Vodafone Group
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone launches LEO satellite trials in Turkey
Turkish operator partners local SatCo to test 4G/5G satellite speeds.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Digital Barriers: take two for surveillance-as-a-service mobile video scaleup
UK video surveillance tech scaleup has refreshed ambitions following a capital injection by 3i and new product platform for expansion alongside key partners Vodafone and Intel.
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Financial & Performance
Indus Towers posts loss as pressure piles on ailing client Vi
TowerCo forced to make large provision against ‘doubtful debts’.
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Operations
Vodafone closes Newbury HQ sale
Operator to lease portion of the campus but vacate three buildings.
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Network & Infrastructure
High hopes: Sitetracker on re-imagining TowerCo InfraOps
Asset management software player gaining clients as infra operators seek to escape outdated practices and tech. Reference win with Vantage Towers seeing vendor support IT transformation accompanying TowerCo’s independent growth ambitions.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodacom lands 2Africa subsea cable in South Africa
2Africa subsea cable system extended to Vodacom network facility in Gqeberha, South Africa.
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Network & Infrastructure
German telecoms watchdog threatens white spot fines
BNetzA reportedly intends to issue €50,000 fines per location after operators concede delays to rollout.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone renews Currys deal with focus on broadband
“Multi-year” extension sees Currys retain Vodafone as its ‘exclusive’ MNO partner.
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Strategy & Change
e& snaps up more Vodafone shares and increases stake to 12%
The UAE group had already increased its stake to 11% in December 2022.
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M&A
Vodafone wins conditional approval for Ghana sale
NCA accepts revised proposal subject to undisclosed concessions.
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Operations
More strife for Vi as fifth of sales staff exit
Mass exodus said to have occurred in recent weeks.
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Corporate
Spain relegated in latest Vodafone reorg
Troubled Spanish business loses direct CEO report and downshifts into Group’s Europe Cluster.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Mobile ad JV in the works from Europe’s major operators
Notification of plans for joint venture relying on pseudonymous tokens to provide cross-operator advertising platform signals new plan to challenge web ad giants.
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M&A
Vodafone closes in on Hungary exit
Telco agrees binding terms with consortium over sale of Vodafone Hungary.
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Network & Infrastructure
CityFibre taps Vodafone for 2Gbps XGS-PON
UK’s largest altnet harnesses Vodafone access technology to trial XGS-PON, reaching broadband speeds of 2Gbps in York.
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Financial & Performance
Vi equity conversion requires further Vodafone funding
Local reports indicate that Vodafone and Aditya Birla’s planned investments fall short of government expectations.
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Network & Infrastructure
Operator trio gains share of UK government voice and data contract
BT, Virgin Media Business, and Vodafone jointly awarded piece of Mobile Voice and Data Services contract.
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Network & Infrastructure
VodafoneZiggo responds to energy crisis with '100+' savings initiatives
VodafoneZiggo benefits from day and night deployment of ‘smart’ network monitoring kit to match power with demand.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vantage Towers Greece recruits Advent to cut diesel power
Proof-of-concept project with Advent Technologies exploring feasibility of replacing Greek TowerCo’s diesel generators with sustainable fuel cells.
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Partnerships & Alliances
TPG–Telstra to appeal denied RAN-sharing agreement
ACCC rejects network-sharing proposal over competition concerns.
