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Public AffairsRead rails against states flouting EU law
Group CEO used a sponsored posting on the Politico website to demand, once again, a level playing field for Europe’s telecoms players, while bemoaning steps taken by several EU governments to sidestep European competition legislation. Article does not suggest Read’s bid for a reset of regulatory relations in Europe ...
- Partnerships & Alliances
TPG deepens Genesys ties
TPG projects opex savings of AU$ 3m after moving all customer contact channels to cloud‑based platform. Genesys now appears firmly entrenched within the Group, with VfD a key user.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: mimik joins TMUS-backed 5G innovation lab
Vodafone continues to push cellular case in automotive innovation. Ex-Tech figures Arjomandi and Alamouti team up with T‑Mobile.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Africa: Vodacom ties with Cloudflare and Appsflyer
AppsFlyer and Cloudflare gain foothold within Vodacom ecosystem.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Europe: 5G projects gain momentum across Vodafone OBs
VfUK closes in on Gigafast rollout target; 5G projects gain momentum across OBs.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone's Associates & JVs: Vi confirms Indus Tower merger is back on
Dutch cable switchover resumes; Subex gains a role in Vi’s IT consolidation.
- Network & Infrastructure
Huawei woes add to Vodafone Idea pressure
JV forced to consider other options for 5G network. India looks set to tacitly ban use of Chinese equipment. New fundraising efforts on the horizon following AGR decision.
- Suppliers & SCM
Vodafone moves business support functions to S/4HANA
Upgrade simplifies finance, human resources, and supply chain. Long‑time suppliers SAP, Accenture complete project in 18 months, after more than a year of preparation. Vodafone Germany opts for IBM’s help with SAP S/4HANA migration.
- Financial & Performance
Vodafone Q1 FY20–21 spend: no obvious change of course, post-COVID-19
Any post-COVID-19 spend strategy changes appear to either be being kept under wraps, or subjugated by leadership focus on keeping the business on track.
- Financial & Performance
Vodafone Q1 FY20–21 headline performance: Germany and the rest
COVID‑19 blow cushioned: strength in Germany and Portugal, with mixed performances elsewhere. Currency weakness turning Read’s focus on Africa sour.
- Financial & Performance
Vodafone Q1 FY20–21
What ‘new normal’? Leadership pressing on with long-running efficiency and asset sale plans regardless of coronavirus disruption. Hints of bottlenecks owing to top duo’s workload. Group Finance’s €1bn cost-cutting plan “proceeding very well”. Footprint retrenchment not necessarily done, with some OpCos still appearing stuck on the margins. Currency weakness ...
- Network & Infrastructure
Safaricom puts Aviat and Nokia to work on 5G prep
Kenyan operator taps old friend Aviat Networks for 5G backhaul as the country preps for commercial 5G rollout. Nokia’s Gigabit Passive Optical Networking will be deployed to combat increased bandwidth demands in the country.
- Network & Infrastructure
Accra fibre build begins
Vodafone Ghana CEO Obo‑Nai launches Accra phase of copper‑to‑fibre upgrade project, but laments theft and vandalism setbacks.
- Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone Ireland wins role in National Broadband Plan
Vodafone Ireland to provide retail services to 300 Broadband Connection Points.
- Strategy & Change
Vodafone Albania denies exit rumours
Albanian OpCo pushes back against speculation that it will withdraw, claiming it remains a key market.
- M&A
Vodafone starts (another) new slate in Australia
Radical new corporate set‑up for CEO Berroeta. Teoh (and son Shane) join the board. Mobile and fixed network “synergies” a priority. Multi‑brand strategy sees Vodafone sit alongside slew of TPG sub‑brands.
- Analysis
Vodafone: Elsewhere in Europe
Vodafone continues its 5G network expansion, within bounds of spectrum availability. VodafoneZiggo could be going down the Vodafone Spain route by reining in sport TV partnerships.
- Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone moves into standalone mode
Vodafone UK teams up with Ericsson, MediaTek, Oppo, and Qualcomm for the next stage of its 5G network.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Push for TI-Open Fiber tie up
Italian government signals plan to act as broker. Vodafone Italy rival Telecom Italia expected to retain control of single local access network, at least initially.
- Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone Germany gets 1800MHz 5G ball rolling
Mack thinks ‘mid‑band’ spectrum is ideally suited for large‑scale 5G coverage in urban areas.
