All articles by Vodafonewatch – Page 14
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Partner Markets: A1 stable; NZ changes abound
Developments from around Vodafone’s soft-power network: results stability for A1; Elisa works Vodafone Business ties for SD-WAN delivery; changes afoot for Vodafone New Zealand.
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Digital Reports
Vodafonewatch Report #193 – January 2021
Key stories include: VPC chair talks transformation | From also ran to open RAN | Group Tech realigns for 2025 | TowerCo asserts independence | Ghana hand-off being mulled
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Africa: banking products extended
Vodafone Ghana and Safaricom look to expand financial services offering with new products.
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Amdocs extends its reach into Romania
Vodafone Romania to have deeper view of customer journeys in convergence drive. Amdocs continues to showcase its presence across the Group.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Spain flags Accenture deal
ho picks up pieces after data hack; One More Service sees partnerships in Spain (security) and Hungary (IoT).
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodacom SA files 4G/5G auction application
Much-delayed auction of spectrum licences still mired in controversy and legal action.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: R&D goes quantum
Group R&D enters quantum realm; Discovery tied on streaming; Vodafone Fiji eyeing regional expansion.
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Vodafone goes big on LTE-M and man-to-machine comms
German debut suggests increasing Group enthusiasm for LTE-M, and leadership feeling that technology’s time is coming. CTO Mack describes the tech as the “next building block in our network”. OpCo highlights LTE-M use-cases around voice and mobility.
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Elsewhere in Associates & JVs: Mitie takes Cornerstone contract
Consumer loan service in Egypt set for green light; Vi wants 2G open RAN; India continues to drag out tax dispute.
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Vodafone seeks end to Elliott battle over KDG
Group attempts to put more than seven years of hurt behind it at a cost of up to €2.12bn.
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Vodafone Oman launch pushed back
Flagship greenfield alliance for Vodafone’s Partner Markets federation continuing to be hit by delays. Bureaucratic hurdle cleared, but launch still appears some months away.
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Vendor Voice
Nutanix: Silicon Valley oblivious to emerging telco renaissance
Nutanix’s Tarkan Maner discusses with Vodafonewatch his take on the evolution of the cloud services sector, and the way in which digital transformation efforts demand a fundamental re-think of the misbalanced relationship between telecoms and technology players. Sector veteran Maner predicts telco fightback in the hyperscaler blind spot of ...
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Digital Reports
Vodafonewatch Report #192 – December 2020
Key stories include: 2025 strategy still in prep | VodafoneZiggo IPO mooted | VfD doubles down on cable | SpaceMobile plans laid out | Ethiopian entry still appeals
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: Colao tipped for fast lane
Fast lane for Colao?; Vodafone draws IoT.nxt further into fold; Vodafone brand disappears from Malta.
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Elsewhere in Africa: Vodacom's Joosub targets techco transition
Vodacom CEO defends Rain tie-up; Lesotho crisis continues; dominant Safaricom back in political spotlight; African OpCos keen on Huawei tech.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: 5G tested across the bloc
German rivals jump on campus bandwagon; physical and digital security launches; 5G use-cases explored in Netherlands, Spain, and UK.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone's Associates and JVs: Vi joins techco targets
Vi toes the techco line; Zain not intent on gate-crashing Vodafone Egypt sale.
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Vendor Voice
Salesforce Industries: bringing cloud Vlocity to telco CX
As the CRM giant sharpens its focus on telco transformation, Salesforce Industries highlights the need for operators to lose legacy baggage, embrace cultural change, and focus on collaboration to move at digital pace. Experience of acquisition Vlocity demonstrates three trends in telco transformation, from gradual evolution to enthusiastic adoption ...
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Digital Reports
Vodafonewatch Report #191 – November 2020
Key stories include: Group widens Smart Tech horizons | Wobble during Chairman switchover | Supplier Awards 2020 results in | UK puts down open RAN marker | Vodacom sticks with Nokia for 5G
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: SpaceMobile-NASA collaboration
NASA working with US satellite venture; Innovus bolsters security; Vodafone’s Harmonic partnership shows its size.