All articles by Joseph Purnell – Page 14
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M&AEmirati position in Vodafone found to present ‘material’ national security risk
Government investigation into e&’s 14.6% stake and strategic relationship agreement with UK operator group raises prospect of deal rethink, boardroom reshuffle, but Vodafone bullish in response…
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: another week, another M&A headache
20-plus key updates from around Vodafone and its ecosystem, including: e& stake under scrutiny; Nowo no-go makes for M&A stumble; SpaceMobile gets Vodafone financial boost; Indus points finger at Vi as payments fail to materialise; plus much more in Europe, Africa, further afield…
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Financial & PerformanceOverdue Vi cash yet to materialise for Indus Towers
Indus Towers confirms Vi has failed to stick to a payments plan that would have paid off the operator’s sizeable debts to the TowerCo.
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Weekly BriefingsBTwatch Weekly: Jansen tenure closes out with network wins, pricing changes
Latest around BT and its ecosystem, with new CEO Allison Kirkby in the wings and Starlink in constellation test-mode, plus: quantum radio ambitions; CWU scrutinising BT Fleet TUPE obligations; Better Workplace in final phase; and more…
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: Della Valle kickstarts transformation agenda with deals, restructuring
Latest around Vodafone and its ecosystem, including: Vodafone’s Microsoft megadeal; Safaricom’s newest unicorn-scouting initiative; ‘aggressive’ Auto plans; plus Vantage Towers, EU maneuvers, India, North Africa, and New Year exec changes…
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Consumer (B2C)Inflation-linked pricing: BT drops policy ahead of expected Ofcom clampdown
Four years after he introduced CPI+ pricing to improve transparency, Marc Allera scraps the model in favour of ‘pounds and pence’ clarity.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone signs ‘bold’ Microsoft deal to further AI, cloud, CX, IoT priorities
Wide-ranging collaboration includes $1.5bn Vodafone investment in co-developed solutions; AI adoption at scale; and embrace of Azure ecosystem. Get the full insight…
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone’s Irish FibreCo expands investment plan for Dublin
SIRO allocates €100m of €1bn budget to Dublin full-fibre rollout.
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Venturing & InvestmentsSpark: Safaricom freshens venturing model with ecosystem approach
Having achieved mixed results from previous venturing endeavours, Safaricom’s latest startup call aims to provide greater support beyond capital injection.
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Innovation (R&D)BT’s quantum radio tech is up to five years out from market readiness
BT considers scientific proof-of-concept to be “in place” following RF to optical quantum radio technology demo, but commercialisation remains up to five years away.
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Network & InfrastructureBT startup arm seeks partners for EV charging pilot
Etc. presents electric vehicle infrastructure initiative to prospective investors and partners in bid to accelerate deployment.
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Suppliers & SCMBT Sourced chief: procuretech Globality now ‘core’ to Group buying
Cyril Pourrat heralds autonomous sourcing specialist as “way beyond indirect”; now handling two-thirds of BT Sourced spend. Foresees procuretech platform consolidation, driven by AI and users…
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone’s budget brand faces up to ‘aggressive’ UK competition
Talkmobile sub-brand posts massive increase in users and revenue in latest financials, but Vodafone’s rivals continue to dominate UK value mobile scene.
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone Turkey targets fibre; wants Türk Telekom breakup
Engin Aksoy calls for BT/Openreach-style model in Turkish market to enable full-fibre investment, competition.
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Network & InfrastructureUK MNOs remain optimistic on private networks, despite reduced rollouts
BT and Vodafone tell TelcoTitans that the UK’s private network market is getting stronger, despite Ofcom data showing 25% drop in deployments.
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M&AFreedom Fibre: UK challenger joins with VX in hunt for regional muscle
Latest UK fibre market consolidation sees Manchester’s Freedom Fibre tie with Midlands altnet VX UK, with asset management backers Equitix and InfraBridge enabling the move. Implications for ambitious Freedom Fibre build targets not yet confirmed as small-scale regional operators expand beyond county borders…
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M&AInfra group Gresham House flags plan to double its asset base as takeover completes
Searchlight Capital Partners finalises its acquisition of UK infra investor Gresham, promising support for management strategy bolstered by capital and expertise for “wider” M&A.
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Network & InfrastructureBT targets quantum threat with partner-led ‘quantum-safe tunnels’
Arqit and Fortinet join BT to launch commercial quantum-protected VPN service for UK and EU customers.
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Consumer (B2C)Wound-up Ofcom ‘demands answers’ from UK’s dominant ISPs as One Touch Switching delayed again
The UK’s fixed-connectivity scheme remains in disarray, with regulator demanding answers from BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media O2. Will it deem delays anticompetitive, and how will it act forcefully?
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Network & InfrastructureVi taps Anritsu to power VoLTE service assurance gains
Longstanding tie-up between Indian operator and Japanese platform provider said to produce service quality results.