EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 9
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Financial & PerformanceHrvatski Telekom accelerates fibre build amid strong H1
Croatian operator ups FY24 capex guidance on back of faster than expected revenue growth in first six months of the year, and indicates flow of fibre infra add-ons is accelerating.
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PeopleTesco Mobile draws new finance chief from parent Virgin Media O2
Matt Ward takes up the mantle as Tesco Mobile’s CFO.
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Financial & PerformanceOpenreach hits halfway mark in UK fibre mega-project
15 million premises now sit within the Openreach FTTP footprint, on track for 30 million by 2030, but a productivity boost is needed if it is to hit its 2026 interim target…
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M&AT-Mobile spends $5bn to make Metronet its fibre buy number-two
Tie-up with KKR sees NatCo add two million homes to its expanding fixed services footprint, as well as securing a residential customer add-on.
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Network & InfrastructureMásOrange eyes more Spanish fibre deals after Vodafone infra tie-up
Consolidation of pressured Spanish telco market continues, seeing recently-reworked operator duo team up to form a distinct fibre business, focused on “dense areas”.
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PeopleBT tech veterans reunite at M&S
BT’s Chief Architect Josie Smith has started a new role as CTO for food and fashion retailer Marks & Spencer.
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M&ABrazil’s Vivo eyes B2B cloud expansion with IPNET buy
Operator acquires Google Cloud-certified service provider as it seeks to further grow digital B2B ecosystem.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica Tech forges cybersecurity pact with BBVA
Group agrees to bolster longstanding partner’s security systems across Europe and the Americas, including through construction of Mexico cybersecurity hub.
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M&AVodafone takes another billion from Vantage kitty
Deleveraging-focused Group sells a third stake in tower business to partners KKR and GIP, raising €1.3bn.
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M&AInvestment groups flock towards Telefónica, Asterion data centre assets — report
Blackstone, Brookfield, PFA, Vauban, and Wren House among investors reportedly preparing offers for Spanish data centre player Nabiax.
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Products & ServicesDeutsche Telekom adds 5G FWA to Brazilian B2B play
Deutsche Telekom Global Business Solutions Brazil plans to offer fixed‑line alternative later in 2024.
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PeopleVodafone Italy CEO jumps ship ahead of sale
Aldo Bisio, CEO of Italian business for ten years, is to leave before its sale to Swisscom completes, and take up an unspecified external opportunity.
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Content & TVOTE bulks up TV offering with Nova sports deal
Greece’s leading pay‑TV providers swap sports content to boost take‑up and, they hope, reduce piracy.
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OperationsGenAI at BT: data hygiene critical to moving from ideas to implementation
Chief Data & AI Officer Deepika Adusumilli highlights data quality and cultural change as the two primary challenges to AI adoption at scale, with AWS’s Q and the ongoing Google Cloud migration supporting the effort.
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Products & ServicesVodafone expands RingCentral deal to ‘new regions’
South America, Middle East, Africa, and more in Vodafone Business sights under newly expanded RingCentral partnership.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica lands role in Spanish cybersecurity ramp-up
Group to construct new cybersecurity operations centre with Indra and TRC.
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Strategy & ChangeDeutsche Telekom’s Hafez peels open AI layers to explore challenges ahead
DT’s Vice‑President of Technology Strategy highlights need to keep testing a mix of telco‑friendly LLMs because they are continually changing.
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OperationsTelefónica’s FiBrasil enhances OSS in open fibre take-up drive
Brazilian fibre JV with CDPQ highlights AI, automation, and open APIs as key technologies to lure new customers and tenants to neutral host network. Driving huge wins across sales and tenant onboarding. Learn more…
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Partnerships & AlliancesWWT joins partner carousel at Vodafone scaleup hothouse Tomorrow Street
Accelerator buddies with US SI major, as previous ‘tactical’ partnerships lapse. Diverse multi-speed tie-ups all part of the plan says Luxembourg JV, recalibrating to scaleups’ needs. WWT bringing test, field and AI support. Next stop: digitisation and CX…
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M&AVodafone Portugal attracts Saudi buyout — report
Portuguese telecoms brace for another stc advance if rumours are believed, with Vodafone transitioning from local buyer to acquisition target. Plan B to stitch up Iberian synergies with stc’s Telefónica stake in Spain?