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Reports highlight how Spanish telco and infra players, having established lead on push from copper to fibre, are now looking to iron out footprint imbalances across urban and rural areas. Read more…

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Telefónica stays on as Spain’s universal service provider

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TowerCos, MNOs co-pilot Franco-German 5G highway project

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Telefónicawatch Briefing: Spain’s flip to fibre phase two

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Portugal, Sweden, and Spain lead race towards copper retirement

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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
Telefónicawatch Report #187 - December 2024
2024-12-18T12:57:00+00:00 Telefónicawatch
Key stories include: Group confident despite turbulent Q3 | Infra M&A continues with Nabiax sell-off | O2 Germany keeps filling 1&1 void | VM O2 sheds further Cornerstone share | Execs dismissed over alleged Venezuela bribery

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Telefónicawatch Report #189 - January 2025

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Interview
nexfibre: Keep leash on Openreach to drive UK fibre competition
nexfibre development chief Giles Rowbotham speaks with TelcoTitans on need to drive UK fibre competition by maintaining regulation of Openreach. Says Ofcom needs to keep an eye on wholesale pricing and copper-to-fibre migration process, as well as consolidation, investment, PIA, and local-level factors within wider market…
Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica adds Siemens to Industry 4.0 solutions mix
Spain-focused partnership aims to bring coherence to factories’ IT and networks estates, using meld of Siemens and Telefónica tech.
Network & Infrastructure
VM O2 to start 3G switch-off in April
Virgin Media O2 (VM O2) said its legacy 3G network will be shutdown by the end of 2025, starting with the city of Durham in April.

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Core Markets

Ball in German authorities’ court after 5G defeat

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Hispanoamérica

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Telefónica and Millicom push net-share on-button in Colombia

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Virgin Media O2

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Telefónicawatch Briefing: Spain’s flip to fibre phase two

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Infra-Tech

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Orangewatch Weekly: Group takes regulators to task in EU and Spain

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Telefónica People Moves

Telefónica defenestrates Executive Chairman Álvarez-Pallete
This is a developing story. Chairman and CEO José María Álvarez-Pallete forced out at board meeting. Financial markets may take badly to implications of seeming boardroom coup by Spanish state, including shock arrival of comparative unknown successor with history of state affiliation. Read latest update…
Telefónica Peoplewatch: Bluevía names fresh CEO to manage strategy transition
Recent strategic and senior leadership changes at Telefónica include Group CTIO Enrique Blanco and strategy lead Mark Evans preparing to step down from Executive Committee in early-2025; and Spain fibre JV Bluevía appointing new CEO…
Telefónica Vice-Chairman Javier Echenique dies at 74
Operator’s CEO Álvarez-Pallete laments loss of Echenique in same year as death of former Group Chairman César Alierta.

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Telefónica Strategy & Change

Liberty gives European B2B services business a new name and mission

O2 Germany begins IT infra migration after inking ‘long-term’ Tele Columbus deal

Telefónicawatch Weekly: Group has new AI friend, Colombia pressure rises, API JV needs reach

Brazil’s Telecall preps to take on Colombia’s ‘big four’ — report

Brazil’s Vivo gets Central Bank nod to expand in fintech

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Telefónica Technology

Telefónica stays on as Spain’s universal service provider

Telefónica adds Siemens to Industry 4.0 solutions mix

VM O2 to start 3G switch-off in April

Telefónica and Millicom push net-share on-button in Colombia

Telefónicawatch Weekly: fresh infra deals unwrapped; new execs take the reins

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Telefónica Venturing

Telefónica adds Siemens to Industry 4.0 solutions mix

Telefónica eyes insurtech expansion after Repihogar investment

Telefónica hunts for fresh AI use-cases in Madrid

Telefónica, Entel, and KKR set to call off Peru fibre deal

stc eyes Spain expansion after Telefónica stake buy approval

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Telefónica Regulatory & Compliance

Telefónica stays on as Spain’s universal service provider

Vivo strikes deal in Brazil’s fixed-line regulatory reform

Colombia delays Telefónica reprieve in network licence dispute

Rivals rail against CNMC plans to amend Telefónica regulations – report

Telefónica dismisses execs over Venezuela bribery fines

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Telefónica Financial & Performance

Synergy-seeking Vivo employs PwC as new auditor

Highlights: Telefónica keeps cool in face of turbulence

Guidance: ‘confident’ Telefónica steers through FX murk

Spend: thrifty Telefónica high-fives on capex low

In-depth: Telefónica keeps on track despite Core Market mixed bag

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Telefónica Deals

Telefónica adds Siemens to Industry 4.0 solutions mix

Telefónica and Millicom push net-share on-button in Colombia

O2 Germany begins IT infra migration after inking ‘long-term’ Tele Columbus deal

Pontegadea said to mull stake in Telefónica–Vodafone FibreCo

Telefónica hunts for fresh AI use-cases in Madrid

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Telefónica Consumer

Spain’s big three kick off 2025 with bold price hikes despite discount challenge from Digi et al

Telefónica Peru kicks off major mobile network upgrade

O2 Germany begins IT infra migration after inking ‘long-term’ Tele Columbus deal

Virgin Media O2 cuts ribbon on new Paddington HQ

Telefónica shifts autonomous networks strategy into fourth gear

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Telefónica Enterprise

Telefónica adds Siemens to Industry 4.0 solutions mix

Liberty gives European B2B services business a new name and mission

Telefónica Peoplewatch: Bluevía names fresh CEO to manage strategy transition

Vivo strikes deal in Brazil’s fixed-line regulatory reform

Virgin Media O2 blends fixed and mobile networks amid convergence push

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Telefónica Suppliers

Telefónica adds Siemens to Industry 4.0 solutions mix

And then there were three: Telefónica ‘drastically’ simplifies IT supplier base

Telefónica to ‘drastically’ cut IT suppliers from 40 to four or five

Spain tweaks 5G funding terms amid competition concerns

Deep dive: Telefónica engages suppliers to fight Scope 3 emissions

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