M&A
Vodacom completes ‘high-growth market arc’ with controlling Safaricom stake
South African operator completes $2.1bn deal to take majority control of Safaricom, including its Ethiopian venture and m-money platform M-PESA. CEO Shameel Joosub considers it more than a mere bulk-up as Vodacom looks to leverage East African experience across the continent.
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Vodafonewatch: AI, defence, and quantum strategies take shape
Analyst Briefing: Vodafone advances on multiple strategic fronts, from network integration and defence expansion to AI deployment and post-quantum security; plus another Tomorrow Street alumnus gets a Voda deal, Greek fibre plans, and SpaceMobile builds momentum…
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Latest Vodafonewatch Reports
Vodafonewatch Analyst Report #247 - June 2026
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
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…
Vodafonewatch Analyst Report #245 - April 2026
Key stories include: Arqit gets fast-tracked | Vi accelerates 5G push | Towers showdown in Italy | Partner Markets refresh | MAZIV gets ‘informal’ | and much more…
AST SpaceMobile seeks to build launch ‘momentum’ after setbacks
Vodafone’s R&D chief urges infraco action as quantum threat presents ‘new normal’
VodafoneThree extends CityFibre deal into the realm of backhaul
Vodafone, Ericsson set sights on military 5G SA use-cases after radio backhaul ‘breakthrough’
Suppliers & SCMVodafone’s R&D chief urges infraco action as quantum threat presents ‘new normal’
DTW Ignite: Luke Ibbetson warns of post-quantum cryptography as a near-term priority for infracos, with a ground-up approach needed to ensure fixed, mobile, and satellite assets are protected…
Partnerships & AlliancesVodafoneThree extends CityFibre deal into the realm of backhaul
CityFibre takes on the role as preferred backhaul supplier at VodafoneThree mobile sites as part of renewed, “long-term” wholesale fibre deal. The arrangement builds on more than a decade of collaboration between the pair on fixed broadband.
B2BVodafone, Ericsson set sights on military 5G SA use-cases after radio backhaul ‘breakthrough’
CCW 2026: Vodafone and Ericsson are advancing military-grade 5G capabilities to meet defence demands for isolated, interworking, and resilient networks that can operate beyond traditional infrastructure.
TCS ‘more than a systems integrator’ as Vantage completes AI-powered platform rollout
Vodafone infuses AI live translation into European call centres
Vodafone’s Pairpoint taps Allora Labs for ‘decentralised’ predictive AI
VodafoneThree networks chief: merger remedies more ‘asset’ than ‘burden’
Greece: Vodafone, PPC weigh JV to build new fibreco leader
Vodafonewatch: marking UK MOCN milestones
Vodafonewatch: Vodafone treads uneven road to recovery
Vodafone’s Vi stake diluted further as Indian operator nets injection
Vodafonewatch: back to M&A as early UK signals inspire confidence
Vi secures government dues breather as attention turns to infra investment
Liberty names Ziggo Group leadership ahead of Benelux spin-off
Vodafone Peoplewatch: Birla back in Vi chair after gov dues relief
Vodafone Peoplewatch: Vi appoints AI chief to lead ‘intelligent techco’ transition
Vodafone gives Partner Markets a fresh lick of paint, installs new leadership
Pairpoint brings in new CEO from Vodafone B2B partner