Vodafonewatch News – Page 47
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Partnerships & Alliances
MOWEA kicks off deployment in Germany
NGMN IC&E 2022: Vodafone partner to start installing micro wind turbines on German towers in September.
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People
INWIT shortlists new board members following buyout
New board to be appointed at shareholder meeting on 4 October.
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Vodacom stokes Telkom M&A fever
MTN, Rain, and Toto Consortium each flagged as Telkom suitors.
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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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‘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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Operations
New _VOIS premises for the “Bride of the Mediterranean”
New space to provide 1,000 new jobs.
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M&A
Vodacom edges closer to Vodafone Egypt buyout
Local reports claim Vodafone has obtained regulatory approval.
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Vi rivals set the pace for 5G rollouts
Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio to start offering 5G services in October.
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People
Dimitrova in, O’Leary out for Vodacom directorate
Anna Dimitrova replaces Anne O’Leary, who is set to join Meta in coming days.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: VfD introduces flexible working model
Flexible working policy introduced in Germany; VfUK signs up to Greener Litigation pledge.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Associates & JVs: Vi denies data breach
TPG taps Adtran for Gigabit upgrade; Vi denies massive customer data breach.
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People
Truphone switches CEO amid takeover probe
Former Vodafone exec promoted to top job after three years as Truphone COO.
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Innovation (R&D)
SpaceX supports launch of SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3
New communications satellite to fill phone and data coverage gaps.
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Vodafone hits a regulatory road bump in Ghana sale
NCA knocked back attempts to sell Group’s 70% stake in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: Carat retains Vodafone partnership
Former Vodafone CEO fined for insider disclosures; Carat wins £400m contract renewal with Vodafone.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Partner Markets: VfNZ rolls out smart water meters in Auckland
Vodafone NZ, Landis+Gyr roll out smart water meters.
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Inflation pressures on rise at TPG
TPG’s proposed 3% pay rise is decried by union as a “cut in real terms”.
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People
Vodacom installs boss for soon-to-launch TowerCo
South African group appoints regional American Tower figure to lead TowerCo set up.
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Venturing & Investments
Vi equity conversion appears imminent
Local media raises volume ahead of long-awaited government deal.
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Vodafone people moves: top team rejig in Netherlands
VodafoneZiggo’s changing management sees new consumer and strategy leadership installed.