All Vodafone Group articles – Page 80
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Vodafone’s ‘other’ division continues slide to background
Currency weakness dampens Region’s growth. Division out in the cold, with strategic plans focusing elsewhere.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone gets out of the way on M-PESA expansion
Vodacom and Safaricom given licence to pursue “M-PESA 2.0”.
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Suppliers & SCM
Vodafone in Huawei corner as trade war roughs up
Group continues to jump to Huawei’s defence. Vodafone backs research showing pitfalls of restricting Chinese supplier. OpCos face smartphone disruption as Google suspends business with Huawei. Prague Proposals imply Huawei is a potential 5G security risk.
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Vodafone Group gets more NFV vim from VMware
Vendor’s telco cloud infrastructure active in 15 Vodafone markets. Vodafone hatches plans with Orange to make VNF onboarding easier.
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Strategy & Change
EWE fibre JV comes to life
Capital offset plan looks to be going ahead, boosting TDE’s fibre long-game.
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CEO roles highlighted in Phones 4u collusion claims
Collusion claims based on internal Phones 4u emails are said to put senior O2 and Telefónica Group executives in the spotlight as the retailer’s administrators prepare court filings.
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Vodafone eyes AI to get up-to-speed on TV intelligence
With TV no longer the side-project it once was for Vodafone, the Group is seeking to create deeper insight into how subscribers are using its services. AI and automation integrated within Vodafone TV Analytics platform. Move seeks to inform and support technology operations, media partners, and procurement.
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Hutch lukewarm on VHA prospects, amid flux
Growth downplayed as VHA seeks to persuade regulators of deal logic. Huawei ban and nbn margin squeeze reiterated as pain-points.
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CEO roles highlighted in Phones 4u collusion claims
Collusion claims based on emails are said to put senior executives in the spotlight.
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Products & Services
V by Vodafone family gets on bike
Offering looks to tread familiar ground of vehicle-monitoring.
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Arch 2019: Vodafone’s ‘global innovation event’
Tomorrow Street’s Arch 2019 sees keynotes and supplier awards.
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Vodafone feels squeeze in German 5G auction
Group cash-saving ambitions at risk as bidding soars. Even more attention now on Group’s next strategic update in May 2019.
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Vodafone extends network reboot to Spain
Timely deal for Group leadership ahead of annual update.
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Tomorrow Street “hugely strategic” — Wilson
Ninian Wilson stressed that Tomorrow Street is “hugely strategic” and unique.
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Arch Summit 2018: highlights from the event’s key presentations
Across the Arch Summit’s two days, presentations varied from the prestigious and insightful to the uncomfortable and downright weird.
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Vodafone Group shifting advertising functions in-house
Operator’s relentless focus on supply chain savings extends to media management. Group Commercial looking increasingly keen on media analytics sideline.
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Vodafone’s Secure Net ‘quietly builds’ €160m top-line
CEO trumpets top-line impact from European up-selling venture.
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Vodafone-Afrimax partnership takes another blow
African market realities continue to bite Vodafone’s regional partner Afrimax Group, as a second of the operator’s business units hit difficulties. Another setback for Vodafone’s diminishing Partner Markets federation as flagship sub-Saharan African commercial and operational collaboration is reduced to just one territory.
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Cornerstone overhauled by JV partners
Greater flexibility injected in new terms. London partnership rolled back, as O2 presses on with City of London deal. Vodafone-led rejig expected to see the O2 rival accelerate its own network development beyond delay-hit Project Beacon.