All articles by Telefónicawatch – Page 13
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Premium
Vivo adds five million to FTTP target
2024 target upped to 29 million premises passed thanks to multi-pronged deployment strategy and cut-price rollout costs. Partnerships highlighted as key to increased ambition.
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Venturing & Investments
Telefónica Innovation & Venturing Roundup: handful of Wayra investments flagged
Handful of investments flagged by regional Wayra hubs with interests in autonomous robotics, ed-tech, and fintech.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Hispanoamérica: Chilean rivals team up
Rivals team up in Chile; Telefónica Mexico builds out its third-party coverage.
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Movistar, WOM in fibre building show down
Rival operators both submitted proposals for multibillion-peso regional fibre deployment contract, set to be awarded in late-2021.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in the UK: Ofcom looking at scam calls
Ofcom and operators team on scam calls, within limits; VM O2 IPTV launch draws nearer.
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Products & Services
Movistar set for home insurance launch
Move continues Spanish operator’s consolidation in insurance sector.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Spain: Spain looking to grow O2 budget play
O2 brand to appear in Movistar shop window as part of ongoing retail revamp; Telefónica Empresas takes on digitisation challenge in rural banks.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Germany: O2 Germany launches Easy IoT
Outsourced payroll automation on the move; O2 showcases real-world 5G developments.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica Group: €100m spent on HQ digital refurb
Telefónica splashes out €100m on HQ digital refurb; Prosegur plots LatAm expansion with “ally” Telefónica.
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Digital Reports
Telefónicawatch Report #158 – October 2021
Key stories include: Building blocks laid for Cornerstone sale | Infra sell-off extends to Spanish fibre | New fund targets Hispanic deep tech | NEC cements place in open RAN push | Telyco set for organisational refresh
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica Core Markets: Prosegur JV ties with Santander
AMC Networks files arbitration claim against Telefónica in Spain; security JV Movistar Prosegur Alarmas ties with Santander.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: smart services drive in Huelva
Cloudflare and Tableau deployments highlighted; Group at forefront of smart services drive in port city of Huelva.
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Venturing & Investments
Telefónica Innovation & Venturing Roundup: Open Future seeks disruptive startups
Advisory group Mountside helping Wayra ensure businesses are “investor-ready”; Open Future seeks new generation of disruptive startups; regional Wayra hubs enter partnerships.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica Group: Juniper flags Fusión role
Data core to digital transformation, says Telefónica strategist; Juniper flags IP network simplification.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica Hispanoamérica: regulatory headaches in Argentina & Peru
Regulatory decisions go against Telefónica in Argentina and Peru.
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Products & Services
Virgin Media O2 plans IPTV service launch
First streaming service offer targeted at young consumers. VM O2 sizes up aggregator opportunity.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: Tech forms Zoom partnership
IDT highlights expansion of ties with Telefónica wholesale and multinational customers subsidiary; Cornerstone JV enhances legal spend management.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica Core Markets: O2 Business launches Managed Microsoft 365
Regulatory battles continue in Spain with mixed results; Movistar scores Italian football rights renewal.
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Telefónica plays 3G shutdown catch-up in Germany
Operator shunts forward 3G shutdown programme by a few months. Vodafone and Telekom closed their 3G networks in June 2021.
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Telefónica’s alarms JV adds new smarts
Commercial efforts have taken a toll on ARPU at Movistar Prosegur Alarmas.