Vodafone Strategy & Change
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Strategy & ChangeVodacom plans SuperApp rollout as it closes in on Vodafone Egypt acquisition
“Progress made” in movement towards regulatory approval for Vodafone Egypt acquisition.
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Vendor Voice
Account Team Spotlight: Celfocus on Vodafone Tech 2025 alignment
EMEA telecoms SI talks to TelcoTitans about the changes it has made to its Vodafone client team to ensure it is in lockstep with the Group’s Tech 2025 strategy.
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Strategy & Change
BEE revamp further erodes Group’s Vodacom holding
Overhaul of Vodacom’s BEE ownership arrangements dilutes Vodafone’s stake to 60.5%.
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Events
Arch 2022: Vodafone partners on renewable power challenges
Four companies selected to enable telco’s Renewable Power Challenge.
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Events
Arch 2022: Wibergh signs off, stresses exit as “non-event”
Outgoing Vodafone CTO uses conference to highlight smooth handover of reins, citing succession planning, reorg, and strategic refresh.
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Strategy & Change
Arch Summit 2022: Read’s ‘clear plan’ for sector’s four-dimensional crisis
Vodafone CEO cites need for rebalancing costs.
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Strategy & Change
CEO: Safaricom to keep Ethiopia control as IFC lines up stake
Peter Ndegwa tells local media that Safaricom will remain a majority owner of new Ethiopian venture despite pending capital injection by International Finance Corporation.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone’s giant Google Cloud migration gathers pace
Accenture, Google Cloud, and SAP to “co-shape” three-year SAP migration project.
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Strategy & Change
Safaricom-backed Circle Gas eyes African and Asian markets
Purveyor of wireless-enabled LPG cooking looks to scale platform to Nigeria, neighbouring markets of Kenya and Tanzania, and Asian countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam.
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Vendor Voice
BMC: IT streamlining will drive network value creation
The more virtualised telco networks become, the more relevant IT experience in overseeing complexity becomes.
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Network & Infrastructure
Modi hears 5G plans from Airtel, Jio but nothing from Vi
Vi keeps quiet on 5G intentions at India Mobile Congress, inaugurated on Saturday by Prime Minister Modi.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Partner Markets: VfNZ links up with Nokia on 5G-Advanced and 6G
Sunrise acquires energy provider’s telecoms business; Vodafone New Zealand agrees MoU with Nokia to develop 5G‑Advanced and 6G use‑cases.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: Atlas Investissement acquires Vodafone stake
Niel invests in Vodafone; GSMA forms post‑quantum taskforce; Sitetracker secures fresh investment.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone brand ditched in New Zealand
Telco to be rebranded as One New Zealand in early-2023.
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Strategy & Change
Safaricom’s M-PESA will be ‘standalone entity’
M-money business will reportedly separate in coming months.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Africa: BII commits $76m (£67m/€76m) to African Infrastructure Fund
Vodacom fibre customers suffer third‑party data breach; Vodacom broadens burgeoning financial services portfolio with new short‑term loan offering.
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Strategy & Change
‘Big six’ form new industry body
Association of Communication and Technology created by Vodacom, Cell C, Liquid, MTN, Rain, and Telkom.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: VfD introduces flexible working model
Flexible working policy introduced in Germany; VfUK signs up to Greener Litigation pledge.
