Telefónica Venturing – Page 2
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M&A
Telefónica maintains ‘full optionality’ on non-core Hispam businesses
Q3 FY23: In strategy update, operator indicates it will continue to keep its trimmed-down collection of smaller Latin American assets on a strict cost control regime, flagging consolidation, divestments, and further NetCo ventures as possibilities to protect free cash flow in the next three years.
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M&A
Telefónica’s Bluevía acquires sliver of Spanish fibre from Excom
Operator’s Spanish fibre joint venture makes first M&A move to expand footprint in Andalusia.
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Partnerships & Alliances
O2 Germany kicks off ORAN trials with Samsung
Pragmatic move to lean heavily on Samsung and encompass vRAN will trigger ‘true ORAN’ zealots, but operators understandably prioritise ‘optionality’ benefits and outcomes above all else.
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M&A
Spain mulls Telefónica stake buy, as stc ‘backs off’
Spanish government seeks to gain greater control of “strategic” Telefónica in light of stc’s bid to increase stake.
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Venturing & Investments
Wayra Hispam invests in retail analytics provider Celes
Startup accelerator’s latest investment part of $1m funding round.
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M&A
stc distraction hangs over Telefónica strategic reset
Saudi operator’s bid for 9.9% stake in Telefónica creates uncertainty ahead of CEO José María Álvarez-Pallete’s strategy big reveal.
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M&A
Telefónica ‘weighs up’ Tech stake sale
Group said to be considering partial sale of B2B digital services arm, with the unit valued at more than €2bn.
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Partnerships & Alliances
O2 Germany advances IoT connectivity with New Sat challenger Skylo
First hybrid cellular-satellite NB-IoT services to launch in early 2024.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica teams with Ericsson to develop cloud RAN
A new collaboration agreement will see pair roll out trial deployments of cloud radio access networks in Europe using open APIs.
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M&A
nexfibre swallows Upp fibre assets for growth
nexfibre agrees to purchase fibre network from altnet Upp, adding 175,000 premises to its footprint.
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M&A
stc buys a “friendly” 9.9% stake in Telefónica
Saudi Arabia’s stc becomes Telefónica’s largest shareholder.
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Partnerships & Alliances
O2 Germany deploys DAS at Munich HQ
CommScope’s ERA distributed antenna system installed at O2 Tower headquarters in Munich to provide indoor mobile coverage.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica takes SpaceMobile to Colombia
Telefónica prepares trial of SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite in rural parts of Colombia.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica renews pay-TV satellite deal with SES
Telefónica to use SES’s Astra satellites for TV broadcasting until at least 2030.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica widens satellite horizons with Starlink
Operator charts expansion of Starlink services to cover six markets by the end of 2023.
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Venturing & Investments
Telefónica reinvests in eSIM provider Airalo
Latest investment sees increasing focus on more mature and strategic startups housed within Telefónica Ventures’ growing list of portfolio companies. Read more…
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Partnerships & Alliances
More growth for Telefónica–Prosegur JV, despite cooldown
Movistar Prosegur Alarmas reports reduced rate of user acquisition, reflecting fresh focus on driving up service profitability and customer value.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Virgin Media O2 looks to the skies for Welsh connectivity
Virgin Media O2 formally deploys open RAN tech with Wavemobile in Wales, providing backhaul via LEO satellites.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica to go halves with Tigo on network share JV
Tigo confirms new details about network-sharing deal with Telefónica Colombia.
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Partnerships & Alliances
NAGRA helps Telefónica ward off LatAm pirates
Decade-long regional TV partnership gets a content protection-focused update.