All Vodafone UK articles – Page 8
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Vodafone Peoplewatch: Spanish shuffle underway as Chairman steps away
September 2023 update: Spain President António Coimbra will not renew his mandate, and will be replaced by the operator’s CEO, Mário Vaz.
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M&A
MPs warn of “terrible consequences” of Vodafone–Three “cartel” as security put in merger spotlight
MP disquiet on prospect of Chinese part-ownership of UK’s largest mobile network appears closely tied to union Unite’s ‘dossier’ outlining national security threat, as shadow of Huawei ban looms large.
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Network & Infrastructure
EE’s 3G to be shuttered by spring
Operator provides further details on 3G shutdown, with finalisation expected by March next year, nationwide sunset to begin in January.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone–Three merger lobby turns to 5G rollout, NHS rescue
Vodafone–Three lobbying campaign targets 5G SA, MPNs, and the future of the NHS as Chief Networks Officer Andrea Donà issues enterprise customer plea.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone UK to ship customer care overseas
Portion of customer care operations set to be transferred to _VOIS Egypt and contact support specialist Webhelp in South Africa.
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Vodafone closes in on UK Redstream network evolution
Vodafone UK enters into final phases of Redstream Evolution project, which will converge all customers onto single network.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone kickstarts open RAN, Huawei gets the boot
UK deployment begins in earnest as operator seeks 2,500 open RAN sites by 2027.
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Vodafone Peoplewatch: Safaricom calls in reinforcements after Chair exit
August 2023 update: Michael Joseph leaves Safaricom’s Board in Kenya, with Dr John Mosonik and Murielle Lorilloux joining as Non‑Executive Directors.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT and partners take step forward with 5G SA R&D
Group leans on Ericsson and Nokia tie-ups for 5G standalone innovations as BT seeks frontrunner status against UK competition.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone places 5G SA at heart of cloud gaming ambition
Vodafone and Ericsson trial 5G SA network slice for cloud gamers.
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Suppliers & SCM
Germany seeks high-risk compromise as operators maintain reliance on Huawei
Vodafone and its peers may get time to wean themselves from Huawei dependency as Germany looks set to water down high-risk restrictions.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Vodafone hits 90% 5G coverage in Germany
Vodafone hits 90% 5G coverage in Germany.
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Suppliers & SCM
‘Data is everything’: Quantexa supports Vodafone CX revamp
Vodafone’s Chief Data Officer Miryem Salah says Quantexa partnership is underpinning customer experience transformation project in the UK.
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Vodafone Peoplewatch: Vantage recalibrates board, elects new Chair
July 2023 update: Vantage Towers downsizes Supervisory Board, with Pierre Klotz replacing Rüdiger Grube as Chairman.
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Operations
CityFibre gets proactive on eliminating fault frustration
While ultrafast fibre connectivity is increasingly essential for business and consumers, service standards haven’t remotely kept pace.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone adds Spain to AWS-powered edge compute line-up
Andalusian businesses able to access Wavelength-powered MEC services after latest OpCo launch. Builds on other pathfinder deployments, extends local platform and XR ambitions…
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M&A
Van Boxmeer eyes full ownership in UK merger
Vodafone Chairman suggests operator could buy out CK Hutchison’s stake in the merger between its UK OpCo and Three UK.
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Financial & Performance
Q1 FY23–24: Vodafone’s turnaround trudges on as Della Valle heralds ‘first steps’
CEO Margherita Della Valle claims early efforts are starting to bear fruit as the Group posts revenue growth.
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Interview
The exec keeping CityFibre slick as it muscles in on Project Gigabit
Sarah Malin, Director of Group Operations and Programme Management Office at CityFibre, shares the altnet’s priorities for scaling fibre build. CityFibre looking more ‘CountryFibre’ with four big Building Digital UK contracts, making it largest participant in rural broadband scheme.
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Vodafone Q1 FY23-24 Headlines: Europe battles on despite stumbles at the top
European markets battle on but Germany, Italy, and Spain still faltering.