All Vodafone Germany articles – Page 24
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Public AffairsOperators own up to 2015 coverage target misses
NatCo claims to have met household coverage targets set at 2015 auction. None of Germany’s three MNOs meets 100% targets along transport routes. BNetzA yet to test operators’ coverage claims.
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Public AffairsEuropean Court of Justice rules on StreamOn
Telekom Deutschland will have been watching with interest as a long-running legal dispute over its StreamOn media service was taken to the European Court of Justice.
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PremiumVodafone Germany’s Deutsche Glasfaser tie-up eyes new territory
NatCo embarks on ‘lease and operate’ partnership. Two parties aim to connect “entire municipalities” with fibre.
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PremiumLOXXESS provides logistics solution to Vodafone Germany
Vodafone works with LOXXESS for new logistics system.
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Public AffairsVodafone’s price for Kabel Deutschland “adequate”
Vodafone paid an “adequate” price for Kabel Deutschland (KDG) when it acquired the cable operator for €10.7bn.
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PremiumSubstantial changes across Vodafone Europe, January 2020
Turn-of-the-year movements across Vodafone’s Europe businesses.
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PremiumO2 Germany to build 6,000 masts with rivals
O2 joins forces with Telekom and Vodafone to tackle mobile ‘white spots’. Government aims to build 5,000 masts on top. Further collaborative effort brings ‘LTE for all’ to the Berlin U-Bahn.
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PremiumVodafone 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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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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PremiumVodafone 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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PremiumVodafone preps “delicate” Unitymedia TV switchover
Big but “delicate” migration project in pipeline. Vodafone TV spread continues as Group seeks to iron out tech ecosystem. Liberty’s Horizon platform out of contention as Group TV enabler.
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Public AffairsMerkel, Ametsreiter give Huawei benefit of doubt
Political ructions after Chancellor appears to green-light Huawei involvement in 5G. Ametsreiter wants evidence-based approach to Huawei; describes current security debate as “thoroughly unprofessional”. Complications spread to Hungary.
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PremiumVodafone bolsters play in European e-sports scene
Vodafone Spain cements e-sports strategy with sponsorship deal, Vodafone Germany follows suit.
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PremiumVodafone and EHang to create urban air mobility ecosystem
Vodafone formed a tie-up with EHang, a China-based autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform provider.
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Products & ServicesTelekom Deutschland and rivals support Advanced Mobile Location
Telekom Deutschland (TDE) and rivals Telefónica Deutschland and Vodafone Germany began supporting Advanced Mobile Location (AML), which enables emergency services to pinpoint the exact location of a handset when a user makes a 112 emergency call.
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PremiumProtests continue despite Unitymedia buy completion
Small operator grouping gets legal on competition. Housing association supply concerns resurface.
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PremiumVodafone Germany teams with Signify to light up 5G
Trulifi prepped for IoT and connected-car use cases.
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PremiumVodafone Germany 5G in planes, trains, stadiums, and automobiles
Partnerships with Airbus, Thales, and North Rhine-Westphalia help VfD target different 5G markets. Network slicing and edge computing underpin various use cases of the next-gen tech.
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PremiumVodafone 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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Products & ServicesGerman operators finally launch Mobile Connect secure log-in
Online identity verification platform launched 18 months after plans first unveiled.