All Strategy & Change articles – Page 19
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone kicks off European physical retail rejuvenation
New concept debuts in Romania as Vodafone looks to reinvigorate physical retail experience and boost customer interaction, but TelcoTitans TelcoX research questions whether CSP hearts are in bricks and mortar…
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Network & InfrastructureAWS and cloud evolution shows the way as operators pursue NaaS
Liberty Global puts NaaS opportunity at around $150bn by the end of the decade, but AWS CTO Ishwar Parulkar urges telcos to look beyond the money, nurture developer relationships, seek unified approach…
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PeopleTelefónica Tech targets LatAm B2B growth with fresh hires
Operator’s B2B digital services arm brings in familiar faces to lead Brazilian and Mexican operations.
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M&ACellnex seals the deal on Nordics stake sale
TowerCo offloads 49% share in its Danish and Swedish units to Stonepeak, which operate around 4,600 towers. Proceeds to serve as fuel for its debt reduction drive.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT Digital adds Blue Planet to OSS overhaul, automation team
Delivering “dramatic simplification” amongst other benefits, BT’s latest embrace of Ciena’s Blue Planet network software platform is set to streamline Group-wide broadband provision. Read more…
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Public AffairsTelefónica ‘switches gears’ on Spanish job cut scheme
Operator to implement ERE incentivised early-retirement plan for first time in eight years, with plan framed as necessary due to “functional excess” of workers. Unions already seeking protections for those affected. Move marks continuation of Spanish personnel cost-cutting drive.
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Strategy & Change‘Ripping off the plaster’: BT braces for short-term pain to right long-term B2B wrongs
BT Business CEO Bas Burger warns that the division’s turnaround programme will be necessarily painful, with benefits only set to emerge after a difficult beginning.
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EventwatchUK's One Touch Switch debate erupts, with March 2024 deadline hanging in balance
INCA Conference 2023: Fiery panel discussion sees OTS platform questioned, accusations of ‘threatening’ behaviour, Ofcom deadline looming, exemplary punishment mooted, risk of altnets being cut off from opportunity to take market share with major ISP migrations…
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Strategy & ChangeVirgin Media hits milestone in fibre-focused IT refresh
Execs highlight progress in digital refresh underpinning cableco’s transformative, twin-push into fibre infrastructure and wholesale business.
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Strategy & ChangeGupta comes out swinging as BT Business plots UK corporate renaissance
Jansen-anointed “chap called Ashish” is charged with reviving UK corporate and public sector business, and declares the unit ready to “return to good” and compete in an ultra-competitive market, with rivals including integrators Capgemini and ATOS in his sights as well as rival operators Vodafone and Virgin Media O2.
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Public AffairsTelefónica to ‘firm up’ Spanish job cut plans with unions
Operator to negotiate new incentivised early-retirement plan with the UGT and CCOO, continuing its efforts to reduce personnel costs and simplify structurally.
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Financial & Performance‘We are changing’: Vodafone CEO Della Valle assures more improvement is coming in largest markets
H1 FY23–24: Vodafone reports a “solid start” to fiscal year as Margherita Della Valle sets about transformation effort, pitching new era of right-sized operations to restore operator to growth.
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PeopleDT picks out new German finance chief
Telekom Deutschland makes a paired announcement of its new finance lead and MD of Sales and Service, while stressing its ongoing focus on digitalising the finance division (and others), improving customer satisfaction, and driving fibre deployment.
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EventwatchProject Gigabit draws criticism over voucher headaches and cross-regional contracts
INCA Conference 2023: see what “nightmare” is haunting altnet leaders within Project Gigabit; confusion over cross-regional contracts; and what new BDUK CEO has to say on it all…
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Network & InfrastructureDella Valle defends cable’s customer potential against FTTP’s economics advantage
Vodafone chief downplays lower costs linked to FTTP, stressing that HFC-based networks can meet customer needs and support positive customer experience.
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M&ABT eyes musicMagpie: flailing gadget marketplace offers circular economy, consumer tech boost
musicMagpie confirms “very early” talks with BT and private equity partner Aurelius as operator seeks to spin up circular economy credentials, stretch into consumer retail via New EE.
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone’s problem children: German remedial progress, Spain disowned, UK betroved, Italy seeks paramour
Vodafone Europe H1 FY23–24 insights, including Germany still needing to navigate TV exodus; regional organic growth; the happier story at remnant smaller markets; and more…
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PremiumTelefónica network API charge commences in Brazil; Spain next
Early steps in building Group’s new 2026 strategic revenue stream with Open Gateway network open APIs. Hyperscalers to be given no value quarter, but Chema Alonso’s bookselling business model suboptimal…
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Partnerships & AlliancesGermany’s Freenet eyes opportunities from O2’s 1&1 breakup
Freenet and O2 discuss forming closer bonds after challenger operator defects to Vodafone.
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Strategy & ChangeHungary’s 4iG to carve out infra assets as part of post-M&A tidyup
Expansive regional IT and telecoms player is to make a late entrance into European infra spinoff party as it seeks to optimise cost base and bring in capital to reduce debt.