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Suppliers & SCM
Vodafone Group media agency rehash
Group refashions its relationship with media agencies, rather than ditching them, after recent in-sourcing of some of its advertising procurement.
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Telecom Italia working on Open Fiber tie-up
Telecom Italia (TI) was said to be making further moves towards a potential tie-up with VfIt’s fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) partner Open Fiber.
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Vodafone confirms AST & Science satellite partnership
Vodafone confirmed a deal, first revealed by Vodafonewatch back in January 2020, to partner with US-based satellite venture Avellan Space Technology & Science.
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Vodafone Ukraine gets Partner Market boost
Vodafone cemented its relationship with Partner Markets member Vodafone Ukraine, despite Azerbaijani telco Bakcell’s recent acquisition of the business from Russia’s MTS Group.
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Ciena upgrades Vodafone-backed Europe India Gateway cable
Network equipment provider Ciena highlighted involvement in an upgrade to the Europe India Gateway (EIG), a Vodafone-backed subsea cable system connecting India and the UK, via the Middle East.
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Vodafone Germany brings 5G to Total service stations
Vodafone Germany (VfD) flagged a deal to equip Total service stations in Germany with 5G technology, supported by the OpCo’s Gigacube 5G router and network-slicing techniques.
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BTwatch 5G Momentum Index to February 2020
BT and EE’s 5G supplier ecosystem measured for February 2020. Nokia maintains lead, but yet to capitalise on Huawei’s wipeout. Ericsson may be surprised to find itself fending-off the Telecom Infra Project and OpenRAN to maintain contention. Peloton of vendors include ADVA, Mavenir, and Ciena, with Qualcomm holding firm. ...
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BT and Cisco get ducks in row for SME drive
Vendor parades BT as a valuable sell-through partner for new Cisco Designed for Business product portfolio.
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Openreach reshuffles infrastructure partner pack
Field spread wider, with Carillion’s collapse still front of mind.
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Rival trifecta may oust BT from rural-sharing proposal
Potential three-way deal could exclude BT over costing roadblock. O2 UK leads pushback, warning BT fees may undermine project viability. March 2020 deadline looms.
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BT adds Dell platform to Dynamic Network Services
Dell EMC technology set to open up the range of Global’s Dynamic Network Services portfolio. More flexible CPE positioned as a way to expand IoT and edge technology use cases at diverse customer sites.
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Strategy & Change
Openreach rivals in expansive mood
Liberty Global reignites M&A talk around Virgin Media. CityFibre CEO in bullish mood after being freed from Vodafone shackles. Sky reportedly keen on full-fibre infrastructure investment.
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Suppliers & SCM
Vodafone’s Read perturbed as UK rations Huawei usage
Industry looks set to be given three years to firewall Huawei, with potential 35% cap on High Risk Vendors. Security officials position the decision as largely a clarification and formalisation of current restrictions, but stringent caps could spark immediate change in industry security and procurement strategies. UK capex should ...
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Vodafone Germany goes live with S/4HANA (with a little help from IBM)
Goal of retail operation revamp. Warehouse/store logistics based on “real-time data”. Reduction in SAP data footprint by 90%. IBM Services reportedly enables 50% faster migration to S/4HANA compared with traditional solutions.
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Deutsche Telekom eyes challenge to Vodafone’s alliance network
Vodafone has been using Partner Market arrangements since 2002 to create a strategic presence outside its own network footprint. DT is now signalling plans to create competing alliances.
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Amdocs tapped for effort to unclog Vodafone’s Spanish sales funnel
Vodafone Spain to do deeper dive into customer journeys. News fits a trend of Amdocs showcasing its presence across the Group.
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Vodafone teams with eSight on energy data upgrade
Group furthers push to squeeze more cost of power supply.
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Safaricom automates assurance with Amdocs
Project said to bring “more comprehensive and adaptive” safeguards.