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Venturing & InvestmentsSees.ai flies high with Boeing backing
Vodafone partner picks up $100,000 funding from the aerospace giant.
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PremiumVivo taps AWS, Nokia for 5G SA core
Brazilian OB is firming up key players in its multi-vendor 5G ecosystem.
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PremiumElsewhere in Brazil: Viasat contract extended
Telefónica|Vivo ponders BRL 3.5bn unsecured loan.
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Network & Infrastructure“Proof this disruptive formula works”: Telefónica underlines progress in Peru
Telefónica-backed JV claims to have surpassed a reach of 2.5 million people in Peru across 13,600 locations.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVi mulls exit from Wi-Fi joint venture
Indian operator goes cool on Firefly joint venture with Airtel, set up in 2015.
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Suppliers & SCMVPC’s Schultz readies new procurement venture
VPC Chairman maintains claim that ‘category management’ is dead.
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PremiumTelefónica signs OneWeb to strengthen rural coverage
Low-Earth orbit satellite provider OneWeb signs MoU with Telefónica Global Solutions to deliver cellular backhaul in Europe and Latin America.
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PremiumTelefónica Innovation & Venturing Roundup: Alaian alliance calls for fresh ideas
Wayra set for evolution with funds set aside for venturing in Israel and LatAm.
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PremiumElsewhere in Telefónica Group: Álvarez-Pallete gets pay pump
Álvarez-Pallete’s salary increases by nearly 70% in 2021 thanks to bonus for closure of Telxius tower divestment and O2 UK merger.
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M&ATelefónica receives bids for minority stake in Spanish rural FibreCo
Spanish media suggests either 45% or 49% is up for grabs.
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EventwatchPegaWorld 2022 event preview: iNspiring telco transformation
Always-on-Marketing leader powering up on Intelligent Automation for telco. Tuesday 24 May 2022, 15:00-17:30 CEST (also an APAC edition) – virtual event.
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Partnerships & AlliancesSpaceMobile stays flexible as final testing nears
New funding deal with B Riley provides cash assurance as investment builds ahead of commercial launch.
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Financial & PerformanceMovistar Prosegur Alarmas remains on growth path
MPA customer numbers increase almost 50% in first quarter, although ARPU is lower.
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Strategy & ChangeWhy the best transformation programmes are built around purpose and people
Real-world CEO learnings and best practice from Colt’s Gilder and Teradata’s McMillan. Transformation must be based around purpose that resonates with employees.
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Strategy & ChangeAll eyes on Read as e& acquires $4.4bn Vodafone stake
Chief Executive Nick Read ‘blindsided’ by announcement ahead of Tuesday’s annual results call.
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Network & InfrastructureVantage gains build wiggle room with Vodafone deal change
TowerCo builds production speed and “optionality” by securing licence to outsource part of its site expansion work for Vodafone Germany.
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Network & InfrastructureDT ‘open’ to more fibre friendships
Germany Chief Executive Srini Gopalan sees room for “one or two” FTTP joint ventures in the operator’s next-gen rollout master plan.
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Suppliers & SCMArqit excited by prospects despite controversial report
BT-partnered quantum encryption startup’s share price remains sharply down following savage WSJ article.
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PeopleTelekom’s broadband partnering guru exits
Dido Blankenburg, who has piloted Telekom Deutschland’s fibre agreements for the past four years, says his work is done. Broadband Cooperation unit to be dissolved. Telekom CEO Gopalan calls Blankenburg a “valuable sparring partner” on recently refreshed strategy.
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PeopleBT’s supply chain digitiser ships out
Adam Brown, exec behind BT’s Digital Procurement Garage initiative and wide-ranging buying operations overhaul, leaves to join Maersk.