All Vodafone Business articles – Page 6
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Vodafone people moves: Chief Network Officers named across European footprint
Following the lead of Vodafone UK Networks Director Andrea Donà, CNOs were named at a handful of European OpCos, including some external appointments. Former Vi executive Narayan takes Lyca Group CEO job and sets lofty ambitions for MVNO strategy turnaround.
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Products & Services
Vodafone Business gets industrious with IoT solution development
Enterprise division targets IoT solutions growth in 2025 plan. Ambition is to build €1bn end-to-end IoT solution portfolio in next five years. Düsseldorf playing key role in product ramp-up. Mobile private networks are emerging growth opportunity.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone Business sharpens focus on SMEs
Vodafone Business unveils 2025 growth plan with pivot to SMEs. Partnerships with likes of Accenture seen as essential for expanding SME services. Group consolidation card played again: services to be created once centrally, and deployed locally in matrix organisation.
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Vodafone people moves: Group tech rejig spreads out
Donà and El Sayed share technology leadership at Vodafone UK. Vodafone Business builds out SoHo commercial team. Vodacom draws Paytm’s Kaul as financial services Super App emerges with its first “tenants”. YeboYethu rotates its board, with long-time Chair Bassa set to leave.
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Q3 FY20–21: Top team turn bullish as growth returns, just
Nick Read and Margherita Della Valle claim Group set for acceleration after sneaking back into growth territory during quarter. European macro and M&A questions continue to overhang claims of confidence in regional prospects, however. Amid continued talk of yet more in-country consolidation, “pragmatic” Vodafone will “always examine opportunities to ...
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: VPC targets supply chain sustainability
Telecom Italia adds weight to open RAN support scheme; VPC joins other operators in arrowing in on supplier carbon emissions.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Partner Markets: A1 stable; NZ changes abound
Developments from around Vodafone’s soft-power network: results stability for A1; Elisa works Vodafone Business ties for SD-WAN delivery; changes afoot for Vodafone New Zealand.
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Vodafone people moves: new lead to drive Group transformation plans
New Transformation Director in as CFO mulls yet another step-up in efficiencies plans. New CEO Aksoy formally takes over at Vodafone Turkey. Vantage Towers inaugurates its Supervisory Board with Grube as Chair. CISO swap at India’s Vi.
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Suppliers & SCM
NETSCOUT hints at toughening competition for Vodafone business
Business assurance software provider highlights the need to stay ahead of the curve.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone readies AWS distributed edge launch in Q1
Vodafone Business updates commercial launch plan for AWS Wavelength distributed edge on 5G. First services available in UK in Q1, German launch “coming soon”. Edge Innovation Programme kicks off this week to stimulate MEC use cases.
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Vodafone people moves: Deutsche Glasfaser taps Vodafone again
New MNC marketing head at Vodafone Business. Two more Vodafone Germany execs head to fibre altnet Deutsche Glasfaser. Vodafone Hungary appoints replacement Deputy CEO for pivoting Budai.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone clicks with Amazon on 5G edge service
Vodafone Business’ year-long collaboration with AWS on distributed MEC close to bearing fruit. First commercial services in UK, Germany slated for spring 2021. Vodafone and AWS initiate Edge Innovation Programme to develop PoCs.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: Colao tipped for fast lane
Fast lane for Colao?; Vodafone draws IoT.nxt further into fold; Vodafone brand disappears from Malta.
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Vodafone people moves: Group SCM “succession planning” underway
Tolga Tomruk takes SCM Networks Director role, leading relationships with established equipment vendors and the ‘open’ challenger set. Safaricom follows up consumer-centric shift with new CTIO. VodafoneZiggo taps rival KPN for mobile networks lead. Musical chairs on Vodacom Group’s Board of Directors.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: SpaceMobile-NASA collaboration
NASA working with US satellite venture; Innovus bolsters security; Vodafone’s Harmonic partnership shows its size.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Greece targets submarine business
Vodafone Greece eyes submarine; cashiers going virtual in Spain; Vodafone UK blocked from handset blocking.
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Products & Services
Vodafone’s fleet management goes green
Green mobility ambition sparks change in Vodafone Business’ fleet management platform. Pro+ version now includes EV/PHEV data tracking. Base models apparently remain traditional.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: marketing agency tweak; CSR brought to the fore
Social responsibility brought into supplier assessments; Equinix highlights Telco Cloud ties; agency roster tweaked.
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Vodafone people moves: Petty on diversification board; new CFO in Ireland
Sir Ian Livingston drafts Scott Petty alongside fellow telco leaders for infrastructure policy changes. Sales changes in Spain. Evin named CFO in Ireland, while two former Group CFOs take new posts elsewhere.
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Venturing & Investments
Tomorrow Street grows portfolio with Quantexa
Three-pronged push begins with contextual intelligence platform provider Quantexa. Two more additions to be announced soon.