All Vodafone Europe articles – Page 7
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT, Telefónica, Vodafone units tackle pan-Euro BroadWay prototypes
Vodafone Portugal in one of three consortia building prototypes for pan-European public safety communication system. T-Mobile Netherlands and Telefónica I+D subbing in Consortium B.
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M&A
EU: Vestager nod set to prompt regional consolidation race
Vestager distracts from four-to-three merger demands by highlighting potential for creation of pan-European big beasts. But is this feasible in any imminent iteration of Europe, beyond cross-border infrastructure ventures envisaged by Orange?
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People
Vodafone names new Brussels chief
FTTH Council Europe DG enlisted to help Group push for better capital returns in its challenged Europe Region.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone spins off Irish towers
Vodafone establishes new Irish tower business, indiciating a divergence from VfIr’s main structure. Move a part of broader infrastructure recalibration.
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Vodafone Group eyes the next billion (savings, not users)
Strategic taster for 2020s is — predictably — cost-focused. Germany and UK in firing line for €1bn savings push.
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Vodafone Group Q2 FY19-20: growth regained but few cylinders fully firing
Margin growth on repeat. Europe Region and enterprise spluttering. India shunted further from books.
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Vodafone Q2 FY19-20: Europe recovery drags at increasingly Germanic Region
Bulked-up Vodafone Germany now driving more than half of Europe Region cash flow, as other big OpCos’ struggle for form continues. Read’s commercial changes yet to ignite revival in Group’s core region. Drastic Spanish overhaul or exit still on cards. Group still to internalise Europe’s regulatory challenges.
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Vodafone in Europe: 5G auctions pushed back
Ongoing, multi-sided power play behind 5G rights conditions.
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Vodafone Hungary to drop UPC brand in 2020
Reports surfaced that Vodafone Hungary (VfH) intends to drop the UPC brand from as early as April 2020, as Vodafone’s central and eastern European OpCos step up their converged services strategy.
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Suppliers & SCM
Old guard re-enlisted for Vodafone TV consolidation push
Wins for existing cross-OpCo suppliers Kaltura, Nagra, and TiVo. Continued emphasis on cloud, security, and deeper user understanding. Lightweight, low-capex focus: Kaltura says it is now possible to roll out Vodafone TV in a new country within seven months.
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Vodafone Europe People Moves, October 2019
Latest people movements include: Petr Matejicek, Daniel Böttcher, Michael Brands, Frank Hellemink, Christian Hindennach, Raquel Martínez Herranz, Michael Rabes, Roberto Cipolla, Sibaji Biswasb, Marius Corcoman, Tiberius Popa, Paulo Neves, Douglas Grierson, Andrew Stevens, Dave Ward.
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Vodafone Ireland joins 5G party; old friend Ericsson in tow
VfIr joins small clutch of Group OpCos that offer commercial 5G.
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Vodafone Rest of World Region People Moves, September 2019
Oddly-timed switch at the helm of Vodafone Idea. Latest people movements include: Riaan Naude, Anthony Theunissen, Shwetha Iyer, Rajat Mukarji, Mohit Narula, Balesh Sharma, Ravinder Takkar, Aish Sinha.
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Vodafone Europe Region People Moves, September 2019
People movements include: Julia Zaft, Peter Soos, Claudio Raimondi, Luca Somaschini, Albert Buxadé.
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Germany: O2 to help Vodafone take Liberty with wholesale deal
Despite earlier objections to Vodafone’s Unitymedia purchase, O2 is now providing its rival with support for the deal via a wholesale access agreement for fixed-line services that is hoped to allay EU anti-trust concerns. Gaining access to ultrafast fixed connectivity should bolster O2’s ability to follow through with a ...
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Group waiting by phone for Liberty troubleshoot
Executives dig-down for evidence of “operational” progress as top-line slumps. Revenue momentum dissipates in Germany; Spain and Italy remain in reverse. Emphasis still geared to savings rather than much-needed growth uptick.