More on EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 82
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: CTO Petty trumpets savings from digitalisation
CTO Petty trumpets capex and opex savings from digitalisation.
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Telekom Deutschland woos global enterprises with ‘premium’ internet
uCPE box, jointly developed with Intel, to be launched in April. New offering bundles DT’s Premium Internet with SLAs from Teridion and edge security from Zscaler.
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Government seeks to offload 10% stake in Telecom Egypt
Egyptian state reportedly planning to offload 10% stake in Telecom Egypt amid intense macroeconomic pressures.
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Network & Infrastructure
Germany readies for Huawei networks ban
Government said to be close to implementing outright ban on Chinese equipment in 5G networks.
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Venturing & Investments
maincubes fuels German ramp-up with new financing
maincubes receives finance facility to fuel ‘next phase’ of growth in Germany.
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Open RAN MoU report card shows room for improvement
Vodafone and fellow MoU signatories say technology gap between open and closed RAN is closing, but lots of industry work still to do.
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Vodafone on board for GSMA open API drive
Vodafone joins peers in Open Gateway initiative to leverage mobile network capabilities.
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Vivo seeks healthcare growth with Vida V partner buyout
Brazilian operator acquires Vale Saúde Sempre as part of efforts to grow its B2B digital ecosystem and healthcare portfolio.
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M&A
INWIT flags ‘pipeline’ of potential M&A add-ons
TowerCo boss caveats that any deal-making will be local, small scale, and funded by organic capex.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Pakistan’s PTCL partners with Vodafone on IoT
Pakistani telco announces agreement that traverses operators’ common minority ownership by UAE’s e&.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT flexes muscle with new European partner scheme
Magenta Advantage loyalty scheme sees Group step up its partnering game for likes of Booking.com, Disney+, and TIER Mobility.
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Telcos keep up fair share pressure as EU ponders options
Vodafone claims unfavourable investment environment is slowing down wider collaborative opportunities to make Europe more competitive on the world stage.
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Vodafone Spain preps network sell‑off
Bankers appointed to handle bids for OpCo’s fixed assets, as investors weigh options on infrastructure bets against a backdrop of limited funding availability.
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Strategy & Change
BT’s Harmeen Mehta wants more AI experiments to combat complexity ‘parasite’
Simplifier-in-chief Mehta calls for experimental R&D and allowances for failure to fuel AI improvements.
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Telekom Deutschland gives independence to wholesale unit
Kerstin Baumgart promoted to management team.
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Altnet rival taps BT’s consumer IT boss
Consumer IT Director Robert Purdy joins south-western UK-focused fibre player Truespeed.
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MWC: Vodafone tends to garden with green IoT tools
Vodafone launches two outdoors-focused IoT solutions, with focuses on city park management and forest fire prevention.
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BT opens Belfast office, ‘on track’ to complete UK real estate revamp
BT cuts ribbon on 2,000-seater Riverside Tower hub.
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BT takes IoT ‘nation‑wide’ with roaming SIM launch
Operator reveals new SIM solution aiming to increase uptime of IoT devices with national roaming.
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Sweden’s EQT rounds out digital infra portfolio with Radius deal
Deal is worth $3bn including debt.