Vodafone Deals – Page 34
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PremiumSwisscom defects to FreeMove, leaves Vodafone’s Partner Markets
Vodafone’s once-powerful Partner Markets organisation lost another member in the form of Swiss incumbent Swisscom.
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Venturing & InvestmentsVodafone invests in Avellan’s US satellite upstart
Vodafone takes minority stake in US-based satellite venture AST & Science. Rare (and sizeable) outlay by Group’s Vodafone Ventures unit.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone Roaming Services among group transforming wholesale settlement processes
Vodafone Roaming Services (VRS) was said to be working with fellow operators and technology partners on a blockchain-based system to transform wholesale settlement processes.
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PremiumVodafone gives Hadoop the heave-ho, turns to Google
Vodafone nearly half-way through migrating its Hadoop-based big data analytics platform, serving eleven countries, onto Google Cloud Platform. “Cloud-native” Neuron systems leans on Google’s expertise in AI and ML. Full migration from Hadoop to Neuron slated before 31 March 2020.
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PremiumVodafone strains Telecom Egypt out of Egyptian services arm
Awkward co-ownership with incumbent dealt with. A step in recalibration of Shared Services — and possibly VfEg too.
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PremiumVodafone goes IoT value-chain building with grandcentrix
Planned IoT partnership targets SME customers. grandcentrix will continue to operate as separate entity if anti-trust authorities give green light.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone Idea rallies the supplier troops
Mavenir, Nokia, Optiva, Red Hat, and TCS engaged via integration plan. CTO reasserts June 2020 deadline for accelerated programme.
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Products & ServicesVodafone gets down to business with RCS
Group partners with Out There Media following two RCS-supported brand campaigns in South Africa. Vodafone’s Liz McCord: RCS Business Messaging is “the game-changer the industry has been waiting for”.
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PremiumVodafone usurps EE with Virgin Media tie up
Another signal of Read stepping out from Colao’s shadow. 5G capacity boost appears to change Group thinking.
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Vodafone Italy ropes up for vertical 5G
OpCo has been busy exploring 5G innovation and partnership possibilities.
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PremiumVodafone under pressure to rethink CityFibre partnership
CityFibre wants end to VfUK exclusivity to capture more business. Openreach turns VfUK’s head with generous FTTP discounts.
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PremiumVodafone, Church of England agree to boost rural network coverage
Vodafone UK network joint venture Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Church of England.
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PremiumVodafone extends convergence play to Albania
Operator agrees acquisition terms with Albania’s largest cableco. Demos 5G-enabled remote car driving.
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PremiumVodafone opens London digital hub ‘The Speechmark’
London mayor Sadiq Khan cut the ribbon to officially open Vodafone UK’s new digital hub.
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PremiumVodafone collabs with Axiata, IoT Forum, TM Forum on IoT "blueprint"
Vodafone collaborated with Malaysia-based telco Axiata, the IoT Forum, and TM Forum on the development of a “blueprint” for management of Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
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PremiumVodafone Business Africa enters subsea cable partnership
VBA formed a partnership with SEACOM, growing geographical reach for business clients.
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PremiumVodafone Egypt extends Ericsson partnership
Egyption OpCo extends existing BSS partnership with supplier Ericsson to support 5G and IoT.
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PremiumVodafone Idea partners with WebBuddy provider
Vodafone Idea forms tie-up with US-based Deluxe to provide its WebBuddy product.
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PremiumVodafone promotes 5G networks with EV call
Vodafone Portugal used its 5G network to stream a 4K call to a Renault electric vehicle.
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PremiumVodacom Mozambique gains 22 mobile sites
Vodacom Mozambique strikes deal with local regulator to control 22 mobile sites.