All Vantage Towers articles – Page 2
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: expanding Indus refreshes C-suite; GlobalConnect appoints new CEO
May 2026 edition: Latest 30+ senior and strategic leadership changes in EMEA digital infra, including tweaks to Indus Towers’ C-level line-up, AllPoints CEO Ronan Kelly shifting to head up Irish digital infra association, and the latest moves in GlobalConnect’s management shake-up.
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch: Vodafone treads uneven road to recovery
Analyst Briefing: Vodafone says it is turning a page but the same old storyline persists: challenge in Germany, market share pressure in the UK, and emerging market headaches in Africa. Progress has been made, though, and CEO Della Valle is happy to talk it up.
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Financial & PerformanceFamiliar bumps on Vodafone’s road to recovery
FY25–26 In-depth: Group’s headline numbers look healthy with most metrics moving in the right direction, but underlying challenge remains in Germany and promise of hope from Africa yet to fully materialise. UK benefits from merger bulk-up but scale is no guarantee of market share…
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PeoplewatchVodafone Peoplewatch: Birla back in Vi chair after gov dues relief
May 2026 update: 20+ changes including a Vi boardroom switch following levy relief; entrance of a new Enterprise chief in Kenya; network operations leadership change in Europe; Vodafone welcoming a former BT Group strategy principal; and OneApp architect brought inhouse from Celfocus…
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M&AINWIT may turn to data centres as tower stronghold gets rattled
Italian towerco said to be preparing €100m bid for Wind Tre digital infra assets amid turbulence in its traditional towers business…
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PeoplewatchVodafone Peoplewatch: Vi appoints AI chief to lead ‘intelligent techco’ transition
April 2026 update, including: new AI Strategy Architect gets a wide-ranging transformation brief in India; Safaricom fills two-year IT Director vacancy; senior departures in business resilience, external affairs, and the Vodacom boardroom; Vodafone IoT Americas further strengthened; and more…
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Network & InfraINWIT fights back as anchor tenants threaten to dismantle Italian towerco business model
In-depth: Towers showdown erupts in Italy as Fastweb + Vodafone looks to pull out of its INWIT MSA and is met by ‘conflict’ accusations and a legal response. With Vodafone still exposed indirectly, and peers observing with interest, Europe’s once-staid infra sector continues to reset…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch: grand openings, network upgrades
Analyst Briefing: Vodafone cuts the ribbon to a new logistics hub in Luxembourg and data centre in Turkey; signs a series of cable upgrade deals in Germany and network innovation collaborations with Tiami Networks, Cirrus360, and more; plus M&A in Czechia and AI expertise exports in Kenya…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: Italy’s tower competition heats up; VIRTUS lays out expansion roadmap
Analyst Briefing: TIM and Fastweb + Vodafone enter into Italy’s towerco fray; American Tower, Helios Towers, and TOTEM update on growth strategies; VIRTUS Data Centres targets “speculative” expansion in Europe; more…
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Network & InfraTIM, Fastweb + Vodafone team to create Italian towerco challenger
Italian telco duo to create fresh wireless infra venture, seeking to cut tower lease costs and create operational efficiencies. The move further amps up competition in Italy’s tower market, with Cellnex and INWIT seeing share prices dip…
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Strategy & ChangeTOTEM CEO highlights 100-client milestone: ‘the priority is to continue growing’
Interview: Still less than five years’ old, Orange tower spinout TOTEM has ample opportunity to drive expansion in existing markets through client diversification and tenancy growth, affirms Chief Executive Emmanuel Rochas. After taking over at the business in mid-2025, he is maintaining focus on customer acquisition, digitisation of internal systems, and execution on several infra build projects at high-profile city venues.
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PeoplewatchVodafone Peoplewatch: IT and Networks leadership changes across Europe
March 2026 update, including senior IT, legal, and procurement appointments in Europe; integration impacts felt in the UK and Romania; Europe Cluster network operations lead picked from Vodafone Turkey; Safaricom targets fixed business…
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Financial & PerformanceIn depth: headline numbers mask Vodafone’s in-market challenge
Q3 FY25–26: Vodafone’s Q3 followed a familiar narrative of missed expectations, but optimism untouched. Management has brushed aside concern that headwinds will continue into the next FY in both Germany and the UK, with claims that the foundations are in place to propel the Group’s largest OpCos to growth. Resilient performance elsewhere kept Vodafone on the straight and narrow.
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: Cellnex reorg sees C-suite shuffled; Telxius chief waves goodbye
February 2026 edition: Cellnex tweaks leadership roster with simplified organisational structure; Openreach’s Milligan appointed to top spot; Boldyn promotes US chief to lead at Group level; Telxius CEO exits, as new president reportedly steps in; more…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: MTN’s tower take-back; Eutelsat puts LEO front and centre
Analyst Briefing: MTN plots IHS Towers buy; Eutelsat doubles down on LEO as it calls off Flexsat GEO project; Ardian said to mull Brookfield tie-up for INWIT takeover; more…
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M&AArdian said to reignite INWIT takeover talks, with Brookfield as backup
French investment fund reported to be working on a joint bid with Brookfield Asset Management to acquire Italian towerco INWIT, in a move that would oust Vodafone-backed Vantage…
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M&AVodafone to ‘keep looking’ at Vantage stake as European tower scene evolves
Vodafone CEO Margherita Della Valle satisfied with Vantage performance, but acknowledges that consolidation is changing the landscape in several markets, and the ‘appropriate position’ for the Group’s towerco interests may also shift…
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone ‘happy’ with INWIT stake despite share slump
Group CEO Margherita Della Valle content with level of interest in Italian towerco despite share price plummeting 20% amid MNO consolidation concerns, and the prospect of a write-down looming…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch: IT leadership rejig; RAN upgrade kick-off
Analyst Briefing: Vodafone continues its European IT management reshuffle; pushes on with German open RAN rollout; and talks network autonomy roadmaps. Meanwhile, VOIS speaks up; the future of former OpCo Vodafone Spain; and IoT goes NTN with Skylo tie-up…
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Network & InfraAfter fibre tie-ups, Vodafone Spain sounds out MásOrange and Telefónica on RANco idea
Zegona CEO indicates he is discussing shifting Vodafone Spain’s mobile network to a shared grid with either Telefónica or MásOrange, as part of aggressive transformation of the MNO since 2024 buyout. Eamonn O’Hare said it is fully focused on RANco discussions as two fibreco deals near completion, and addresses Vodafone Spain sale speculation and its fraught historical relationship with Vantage Towers…