All articles by Harry Padoan – Page 8
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Premium
Vodacom names partner for merchant network expansion
Network International provides managed payment services for Vodacom Financial and Digital Lifestyle Services.
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Operations
Progress made, but long road ahead for Vodacom on emissions reduction
Group reports 17.3% downturn in total Scope 1 & 2 emissions when compared to previous FY.
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Premium
BT people moves: flurry of changes for Business
Laura Galvin named Finance Director of International Business at BT Business.
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Public Affairs
Vodafone up in arms over Spanish MoD contract exclusion
OpCo will appeal for review on contracting process for EU-funded military training and testing centre for military operations.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT building ‘simple but innovative’ tech for UK critical infra
Partnerships with water industry players driving water quality and waste improvements.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT builds trading bet with unified comms partnership
BT to integrate the Flexenet Private Wires connectivity into its unified comms and collaboration platform, BT Trading.
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Consumer (B2C)
BT’s new retail hub is a ‘glimpse into the world of new EE’
Consumer CEO Marc Allera says launch of EE Studio represents BT’s converged consumer ambition and strategic transformation.
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Vodafone people moves: Safaricom reveals new networks chief
Safaricom welcomes back Anthony Gacanja and names him Networks Director.
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Suppliers & SCM
BT heralds Candex amidst ‘procurement revolution’
Candex platform being used by BT Sourced cuts supplier onboarding process from seven days to seven minutes.
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BT builds up contact centre offering with partner duo
BT extends partnership with Five9 and ServiceNow to provide Business services.
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UK government chooses OneWeb for remote connectivity
OneWeb’s LEO network will deliver connectivity for trials through both BT and Clarus.
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Venturing & Investments
World Bank investment arm swoops for stake in Safaricom Ethiopia
World Bank’s IFC to take minority stake in STE with $157.4m equity investment in parent Global Partnership for Ethiopia.
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Premium
BT FY22–23: next-gen expectations are high but Consumer treads water
BT heralds decent operational performance despite competitive market.
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People
Vantage selects permanent Badrinath successor
Christian Hillabrant set to become permanent CEO at German TowerCo, with appointment expected to become effective in around two months.
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M&A
Infratil placed to take full control of One NZ
New Zealand-based infra investor acquires 49.95% stake from Brookfield, taking its holding to 99%.
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Network & Infrastructure
UK gov commits to bolstering rural connectivity
Unleashing Rural Opportunity programme includes £7m fund to “test out new ways” of bringing together satellite, wireless and fixed line connectivity.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone’s Málaga R&D hub launches MPN 2.0
Private network solution at the Vodafone Innovation Hub, Málaga available to telco’s industrial customers.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone Spain wins 5G rail deal
Operator awarded a contract to deliver 5G connectivity for select high-speed rail routes.
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Premium
Vodafone targets early mover tag with German 5G tech
Carrier aggregation and voice‑over‑new radio deployments in the works.
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Vodafone FY22–23: pressure on core markets as drag continues
Three of Vodafone’s largest European markets see revenue decline and poor return on investment.