All Liberty Global articles
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: partners in place for DRC, India network expansion
Latest from Vodafone, including launch of new Vodacom–Orange towers JV in the DRC; network automation deal ahead of Vi’s 5G switch-on; gov-funded contracts secured in the UK; more…
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Weekly Briefings
Telefónicawatch Briefing: Spain’s flip to fibre phase two
Reports highlight how Spanish telco and infra players, having established lead on push from copper to fibre, are now looking to iron out footprint imbalances across urban and rural areas. Read more…
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: space wranglings, Indian reset
Latest from Vodafone, including a reset in India; words of warning from ex-Group CEO Vittorio Colao; strategic changes to European OpCo leadership; and the threat of more legal trouble in the UK…
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Weekly Briefings
Infrawatch Weekly: fibre boosts across Europe; space deals in the shadows
Latest from EMEA Infra: UK FibreCos hit key footprint expansion milestones, with Openreach to fuel programme with fresh Project Gigabit funds; MásOrange and Vodafone Spain firm up fibre venture in Spain; Amazon and SpaceX said to prepare government fibre deals in Italy and UK; more…
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Weekly Briefings
Telefónicawatch Briefing: Germany glitches, Hispam headaches
2025 begins with Telefónica and rivals facing question marks over political and regulatory direction in Europe’s largest market, amid looming elections and continuing squabbles over distribution of spectrum in various bands. Read more…
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People
Sky pinches tech boss from Liberty Global
Aarne Aho takes on Group Chief Technology Officer role at Sky, after long career leading tech and product development at Liberty Global and Virgin Media.
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Strategy & Change
Liberty gives European B2B services business a new name and mission
Shared services arm rebadged and given mandate to seek expansion in areas such as energy, fintech, and insurance.
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M&A
Vodafone–Three merger ‘releases the handbrake’ on UK telecoms, but at what cost?
Vodafone CEO Margherita Della Valle hails creation of a ‘new force’ as CMA grants regulatory go-ahead for Vodafone–Three merger, but questions remain about the impact on MVNOs, rivals, consumers, and the combined entity’s networks…
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Weekly Briefings
Infrawatch Weekly: new infra monetisation options, altnets partner up, DSIT on a roll
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including AI’s potential in heart of telecoms infrastructure; UK altnets exploring partnerships for enterprise reach; Cellnex reports on restructuring progress and consolidation hopes; people moves, and plenty more…
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People
Vodafone Peoplewatch: c-suite changes across the footprint
30+ senior and strategic changes at Vodafone and its partners, including more as shared operations resets; interim Business boss exits; board rotations at Investments operators; C-suite appointments in Germany and Czechia; and a familiar face brought in at Safaricom Ethiopia…
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People
Telefónica CEO to stay in GSMA chair for two more years
Álvarez-Pallete extends contract to serve in GSMA top spot until end of 2026. Appointment comes alongside overhaul of GSMA’s Board of Directors, which now includes representatives from BT, Liberty Global, and more…
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Network & Infrastructure
T-Mobile happy to sit on Polish fibre sidelines and munch whole-buy gains
DT regional boss Dominique Leroy rules out an expansion into fibre build in Poland, pointing to how local business has gained a huge new targetable base of customers through third-party tie-ups.
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Marketing
Orange Belgium reportedly plans to drop VOO brand
Local media reports suggest that the VOO brand will be retired by September 2025.
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Weekly Briefings
Infrawatch Weekly: Gigaclear eyes more funding, SatCos look to partners, DT fuels infra beefs
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including potential funding gap at Gigaclear; Intelsat links with Vodafone; new leadership at Freedom Fibre; Ofcom calls in OTS reinforcements, and plenty more…
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People
VM O2 chief Lutz Schüler takes leave of absence
CEO gets ‘positive’ prognosis, steps back to allow for surgery recovery. CFO takes helm on interim basis. Log in to read more…
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: ups and downs for Group M&A projects
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including: green light for Italian sale, news from wannabe acquisition Nowo, and TPG’s fibre assets still in the shop window; Fries weighs VodafoneZiggo future; Vi bags networks deal in latest turnaround attempt…
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Public Affairs
Deep dive: What UK FibreCos want from Labour gov’t
Fibre builders share what they want from the new Labour government, with policy consistency and demand-side support topping wishlists, divergence on the detail. Read more…
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Strategy & Change
Seven years in, Liberty CEO says it’s time to ‘think about’ Vodafone JV’s future
Mike Fries suggests seven years of co-ownership with Vodafone may be long enough as internal discussions turn more acutely to Dutch JV’s future.
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Eventwatch
Virgin Media O2 and CityFibre question each other’s fibre maths
Connected Britain: VM O2 CEO Lutz Schüler argues operator is taking “challenger” approach in UK’s fibre market, with nexfibre spin-off and upcoming NetCo positioning operator to be a “long-term sustainable partner” to altnets.
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M&A
Virgin Media O2 gears up for £1bn NetCo stake sale — report
Operator reportedly aiming to offload at least 20% stake in fledgling NetCo, with several infrastructure, private equity, and pension funds taking interest.