EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 292
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Europe People Moves, September 2019
Latest people movements: Eva Csilla Belley, Lubor Zatko, Lukas Kratochvil, Patryk Borkowski, Rafał Korycki.
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PremiumOrange sells remainder of shares in BT Group
Orange, DT’s partner in former UK joint venture EE, sold the remainder of shares received in BT Group as part of the deal that saw the UK incumbent acquire EE in 2016.
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PremiumBuyIn flagged to have set up a Middle East and Africa unit
DT procurement joint venture BuyIn was flagged to have set up a MEA-dedicated unit to serve its co-parent Orange.
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PremiumVodafone Group management update: Q1 FY19–20
Pickup seen following revenue slump, but leadership still focused on asset sales to reduce debt and preserve cash flow. Read primes stakeholders for multi-billion euro tower reorg.
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PremiumVodafone Group awarded compensation from the UK Government
Vodafone received £740,000 in costs, after UK Government’s error assessing bids.
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PremiumVodafone Idea remains leery of 5G reserve prices
OpCo considers pulling out of upcoming 5G auction. 3.5GHz reserve prices a major stumbling block.
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PremiumVodafone Idea looking to close M-PESA payments platform
VfI hinted at plans to close M-PESA payments platform, after booking hefty impairment charge.
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PremiumVodafone Group in talks on wholesale 2G/3G switch
Vodafone’s new thinking on network assets leads to consideration of cross-operator 2G/3G meld.
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PremiumVodafone Germany testing Cellular Vehicle to Everything technology
Vodafone flagged tests of Cellular Vehicle to Everything technology as part of a two-year project in Düsseldorf.
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PremiumVodafone Germany goes large on 5G coverage
Different data caps, not speed-tiering, guide 5G pricing. 700MHz airwaves now available to support network rollout. Live 5G roaming in 55 European cities and towns.
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PremiumVodafoneZiggo establishes its first Dutch live 5G connection
VodafoneZiggo flagged the establishment of its first live 5G connection in the Netherlands.
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PremiumVodacom South Africa enabling Telkom access to network
Telkom South Africa’s customers can now use VdSA’s 2G, 3G and 4G networks.
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PremiumVodafoneZiggo implementing international handover system
VodafoneZiggo is implementing a handover system to reduce number of dropped calls along the Dutch-German border.
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PremiumAmdocs gets on board with Vodafone Idea IT meld
Enabler retains place in VfI contract user systems.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone Group joins LTE patent pool
Vodafone joined an LTE patent pool , which develops and manages licensing programmes on behalf of intellectual property holders.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone Group targets Deutsche Telekom for tower tie-up
Focus turns to Germany as last of Europe Region ‘big four’ to meet Group push for tower overhaul. German arch-rival yet to be convinced to raise the drawbridge. Cornerstone-style Telefónica Deutschland relationship a possible plan-b. Equivalent plans move forward in Italy and UK.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone Group’s tentative interest in BT Global Services’ country units
Vodafone continued to be linked with a play for country units being offloaded by rival BT Group.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone Group still focusing on retrenchment
Vodafone Chief Executive Nick Read restated his focus on retrenchment of Vodafone after completing the sale of VfNZ.
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Public AffairsEthiopian opportunities in pipeline for Vodacom Group
Expectations rising for market entrance mooted as far back as 2010.
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