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Partnerships & Alliances

Vodafone Oman opens new HQ

Partner Markets’ greenfield operator expected to launch services “very soon”. Taps Ericsson for network and Netcracker for BSS.

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Strategy & Change

Vodafone Spain CEO talks up transformation

Vodafone hones in-house IT skills and organises into squads. Share progress on building up platforms and scale. As transformation continues at pace, Vodafone Spain downsizes.

Vodafone to overhaul supply chain ops

Strategy & Change

Vodafone to overhaul supply chain ops

Warehouse consolidation and digitisation intended to bring greater transparency and control of purchases from China and other key marketplaces. New, digitised stock management facility planned for “small country in the middle of Europe”. Move comes with supply chain resilience and predictability at top of news agenda.

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Products & Services

Vodafone commences Group wide roll out of ‘Eco‑SIMs’

Group ups ante on waste reduction with launch of recycled SIM chips. ‘Eco‑SIMs’ to be rolled out in 15 territories. Available in UK from spring next year.

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Network & Infrastructure

Vodafone takes Ofcom to task over proposed 2100MHz fees

Vodafone warns that rise in licence fees risks being passed onto end users. New annual licence fees for 2100MHz set to come into force from January 2022. Group calculates significantly lower fee compared with Ofcom’s proposal.