Vodafone Deals – Page 3
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Partnerships & AlliancesAccenture stakes €150m in Vodafone’s commercialised shared services future
Vodafone extends Accenture ties to tee up commercialisation of _VOIS, with the vendor taking an equity stake along with providing talent and automation support.
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Strategy & ChangeSafaricom’s Mutiga: expect rapid device factory acceleration, regional expansion
CBSO speaks to TelcoTitans about the operator’s homegrown smartphone factory venture, saying it will hit capacity within a year, then expand product portfolio and market reach. Read more, incl. key driver not revenue, services tie-in…
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Venturing & InvestmentsSafaricom adds Spark startup accelerator to venturing strategy
Kenyan operator builds on Sumitomo ties to underpin renewed startup ambitions, with usual M-PESA tie-in front and centre.
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Vendor VoiceProdapt: Domain specialist service providers can help telcos go beyond opex reduction
Telcos should zoom out of their opex focus and pursue the top‑line improvement potential inherent in their networks with enterprise customers, believes Prodapt.
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M&AIn depth: Vodafone concedes defeat in Spain, billions poorer, in latest bid to ‘right-size’
Cutting and running from yet another once sunny market now beset by unbearable competitive storms, will Vodafone ever find a downsize that fits?
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M&AVodafone said to near Spanish exit as Zegona preps finance
Reports indicate takeover deal is nearly complete, with Zegona said to have raised debt funding from bank syndicate and Vodafone itself.
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Products & ServicesVodafone brings on blockchain buddy in IoT monetisation drive
Economy of Things JV Vodafone DAB demonstrates potential of smart contracts for IoT customers, leveraging Chainlink tie-up.
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone and Snam agree 5G deal as MPN market gathers steam
5G private network deal, described as one of Vodafone’s biggest in Europe, to see the operator deliver dedicated coverage for the natural gas company at 23 sites across Italy.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone–e& cross-border alliance signs first customer
Dubai’s Al-Futtaim Group signs MoU for connectivity services from Vodafone and e&.
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PremiumVodafone Greece goes Public in retail expansion bid
Partnership with Public Group seeks to enable omnichannel innovation for Greek operator.
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PremiumElsewhere in Associates and JVs: Vantage looks to increase political presence
Vantage looks to increase political presence with Berlin office.
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone’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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PremiumVodafone names allies to accelerate open RAN adoption
Open, disaggregated tech gets key role as Vodafone confirms plans for Europe‑ and Africa‑wide, 170,000‑site RAN supplier refresh.
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M&AVocus 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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Venturing & InvestmentsVodafone revamps Italian startup scheme in hunt for next ‘deeptech’ success story
Vodafone Italy launches innoVaction, a reworked Action for 5G replacement, as it seeks startups for equity investments.
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Venturing & InvestmentsTomorrow Street goes transatlantic for full SCALEUP X cohort
Vodafone–Technoport JV finalises list of 20 scaleups on 2023 iteration of acceleration programme.
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M&AApollo joins Vodafone Spain takeover race
USA’s Apollo Global Management reportedly partners JB Capital to enter contention to acquire Vodafone Spain.
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M&AZegona talks spark speculation that Vodafone Spain might ‘disappear’
Spanish business press sees break-up of Vodafone Spain the most likely outcome if UK investment firm succeeds in takeover.
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M&AZegona eyes Vodafone Spain for reverse takeover deal
Virgin Media veterans consider returning to Spanish market after successful sale of strategic stake in Euskaltel in earlier market consolidation.