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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone Germany tackles phone waste with Closing the Loop
German OpCo launches One for One initiative with e-waste specialist.
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PeopleT-Mobile stakeholder SoftBank International swaps CEO
Alex Clavel to replace Michel Combes after short five-month tenure.
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PeopleVodafone Ireland CEO O’Leary goes Meta
Anne O’Leary set to exit in September for SME role at Facebook parent.
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Strategy & ChangeUK’s new Digital Strategy ‘lacks long-term vision’
TechUK claims new strategy would need to be updated in 2024 to ‘remain relevant’.
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Financial & PerformanceVi nears funding target as state equity conversion looms
Cash-strapped Indian joint venture closes in on INR 200bn fundraising target.
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Public AffairsTelefónica dragged to fringes of Colombian election fraud claims
Spain’s far-right political party Vox has called into question the role of integrator Indra Sistemes in Colombia’s elections, also bringing other Spanish companies into the spotlight.
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PremiumBT people moves: Division X and Digital target startup growth
Division X names market development lead; Digital brings in startup partnership specialist.
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Network & InfrastructurePrivate equity firms make joint bid for Deutsche Funkturm
KKR-led consortium reportedly submits binding offer for controlling stake in Deutsche Telekom’s German towers business.
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Network & InfrastructureGaia-X builds following beyond Europe
Signs of international momentum for European data sovereignty project.
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Public AffairsTelefónica faces CNMC probe for Canal+ buyout breach
Operator investigated for alleged contravention of DTS acquisition terms.
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Products & ServicesMehta’s digital disruption unit targets home emissions
BT Digital’s innovation team focusing on home and business energy usage with partner-led digital platform.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Global: Global office opened in Madrid
Global commits to Spain; extends Relined partnership on Dutch network; QiO brought in for AI edge compute innovation.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Vodafone Spain fined for GDPR breach
Vodafone Spain fined nearly €4m for violating customer data protection regulations; VfUK requests licence variation from regulator to refarm 4G spectrum, in tandem with VM O2.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Africa: M-PESA launches virtual card
Insurance, loans, and virtual cards launched for M-PESA and VodaPay.
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OperationsVodafone Germany flaunts “future-ready” working concept in Kerpen
Work complete following “several million-euro” investment.
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Products & ServicesVodacom takes zero-rating international
ConnectU services launched in DRC, and readying for release in Lesotho, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Enterprise: operator wins £26m NI extension
Long-running deal with NI government further extended; hybrid copper and 4G broadband speed booster launched for small businesses awaiting fibre upgrade.
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Products & ServicesVodafone seeks developers for Digital Asset Broker
Economy of Things platform efforts led by Group veteran Jorge Bento.
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PeopleEx-O2 CEO Dunne takes M&S non-exec spot
Ronan Dunne named Non-Exec at UK retailer, adding to Verizon board role.
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PremiumBattle lost against OTE’s free broadband upgrades
National telecoms regulator rejects Vodafone request to stop OTE’s new broadband deals.