All articles by Vodafonewatch – Page 15
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone's Associates and JVs: TPG 5G plans take shape
VodafoneZiggo flags Gigabit cable upgrades; 5G spectrum auction nearing in Australia.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Greece targets submarine business
Vodafone Greece eyes submarine; cashiers going virtual in Spain; Vodafone UK blocked from handset blocking.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Africa: Vodacom in SA and Tanzanian trouble
Vodacom reportedly tangled in murder scandal in South Africa, and taking political fire over Tanzanian election.
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Digital Reports
Vodafonewatch Report #190 – October 2020
Key stories include: Spain M&A chatter continues | USA on march with Clean Network | TIP’s Tenorio: things getting real | Tax win lifts Indian mood | Timuray vents auction frustration
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Africa: Safaricom shareholder base sees changes
Big boys making their presence felt in Safaricom’s owner family; Loon nearing Mozambique launch.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: sustainability gets a platform
Czech Republic, Spain 5G trial; Vodafone Germany takes sustainability on board.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone’s Associates & JVs: Telenet-VodafoneZiggo merger raises concerns
New Greek towers JV cleared; VodafoneZiggo future remains in spotlight.
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Products & Services
Vodafone ready to kick off 5G real time stadium app
5G AR app is ready to launch as football fans return to stadiums. VfD to roll out 5G to more Bundesliga stadiums. Stadium tech in spotlight as Germany gears up to host Euro 2024. AR sports app takeup depends on device availability.
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Indus Towers–Infratel merger finally moves forward
Rejigged agreement offers a safety net for TowerCo amid ongoing questions over Vi’s future.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: marketing agency tweak; CSR brought to the fore
Social responsibility brought into supplier assessments; Equinix highlights Telco Cloud ties; agency roster tweaked.
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Public Affairs
Huawei on retreat as US dials up European pressure
German coalition cabinet reportedly approves measures in IT security bill that, if passed, will effectively ban Huawei from 5G RAN market. Revision looks set to hurt Vodafone’s planning in largest market. Vodafone Greece also looks set for disruption as Pompeo visit increases pressure for a local ban.
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Digital Reports
Vodafonewatch Report #189 – September 2020
Key stories include: Read not feeling euro love | Vodafone Oman schedule slips | Germany campus space hots up | O2 cable deal in go-slow | Safaricom dips toe in open water
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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.
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Elsewhere in Africa: Vodacom ties with Cloudflare and Appsflyer
AppsFlyer and Cloudflare gain foothold within Vodacom ecosystem.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Digital Reports
Vodafonewatch Report #188 – July-August 2020
Key stories include: Group weathers COVID-19 storm in Q1 | Oz merger Mk II completed | Teradata lands expanded data role | INWIT studying regional tower play | Trump’s DE pullout clouds TKS future
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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 ...