISP clients)

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Telefónica Technology

Telefónica’s Bluevía bags fresh Vera wholesale contract

Spanish M&A rolls on as Inveready said to reach Avatel deal

Brazil’s Vivo eyes more B2B M&A after closing out IPNET buy

O2 Germany expands in B2B with fresh automation, rental services

Tesco–VM O2 MVNO cracks £1bn sales nut

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Telefónica Venturing

Telefónica’s Bluevía bags fresh Vera wholesale contract

Spanish M&A rolls on as Inveready said to reach Avatel deal

Brazil’s Vivo eyes more B2B M&A after closing out IPNET buy

stc said to be back in Telefónica stake-building mode

Telefónica, Asterion ‘select finalists’ for data centre sale

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Telefónica Regulatory & Compliance

Brazil’s Vivo gets Central Bank nod to expand in fintech

Telefónicawatch Weekly: Spain puts more rural 5G cash on the table

Peru plans to offer ‘free’ 5G spectrum in return for coverage

Telefónica Q2 FY24 In-depth: Focus on profitability as revenue blips in key geographies

Telefónica, Meta ally to upgrade short-form video delivery

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Telefónica Financial & Performance

Tesco–VM O2 MVNO cracks £1bn sales nut

O2 Germany CEO rules out me-too job cuts

Germany’s Freenet rejigs MNO partnerships as discount competition hots up

Telefónica gets to plugging Core Market wholesale gaps

Telefónica Tech reaches €2bn sales mark

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Telefónica Deals

Telefónica’s Bluevía bags fresh Vera wholesale contract

Spanish M&A rolls on as Inveready said to reach Avatel deal

Brazil’s Vivo eyes more B2B M&A after closing out IPNET buy

O2 poaches Vodafone MVNO client Lyca to part-plug 1&1 gap

stc said to be back in Telefónica stake-building mode

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Telefónica Consumer

Telefónicawatch Weekly: O2 Germany reinforces wholesale defences with Freenet deal

Telefónica gets to plugging Core Market wholesale gaps

Brazilian watchdog puts Vivo’s AI chatbot under the microscope

Telefónica Tech bulks up Spanish enterprise portfolio with Microsoft tech

Telefónica signs fresh Digi Spain wholesale deal

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Telefónica Enterprise

Brazil’s Vivo eyes more B2B M&A after closing out IPNET buy

O2 Germany expands in B2B with fresh automation, rental services

O2 poaches Vodafone MVNO client Lyca to part-plug 1&1 gap

Telefónicawatch Weekly: Group applauds Draghi’s call for telco deregulation

Telefónica said to expand API push with Microsoft distribution tie-up

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Telefónica Suppliers

And then there were three: Telefónica ‘drastically’ simplifies IT supplier base

Telefónica to ‘drastically’ cut IT suppliers from 40 to four or five

Spain tweaks 5G funding terms amid competition concerns

Deep dive: Telefónica engages suppliers to fight Scope 3 emissions

O2 Germany CEO cools concerns about Huawei ban

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