All TPG Telecom articles
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Network & Infrastructure
TPG signs more regulator-friendly rural RAN-sharing deal with Optus
Australia’s TPG Telecom signs MOCN agreement with Optus in bid to present true regional challenge to Telstra, taking notes from regulator’s report on the unsucessful Telstra deal to add to optimism about green-light prospects…
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: leadership rotation follows Group structure reset
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including: senior people moves across the Group and its recently-reworked divisional set-up; Vodafone Portugal CEO puts on a brave face, presents potential M&A failure as ‘no big deal’; Group satcomms investment AST SpaceMobile faces class action after share price crash; and much more…
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People
Vodafone Peoplewatch: senior swaps in Germany as transformation agenda beds in
20+ high-profile moves in and around Vodafone, including: new Business CEO; HR swaps in multiple markets; German consumer services team overhaul; top-level pivots in Africa; plus more across the Group…
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People
Essam on the rise as Vodafone shuffles exec deck
CEO changes in the UK and Germany to reflect changed shape of Group operations, European markets relegated under Ahmed Essam remit, Serpil Timuray steps into Investments posting…
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: Oz modernisation mix step, Indian rejuvenation?
Latest from Vodafone, including TPG transformation stunted by failed asset offloads; Vi’s funding update raises more questions than answers; and a €1bn Berlin fibre build. More from across the Group’s footprint, from Cape Town to Canberra, Berlin to London…
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Financial & Performance
TPG accelerates simplification, but infra stutters make for a bumpy ride
Australian operator posts progress on modernisation and simplification in FY23, and tees up more product and systems culls for FY24. Attempts to rationalise TPG’s physical infrastructure portfolio, though, have proved difficult…
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: M&A, network milestones, and what next for VodafoneZiggo?
Latest in Vodafone: Liberty goes Dutch to prompt Vodafone review; a problem, a solution, and a proposal for M&A in UK, Portugal, and Italy respectively; Turkish DCs set for big investment through new JV; and much more across Europe, Africa, India…
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People
Ex-Three exec becomes CEO at Australian TowerCo Waveconn
Grant Stevenson to move up into Chief Executive slot at business formed out of TPG Telecom’s wireless infra. New boss’s CV includes spells at the former Vodafone Hutchison Australia and co-parent CK Hutchison.
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Strategy & Change
Ghana rebrand hits Vodafone’s African presence (and Partner Markets stipend)
As Partner Markets parent sees branding revenue drop, Vodafone Ghana reveals impending rebrand one year after acquisition by Telecel. Read on to find out more…
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone changes up Partner Market alliances in Asia-Pacific
Group’s contract with Hutchison Telecom in Hong Kong ended in December; South Korean entrant replaces LGU+.
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Network & Infrastructure
TPG preps for network innovation with 4G shift to Ericsson dual core
Ericsson hits another milestone in a long-running core network transformation programme for TPG, as the operator moves towards a containerised cloud-native setup.
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Premium
TPG ends Vocus talks, will assess alternatives
TPG pulls the plug on what could have been Australia’s biggest refinancing deal of the year.
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Elsewhere in Associates & JVs: TPG Telecom adds to 5G spectrum basket
TPG Telecom adds to 5G spectrum basket.
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Elsewhere in Associates and JVs: Vantage looks to increase political presence
Vantage looks to increase political presence with Berlin office.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone’s international federation reports another year of decline
Partner Markets revenue drops for third year running, with management this time blaming the conflict in Ukraine.
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M&A
Vocus seeks debt partners to keep TPG bid rolling
Consortium of banks sought to fund acquisition of TPG’s non-consumer fibre business in what could be Australia’s biggest refinancing deal of the year.
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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: Vantage DC raises funds to refinance sites
Vantage Data Centers bags $1.35bn in securitised notes to refinance North American data centres. Competition to SpaceX’s Starlink ramps up, while various digital infra players mull strategic options. Elsewhere, KKR sees opportunity in Asian infrastructure market, as it opens a new Indian office.
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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: Cube closes out €1.5bn infra fund
Cube Infrastructure Managers successfully closes third infra fund for brownfield investment in Europe. Altice and TPG Telecom mull digital infra sales, while Octopus Energy buys out Shell Energy’s German and UK units, onboarding 500,000 new broadband customers. Read more…
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Premium
TPG MVNO push gathers steam with IMZI launch
A subsidiary of long‑term enabler partner Isoton is delivering a cheap and quick path for brands to get up and running as MVNOs.
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Premium
Elsewhere in Associates and JVs: TPG and partners showcase future of metaverse
TPG and partners showcase future of metaverse.