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Vodacom chief dismisses prospect of Vodafone Egypt takeover

Shameel Joosub says no plans to replicate Vodacom’s recent move on Kenya’s Safaricom to take full control of star performance Vodafone Egypt, but suggests an interest should co-owner Telecom Egypt shift its stance.

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Vodafonewatch: tower turbulence and AI acceleration

2026-07-21T15:55:00+01:00

Analyst Briefing: the European towers industry watches on as Vodafone-backed INWIT battles MNO discontent in Italy; Vodafone reaps the rewards of early security and compliance grunt work as it accelerates AI adoption; satco SpaceMobile continues with familiar ups and downs; and more from Africa, Europe, elsewhere…

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Latest Vodafonewatch Reports

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    Vodafonewatch Analyst Report #248 - July 2026

    2026-07-13T09:50:00+01:00

    Key stories include: Plotting an autonomous networks jailbreak | Infraco warning as post-quantum threat looms | Business shoots defence industry growth | Greek fibre: Vodafone targets #1 spot | Vodacom becomes East African telco giant | and much more…

  • Vodafonewatch Analyst Report #247 - June 2026

    Vodafonewatch Analyst Report #247 - June 2026

    2026-06-22T10:43:00+01:00

    Key stories include: Della Valle turns a new page | Partner-led, AI-powered procurement | ‘Vodafone is back’ in Oz | UK integration moves at pace | Ethiopia moves from ‘startup to scale’ | and much more…

  • Vodafonewatch Analyst Report #246 - May 2026

    Vodafonewatch Analyst Report #246 - May 2026

    2026-05-12T10:33:00+01:00

    Key stories include: Vodafone swoops on UK JV | Vi earns gov debts reprieve | INWIT eyes up Wind Tre assets | Pairpoint’s edge data centre R&D | Safaricom rides m-money wave | and much more…

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