All Strategy & Change articles – Page 108
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Strategy & ChangeTelefónica sells flagship Barcelona real estate
Telefónica Group sold its Catalonia Square building in Barcelona for €100m to Spanish entrepreneur Daniel Maté.
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PremiumTelefónica partners with UN’s COP25
Telefónica Group was the official technology partner for the UN’s Climate Change Conference, COP25.
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PremiumO2 Germany acquires marketing platform Tarifhaus
O2 Germany acquired 100% of the shares in Tarifhaus, a Munich-based online marketing platform for mobile tariffs
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PremiumBT’s H1 FY19–20 divisional round up
BT is continuing its balancing act of underlining the importance of being competitive in retail markets while not being dragged downwards on pricing. Jansen appears ready to fight all comers, while Consumer Chief Executive Marc Allera spends more time emphasising building services that can justify charging a premium.
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PremiumBT’s H1 FY19–20: Jansen warns this might sting a little…
In-line performance, and commitments to keep building transformational momentum, but medicine may have short-term side effects. Fibre acceleration revving up, but uncertainty, both political and regulatory, acting as a brake. Lowth committed to prudence, but open to upping investment. Consumer getting more combative, Enterprise hoping to ride the waves ...
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PremiumOpenreach delays on-boarding full-fibre know-how
Openreach stalls boardroom re-jig to add more full-fibre expertise amid concerns of growing BT influence. Strategic thinker Sherman considered a risk to Openreach independence by key CP customers, although Ofcom management said to be on board.
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PremiumBT signs contracts with SAP
BT is following through with transformation commitments and a significant contract with SAP was unveiled, intended to support an overhaul of the finance department and BT’s approach to human resources.
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PremiumVodafone Group eyes the next billion (savings, not users)
Strategic taster for 2020s is — predictably — cost-focused. Germany and UK in firing line for €1bn savings push.
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Products & ServicesVodafone Group revamps MyVodafone; puts app to work selling
Refreshed MyVodafone app launches; 16 markets targeted. Promises better personalisation. Leadership takes yet another shot at reducing retail costs. Forms part of Digital First strategy to upend retail channel model.
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PremiumVodafone strains Telecom Egypt out of Egyptian services arm
Awkward co-ownership with incumbent dealt with. A step in recalibration of Shared Services — and possibly VfEg too.
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PremiumVodafone Q2 FY19-20: Europe recovery drags at increasingly Germanic Region
Bulked-up Vodafone Germany now driving more than half of Europe Region cash flow, as other big OpCos’ struggle for form continues. Read’s commercial changes yet to ignite revival in Group’s core region. Drastic Spanish overhaul or exit still on cards. Group still to internalise Europe’s regulatory challenges.
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PremiumVodafone Group Q2 FY19-20: Duo double down on reforms
Leadership reach for scalpel again; new savings plan in pipeline and asset sales remain high on agenda. Debt increase stresses diminishing cash wiggle-room; focus remains on cash flow improvement. Patchy Q2 trends: major OpCos spluttering, but Group inches back into growth.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Group makes final push for New T-Mobile summit
DT and TMUS emphasise continuity and aggression with leadership change, 5G acceleration, and extension of Un-Carrier initiatives to New T-Mobile era. Legere to step down in May 2020, with WeWork posting a possibility.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Group keeps an eye on Dutch exit door
DT keen to stress it M&A options up sleeve and no philosophical stance against sales, as balance sheet pressures increase.
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PremiumHöttges supports European enterprise push at Digital X
Germany’s move for shared European cloud infrastructure backed. CEO laments lack of European rivals to tech giants from America, Asia. TDE announces upcoming campus network products. NatCo signs strategic partnership with Teradata. T-Sys unveils new public and private cloud propositions.
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PremiumT-Systems looks to India for more savings
Large-scale ramp up of services facility in Pune. Focus appears purely internal.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom planning digital refresh of Group buying functions
Hakan Cakir, Product Owner for Sourcing Solutions, Procurement Digitalisation & Analytics at Deutsche Telekom (DT), gave some insight into how the Group is planning to give a further, digital refresh to its buying functions over the coming years.
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PremiumCryptic move by Telefónica España
With security services underpinning many expectations of Telefónica growth, additional skills have been brought in-house through acquisition.
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PremiumO2 Germany creates unified CTIO role
Mallik Rao now succeeds both Cayetano Carbajo Martin and Guido Eidmann. Germany follows suit from Group, with unified role.
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Strategy & ChangeWayra re-org in Latin America
Telefónica Open Future is reportedly restructuring its Wayra startup accelerator in Latin America, and is set to shutter its facilities in Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Venezuela, and consolidate its operations in Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.