All articles by Richard Agnew – Page 16
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PremiumBT brings in Aussie exec for fresh look at wireless assets
New team being built within BT to evaluate revenue and efficiency opportunities around unilateral towers and other network elements.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom hits goal of becoming €100bn business
New Year win for German giant’s management as it hits two-decade share price record.
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PremiumCellnex CEO steps down, opts out of leading strategy pivot
Tobias Martinez to leave in June as Spanish infra group seeks to “open a new chapter”.
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PremiumBT preps Local Business agent hand-off
New reseller relationship to be formed in two South-East England counties, with staff transferring out from telco.
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PremiumOpen Dutch Fiber doubles debt to boost FTTH push
Deutsche Telekom-, Cellnex-, and KKR-backed fibre player expands and broadens debt facility to add ‘diversity’ and ‘capacity’.
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PremiumTelefónica and Liberty advance prep for ‘nexfibre’ UK JV
Exec oversight and branding put in place for venture with French private equity group InfraVia.
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Financial & PerformanceRevenue flat at UK telcos’ M&A sherpa
Robey Warshaw sees slight dip in takings despite recruitment of former UK Chancellor George Osborne.
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OperationsNetwork Rail turns to mobile network data in bid to reduce crowding
UK rail infra operator contracts BT to analyse passenger volume and footfall in trains and stations.
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Network & InfrastructureHome Office red tape ‘holding up’ Scottish rural mobile plan
UK authorities have been seeking a speedier route to rural mobile expansion by melding parts of the publicly-funded Scottish 4G Infill, Emergency Services Network, and Shared Rural Network schemes. But are different initiatives getting in each other’s way?
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PeopleVodafone begins search for new CEO after Read steps down
Look to recent board additions for likely profile of sucessor – more growth, more 21st century, more dynamic, less-insider.
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Network & InfrastructureScottish islands’ fibre upgrade is a wrap
Residents of 15 islands to get “Gigabit” connectivity under Reaching 100 initiative. Government update says all 16 subsea links involved in project now laid, and finishing work taking place. Challenges for engineers included circumventing stray explosives and protecting wildlife.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica joins SpaceMobile’s MNO crew
Partnership confirmed with closely watched New Sat startup ahead of late-2023 launch.
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PeopleB2B product boss departs BT
Chief Product & Digital Officer Hriday Ravindranath decides to leave operator after a decade helping drive portfolio development.
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M&AHelios Towers warms up for Middle East kick-off
All boxes ticked in infra company’s long-delayed buyout of Omantel’s towers.
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PeopleT-Mobile hails Tazi as new product innovation boss
Omar Tazi, Deutsche Telekom’s Magenta Advantage and product development point-man, installed at American NatCo at EVP level.
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Innovation (R&D)UK calls up a 25% rise in telecoms product R&D
ONS stats show spend on telecoms product innovation rising sharply in 2021.
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Partnerships & AlliancesM-KOPA lands debt finance from IFC
Safaricom energy financing partner secures $50m loan to pursue expansion in Kenya.
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People1NCE taps Vodafone know-how for Europe and APAC expansion
Two former execs of the UK group appointed to lead regional growth plans, including strategic partnership in APAC with SoftBank.
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PremiumVodafone Q2 FY22-23 Spend: Della Valle looks for another billion behind sofa
Updated cost-cutting programme targets “€1bn+” in efficiencies over three years, although only net of inflation.
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PremiumVodafone Q2 FY22-23 Guidance: Outlook puts Read’s Plan A in deep freeze
A reeling Vodafone scales back earnings and cash flow guidance.