All Telefónica México (Mexico) articles
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People
Telefónica Peoplewatch: SVP departs to explore tech advisory, VM O2 commercial rejig
25+ senior and strategic changes at Telefónica, including: VM O2 chief Lutz Schüler taking leave of absence; Group tech innovation SVP departed to explore tech advisory roles; and VM O2 switching up commercial leadership…
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Financial & Performance
Telefónica Q1 FY24 In-depth: new strategy kicks off with ups and downs
Decent commercial performances in key markets, with Brazil again standout with cross-segment growth, and Hispam still in decline. Ramp-up predicted as FY advances. Read more…
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Weekly Briefings
Telefónicawatch Weekly: Spain’s telcos and TowerCos mull next steps, post-Orange-MÁSMÓVIL merger
Market dynamics continue to shift following Orange-MÁSMÓVIL merger completion, as Spanish government continues building stake in Group, while Cellnex addresses challenges of integrating Orange and MÁSMÓVIL’s networks. Elsewhere: Movistar extends AT&T Mexico capacity access deal; VM O2 said to eye up potential KCOM acquisition…
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica Mexico extends network-sharing deal with AT&T
The original 2019 agreement has been extended by three more years.
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Elsewhere in Hispam: Entel cleared for Chilean fibre transfer
Entel cleared for Chilean fibre transfer
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Telefónica Peoplewatch: new wave of director changes at Virgin Media O2
UK operator appoints new leaders in business development, commercial, transformation, and value creation segments.
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Weekly Briefings
Telefónicawatch Weekly: Group spending spree goes on shares, spectrum, and sports…
Telefónicawatch Weekly Briefing includes: laying out nearly €3bn on O2 Germany stake increase and Spain sports streaming rights. Chile’s upcoming 5G auction set to see more cash splashed.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica seeks OpenWiFi capacity lift from Helium Network
Group develops proprietary management platform to leverage Nova Labs’ “open-source” network of mobile hotspots for mobile data offload. Tie-up is initially focused on Mexico, but plans are in place to expand across Latin American markets, with hopes to cut infra costs further…
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M&A
Telefónica maintains ‘full optionality’ on non-core Hispam businesses
Q3 FY23: In strategy update, operator indicates it will continue to keep its trimmed-down collection of smaller Latin American assets on a strict cost control regime, flagging consolidation, divestments, and further NetCo ventures as possibilities to protect free cash flow in the next three years.
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Telefónica people moves: Tech names new AI and big data lead
Telefónica Tech shuffles business intelligence and big data managers.
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Telefónica people moves: nexfibre fills out C-suite
New C-level appointments made at nexfibre as rollout ramps up. Elsewhere, Unsere Grüne Glasfaser gets a new construction boss, while Virgin Media O2 recruits several new heads of departments.
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Suppliers & SCM
Deep dive: Telefónica engages suppliers to fight Scope 3 emissions
Keynoting at Achieving Net Zero in the Telecoms Industry, Daniel Santana lifted the lid on Telefónica’s initiatives to actively tackle emissions across its value chain. Learn more about how this impacts its supply chain, where hundreds have been tagged ‘high risk’, and its ‘circular criteria’, SME outreach, peer comparatives… ...
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica widens satellite horizons with Starlink
Operator charts expansion of Starlink services to cover six markets by the end of 2023.
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Venturing & Investments
Ardian invests in Mexican wireless infra player
Ardian takes 50% stake in MXT Holdings, marking second transaction made through Americas Infrastructure Fund.
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Telefónica people moves: Virgin Media O2 names new network build-out leaders
VM O2 recruits new delivery directors to oversee network expansion programme.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica signs up for Starlink in Mexico
Telefónica Mexico claims to be first to offer satellite connectivity via Starlink to business customers in the country.
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Virgin Media O2’s access director exits
Omar Calvo, brought in to fill CTO vacancy in 2021, departs the operator after two years.
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Telefónica Mexico torpedoes 5G premium with service launch
New plans undercut rival offerings with focus on lower‑value tariffs, as Movistar seeks to ‘democratise’ 5G access.
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Elsewhere in Hispanoamérica: one million IoT lines connected via Kite platform in Peru
Telefónica goes shopping in Argentina; Movistar Empresas flies Kite in Mexico to reach one million IoT lines.
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Elsewhere in Telefónica Hispanoamérica: Tf Peru comes last in Osiptel’s customer service ranking
Work to do in Peru on customer experience and data, as Telefónica ranks last in regulator’s service ratings; Osiptel orders cleansing of up to 400,000 bogus accounts.