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Digital EditionVodafonewatch Report #206 – May 2022
Key stories include: Vodafone weighs up TalkTalk bid | Cost-cutting unit expanded | Pressure eases in India | TIM accepts INWIT offer | Vodacom begins flood repairs
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Africa: Telkom SA settles with ICASA
Telkom SA reaches out‑of‑court settlement with ICASA over spectrum auction; Vodacom granted appeal in Please Call Me case.
- Strategy & Change
Vodafone Turkey commits to ‘build not buy’ tech model
CIO Seker shares Group ambition for unified Technology teams.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Ofcom calls out UK operators
Vodafone launches device financing and insurance scheme in Spain; regulator slams VfUK for lack of social tariff.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Mavenir helps prep for 5G SA debut
Vodafone Portugal selects Mavenir as tech partner to enable jump to 5G standalone.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Associates & JVs: Bharti Airtel Chairman wants “affordable” spectrum
TRAI proposes near‑40% reduction across spectrum bands in upcoming auction; Vodafone Egypt acquires 10% stakes in e‑payment platforms Bee and Masary.
- M&A
TIM accepts Ardian bid for INWIT stake
Italian operator to sell majority of its stake in towers venture to private equity firm.
- Strategy & Change
Privacy‑by‑design at heart of data trust strategy
Fostering an improved reputation for trustworthiness and delivering privacy‑by‑design can lead to new revenue streams, according to Vodafone Business data chief.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: job applications open for refugees
Vodafone receives 800 applications from Ukrainian refugees; launches free V2X platform across Europe to improve road safety.
- M&A
Vodafone ‘weighs’ TalkTalk takeover
UK altnet said to have asked Lazard to review options as potential bidders circle.
- M&A
Vodafone mulls Spanish fixed line options
Spanish OpCo faces tough decisions as rivals MÁSMÓVIL and Orange Spain plan merger.
- Digital Edition
Vodafonewatch Report #205 – April 2022
Key stories include: MÁSMÓVIL hopes dashed | SpaceMobile launch nears | Vi urges government haste | Newbury up for sale | Vodacom spends big
- Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone UK backs DCMS innovation overhaul
UK Telecoms Innovation Network aims to build transparent, open hub for public and private R&D opportunities. Seeks to fix supply chain diversity issues in UK telecoms and export technology abroad. Interoperable network tech among priorities.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Africa: corruption in Lesotho?
Allegations of corruption in Lesotho said to be hampering 5G deployment; Vodacom appeals Please Call Me High Court ruling.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Associates & JVs: United Internet making moves in Germany
United Internet steps up network launch; TI opens KKR talks.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: territories added to WarnerMedia partnership
WarnerMedia partnership expanded; Vodafone Italy scopes out clean tech; Skodafone tie‑up emerges in Ireland.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Partner Markets: VfNZ exploring tower sales
Entel sells four data centres to Equinix; VfNZ kicks off towers sale process, and acquires majority share in cybersecurity provider DEFEND.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: Vantage Towers investment rumours
Towers deal talk still bubbling away; VGE taps Comms Group for communications tools.
- Digital Edition
Vodafonewatch Report #204 – March 2022
Key stories include: M&A? Read’s all about it | Talks underway on Indus sale | MTS relations suspended | Vodafone Portugal on “terrorist” cyberattack | Safaricom preps Ethiopia launch
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Africa: Little Cab launches in Addis Ababa
Safaricom out to block CA mobile tariff slash; Little Cab arrives in Ethiopia.
