All articles by Telefónicawatch – Page 5
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Digital ReportsTelefónicawatch Report #169 – December 2022
Key stories include: Q3: “Relentless” Group toughs out the storm | Cornerstone exit comes back on agenda | Telefónica goes to API place with new brand | Strategic ally sought to grow Tech division | Cost hikes put onus on copper switch-off
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Digital ReportsTelefónicawatch Report #168 – November 2022
Key stories include: McKinsey in for Group strategy reset | Europe digs in against telco M&A | Telefónica Tech moves into SASE | Vivo presents as in-Group fibre lead | UK telcos get break on Huawei swap
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PremiumElsewhere in UK: Volt’s customer base breaks one million
VM O2’s Volt customer base exceeds one million; dunnhumby aids Tesco Mobile on customer data.
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PremiumElsewhere in Germany: O2 apologises for November outage
Mixed network news as O2 loses its voice, but trumpets 5G progress.
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PremiumElsewhere in Spain: 5G services extended to O2 España customers
Financing now available for Telefónica–Repsol solar JV customers; Telefónica wins a pair of regional public sector contracts.
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PremiumTelefónica Innovation & Venturing: Open Future joins startup exchange programme in Portugal
Open Future joins startup exchange programme in Portugal.
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PremiumElsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: Telxius teams up with NJFX
Telxius lands new colocation station partner; Qualys joins Tech’s security ecosystem.
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PremiumElsewhere in Telefónica Group: CaixaBank settles on Telefónica holding
Security unit spun out to create firmer line between Hispam and Group; CaixaBank claims to be settled at 3.5% Telefónica holding; cross-operator Eco Rating scheme welcomes new collaborators in Belgium, Portugal, and UK.
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Digital ReportsTelefónicawatch Report #167 – October 2022
Key stories include: VM O2 seen as UK M&A spectator | CaixaBank JV eyes rental income | Wayra seeks to make fintech pay | Astrocast preps joint sat IoT play | Vivo wants a part-refund for Oi
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PremiumElsewhere in Spain: Tuenti users migrated to O2
Telefónica completes unification of Tuenti and O2; gets industrious with Mytra.
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PremiumElsewhere in Brazil: Vivo handed 4G network coverage expansion opportunity
Vivo given option to swap fine for network investment; joins competitors to provide 4G on Rio’s subway.
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PremiumElsewhere in Germany: operator tracking visitor data at Oktoberfest
Telefónica board goes on tour in Germany, analyses Oktoberfest; provides IoT for vacuum robots.
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PremiumElsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: Asterion sells 40% of Proxiserve
Telefónica boosts Spanish anti‑drone efforts, while partner Asterion waves goodbye to Proxiserve.
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PremiumElsewhere in Hispanoamérica: one million IoT lines connected via Kite platform in Peru
Telefónica goes shopping in Argentina; Movistar Empresas flies Kite in Mexico to reach one million IoT lines.
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PremiumElsewhere in UK: Labour introduces social tariffs obligation
VM O2 launches cost‑of‑living tariffs, but faces scrutiny from shadow government should political turmoil lead to a Labour tenure.
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Vendor VoiceCiena: Balancing patience and vision for Open RAN success
True benefits of Open RAN will come from sustainable innovation rather than short-term savings, according to senior Ciena figures.
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Digital ReportsTelefónicawatch Report #166 – September 2022
Key stories include: Álvarez-Pallete eyes de-layered future | KKR linked with fibre deal no. three | M&A-hungry Vivo gobbles IT player | Elastic joins O2 Germany tech band | Spanish operators cool on 26GHz
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PremiumElsewhere in Telefónica Core Markets: Deloitte selected to re-audit Telefónica España accounts
Deloitte wins deal with Spanish regulator to re‑audit Telefónica’s accounts; UK call centre staff reject pay offer.