Vodafone Group – Page 36
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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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Joosub condemns excessive load shedding
Vodacom CEO argues that customers are becoming “increasingly frustrated” after 2022’s display of power outages and inconsistent connectivity.
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Vodafone calls in head-hunters for Read replacement
The Egon Zehnder agency, which features a well-established telco and tech practice, is set to take the hunt for a new CEO beyond internal candidates.
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Vodafone closes in on Hungary exit
Telco agrees binding terms with consortium over sale of Vodafone Hungary.
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Safaricom to replace Chairman after brief tenure
John Ngumi exits Safaricom boardroom just five months after stepping up.
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Prachur Sah named CEO of Indus Towers
Former leader of oil and gas producer Cairn takes CEO title at Indus Towers, replacing Bimal Dayal after July 2022 departure.
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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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Venturing & Investments
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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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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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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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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TPG–Telstra to appeal denied RAN-sharing agreement
ACCC rejects network-sharing proposal over competition concerns.
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Vodafone Ireland shells out €146m for multi-band spectrum
Vodafone, Eir, and Three each table bids worth more than €140m for spectrum to support roll out of 5G across Ireland.
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Amdocs shows ‘love’ for TMUS as second-largest customer
US NatCo accounted for 20% of vendor’s revenue in FY21–22.
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Financial & Performance
Revenue flat at UK telcos’ M&A sherpa
Robey Warshaw sees slight dip in takings despite recruitment of former UK Chancellor George Osborne.
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Operations
Vodafone digs deep to ensure business resiliency
Vodafone mobilises workforce to tackle series of ‘overlapping crises’.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vantage Towers ramps up rollout in Germany with mobile sites
TowerCo reveals figures for temporary site deployment across Germany this year.
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M&A
ANACOM to decide fate of Vodafone Portugal Nowo buyout
Portuguese telecoms regulator asked to provide “opinion” on Vodafone Portugal’s Nowo acquisition.
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Public Affairs
Ethio Telecom declares legal offensive on Safaricom after outages
State-owned Ethio Telecom threatens legal action against Safaricom Ethiopia after line installations allegedly cause service blackouts.
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Vodafone people moves: Germany installs new network executives
Vodafone Germany slots new execs into network access, fibre investment, and radio network development positions.