Telefónica Venturing
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica, NTT Data automate logistics robots via 5G
Partners manage autonomous robots at CIE Automotive facility in Spain.
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Venturing & Investments
Wayra Germany invests in video marketing specialist
tubics focuses on SEO and YouTube channel optimisation.
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Venturing & Investments
Wayra diversifies with audio, fintech and mobility investments
Digital hub Wayra X participates in $3m Gimme Radio round.
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M&A
Prisa sale calls time on Telefónica political ambitions
Álvarez‑Pallete declares the telco “should not be in the business of opinion‑making” after offloading the bulk of its 9% stake in Spanish media group Prisa.
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Partnerships & Alliances
VM O2 taps Amdocs Media for OTT onboarding
New deal looks to build on pre‑merger relationship with Amdocs Media.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vivo taps AWS, Nokia for 5G SA core
Brazilian OB is firming up key players in its multi‑vendor 5G ecosystem.
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M&A
Telxius ownership rejig gains green light
Telefónica and Pontegadea set to finalise shared purchase of KKR’s 40% stake in Telxius.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica signs OneWeb to strengthen rural coverage
Low‑Earth orbit satellite provider OneWeb signs MoU with Telefónica Global Solutions to deliver cellular backhaul in Europe and Latin America.
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Venturing & Investments
Telefónica leads partners in wearable health‑tech venture
Telefónica and allies Atresmedia, Prosegur, and K Fund invest in remote assistance startup Durcal.
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M&A
Telefónica receives bids for minority stake in Spanish rural FibreCo
Spanish media suggests either 45% or 49% is up for grabs.
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M&A
Telefónica remains open to Hispam M&A
Group says it remains focused on “modulating exposure” to unpredictable regional markets. Executives will consider further deal opportunities, despite appearing much more comfortable with exposure levels. Turnaround programme launched in 2019 providing “very solid results”. Hispam still not seen as ‘core’ territory.
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M&A
Telefónica Tech acquires German data services player
Deal for data analysis outfit completed in transaction worth up to €350m.
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M&A
Telefónica wants €1bn for 49% stake in Spanish rural FibreCo
Group issues sales prospectus for new fibre JV. “Host of possible interested parties”, according to Spanish media outlets, with winner to be decided by the end of the year.
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M&A
Vivo eyes convergence options as Oi integration begins
Cross‑selling to new Oi customer base a focus for CEO Christian Gebara as migration and integration gets underway, set to be completed in 2023. Synergies of BRL 5.4bn (£870m/€1bn) expected via efficiencies in costs, investments, and integration. Spectrum and mobile site tidy‑up due this year, with half of the ...
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Venturing & Investments
Wayra invests in ‘Spanish Google Drive’
Cloud storage provider Internxt receives cash injection in new funding round. Security-focused business hopes to grow “even faster” with newfound support.
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Venturing & Investments
Telefónica takes stake in deep‑tech investment fund
Leadwind, launched between Telefónica and K Fund last year, raises €140m in first closing. Telefónica named largest private backer, with Spanish government’s innovation fund among public support.
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M&A
Oi sale completed following two‑year wait
Consortium featuring Telefónica|Vivo, América Móvil’s Claro Brasil, and TIM Brasil concludes BRL 14.5bn deal for Brazilian operator’s mobile assets. Move will bring a “new infrastructural balance” to the market. Initial interest was mooted in March 2020, with Oi having filed for bankruptcy in 2016. Telefónica|Vivo to net 12.5 million ...
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M&A
Telefónica’s Vilá welcomes merger of rivals in ‘fragmented’ Spanish market
Telefónica COO again questions whether Telefónica should now be seen as a dominant player. Vodafone said to be exploring options for its fixed assets in Spain.
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Partnerships & Alliances
O2 tasks Nokia RIC to spot bad behaviour
Near-real-time RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) to detect unusual behaviour of eleven RAN nodes as part of “learning phase”. Airspan flagged as supplier in open RAN small‑cell deployment.
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Partnerships & Alliances
MATRIXX highlights cloud billing progress
IT architecture overhaul continues at German OB with MATRIXX charging solution, backed by Google Cloud. Limited rollout set to extend across B2B services, adding to a number of recent partnerships.
