All Vodafone Group articles – Page 5
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Strategy & Change
Seven years in, Liberty CEO says it’s time to ‘think about’ Vodafone JV’s future
Mike Fries suggests seven years of co-ownership with Vodafone may be long enough as internal discussions turn more acutely to Dutch JV’s future.
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Content & TV
O2 wades into German pay-TV battle with platform refresh
Operator launches O2 TV platform as additional option for existing fixed and mobile customers.
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: UK merger turns a corner, Italian sale hit with fresh challenge
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including: closer scrutiny for Vodafone Italy sale to Swisscom; TPG cuts down, adds roaming partner; satellites in focus in African markets, just as SpaceMobile takes flight in US; more from Africa, Europe, and beyond…
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Public Affairs
Draghi’s EU vision prompts mixed response from telcos
Regional grandees Ericsson, Nokia, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone among those praising EU’s vision on improving competitiveness on the global stage, but others not so keen on the strictures it lays out. Register to read more…
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Partnerships & Alliances
Ericsson unites telco A-list on network API joint venture
JV set to come together in early-2025, marking next step as top operators try to seize a supposed multi-billion dollar global revenue opportunity in selling CAMARA APIs to developers. Includes AT&T, DT/TMUS, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone. Google sneaks in as hyperpartner alongside Vonage…
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M&A
Virgin Media O2 set to sell another chunk of Cornerstone — report
Operator to shed another 8% of tower JV with GLIL Infrastructure and Vantage, bringing total shareholding down to just above 25%.
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M&A
Regulator still dubious on Vodafone–Three merger; wants further compromise
Proposed merger of two underpowered MNOs found to have negative ramifications for UK competitive landscape, but the antitrust body offers road to approval via series of behavioural and structural ‘remedies’.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica, Vodafone Spain hit refresh on fibre wholesale deal
Seeking to capture synergies and optimise network investment, agreement comes as operators continue battling to lock in wholesale clients, negotiating new deals with existing clients, after recent Spanish market rejig. Read more…
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M&A
American Tower offloads property assets in Australia and New Zealand
American Tower continues its retreat from the Asia/Pacific region with the sale of property assets in Australia to Waveconn and in New Zealand to Connexa, following its exit from India.
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People
Ex-Vantage boss Badrinath takes role as GSMA Director General
Vivek Badrinath to replace Mats Granryd in leading the organisation, starting in April 2025.
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People
UK altnet Quickline onboards telco veterans to guide Project Gigabit build
Fibre builder changes C-suite roster to help it reach target 450,000 full-fibre connections by 2027.
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Operations
O2 Germany CEO rules out me-too job cuts
Markus Haas says reducing workforce is not on the O2 agenda, instead placing focus on equipping employees with AI tools to boost efficiency. Comments come as Vodafone Germany continues to negotiate scaled-back job cut plans with unions. Read more…
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Network & Infrastructure
TPG’s long-coveted RAN sharing deal is good to go
Australia’s TPG Telecom and Optus got a regulatory thumbs up for their regional network and spectrum sharing deal that will double TPG’s mobile reach.
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Network & Infrastructure
NTT DATA: Embracing open network to monetise telco investment
Vendor-neutral technology service provider upbeat on opportunities for telecom operators to make profitable returns on investment in next-generation infrastructure — if they step up to the challenge of managing the complexity of open networks.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone Business picks Tealium for customer data management
Enterprise-focused division has deployed Tealium solutions in six markets, with more to follow in the coming year.
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Financial & Performance
‘Tough decisions’ ahead for Australia’s TPG amid cost-cutting
CEO Iñaki Berroeta announced jobs are going as latest part of multi-year cost-cutting programme.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone goes nuclear with Czech 5G MPN launch
5G SA private network deployed at Czech nuclear power plant, with testing to define future installation projects.
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Public Affairs
Safaricom ‘calls for’ mandated MNO–SatCo partnerships as Starlink expands in Africa
Reports indicate Kenyan operator is pushing local Communications Authority to consider blocking solo foreign SatCo entrants and oblige them to form partnerships with licence-holding MNOs.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone firms up 1&1 deal; start of huge user transfer ‘near’
Vodafone Germany to begin carrying 1&1 traffic from later this week, as part of national roaming tie-up announced last year.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone linked to 5G SA network plan in Uzbekistan
Local reports suggest Vodafone could lend its know-how and brand to a new 5G SA network in Uzbekistan, and would join partner and shareholder e& in supporting the effort.