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Vendor VoiceBMC: IT streamlining will drive network value creation
The more virtualised telco networks become, the more relevant IT experience in overseeing complexity becomes.
- Digital Edition
Vodafonewatch Report #210 – September 2022
Key stories include: Hungarian exit confirmed | SpaceMobile assesses funding options | Vantage up for auction? | Egypt buyout advances | Ghana sale disputed
- 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.
- Strategy & Change
‘Big six’ form new industry body
Association of Communication and Technology created by Vodacom, Cell C, Liquid, MTN, Rain, and Telkom.
- Network & Infrastructure
Vi rivals set the pace for 5G rollouts
Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio to start offering 5G services in October.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Associates & JVs: Vi denies data breach
TPG taps Adtran for Gigabit upgrade; Vi denies massive customer data breach.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: VfD introduces flexible working model
Flexible working policy introduced in Germany; VfUK signs up to Greener Litigation pledge.
- M&A
Vodafone hits a regulatory road bump in Ghana sale
NCA knocked back attempts to sell Group’s 70% stake in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Partner Markets: VfNZ rolls out smart water meters in Auckland
Vodafone NZ, Landis+Gyr roll out smart water meters.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: Carat retains Vodafone partnership
Former Vodafone CEO fined for insider disclosures; Carat wins £400m contract renewal with Vodafone.
- Digital Edition
Vodafonewatch Report #209 – August 2022
Key stories include: M&A hiatus continues | Read backed at AGM | Vi ‘strengthend’ by 5G auction | VfD accused of GDPR breach | Vodacom continues forward momentum
- Strategy & Change
Deegan calls for tax respite in Spain
VfS CEO laments what he sees as the most punitive tax regime in Europe. Claims more could be done to encourage consolidation. Praises government efforts to help finance 5G rollout.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Associates & JVs: Vi gets INR 10.3bn tax refund
Vi to receive tax rebate following High Court order.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Elsewhere in Vodafone Partner Markets: Vf Oman partners Tamimah for government-enabled services
Major network outage throws further doubt on Rogers–Shaw combination.
- Digital Edition
Vodafonewatch Report #208 – July 2022
Key stories include: Safaricom to “turbocharge” fintech | Vodafone revs green fleet | TPG’s network-sharing row continues | German fibre JV mooted | Vodacom hit by record blackouts
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Africa: AST’s BlueWalker 3 launch pushed back
Vodacom’s VoD service shuttered to aggregate content through VodaPay; SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite launch put back by up to a month.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: VfUK selects Tin Man for PR
Vodafone appoints Tin Man as UK PR agency; Vodafone Greece’s enterprise arm signs IoT mobile tracking deal with local Unilever subsidiary, underpinned by technology from Innovas.
- Network & Infrastructure
Oracle the cloud infra ‘holy grail’ for Vodafone transformation
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure adoption claimed to offer ‘tremendous value’ to Vodafone’s TechCo evolution.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone closing in on German fibre joint venture
Reports suggest a deal could be announced by the end of August 2022.
