Vodafone Deals – Page 37
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Public Affairs
Liberty Global deal approval triggers Deutsche Telekom
EC waives through merger, conditional on full compliance with Vodafone’s remedy package. Telekom considers legal action.
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Products & Services
Vodacom South Africa launches m-payment offering
VdSA collaborated with MasterCard to create VodaPay Masterpass.
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Products & Services
Vodafone Germany among operators officially launching Mobile Connect
Vodafone Germany and rivals Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica Deutschland finally made an official launch of Mobile Connect.
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Vodacom Tanzania and Optiva to expand partnership
VdT and Optiva to expand partnership, allowing the OpCo to launch new services faster.
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Strategy & Change
New competitive threat as Forthnet firms up MVNO
MVNO-sceptic Vodafone compelled to support rival’s mobile launch. Possible trigger for long-mooted M&A action.
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Vodafone UK and Onecom to continue partnership
VfUK extended a contract with business-to-business dealer Onecom.
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Suppliers & SCM
Vodafone Idea’s network-supplier radar picks up Samsung
Threat of Huawei ban leaves VfI fearful of constrained supply.
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Suppliers & SCM
Vodacom Group spreads supply to mitigate US-China fall-out
Political storm spreading beyond Vodafone’s European homeland.
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Vodafone Group gave its backing to Libra, Facebook’s planned new digital currency
Vodafone gave its backing to Libra, a new digital currency planned by Facebook. Apart from France-based Iliad Group, Vodafone is the only network operator among the initial 28 members of the Libra Association. Others in the Association include eBay, Lyft, Mastercard, PayPal, Spotify, and Uber. Each member must pay ...
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Vodafone Business providing IoT connectivity for Perch Interactive’s products
Perch Interactive, a retail display specialist, highlighted that Vodafone Business is providing IoT connectivity for its products.
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Vodafone Egypt chosen as digital partner for new healthcare system
VfEg among the beneficiaries of a local visit in May 2019 by Liam Fox, UK Secretary of State for International Trade The visit was accompanied by the signing of new partnership agreements.
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Strategy & Change
Vodacom Group shifts to ‘International’ enterprise play
Vodacom Business Africa moves to wider and shallower strategy, with increased commercial mindedness. Vodacom continuing to chase African powerhouse dream.
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Agreement between Vodacom Democratic Republic of Congo, and the government, said to have been reached
VdDRC said to have reached an agreement with the government, ending standoff over the suspension of the OpCo’s 2G licence.
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Strategy & Change
Tomorrow Street bedded in, says exiting CEO
Cramer says more collaborative, matchmaking approach to partner innovation is paying off. Lessons learned from Group’s stifling of past startup acquisitions and investments. Technoport indicates Vodafone links adding value.
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Software AG bags Vodafone Group IoT platform tie-up
IoT partner refresh continues. Deal yet to be formally announced.
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Vodacom snaps up solution provider IoT.nxt
Business development partnership upgraded. Suggestions that times have changed regarding operator tie-ups.
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Suppliers & SCM
VfI signs raft of deals for post-merger synergies
Fresh contracts with long-established suppliers Ericsson, HPE, and IBM. Merger partners wield more procurement power as VfI. Focus on back-office streamlining, virtualisation, and digital transformation. CEO Sharma says post-merger synergy targets are “ahead of track”.
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Iberian OpCos tout 5G game with cross-border roaming
Neighbours make friends on 5G cross-over.
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Vodafone Group gets more NFV vim from VMware
Vendor’s telco cloud infrastructure active in 15 Vodafone markets. Vodafone hatches plans with Orange to make VNF onboarding easier.
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Safaricom upgrades backbone network with Huawei
Operator selects Chinese supplier for “end-to-end” next-gen 400G backbone solution.