All Strategy & Change articles – Page 33
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DigitalBridge’s Ganzi remains keen on Europe tower tie-ups
Deutsche Telekom partner sees more life in European tower M&A party, and wants to be “at centre” of remaining action.
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DT’s ‘Mr Glasfaser’ to beef up fibre workforce with 1,000 new hires
Move comes after Group CEO Tim Höttges pushes German NatCo to accelerate pace of fibre rollout beyond previous target.
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Vodafone unites roaming in latest synergy-hunting rejig
Sherif Bakir takes CEO spot at newly expanded Vodafone Roaming Services division.
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Strategy & Change
One NZ extends Vodafone separation
CEO Jason Paris heralds April rebrand as evidence of owner backing and clear blue water between One and Vodafone.
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Deutsche Telekom sets tougher carbon target for 2030
As Group nears climate targets for own emissions, attention turns to sustainability in the supply chain.
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Vodafone Spain ‘attracts buyer interest’
Reports indicate suitors are lining up for struggling Spanish operator.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Mobile MONEY partner secures two-pronged contract extension
White-label banking partnership extended until 2025.
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People
Burger brings in Global allies to inaugural BT Business leadership team
CEO Bas Burger confirms top-table of BT’s newly merged £8bn+ B2B division: 25 incumbents and 2 incomers whittled down to an ExCo baker’s dozen.
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Telefónica looks to build spectrum base in busy year for LatAm operators
Group notes spectrum up for grabs in five Latin American markets, prepares to spend to ensure foundations for network expansion.
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Vodafone Germany to trim management and hire new sales staff
CEO Philippe Rogge flags “restart” with 1,300 full-time jobs, mainly in management and admin, in line for the axe.
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Network & Infrastructure
Rakuten + Rocky Linux = open RAN economics and sustainability at scale
Switching lanes from Red Hat to Rocky Linux for its cloud telco OS is designed to keep Rakuten’s disaggregated network model sustainable at scale.
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‘Not all overbuild is equal’: Vorboss CEO seeks foothold in London fibre future
Tim Creswick, CEO at London altnet Vorboss, says that sharing geographical space does not mean network equivalency. Decries incumbents’ “national technical debt” in UK and elsewhere in Europe.
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Telefónica and Qwilt team for “hybrid” open CDN drive
New alliance will open up Telefónica’s Movistar Plus+ CDN assets to Qwilt’s content provider partners and expand Telefónica’s distribution network to Qwilt sites.
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4iG swaps shares to boost Vodafone Hungary stake to 70%
4iG presents growing challenge for Magyar Telekom as it builds market share.
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Financial & Performance
EU recovery funding starting to flow, delays dampen telco expectations
The EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility funding programme enters midlife with less than a third of money distributed.
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T-Systems sets out stall for green B2B services
Digitisation and sustainability go together, says T-Systems.
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M&A
Liberty CEO ‘in M&A talks with CityFibre’
Not a done deal. Discussions are preliminary and large-scale consolidation in UK altnet market likely to attract sharp scrutiny from regulators.
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Equinox 2: Openreach pricing package delayed amid competitor outcry
Openreach puts Equinox 2 on ice pending extended Ofcom review.
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nexfibre is Openreach’s “real” competitor, says co-owner InfraVia
JV’s co-owner InfraVia sees resource platform, Virgin Media O2 ties, and unmet demand as giving new entrant opportunity to build major challenge in UK’s fibre space.