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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: subcontinental drift continues with Vi equity offer and Indus rumours
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including an equity proposal to Ericsson and Nokia in India, and news of a potential Indus Towers stake sale to boot as Vodafone continues to ratchet down its presence in the subcontinent. UK merger faces more backlash from rivals; Partner Markets welcomes newcomer; 2Africa subsea cable reaches British shores; plus more from Germany, Ireland, Ethiopia, beyond…
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: ex-OpCos begin turnaround; venturing moves in Europe, Africa
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem as the Group completes in Spanish exit and hears news of a turnaround from another former OpCo in Hungary, while prospective new ownership in Italy makes more M&A moves. Startup incubation and acceleration is brought to the fore in Portugal and Kenya; open RAN updates with partnerships in tow; drones take flight in Germany; and plenty more…
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Weekly Briefings
Infrawatch Weekly: end of the road for Digital 9, OneWeb’s space odyssey troubles continue
Digital 9 decides to wind down; OneWeb misses ‘global’ coverage targets; CityFibre aiming to get more active on M&A; more…
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Partnerships & Alliances
Accenture stakes €150m in Vodafone’s commercialised shared services future
Vodafone extends Accenture ties to tee up commercialisation of _VOIS, with the vendor taking an equity stake along with providing talent and automation support.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone UK to ship customer care overseas
Portion of customer care operations set to be transferred to _VOIS Egypt and contact support specialist Webhelp in South Africa.
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Elsewhere in Africa: Ethiopian market braces for third entrant
Ethiopian market braces for third entrant.
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Vodafone FY22–23: Egypt central to Vodacom’s next phase
CEO Shameel Joosub talks up gains from Egyptian acquisition as Vodacom sets sights on growth.
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Elsewhere in Africa: New M PESA Rallonge overdraft service introduced in DRC
New M‑PESA Rallonge overdraft service introduced in DRC, but Safaricom accused of providing illegal OD facility in Kenya.
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Government seeks to offload 10% stake in Telecom Egypt
Egyptian state reportedly planning to offload 10% stake in Telecom Egypt amid intense macroeconomic pressures.
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M&A
Vodacom ‘completes’ Egypt deal as Etisalat ‘studies offer’ for SA group
Reports indicate that Vodafone Egypt transaction took place last Thursday.
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Partnerships & Alliances
_VOIS backs Egypt’s ambition to be outsourcing hub
Vodafone’s shared services unit signs five-year cooperation agreement with Egyptian agency to provide “joint incentive programmes” for job creation.
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Vodafone Q2 FY22-23 Headlines: macro and micro trends bite into profit
Revenue picture mixed, with strength in UK, Ireland, and Portugal but ongoing weakness in Germany, Italy, and Spain.
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Strategy & Change
Vodacom plans SuperApp rollout as it closes in on Vodafone Egypt acquisition
“Progress made” in movement towards regulatory approval for Vodafone Egypt acquisition.
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Vodafone Egypt: Fixed-line expansion talks back on
Saga of VfEg’s plans to gain larger wireline platform continues to drag on.
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Venturing & Investments
Qatar Investment Authority ‘vies for stake in Vodafone Egypt’
Acquisition of 20% share could be agreed by the end of 2022, reports suggest.
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M&A
Vodacom edges closer to Vodafone Egypt buyout
Local reports claim Vodafone has obtained regulatory approval.
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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.
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M&A
Vodacom moves closer to Vodafone Egypt takeover
Vodacom gets shareholder backing for acquisition of 51% stake. Regulatory approval is still required.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Associates & JVs: Egypt reducing dirty diesel
Regulatory decision on TPG’s FTTB expansion plan nears; Egypt takes hybrid to reduce dirty diesel.