More on EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 25
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone Turkey creates $100m infra JV for data centre expansion
Vodafone Turkey teams with UAE-based Edgnex Data Centres by DAMAC to invest in new Izmir data centre.
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People
BT Consumer's Allera backs Kirkby after missing out on top job
Consumer CEO suggests he had plans to “do something really quite interesting” had he been picked for the Group’s top job, but backs Kirkby to bring telco nous to the role.
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Marketing
Another DT business drops Group’s T-Systems brand
T-Mobile Poland aims to exploit internal synergies and improve go‑to‑market for “advanced business solutions” with a refresh of business-to-business branding.
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Marketing
Telefónica seeks more time to resolve DT logo clash
Spanish group seeks to extend year-long suspension of IP rights dispute surrounding its 2021 ‘T’ logo refresh.
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Network & Infrastructure
T-Systems expands private cloud footprint in Spain
As telecom industry attention turns to Barcelona ahead of Mobile World Congress next week, T-Systems unveils two new data centres in the city.
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Strategy & Change
Liberty builds Benelux HoldCo in pursuit of VodafoneZiggo−Telenet synergies
Liberty Global continues to dance around an unblinking Vodafone, which is said to be considering strategic implications of new Benelux holding company established to optimise stakes (adding potential tax efficiencies, management synergies and financial freedoms)… move also features fixed-mobile convergence, opportunistic infra monetisation, regional and other investor bait…
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Public Affairs
Telefónica bests Millicom in Costa Rica sale lawsuit
Millicom pulled up in New York for arbitrary and opportunistic behaviour; nine-digit compensation mooted; fallout appears localised with newer partnership elsewhere…
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Network & Infrastructure
Virgin Media O2 fibre NetCo carve out coming for Openreach (and ISP clients)
Potential number-two NetCo to be created by VM O2 and owners Liberty Global and Telefónica, with the aim of creating a scale wholesale fibre challenger; open to M&A consolidation; nexfibre remains arms length…
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Venturing & Investments
nexfibre readies billion-pound spend to snag second spot in UK fibre build race
£1bn to be pulled from funding pot as wholesale NetCo looks to identify as second in 2024’s UK fibre race, in terms of both additions and overall challenger build-out; confirmed remaining outside of VM O2 NetCo carve out…
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M&A
Italy: TIM CEO would prefer Vodafone to combine with Iliad over Fastweb
Pietro Labriola considers the Italian market in need of “repair”, with Vodafone Italy deal with Iliad his preference.
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Financial & Performance
Virgin Media O2 rejigs spend plan and strategy as well of merger gains starts to dry up
UK operator seeks to put more fuel in its earnings tank through ‘incremental’ investments in customer experience, digital, fibre sales, and new products this year. Move comes amid wider, dramatic refresh of VM O2 business with the operator kicking off process of NetCo-ServCo split.
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Innovation (R&D)
Vodafone gears up for MWC with Network in a Box 2.0
Vodafone teases an updated and now remotely manageable version of its eponymous Network in a Box solution ahead of Mobile World Congress, where it will be will showcased alongside fresh XR tech, network APIs, more…
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M&A
Orange is ‘actively looking’ at fibre M&A opportunities
Group CEO Christel Heydemann confirms halting of discussions on purchase of TDF’s fibre unit, but indicates operator remains open to bolt-on transactions for broadband infra footprint.
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People
Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: new transformation leads in USA, T-Systems, and German buildout
February 2024 update: host of moves across across Group, Germany, Austria, T-Sys, USA, more…
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Innovation (R&D)
Vodafone adds Samsung buddy AMD to expand open RAN ecosystem
AMD selected as testing partner for Vodafone’s open RAN-powered data calling trial as operator looks to “introduce new silicon partners” to open RAN ecosystem, potentially furthering silicon industry vRAN architectural standoff…
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People
e& CEO Hatem Dowidar to take seat on Vodafone board
It’s a happy Valentine’s Day for Vodafone and e& as the partners obtain regulatory approval to get together in the board room.
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People
Deutsche Telekom appoints new Head of ‘Fiber Factory’
Arne Freund replaces Jörg-Peter Heeb, who has taken on a new, strategic role at the Factory’s parent unit Deutsche Telekom Technik.
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Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom backs Fetch.ai in industrial blockchain drive
Group becomes first corporate partner of Web3-focused foundation established last year by Bosch and Fetch.ai.
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People
BT Peoplewatch: Business loses Strategy Director to NaaS partner
February 2024 update: digital infra investor Digital Realty hires Sampic for CSP team; DT places a technocarat on BT board; updates at B2B and Media & Broadcast; Higham resurfaces at M&S; and more…
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M&A
TalkTalk rumours show potential for break-up to shake up status quo
Under-pressure telecoms group could take drastic action to alleviate debt concerns, which could significantly shake up the consumer and wholesale fibre ecosystem in the UK.