Telefónica Venturing – Page 4
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica lands role in Spanish cybersecurity ramp-up
Group to construct new cybersecurity operations centre with Indra and TRC.
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Partnerships & AlliancesSpanish numbers: Telefónica locks in #4 Digi for 16 years
Key domestic partner retained with fresh 16-year mobile network sharing agreement, alongside renewed national roaming. Additionally, Digi strengthening wholesale fixed broadband ties, rather than heading for exit and creating another financial hole for Telefónica…
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M&AMore suitors challenge Telefónica for potential Avatel buy — report
Investors Inveready and PAI Partners reportedly looking to buy fixed network operator, valued at around €550m. Telefónica and stc Group among others vying for the operator to advance Spanish fixed strategies.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica 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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Venturing & InvestmentsVivo backs customer loyalty partner CRMBonus
Vivo Ventures invested in a digital money-back startup that the operator has been using since January and clearly likes what it sees.
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M&ACriteriaCaixa makes another Telefónica share buy, reaching 10% target
Spanish investment group ties with the government as operator’s largest shareholder after gradually building up its position over last two years.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica expands 5G API options with Nokia deal
Group plans to deploy Nokia’s Network Exposure Function in Germany and Spain.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica 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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M&ALiberty mulls M&A opportunities for Virgin Media O2’s NetCo
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries still “looking actively” at possible altnet acquisitions, noting potential for VM O2’s planned FibreCo spin-off to serve as a vehicle for consolidation in the UK’s fibre market.
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M&ACaixaBank bids farewell to remaining Telefónica stake
Spanish investment group sheds last slice of operator’s share capital, after gradually reducing its position over last three years.
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M&ATelefónica, Asterion ‘gearing up’ to put data centre asset in play
Bidding for data centre operator reportedly set to begin “in the coming weeks”, shortly after firming up major capacity expansion agreement with hyperscalers.
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M&AVivo in talks to buy FibreCo Desktop, advance consolidation — report
Brazil’s largest integrated operator reportedly sounding out São Paulo-focused fibre specialist for acquisition. Move would could kick up country’s fibre consolidation and add a million to Vivo’s strategically important fixed-broadband customer base. Read more…
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica 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 & AlliancesTelefónica 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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M&ASpain completes another Telefónica stake purchase, hitting 10% target
Government finishes two-month process of incremental share buy-ups to become the operator’s largest stakeholder. Reports indicate Spain’s CriteriaCaixa also looking to increase stake to 10% to match government’s holding. Read more…
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Venturing & InvestmentsWayra, BancoEstado launch fintech startup call
Telefónica’s open innovation unit seeking out fintech entrepreneurs and startups alongside Chilean bank. Move reinforces Wayra’s interest in fintech and follows several investments in sector over last three years. Read more…
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica signs fresh Digi Spain wholesale deal
Group appears to have achieved its objective of a win‑win deal that allows it retain Digi as a network client, and is set to be completed in weeks.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica Mexico extends network-sharing deal with AT&T
The original 2019 agreement has been extended by three more years.
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M&ASpain continues Telefónica share buy-up, reaching 6%
Further purchase from SEPI widens government’s lead as telco’s largest stakeholder, and marks continuation of wider plan to shore up national influence in the operator and defend strategic assets from foreign investors. Read more…
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica launches ‘quantum-safe’ IoT connectivity
Operator partners IDEMIA and Quside to offer quantum-based security services for enterprises in the IoT sector. Move adds to security push through B2B digital services unit, with potential to enable expansion of open API rollout…