All TPG Telecom articles – Page 4
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Associates & JVs: Vi denies data breach
TPG taps Adtran for Gigabit upgrade; Vi denies massive customer data breach.
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Inflation pressures on rise at TPG
TPG’s proposed 3% pay rise is decried by union as a “cut in real terms”.
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Vodafone people moves: top team rejig in Netherlands
VodafoneZiggo’s changing management sees new consumer and strategy leadership installed.
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Strategy & Change
TPG eyes wholesale growth with new MVNE platform
Australian operator has a list of ten areas where it is seeking to revive its performance following a challenging pandemic.
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Partnerships & Alliances
TPG hits back in Telstra network-sharing row
Believes rivals have “mischaracterised the arrangement” as a merger.
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Public Affairs
TPG-Telstra deal will “re-monopolise” the market, claims Optus
Optus says regional RAN sharing proposal by rivals will damage economy, with negative connotations for consumers.
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Operations
TPG accelerates IT simplification drive
JV plans to reduce number of IT systems from 600-plus to less than 400 in three years.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Associates & JVs: TIM to merge fixed network with Open Fiber
TIM agrees to merge fixed network with Open Fiber with support from private equity players; Australian competition authority to rule on whether TPG–Telstra network-sharing deal can go ahead in autumn 2022.
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Strategy & Change
Teoh tipped to flee TPG once escrow period ends
Operator’s main shareholders Vodafone and Hutchison free to sell shares after 12 July. So too is founder David Teoh, seen likely to up sticks first. Morgan Stanley analyst doesn’t foresee same share price carnage as when Teoh sold 3% stake last December.
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M&A
TPG sells towers to Canadian pension fund
CEO Berroeta claims balance sheet boost is “strong outcome” for shareholders. Enterprise value set at AU$ 950m. After transaction costs and tax, TPG will bank a more modest sum of between AU$ 350m and AU$ 400m. Transaction includes 20-year master services agreement.
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Vodafone people moves: German leadership continues evolution
Vodafone Germany CEO replacement named; Networks lead confirmed; and Commercial Operations lead filled temporarily. Vodafone UK’s strategy chief Dixit set to join former CEO Jeffery at Frontier. Vodacom SA CEO Sharma confirmed departure leaving vacancy at the top. Vodafone Carrier and Partner Markets names regional management changes.
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Operations
TPG cleared to separate wholesale and retail operations
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission greenlights ‘joint functional separation’ of the subsidiaries from 7 October 2022. Regulator believes the move will enhance competition in both segments. TPG is looking to create a new fibre-to-the-building (FTTB) wholesale business.
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Vodafone people moves: Vi actions Digital shake-up
Indian operator Vi sees Chief Digital Officer Jain exit ahead of Consumer Digital function refresh. Operations and skills transformation appointments made at Group-level. Italy’s INWIT JV names Technology and Planning leads in senior changes. TechCo transition takes hold at Vodafone Italy. Fintech vertical in the spotlight at Safaricom on ...
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Associates & JVs: Vantage bags new infra partnerships
Vodafone Foundation Australia given makeover; Vantage flags two new infra partners; Vi welcomes Mobile Streams services.
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TPG chooses Nokia for industrial private networks
Australian operator ties with Nokia to target energy and mining sectors in mobile private network deployments. Joint go-to-market sales and marketing initiative with technology innovations expected. Mining interests expand across Vodafone footprint.
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Partnerships & Alliances
TPG Telecom agrees regional RAN share with Telstra
Ten-year Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN) network-sharing agreement signed off. TPG will gain access to 3,700 Telstra cell sites within a “defined coverage zone” across regional and “urban fringe” areas in Australia. Option to extend network-sharing deal by up to ten years. TPG intends to decommission 725 mobile sites within ...
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Vodafone people moves: eyes on public sector in enterprise swaps
New enterprise segment leads in Italy, Spain, the UK, and others, with public sector account growth among the primary targets. Scott Petty adds Vodafone weight to TM Forum initiative. Governance and regulatory spots filled across the operator’s footprint. Group loses quintet of IoT developers to rival BT as health-tech ...
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Partnerships & Alliances
Genesys partnered for speech-based AI bot
TPG ties with Genesys and Google Cloud to launch an “upgrade” to its Vodafone TOBi chatbot. NLP integration set to improve voice channel triaging, with sales role touted in a future deployment.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Associates & JVs: Egypt reducing dirty diesel
Regulatory decision on TPG’s FTTB expansion plan nears; Egypt takes hybrid to reduce dirty diesel.
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Vodafone people moves: Vodacom board readies for renewal
Vodacom Group governance is set for change ahead of 2022 AGM. Networks leadership change at Vodafone Germany on the cards with Suceveanu named interim chief. Society and communications thinktank Vodafone Institute loses its head to Google. Australia’s TPG Telecom makes wide ranging changes to management team, with unified Technology ...