Latest Regional News – Page 126
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Vodafone bags 5G spectrum; other OpCos have to wait
Hungarian business secures rights in three new bands. Digi plans legal action over ‘unfair’ 5G auction. 5G auction plans topple in Europe due to COVID-19.
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Supreme Court offers Vodafone scant hope
Top court in the land calls halt to operator self-assessment on fees. Irate judge threatens bosses with jail if liabilities not paid in timely manner. Read meets with India government ministers to seek assistance. COVID-19 lockdown measures provide temporary reprieve.
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M-PESA set for expansion as deal is agreed
Decentralisation billed as way to unlock new phase of expansion.
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Vodacom plays ball with CompCom on data pricing
Compromise found to help SA’s low-income groups access mobile data. Price elasticity expected to take sting out of sharp price cuts. Auction of 4G- and 5G-friendly spectrum still slated for late-2020.
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Vodafone Business Poland launched for enterprise services
Vodafone returned to Poland with the creation of a new subsidiary to push business-to-business (B2B) services to local enterprises.
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Vodafone Hungary back in court for “special taxes”
VfH was knocked back by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CoJ) in relation to a long-running challenge against post-sovereign debt crisis “special taxes”.
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Vodafone Idea builds out Optiva charging system
Joint venture looks to be moving cautiously to cloud.
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Vodafone’s African and European M&A efforts
Mixed news for Vodafone on its M&A-based push to tighten focus on core European and African markets, and raise cash.
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Vodafone Hutchison Australia inches towards TPG merger
VHA continued to inch towards its transformational merger with TPG Telecom after the two operators said they had received consent from the USA’s Committee for Foreign Investment and Federal Communications Commission.
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Vodacom Group people movements, April 2020
Movement at Group level includesa change of Vodacom Chairman, with Moleketi stepping downin July.
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BT offloads local operations in Latin America, France
Global unit looks for sharper focus on multinational enterprises while lightening infrastructure load. BT Enterprise confirms Tikit sale to Advanced.
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BT teams with telco heavyweights for MEC standardisation
BT Group teamed up with heavyweight counterparts from Asia and Europe to develop standardised multi-access edge computing (MEC) networks.
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Integrated Research expands BT Global contract
Australian performance management software provider Integrated Research (IR) highlighted an expansion of its work with BT Global.
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Deutsche Telekom’s Q4 FY19: hyped-up Höttges preps master plan update
FY19 sees Group remain on track with short- and medium-term targets. European businesses regaining form. DT now entering new era after supercharging US presence through Sprint merger. COVID-19 outbreak adds to sense of a watershed. Ex-CFO Dannenfeldt trolled over cost savings miss.
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Deutsche Telekom 5G Momentum Index — April 2020
Ericsson’s lead diminished. Samsung the most obvious beneficiary of Huawei’s misery. Nokia still lacking star quality. Qualcomm and Intel in rare face-off, with hub:raum also now a key enabler. Supporting pack reinvigorated, with TMUS-Sprint merger completion opening doors to new crowd.
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Deutsche Telekom eyes wider role for Magenta brand
DT is signalling plans to license the Magenta brand to create new strategic alliances that could compete with Vodafone’s Partner Markets arrangements.
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Deutsche Telekom links into carrier blockchain gang
DT and T-Mobile US team with Telefónica and Orange to create inter-operator network. High hopes of streamlining wholesale carrier roaming processes.
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Deutsche Telekom’s European division continues to improve, within limitations
CEO Gopalan given till 2024 to progress business revival plan. DT remains cautious, though, with brake held on spend. Outgoing M&A still on agenda, to help turnaround.
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Poland sets out wholesale-infused 5G agenda
TMPL signs up to proposed ‘Polskie 5G’ project for the 700MHz band. UKE starts auction process for 3.6GHz frequencies.
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Buoyant T-Mobile moves into next chapter
Q4 results draw line under pre-Sprint era, continue rapid, Un-Carrier-led growth. American NatCo now producing more revenue than Group’s other three main segments added together. Sprint merger hastily wrapped up as COVID-19 crisis escalates. DT leadership joy evident as transaction goes through with improved terms and seemingly better-than-expected ...