Telefónica Enterprise – Page 2
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Financial & Performance
Telefónica Q2 FY24 Spend: Tight lid kept on expenses
Group pulls back on spending after Q1 investment spree, keeping capital intensity well within guidance range.
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M&A
Brazil’s Vivo keeps watch on digital M&A opportunities
Q2 FY24: Telefónica’s Brazilian operating business continues to analyse opportunities to expand its digital B2B service portfolio in cloud, cybersecurity, and IoT.
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Financial & Performance
Brazil’s Vivo sails past 100m mark for mobile accesses
Brazilian OB reaps success of upselling tactics as postpaid mobile share expands.
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Financial & Performance
Prosegur backs Telefónica security JV as it passes 500k subs
Spanish operator’s home security partner talks up the value of their joint venture, and wider connected-alarms business, despite ongoing profit drain of commercial spend to fuel user base expansion.
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Weekly Briefings
Telefónicawatch Weekly: Group reinforces digital B2B services segment
Acquisition of Brazil’s IPNET promises to accelerate digital B2B services growth. Meanwhile, Group makes progress on infra asset monetisation as sale of Spanish data centres attracting investors.
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M&A
Brazil’s Vivo eyes B2B cloud expansion with IPNET buy
Operator acquires Google Cloud-certified service provider as it seeks to further grow digital B2B ecosystem.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica turns to Nokia for Spanish private 5G boost
Pair sign three-year deal to unite connectivity, cloud, and edge solutions to support businesses in “mission-critical” sectors.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica Tech, IBM launch fresh B2B toolkit for AI acceleration
Operator works with longstanding partner to deploy new SHARK.X platform, uniting multiple analytics and data management tools to help enterprise customers accelerate AI rollout.
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Products & Services
Telefónica Tech bulks up Spanish enterprise portfolio with Microsoft tech
Operator harnesses Microsoft’s AI and cloud technology to deliver automation, business management, and customer experience tools in Spain, following launches in other markets. Move advances commercialisation of Tech’s ‘global service lines’, which form part of revenue growth strategy…
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica extends Google Cloud deal into realm of AI
Group frames three-year extension and expansion of cloud services relationship with hyperscaler as a means to expand in B2B and accelerate digital transformation.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica adds cybersecurity dimension to Microsoft alliance
Telefónica Tech integrates generative AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot for Security with its portfolio.
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Eventwatch
Telefónica’s Rao warns against 6G jump before realising 5G’s B2B potential
FutureNet World: O2 Germany CTIO cautions telcos against jumping into 6G too quickly and calls for improvements in enterprise sector to close gap between potential and realised revenue growth. Read more, including further views from BT and Three UK…
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Network & Infrastructure
O2 Germany completes 5G reduced capacity trial; foresees IoT, B2B uplift, alt-4G
Operator tests RedCap terminal modules for first time in Munich, with CTIO Mallik Rao saying 4G alternative tech holds potential to “bring new momentum” to IoT sector. As O2 shows keen interest in B2B, cost reduction, efficiency possibilities. Read more…
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Financial & Performance
‘Over-delivering’ Telefónica Tech inches towards €3bn sales goal
B2B digital services unit completes another strong year amid receding M&A-based growth.
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Financial & Performance
Vivo affirms loyalty payback of ‘beyond telco’ strategy
Brazilian operator’s Chief Executive Christian Gebara pledges to continue widening portfolio of non-telco services in areas such as health, energy, consumer electronics, and lending.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica builds out Microsoft ties with AI, API deals
MWC: Group evolves relationship with tech giant through tie-ups over Kernel cognitive intelligence platform and GSMA’s Open Gateway initiative. Fresh initiatives line up neatly with three-year strategic targets. Read more…
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Financial & Performance
O2 Germany targets market share, B2B to fill 1&1 hole — executional risk apparent
FY23: All-hands reboot to address hit from losing 1&1 to Vodafone — now chasing consumer volume plus booming B2B. Families targeted for economies of scale. Dividend parked while in recovery position, despite FY23 strength.
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Premium
Tech targets LatAm B2B growth with fresh hires
Operator’s B2B digital services arm brings in familiar faces to lead Brazilian and Mexican operations.
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Premium
FY23–26 plan: Tech charts course to €3bn sales target
Division seeks to ease reliance on acquisitions while expanding portfolio of “next-gen” IT solutions to grow total revenue.
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Premium
Telefónica|Vivo seeks B2B scale with merger of IT services units
Combination of IT units aimed at achieving scale efficiencies and helping drive growth of operator’s Brazilian B2B ecosystem.