All Strategy & Change articles – Page 50
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Vendor Voice
Account Team Spotlight: Celfocus on Vodafone Tech 2025 alignment
EMEA telecoms SI talks to TelcoTitans about the changes it has made to its Vodafone client team to ensure it is in lockstep with the Group’s Tech 2025 strategy.
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BEE revamp further erodes Group’s Vodacom holding
Overhaul of Vodacom’s BEE ownership arrangements dilutes Vodafone’s stake to 60.5%.
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H1 FY22–23: BT “on the front foot” as Jansen battles cost and competitive pressures
Jansen confident of a BT “on the front foot” and bullish on upped cost‑saving measures. Efficiencies making headlines (for management) as Group‑wide programmes bear fruit. Macro influences affecting strategy.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vi looks beyond Indus Towers for site tenancies
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners reveals its India tower business has sealed a “commercial deal” with Vi.
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People
DT melds home market and HQ tech ops as German CTO leaves
Group CTO Abdurazak Mudesir to take over German technology responsibility from start of 2023.
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Elsewhere in Europe: Leroy gathers European leadership to discuss macroeconomic environment
Europe CEO gathers top‑team for macro planning; expansive Vantiva gets a win in Austria; Slovakia’s 5G network boosted.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telekom’s auction no-show fuels rumours of Romania exit
Telekom Romania Mobile Communications was the only operator not to sign up to participate in the country’s upcoming 5G spectrum auction.
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Strategy & Change
Vivo makes ESG linked remuneration overhaul
New reward plan to support retention of key executives, incorporating ESG measures.
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Elsewhere in Spain: 5G services extended to O2 España customers
Financing now available for Telefónica–Repsol solar JV customers; Telefónica wins a pair of regional public sector contracts.
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Elsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: Telxius teams up with NJFX
Telxius lands new colocation station partner; Qualys joins Tech’s security ecosystem.
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Elsewhere in Telefónica Group: CaixaBank settles on Telefónica holding
Security unit spun out to create firmer line between Hispam and Group; CaixaBank claims to be settled at 3.5% Telefónica holding; cross-operator Eco Rating scheme welcomes new collaborators in Belgium, Portugal, and UK.
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M&A
INWIT boss: time not right for M&A
High cost of borrowing means new management taking “cautious approach” to consolidation.
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Products & Services
Vivo talks up fintech’s potential to boost margin
Chief Executive Christian Gebara highlights the operator is scaling up its lending business in bid to improve user retention and lifetime value.
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BT people moves: Technology changes continue with new CFO
Technology CFO John Beswick departs with Ed Briggs installed at Digital as the latest in the division’s overhaul.
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Eventwatch
Fÿuz 2022: TIP parades rise of neutral host provider
Fÿuz panel highlights significant growth in neutral host NaaS deployments worldwide.
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Eventwatch
Arch 2022: Wibergh signs off, stresses exit as “non-event”
Outgoing Vodafone CTO uses conference to highlight smooth handover of reins, citing succession planning, reorg, and strategic refresh.
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Eventwatch
Fÿuz 2022: Integration tops open RAN issues for operators
Generally optimistic view on open RAN despite integration challenges.
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People
Arch 2022: Timuray calls on sector to face up to diversity challenge
Ensuring diversity and inclusion is just good business, says Serpil Timuray.
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Eventwatch
Arch 2022: Vodafone steps up call for DAB drivers
Jorge Bento asks vendor community to help build use-cases.
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Strategy & Change
Arch Summit 2022: Read’s ‘clear plan’ for sector’s four-dimensional crisis
Vodafone CEO cites need for rebalancing costs.