Vodafone Group – Page 61
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PremiumIndus Towers–Infratel merger finally moves forward
Rejigged agreement offers a safety net for TowerCo amid ongoing questions over Vi’s future.
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PremiumVodafone emerging as TIP’s most valuable player
Leads way in sourcing ‘open’ radio hardware suppliers. Targets DU/CU disaggregation and white-box base stations. Involved in raft of new TIP initiatives, including Solution Groups, OpenBNG, and MUST. Tenorio insists commercial deployments to date are “tip of the iceberg”.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Group: marketing agency tweak; CSR brought to the fore
Social responsibility brought into supplier assessments; Equinix highlights Telco Cloud ties; agency roster tweaked.
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Strategy & ChangeTelefónica gives OOPT some oomph in latest TIP update
Group closely involved in new OOPT transport initiatives, including OpenBNG and MUST. Telefónica champions Solution Groups, which aligns with Blanco’s focus on “end-to-end” virtualised architectures. Vodafone leads way, however, in sourcing ‘open’ radio hardware suppliers.
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PremiumVodafone people moves: Petty on diversification board; new CFO in Ireland
Sir Ian Livingston drafts Scott Petty alongside fellow telco leaders for infrastructure policy changes. Sales changes in Spain. Evin named CFO in Ireland, while two former Group CFOs take new posts elsewhere.
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Strategy & ChangeBT warns TIP not to overlook quality
Crane flags importance of broadband customer experience in OpenBNG work. Latest round of TIP updates suggests BT remains focused on core and access networks, while European peers DT, Telefónica, and Vodafone more openly embrace end-to-end development.
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M&AMÁSMÓVIL CEO calls Vodafone link a “bluff”
Spenger scoffs at recent media reports that MÁSMÓVIL was in consolidation talks with Vodafone. CEO pointedly adds, however, that mergers eliminate “unnecessary infrastructure costs”.
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Venturing & InvestmentsTomorrow Street grows portfolio with Quantexa
Three-pronged push begins with contextual intelligence platform provider Quantexa. Two more additions to be announced soon.
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Public AffairsRead rails against states flouting EU law
Group CEO used a sponsored posting on the Politico website to demand, once again, a level playing field for Europe’s telecoms players, while bemoaning steps taken by several EU governments to sidestep European competition legislation. Article does not suggest Read’s bid for a reset of regulatory relations in Europe ...
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M&AVodafone linked with Spain’s MÁSMÓVIL again
Group reportedly in acquisition talks with Spain’s fourth largest operator. MÁSMÓVIL subsequently denies discussions after only recently agreeing to private equity buyout.
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PremiumVodafone people moves: cyber security swaps in central Europe
Changes rung in Group and OpCo enterprise arms. Czech, German, and Tanzanian OpCos name new cyber security heads. Another telco exec leaves for pastures new at AWS. Former Vodafone Transformation lead Finch takes Three UK CIO gig.
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Network & InfrastructureHappy campus: German industry embracing private 5G
5G local frequency allocations almost doubled in five months, to 74 organisations. Vodafone first rebuffed, now riding bandwagon with RedBox. Over 47% of identified allocations have gone to IT/network service and technology providers, including Huawei.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone vets join T-Mobile’s 5G innovation gang
Former Vodafone investment specialists linking up with T-Mobile’s 5G innovation lab for twelve-week springboard programme. 5G OI Lab also giving a leg-up to FreedomFi, an enterprise networks specialist already making a name for itself through Facebook’s Telecom Infra Project.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Vodafone Group: mimik joins TMUS-backed 5G innovation lab
Vodafone continues to push cellular case in automotive innovation. Ex-Tech figures Arjomandi and Alamouti team up with T-Mobile.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone moves business support functions to S/4HANA
Upgrade simplifies finance, human resources, and supply chain. Long-time suppliers SAP, Accenture complete project in 18 months, after more than a year of preparation. Vodafone Germany opts for IBM’s help with SAP S/4HANA migration.
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PremiumVodafone people moves: Morathi named Vodacom CFO
German CIO Spenlé confirms his departure, swapped with Irnich. Brázdilová steps up to take senior role in Czechia and UK telco regular McWeeney takes on “dream” Vodafone role. Vantage Towers fills out its roster. Vodacom names its new CFO after top-level reshuffle.
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M&AVodafone Egypt sale reaches impasse; adverse event or powerplay?
Vodafone and stc ‘keep the dialogue open’ as MoU expires. Telecom Egypt denies it has a role in enabling deal, but Vodafone’s dysfunctional local partnership appears to be complicating matters again.
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Public AffairsData leak hits T-Mobile Netherlands customers
IT service provider Conduent implicated in another data breach. TMNL’s former Vodafone Thuis customers affected.
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Venturing & InvestmentsVodafone Institute puts female empowerment in the F-LANE
Finalists from ten countries selected for F-LANE 2020, with AI, blockchain, and VR tech used to support rural women. Virtual edition takes on an oversized cohort in five-week, all-online programme.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone’s Omani adventure falling behind schedule
High-touch operational relationship with Vodafone does not appear to have prevented launch programme from backing up. Drags could be a reputational worry for challenged Partner Markets federation, and Group as a whole.