All Europe articles – Page 8
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone Q3 In-depth: Germany takes shine off comparatively bright quarter
Q3 FY24–25: Shoddy numbers of Vodafone Germany drag down Group performance, but good work in rest of Europe and Africa provides some distracting positivity.
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Financial & PerformanceQ3 FY24–25 Guidance: rest of Europe to pick up the slack for Vodafone
Q3 FY24–25: Outlook reiterated as European and African positives are expected to outweigh the German shortfall. As Vodafone nears its final form, CEO Margherita Della Valle tees up acceleration…
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M&ABT kicks off talks to exit TNT Sports venture — report
Group reportedly at early stages of discussions to offload 50% stake in venture to Warner Bros. Discovery. Move previously hinted at by BT chief Allison Kirkby, as part of strategy to remove non-core distractions from the operator…
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PeopleTelefónica’s network ops boss to lead Vodafone fibre JV
Spanish operators put more pieces in place for 3.6 million premises fibre venture, naming a CEO and unveiling its branding. Regulatory approval and third-party investor outreach also seen as progressing, ahead of mid-2025 target. Read more…
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PeopleVodafone brings in Proximus boss to lead Investments & Strategy as Timuray exits
Serpil Timuray exits after a year leading Vodafone Investments, with Guillaume Boutin appointed her successor.
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Weekly BriefingsDeutsche Telekomwatch Briefing: T-Mobile’s looking up
Un-Carrier continues to build out its growth platform as it reports FY24 figures, mooting a wider play in satcomms and assuring over the strength of its prepaid business. Read more…
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Strategy & Changestc secures stake (and strategic say) at Telefónica
Saudi operator increases its holding in Spanish operator to just below 10%, following government approval for controversial move in November. Share buy to be accompanied by a Board of Directors seat, confirming stc’s position of influence over Telefónica, alongside Spanish government, as Group changes complexion. Read more…
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Innovation (R&D)BT to create unified innovation function as Division X, Etc. combine
Group seeks to “sharpen” connectivity focus and meet evolving customer needs with new innovation team, under the watch of Tom Meakin’s Strategy & Change team. Longstanding Etc. chief Tom Guy leaves the Group, while Business’s Division X joins forces with the ‘startup from within’…
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Weekly BriefingsEMEA Infrawatch Briefing: SatCos explore new options; subsea revamps
Spain’s Indra eyes bigger role in European satellite picture, while Eutelsat moves to bring space connectivity to Nigeria and (reportedly) Egypt. Meanwhile, fibre players have struck fresh deals in Ireland and Spain, while others consider if further buys are immediately necessary…
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Strategy & ChangeBT ‘remains committed’ to diversity despite dropping DEI calculator
BT’s decision to drop the diversity, equity, and inclusion targets from its management bonus scheme comes as the corporate world reassesses the benefits of DEI measures. BT claims to be ready to move on with DEI already embedded, but has it reneged on commitments without first meeting targets?
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Suppliers & SCMOrange re-ups with Nokia for 5G upgrade in France
Orange France plans broader trial of Nokia’s cloud RAN technology as part of an extended contract to upgrade parts of its network with the vendor’s AirScale products.
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Weekly BriefingsBTwatch Weekly: patience required after more mixed results
Latest from BT, including an in-depth look at the Group’s Q3 earnings, the new BT Business CEO, and Openreach’s broadband vulnerability; Ireland divestment confirmed; rural Scotland build rolls on; more…
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M&ABT offloads Irish B2B unit to Cordiant’s Speed Fibre
BT strikes deal with investment group to sell enterprise and wholesale units to Speed Fibre, with completion expected later this year. Move advances CEO Allison Kirkby’s agenda to pare back BT’s international presence, following earlier news of Irish data centre sale…
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone exports Turkish innovations as OpCo flexes digital muscle
Q3 FY24–25: Group CEO Margherita Della Valle says Vodafone Turkey ‘outperforming’, setting a blueprint that can be applied elsewhere. CFO Luka Mucic namechecks Egypt as one market that might take lessons, but sees opportunity to pull market-specific levers, too…
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Suppliers & SCMVirgin Media O2 puts Hansen on five-year tech revamp mission
Australian software provider Hansen to support UK joint venture on digital transformation and wider business revival plan.
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Venturing & InvestmentsDeutsche Telekom invests in voice AI startup ElevenLabs
Group’s corporate venture arm T.Capital splashes out on a strategic stake in UK-based artificial intelligence voice startup ElevenLabs with intentions to roll out the popular tech to customers.
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Suppliers & SCMCrnogorski Telekom re-hires Amdocs on revenue tool update
Montenegrin telco to replace and upgrade CRM and billing systems from a previous tie-up with Amdocs.
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone’s German problems take root as OpCo flounders
Q3 FY24–25: insipid performance of largest OpCo overshadows promise elsewhere, spooking investors, with forced cable TV unbundling only part of mushrooming problems. There is light at the end, if management is believed, but tunnel keeps getting longer…
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M&AIndra to create integrated European satellite player with Hispasat buy
Spanish defence and IT group firms up plans for €725m purchase of Hispasat, with plans to form “most integrated” SatCo in Europe. Indra’s Executive Chairman Angel Escribano says deal is “key” to reaching target of at least €1bn total space sector revenue by 2030…
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PeopleGSMA seeks new Chair to replace former Telefónica CEO
The GSMA begins hunt for new chair after swapping out deposed Telefónica boss José Maria Álvarez-Pallete. Marc Murtra takes a board seat, with Bharti Airtel’s Gopal Vittal stepping to take the chair in the meantime…