All Vodafone Group articles – Page 86
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Network & InfraVodafone makes candid open RAN admissions
Tenorio says industry “not scratched the surface” on systems integration. Achieving lower TCO, compared with large-scale traditional vendors, an enormous task. O-RAN Alliance doing “great job”, but smaller vendors disadvantaged. Ambition of sub-$1000 RRH pushed back until 2021. Tech still not ready for prime time in urban ...
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M&AVodafone Egypt sale hit by further delay
stc seeks two more months, with due-diligence and funding in the frame. Telecom Egypt remains thornily enigmatic.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Tech: BT puts willingness to tackle legacy in writing
BT signs TM Forum’s Open API and Open Digital Architecture Manifesto.
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PeoplewatchParisse bids adieu to Vodafone
Products & Services Director Stefano Parisse leaves the Group. Replaced by Vodacom and M-PESA hand Phil Patel. Fond farewells, including flypast from ex-CEO Colao. Further shift from Colao Italian technocrat to Read international axis?
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M&AEU: 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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Network & InfraVodafone’s AI-based NOC overhaul steps up a gear
Migration of first line support tasks to Celfocus-supported CIAS system set to extend to ‘big four’ territories of Germany, Italy, Spain, and UK. Target is 50% of functions to be zero-touch by end of 2020. Project said to reflect shift to new collaborative models within Vodafone and ecosystem.
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Analyst ReportVodafonewatch Report #187 – June 2020
Key stories include: Belgo-Dutch merger mooted again | AI-based NOC overhaul expanded | Tower meld puts suppliers in frame | Vodafone Spain rejigs fibre platform | IoT.nxt plays for in-Group growth
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PeoplewatchBoddy to give Vodafone Ventures a pump?
Strategy Director’s addition to Vodafone Ventures board poses the question: what exactly is Vodafone’s strategy when it comes to technology VC?
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Network & InfraVodafone escorts Ford into 5G manufacturing
Vodafone UK leads government-funded 5GEM project to bring 5G networks to Ford’s R&D facility. Ericsson to provide hardware.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone Idea to trial drone-based food delivery
VfI joins ClearSky consortium to test BVLOS drone operations with Airmap, Curl Analytics, TechEagle, and Zomato. Indian regulator targets commercialisation of drone flights with 13 POCs from cross-industry consortia.
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PeoplewatchVodafone’s Della Valle joins Reckitt Benckiser board
Vodafone’s CFO lines up against former boss Vittorio Colao after starting consumer brand side-hussle.
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Network & InfraVodafone pushes ahead with tower IPO
Vodafone has invited pitches for an IPO of its European towers, to be listed by 2021. €10bn–€20bn valuation, with €2bn+ targeted for minority stake.
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Public AffairsVodacom: 2019 arrests in Tanzania were “troubling”
Shockwaves have evidently not yet subsided from strikingly severe treatment of executives in April 2019 incident.
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PremiumVodafone old guard moves include former Director, CEO, and CPO
Blasts from past as Butterworth, Finegold, and Pusey resurface with technology and telecoms board seats.
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PremiumVodafone Idea gets new VP Strategy, Vodafone Towers Europe builds up
Vodafone associates and joint ventures people movements. Vodafone Towers Europe continues to take shape.
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PremiumVodafonewatch roundup — June 2020
Deals and updates from across the Vodafone Group include the latest CNTT release, Vodafone Business partnership with Energy Web, and a coordinated Track and Trace effort from European telcos. Vodafone Idea flagged collaborations with Nokia, Red Hat, and Mavenir. Vodafone Greece launched ToBi; Ireland expanded its relationship with Exclusive ...
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M&AVodafoneZiggo-Telenet merger has ‘logic’, says Liberty
Vodafone’s co-parent in Netherlands JV notes potential synergy benefits of a Belgian-Dutch cableco combination, but indicates deal would be more complex than it first appears.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodacom’s IoT.nxt digs for in-house growth
Startup claims fears over absorption into the Vodacom super-structure have so far been unrealised. Internet of Things player wins central place in Vodafone’s private network package for mining businesses.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone rejigs FTTP relationship with Telefónica
Reworked deal said to give challenged Spanish OpCo a broader fibre platform and better terms, in return for expanded commitments.