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Telefónicawatch Briefing: Saudis get keys to the boardroom

Another busy and engaging week at Telefónica as new CEO Murtra heads off on a world tour, new stakeholder stc firms up an expanded and now-strategic stake in the operator, and Telefónica Tech builds out its portfolio in cybersecurity and GenAI. Read more…

M&A

Brazil’s Vivo accessorises with Samauma purchase

Interview

Sinch on APIs (and RCS): remapping the complex CSP-CPaaS dynamic?

Network & Infrastructure

Monetisation talks as Telefónica begins data-led 5G core update

Interview

Sateliot CEO charts course towards €1bn annual sales

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Telefónicawatch Report #190 - February 2025
2025-02-07T11:23:00+00:00 Telefónicawatch
Key stories include: JMAP era comes to abrupt halt | Telco API business christened | Airwave uncertainty in Germany | Spain’s Big 3 take a (price) hike | Exit talk reaches Argentina, Peru
Telefónicawatch Report #189 - January 2025
2025-01-20T09:12:00+00:00 Telefónicawatch
Key stories include: CEOs demand quicker EU change | Autonomous tech to surface in 2025 | ExCo rejig sees Evans, Blanco exit | Telefónica lands more UNICO cash | Virgin Media O2 moves home
Telefónicawatch Report #188 - December 2024
2024-12-23T09:59:00+00:00 Telefónicawatch
Key stories include: stc secures Telefónica stake buy | Utiq heads across the Atlantic | Investors ‘keen’ on new Spanish FibreCo | VM O2 keeps cool on Vodafone-Three approval | Peru fibre deal set to fall through

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Telefónica Group

M&A
Telefónica puts finishing touches on Colombian exit plan
Telefónica and Millicom reach a formal agreement on consolidation of their Colombian businesses, preparing the way for Telefónica to exit the market. Movement also being seen on parallel effort to secure antitrust approval for transaction, and proposed buyout of government minority holding in Telefónica Colombia.
Network & Infrastructure
VM O2 takes aim at mobile network ‘pain points’ with £700m spend plan
UK operator expects to spend £700m this year to alleviate network “pain points” for customers and improve mobile service experience.
Suppliers & SCM
Telefónica taps Spinnaker for Oracle, VMware support in Germany
German OpCo has opted for US-based third-party software support provider Spinnaker to maintain its legacy Oracle and VMware estates as it focuses on digital transformation.

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Core Markets

Products & Services

Spanish MNOs, and Vodafone, trailer first use case from Open Gateway API lab

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Hispanoamérica

M&A

Millicom ‘nearing’ firm deal with Telefónica on Colombian buyout

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Virgin Media O2

Network & Infrastructure

VM O2 takes aim at mobile network ‘pain points’ with £700m spend plan

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Infra-Tech

M&A

Indra to create integrated European satellite player with Hispasat buy

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Telefónica People Moves

Telefónica Peoplewatch: Indra incursion continues as Murtra makes mark
Latest strategic and senior changes at Telefónica, including reshuffles of both the Board of Directors and Executive Team as follow-ons from Telefónica’s recent ownership changes; Aduna takes shape; exec changes at infra ventures Fiberpass and nexfibre; and overseas changes at BT Business doubles down on the UK…
New Telefónica boss wields axe; COO Vilá and digital chief Alonso among top exec exits
Telefónica’s tumultuous start to 2025 continues, with confirmation of the exit of influential Chief Operating Officer Ángel Vilá, digital chief Chema Alonso, and tech business boss José Cerdán. More senior staff departures have been mooted, too, as new Executive Chairman Marc Murtra goes big on leadership overhaul to deliver change agenda of Spanish operator’s reworked boardroom.
stc’s CEO joins Telefónica board as new shareholders reset pecking order
Long-anticipated boardroom rejig sees stc boss Olayan Alwetaid confirmed as telco’s representative in Spain, following recent stake increase — but Spanish government expand its influence over decision-making in parallel.