All Vodafone Italy articles
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Network & Infrastructure
INWIT explores RAN-as-as-service in challenging Italian market
Italian infra player INWIT is looking at new services to drive continued revenue growth, and has kept the faith that recent consolidation will “unleash” mobile operator spending.
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: shots fired in Italy as mergers progress
Latest in and around Vodafone, including Swisscom CEO’s sharp words for Iliad, which is circling as Vodafone Italy gets ready to merge with Fastweb; Group H1 earnings incoming with performance in Germany among the focuses; UK merger gets conditional clearance; Instant Networks sent to Valencia…
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People
Vodafone Peoplewatch: c-suite changes across the footprint
30+ senior and strategic changes at Vodafone and its partners, including more as shared operations resets; interim Business boss exits; board rotations at Investments operators; C-suite appointments in Germany and Czechia; and a familiar face brought in at Safaricom Ethiopia…
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone set to debut new ‘Business to Telco’ unit as part of central function refresh
Vodafone quietly debuts B2T unit targeting peers, as Shared Operations gets overhauled and Group adds vim to telco-as-a-service ambitions.
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: ups and downs for Group M&A projects
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including: green light for Italian sale, news from wannabe acquisition Nowo, and TPG’s fibre assets still in the shop window; Fries weighs VodafoneZiggo future; Vi bags networks deal in latest turnaround attempt…
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: UK merger turns a corner, Italian sale hit with fresh challenge
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including: closer scrutiny for Vodafone Italy sale to Swisscom; TPG cuts down, adds roaming partner; satellites in focus in African markets, just as SpaceMobile takes flight in US; more from Africa, Europe, and beyond…
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Network & Infrastructure
Italian upstarts Phoenix and Iliad team up on towers
Phoenix Tower scores a hit on larger Italian rivals Cellnex and INWIT through a site management and buildout contract with fourth MNO Iliad.
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: fibre, satellite, and 5G network milestones
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem of investments and partners, including: SpaceMobile launch nearing with Vodafone near top of priority list; Kenyan 5G superiority (with FWA uplift); and a Greek fibre deal on the cards…
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People
Vodafone Peoplewatch: new Business CEO sets hiring agenda
25+ senior and strategic people moves across the Vodafone ecosystem, including: Marika Auramo laying plans to grow the Business team; top-level healthcare division exit; SpaceMobile ExCo reshuffle; and new digs for two former Vodafone CFOs…
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Financial & Performance
INWIT expects Italian consolidation to unlock 5G spend
INWIT sees brighter future for mobile operator infra investment in Italy after dust settles on M&A activity as the TowerCo reported “resilient” Q2 results.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone Q1 FY25 Highlights: ‘relentless’ Group sees light at end of tunnel
Q1 FY24–25: Vodafone in midst of Germany tempest but all accounted for by upbeat management.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone Q1 FY25 In-depth: Germany in eye of storm, drags down Europe
Q1 FY24–25: Vodafone Germany dominates earnings call with again enlarged contribution to Group performance.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone Q1 FY25 Spend: cash ploughed into CX, B2B
Q1 FY24–25: customer experience, brand, and B2B investment begins.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone Q1 FY25 Guidance: ahead for now, but will fall back in line
Full-year outlook reconfirmed, with Q2 and Q3 ease-off set to bring Group back in line with expectations.
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: dominoes fall as European restructure takes hold
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including new and expanded deals at Vodafone Business across IoT, unified comms, and more; Tomorrow Street swapping out partners in regular fashion; and ripple effect of European M&A continueing to be felt…
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People
Vodafone Italy CEO jumps ship ahead of sale
Aldo Bisio, CEO of Italian business for ten years, is to leave before its sale to Swisscom completes, and take up an unspecified external opportunity.
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: UK merger takes another twist; AI making ‘fundamental’ change
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem, including AI-led change affecting the entire industry; UK deal-making to appease merger detractors; spectrum wins in non-core markets; and more from satcomms, ESG startups, and South Africa’s High Court…
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People
Vodafone Peoplewatch: Shared Ops overhaul prompts further procurement shuffle
30+ senior/strategic appointments across Vodafone Group worldwide, including: knock-on effects of ongoing Shared Operations restructure; BizDev leader Philippe Vogeleer’s departure; and new CFO at Vodafone Investments. Vodafone Germany turns attention to Broadband & Entertainment, while Business makes regional changes across Europe. Plus lots more on product and finance fronts, and in Africa, Europe, and Group HQ…
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: nip and tuck all part of the plan, as CEO evinces optimism
In-depth analysis of FY23−24 results as Margherita Della Valle attempts to paint rosy picture of shrinking Group. Storm still to come in Germany, but Spanish exit secured, and confidence around UK merger prospects. Significant developments across (re-shaped) footprint include: changing leadership; strategic partnerships; and an M-PESA spin-off update…
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone FY23−24 Highlights: foundation stones in place, growth ‘in our hands’
After taking a sledgehammer to the Group’s European footprint; initiating a shared services, Germany, and CX overhaul; and working to establish an ROCE-mindset, CEO Margherita Della Valle says the year represents a good start to her mandate. More to be done, of course, and much of this FY was spent laying foundation stones, but slimmed-down Vodafone intends to leverage agility to scale in fewer, ‘better’ markets, underpinned by a revamped commercial model…