Vodafonewatch: IT leadership rejig; RAN upgrade kick-off
Joe Purnell2026-01-30T14:21:00
Analyst Briefing: Vodafone continues its European IT management reshuffle; pushes on with German open RAN rollout; and talks network autonomy roadmaps. Meanwhile, VOIS speaks up; the future of former OpCo Vodafone Spain; and IoT goes NTN with Skylo tie-up…
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- Themes: Automation strategy; Emergency calling; Fixed wireless access; Network automation; Network transformation; Non‑terrestrial network (NTN); Open RAN; Spectrum transfer; Subsea cable deployment; Technology leadership changes.
- People: Börje Ekholm; Eamonn O’Hare; Erik Brenneis; Gary Adey; Hilda László; Luke Ibbetson; Mabel Pous‑Fenollar; Marc Hölzer; Margherita Della Valle; Petr Brunclík.
- Geographic: Albania; Czechia; Germany; Greece; India; Ireland; Luxembourg; Portugal; Spain; UK.
- Organisations: Accenture; Aduna; AST SpaceMobile; BCP IV Telecommunications; Cambridge Broadband Networks Group (CBNG); Centrica; Deutsche Telekom; Ericsson; Imagine Communications; MásOrange; Microsoft; NetIX; NTT DOCOMO; O2 Germany; Samsung; Skylo Technologies; Team Group; Telefónica; Tomorrow Street; Vantage Towers; Vi; Vodafone; Vodafone Business; Vodafone Carrier Services; Vodafone IoT; VOIS.