All Vodafone Group articles
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OperationsVodafone Spain staff set for more redundancies
Challenged Spanish OpCo initiates plan to remove another 500‑plus people from its headcount. Another large-scale downsizing move made under cover of Digital Telco transformation, and as fodder for Group’s centralisation‑led efficiency plans.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone CEO disses DSS
Nick Read flags “performance degradation” when using DSS in blended environment of 4G and 5G. Not clear if all vendors equally guilty in Read’s eyes. Ericsson’s proprietary Ericsson Spectrum Sharing solution used in key Vodafone markets, including Germany and UK. Vendor emphatically denies there is any meaningful performance dip ...
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M&A
Telefónica joins Liberty in move towards UK tower sale
Goldman Sachs reportedly handed reins to examine prospective Cornerstone share sale.
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Innovation (R&D)
DT: Open RAN not there yet, but developing fast
Deutsche Telekom’s view on open RAN state of play. Mixed bag: encouraging pace of development, but complexity reigns. Programmability capability is two to three years away. “Must have” automation needed to tackle integration challenge.
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Network & Infrastructure
Liberty sees UK–Dutch tower separation “sooner than later”
CFO says group “not in love with” tower ownership and keen to unlock value. Virgin Media O2 and VodafoneZiggo assets in focus.
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People
Vodafone makes tech changes in Czech and Portugal
Czech Technology office vacated by Zíka and separated as per Europe‑wide model. Vodafone Portugal sticks to traditional model with CTO swap after Nascimento exit.
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People
Safaricom taps Guinness exec as Ethiopian CFO
Top finance and people hires confirmed as Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia plots build out. Startup operator aiming for 1,000-strong headcount to support 2022 launch.
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People
Vodafone’s Vicente joins Ericsson as Iberian CEO
Andrés Vicente, Vodafone Spain’s Consumer MD, appointed President and CEO for Ericsson’s Iberian footprint. Vacancy remains at Vicente’s seat on Deegan’s executive table.
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Strategy & Change
Ethiopian mobile: Tigray overshadows Safaricom-Voda market entry
Escalating conflict and humanitarian crisis spreads in northern region. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed criticised for Tigray response, but undeterred on reform agenda and courting private investment. What is Safaricom-led OpCo getting into? Unrest brews challenging conditions, as US sanctions threaten OpCo funding. Vodafone keeps a low profile in Ethiopian ...
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People
Vodafone TV product boss heads to partner Kaltura
From customer to supplier, Miguel Rodrigues leaves Vodafone for Kaltura. Vendor on a roll after recent IPO.
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Venturing & Investments
African energy startup borrows $100m for scale‑out plan
Safaricom partner Circle Gas secures nine-figure loan to drive expansion in African (and potentially Asian) markets. Targets include Nigeria and neighbouring markets of Kenya and Tanzania, where startup is already present. Capital needed for investment-heavy distribution platform.
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M&A
Aussie antitrust tsar seeks change after TPG–Vodafone merger
Rod Sims, Chair of Australia’s competition commission, expresses “serious concerns” about market health after TPG–Vodafone merger. Sims wants bigger powers to block further anti‑competitive M&A.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Vodafone’s Read wants Europe to ‘do a Spain’ on digital
Group CEO makes reference to €3bn budget for digitalisation of small businesses. Move chimes with existing Vodafone Business strategy to focus on SMEs.
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People
Vodacom Tanzania names Mdlalose CEO
Former Vodacom SA CFO takes the reins from Madrid‑bound Hendi. Well‑travelled Mdlalose looks to settle into Tanzanian challenge.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone quietly steps into Gaia‑X club
UK operator joins Deutsche Telekom, Orange, and Telecom Italia at the European cloud and data initiative. Gaia‑X now has 300 members. T‑Sys’s Adel Al‑Saleh says scale, not US hyperscalers, are critical to the success of Gaia‑X.
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People
Latest Vodafone people moves: Technology splits and board changes
Group board changes include Ahuja’s departure. Vodafone networks exec and TIP Chair Tenorio picks up Lime Micro chairmanship. Vodafone Spain continues leadership overhaul in Consumer, Enterprise, and Technology divisions.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone NZ goes lean as it splits from Group “mothership”
Former Vodafone OpCo’s new managers say unravelling of legacy IT snarl‑up remains a work in progress and “fairly challenging”. “High‑performance” business reset expected to deliver big earnings lift in current FY and beyond.
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M&A
TPG puts feelers out for TowerCo deal
Australian JV conducting “preliminary market assessment” ahead of possible spin‑off. Scope of monetisation would be limited by operator’s low level of site ownership. Competitors have already made moves.
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Suppliers & SCM
Smart shopping: Vodafone now using bots for buying
Vodafone Procurement Company says new autonomous platform switched on in June. Focus on extended reach and efficiency in long-tail buying. System could ultimately handle end-to-end sourcing for quarter of spend, unit suggests. Pega and _VOIS on enabler team.
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Suppliers & SCM
BT protégé DoubleMe doubles down on 5G and MEC
3D image processing specialist highlights collaboration with BT, DT, Telefónica, Vodafone, and others to realise real‑time ‘metaverse’ ambitions using 5G.
