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Vodafone Greece tests 5G networks in Trikala
VfGr began testing 5G in the city of Trikala as part of e-Trikala, the city’s digital initiative
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Vodafone Ireland owes customers €400,000
VfIr ordered to refund 70,000 customers over €400,000.
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Vodafone Ireland, SLA Digital partnership expands
VfIr appointed SLA Digital as its managed service provider for Direct Carrier Billing (DCB).
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Vodafone Italy hit with €6m fine
VfIt slapped with €6m fine. Follows €800,000 fine in early-2019.
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Vodafone Italy, HDI partner to launch telematics-based insurance policy
Italian insurance provider HDI Assicurazioni launched HDI Insieme, a telematics-supported policy created in partnership with Vodafone Italy and Vodafone Automotive.
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Vodafone Spain and Huawei launch Andalucían 5G project
VfS flagged the start of a 5G pilot project in Andalucía alongside network partner Huawei Technologies.
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Vodafone UK to cut hundreds from its workforce
VfUK continued to trim its workforce through a move to reduce staff manning the OpCo’s network operations centres. CTO Scott Petty: “The way we run networks is fundamentally changing”.
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Olive Communications signs deal with Vodafone UK
Olive Communications, a UK-based cloud communications provider, flagged it had agreed a new five-year reseller deal with Vodafone UK.
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Vodafone Hutchison Australia registers Felix Mobile service
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) could be about to jump aboard the Group’s sub-brand train with a new service called “Felix”
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Vodafone UK responds to IR35 reform
Vodafone reportedly joined businesses suspending engagement with contractors operating on a ‘limited company’ basis.
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Vodafone Hutchison Australia merger “will be permitted”, says TPG Telecom CEO
David Teoh, Chief Executive of TPG Telecom, reiterated his optimism that the TPG–Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) merger saga is coming to a close.
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Vodafone Ghana absorbs Vodacom Business Ghana
VfGh confirmed it had completed absorption of Vodacom Group’s local enterprise unit Vodacom Business Ghana.
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Vodafone Egypt awarded VMware Cloud Verified status
VfEg becomes first service provider in Egypt to gain the status.
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Indian telcos halt service during Delhi demonstrations
Delhi police ordered Indian telcos to temporarily halt mobile voice and data services as protests swept the city.
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Vodafone Idea, NASSCOM launch The Managr
VfI partnered with Indian non-profit tech-empowerment organisation NASSCOM to launch The Managr, a free-to-use project management mobile app specifically designed for non-government organisations.
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Vodacom working on API gateway
Vodacom Group is working on exposing application programming interfaces (API) to customers and partners through a gateway.
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Safaricom to reboot MPost
MPost has been in operation for some time through the Postal Corporation of Kenya, but the Safaricom partnership is being treated as something of a relaunch
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Vodafone savings not yet impacting African business
Vodafone’s drive to squeeze “industrial savings” out of tower infrastructure in Europe and India does not yet appear to have extended to its African footprint.
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Airtel Kenya, Telkom Kenya secure merger approval
Safaricom rivals Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya secured approval for their merger from the Competition Authority of Kenya. Clearance of the proposed combination is still awaiting approval from Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
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Safaricom revamps Masoko e-commerce platform
Safaricom announced a revamp to its e-commerce marketplace Masoko, which is linked closely with flagship m-money offering M-PESA.