Telefónica Group – Page 2
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica renews savings account
Q1 FY26: Group leadership continues to seek out new sources of efficiencies across the business, as part of Transform & Grow strategy.
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Financial & PerformanceSavings progress drives Telefónica delivery
Q1 FY26: With revenue growth awaiting ramp-up, Telefónica’s progress on spend efficiency keeps Group on track for FY26 guidance…
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica’s FY26 plan ‘on track’, despite mixed data
Q1 FY26: Telefónica says it is on course to meet goals for the FY after recording forward movement in revenue and earnings in first quarter.
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Network & InfraTelefónica advances German network modernisation with 2G switch-off, backhaul step-up
Telefónica is accelerating network modernisation in Germany, combining a 2G shutdown timeline with deeper fibre-backed infrastructure partnerships to unlock capacity and support next-gen network slicing and industrial-grade connectivity…
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Partnerships & AlliancesGermany’s O2 taps OQ to kick off direct-to-device trials
Operator lays out D2D testing plans with OQ, seeking to explore how non-terrestrial networks could help it to overcome tower rollout challenges in hard-to-reach areas. Tie-up adds OQ to Telefónica Group’s growing roster of “digitally sovereign” satellite partners …
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M&Anexfibre’s Datta: ‘corner shop fibre’ is dead, the UK needs an infra megamart
Interview: proposed £2bn acquisition of Netomnia is sparking fierce debate across the UK broadband sector. With industry heavyweights trading blows over duopoly fears and infrastructure overlap, discover why CEO Rajiv Datta believes this consolidation is crucial to challenging Openreach.
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M&AAndrew Yang’s Noble Mobile acquires DeWi trailblazer Helium Mobile
Deutsche Telekom- and Telefónica-backed pioneer of blockchain-based wireless networks says it is aiming to scale its model internationally, after joining forces with fellow American MVNO.
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M&AInfra is back: Telefónica re-acquires Spanish microwave assets
Group strikes deal to purchase domestic microwave assets from Asterion Industrial Partners, having only sold them six years ago. Execs indicate acquisition aids strategy to “rigorously strengthen control” of infra and improve network resilience in fast-changing world…
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Partnerships & AlliancesSpain: Telefónica lands role as Google Cloud’s compliance lookout
Telefónica becomes “trusted sovereignty partner” for Google Cloud in Spain, with plans to ensure the hyperscaler remains compliant with Spanish data sovereignty requirements. Partnership builds on existing relationship in other technological areas…
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Strategy & ChangeTelefónica rebrands security unit to reflect defence expansion push
Group implements a defence-focused rebrand at European security division, sending further signals of expansion plans in the sector as other telcos on the continent follow suit.
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M&ABrazil’s Vivo eyes Oi enterprise unit — report
Vivo reportedly keen on hoovering up further Oi assets, helping to advance M&A-fuelled enterprise expansion. Divestment could mark the latest move in Oi’s long-running asset sell-off process…
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Network & InfraSensing opportunity (and risk): will ISAC drive or drain next-gen network RoI?
Analysis: Telcos are exploring how a combination of growing military spend and the emergence of new integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) capabilities could generate new revenue growth opportunities, particularly around applications such as drone detection. But will operators be able to balance demand for high-performance solutions from the armed forces with their own commercial economics?
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Network & InfraGermany’s O2 advances cloud push as Mavenir IMS migration begins
Telefónica OB shifts first 100,000 mobile customers onto new cloud-based IMS system, with process to accelerate over the next two years. Move sees telco advance cloudification push in which Mavenir remains a key technology partner…
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Network & InfraVM O2 says AI and digital twin are solving fixed network faults faster
UK operator is reducing its fixed network back‑office workload and speeding fault resolution through automated decisioning, having revamped its data architecture to support quicker insight and action…
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Network & InfraBrazil’s Vivo lands another major IoT win with agri group São Martinho
Operator bags another large-scale IoT contract to supply connectivity to Brazilian sugarcane processor. CEO Christian Gebara eyes possible AI and big data opportunities, while using deal as an example of “accelerating demand” for growing B2B digital services ecosystem.
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Financial & PerformanceBrazil’s Vivo calls on AI to aid fight with inflation
Chief Executive Christian Gebara surveys “vast number of opportunities” from AI tech, including an upcoming major customer support revamp, as operator seeks to restrict inflation impact on margin.
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Products & ServicesTelefónica expands sovereignty push with ‘data space’ platform
Telefónica Tech throws DataSphere into the mix of its expanding B2B, ‘sovereign’ services portfolio. Platform aims to help businesses ensure shared data remains secure, building on prior work to develop data spaces across Europe…
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Network & InfraGermany’s O2 lays out data centre expansion plan
Telefónica’s German unit outlines data centre construction plan, moving to expand its footprint after a series of recent upgrades at existing facilities. Plans unveiled alongside revamped data centre services portfolio, seeing O2 continue to contribute to the Group’s ‘sovereign’ infra play…
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica is starting to ramp up return from home security sideline
Telco’s property monitoring venture with Prosegur boosts profitability in Q1, aided by ongoing user growth, increased focus on client value, and tight managerial control of cash inflows and outflows at arms-length joint business. Other telcos have started to take notice of the JV’s momentum…
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch: widening telcos’ vocal range
Analyst Briefing: Round-up of developments at Spanish incumbent, including AI-focused innovation around voice services, and infrastructure developments in Spain, Germany, and the UK. Read more…