More on EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 105
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Network & Infrastructure
Openreach paves way for 1.8Gbps fibre
Tiered FTTP services trialled in Swansea ahead of 2023 launch.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica España ties with Orange’s Totem for 5G
Orange’s Ramon Fernandez hails ‘important deal’ with Spanish telco.
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Eventwatch
Fÿuz 2022 recap: disaggregation advancing; metaverse the ultimate use case; monetisation TBC
Food for thought and takeaways from TIP’s tasty Fÿuz.
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DT Q3 FY22 headlines: DT powers through the gloop
Highlights include turbo-boost in US from strengthened dollar, and German broadband gains over competitors.
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DT Q3 FY22 guidance: ten-figure cash ambition still on
US surge drives third successive quarter of uprated forecasts and affirmation of aim to hit €10bn in free cash flow for first time.
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Public Affairs
Passports returned to DRC operator execs after new tax agreements
Executives from Vodacom DRC and its peers will be allowed to travel after agreeing to new tax law.
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Elsewhere in Europe: Leroy gathers European leadership to discuss macroeconomic environment
Europe CEO gathers top‑team for macro planning; expansive Vantiva gets a win in Austria; Slovakia’s 5G network boosted.
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Crnogorski Telekom taps Tesla for 5G build
Crnogorski Telekom expands 5G network to 18 cities, underpinned by Ericsson Nikola Tesla deal.
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DT Q3 FY22 spend: fibre build gets into gear
DT justifies confidence on FTTP capacity ramp-up, delivering more homes passed in Q3 than previous two quarters combined.
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M&A
Vodafone NZ completes €1bn passive towers sale
Owner Infratil indicates that all conditions for the transaction were met.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telekom’s auction no-show fuels rumours of Romania exit
Telekom Romania Mobile Communications was the only operator not to sign up to participate in the country’s upcoming 5G spectrum auction.
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Strategy & Change
Vivo makes ESG linked remuneration overhaul
New reward plan to support retention of key executives, incorporating ESG measures.
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Elsewhere in UK: Volt’s customer base breaks one million
VM O2’s Volt customer base exceeds one million; dunnhumby aids Tesco Mobile on customer data.
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Elsewhere in Germany: O2 apologises for November outage
Mixed network news as O2 loses its voice, but trumpets 5G progress.
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Elsewhere in Spain: 5G services extended to O2 España customers
Financing now available for Telefónica–Repsol solar JV customers; Telefónica wins a pair of regional public sector contracts.
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Telefónica Innovation & Venturing: Open Future joins startup exchange programme in Portugal
Open Future joins startup exchange programme in Portugal.
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Elsewhere in Telefónica Group: CaixaBank settles on Telefónica holding
Security unit spun out to create firmer line between Hispam and Group; CaixaBank claims to be settled at 3.5% Telefónica holding; cross-operator Eco Rating scheme welcomes new collaborators in Belgium, Portugal, and UK.
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M&A
INWIT boss: time not right for M&A
High cost of borrowing means new management taking “cautious approach” to consolidation.
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People
O2 turns to Vodafone’s Laukenmann to fill Consumer vacancy
Former Vodafone Germany Chief Consumer Officer Andreas Laukenmann switches to rival O2, filling the gap left by Wolfgang Metze’s transfer to Telekom.