All Telefónica Group articles
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Partnerships & AlliancesVM O2 extends facilities management contract with ISS
Renewed agreement sees ISS UK & Ireland commit to delivery of total FM service across VM O2’s UK infrastructure.
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Financial & Performance
Telefónica adds another €1bn to green financing pot
Seven‑year hybrid bond issued, upped from €750m thanks to investor demand.
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Public Affairs
Telefónica in talks for “collective agreement” on salaries
Group said to be in negotiations for unified labour and salary framework for workers across all its Spain-based operations, including legal entities.
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Network & Infrastructure
German telecoms watchdog threatens white spot fines
BNetzA reportedly intends to issue €50,000 fines per location after operators concede delays to rollout.
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Strategy & Change
Álvarez-Pallete: public–private partnerships key for ‘future of work’
Telefónica’s Executive Chairman tells World Economic Forum delegates that partnerships are pivotal to ensuring digital adoption benefits employability.
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M&A
Telefónica and Pontegadea seal Telxius deal
Pair close transaction for acquisition of KKR stake.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telxius partners América Móvil on new subsea cable
Providers work with Alcatel Submarine Networks on deployment of Tikal subsea cable.
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Products & Services
Telefónica Tech supports blockchain tourism ‘SuperApp’
Telefónica Tech’s TrustOS blockchain platform underpinning Web3 tourism SuperApp from smart city solutions specialist unBlock to provide fungible token-based incentives.
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Network & Infrastructure
O2 falls short of German coverage targets despite progress
O2, Telekom, and Vodafone submit coverage reports to regulator BNetzA, opening up a ‘critical examination’ of progress.
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People
Latest Telefónica people moves: telco reinforces in Spain and Hispam with Advisory Board newcomers
Telefónica España, Hispam and Tech appoint new members to Advisory Boards in a move to “resolutely strengthen” scope of action.
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Products & Services
Virgin Media users set to migrate to O2 mobile plans
Transfer of Virgin Mobile subscribers to O2 mobile plans to begin in March; expected to conclude by end of 2023.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Mobile ad JV in the works from Europe’s major operators
Notification of plans for joint venture relying on pseudonymous tokens to provide cross-operator advertising platform signals new plan to challenge web ad giants.
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People
Virgin Media O2’s access director exits
Omar Calvo, brought in to fill CTO vacancy in 2021, departs the operator after two years.
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Suppliers & SCM
Telefónica backs plan to save Ezentis from bankruptcy
Troubled supplier receives support from creditors for refinancing and restructuring plan which will ensure continued support for Telefónica contracts.
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Strategy & Change
SME device loan service set for Hispam expansion
PDTI workstation rental scheme proves a success and prompts move to launch in Chile and Peru.
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Network & Infrastructure
VM O2 criticises new Openreach wholesale pricing
Virgin Media O2 CEO Lutz Schüler among those to call out new Equinox 2 proposition.
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Network & Infrastructure
Operators granted adaptive energy network green light
Energy savings set to come in form of “standby mode” for mobile networks.
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Public Affairs
Spain takes telco side on “fair share” and M&A policy
Minister for Economy says tech companies must share telco cost burden.
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Corporate
Elsewhere in Group: CriteriaCaixa increases Telefónica stakeholding
CriteriaCaixa increases Telefónica stakeholding
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Network & Infrastructure
Elsewhere in Hispanoamérica: Deployment of private 4G networks on the rise in Hispam
Deployment of private 4G networks on the rise in Hispam
