Vodafonewatch News – Page 35
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Financial & PerformanceVodacom plans twin-track African infra expansion
CEO indicates wireline infra relationship with CIVH could be extended beyond bounds of South Africa.
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PremiumVodafone people moves: top-table swaps on Vodafone, Vodacom boards
Christine Ramon joins Vodafone Board of Directors as Carter, Cunci, and Segars join new committees.
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PremiumPartner bargaining hits Vodafone’s sales from international tie ups
Renegotiations and shift in services mix blamed for reduction in revenue from Group’s 46-country Partner Markets federation.
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Strategy & ChangeVodacom plans SuperApp rollout as it closes in on Vodafone Egypt acquisition
“Progress made” in movement towards regulatory approval for Vodafone Egypt acquisition.
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M&AVantage CEO says ‘game still on’ for European mega tower merger
Part-sales of DT’s GD Towers and Vodafone’s Vantage have not blocked the path to a combination between the two TowerCos and/or Orange’s TOTEM, says boss Vivek Badrinath. Cornerstone takeover of interest after Vantage’s co-parents put their stake in play.
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone Ireland goes into semi-austerity mode
Operator said to be cutting back on new hires, events, and staff travel.
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Financial & PerformanceSafaricom top brass lavish praise on President Ruto
Chairman Ngumi encouraged by “great support” from new government for its 5G operations in Kenya and Ethiopian investment.
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PremiumQ3 FY22: Deutsche Telekom sees dollar signs
Broadband momentum maintained in sticky German market.
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Network & InfrastructureVodacom–CIVH fibre JV gets ICASA thumbs-up
South African regulator views proposed fibre consolidation “as unlikely to negatively impact the market”.
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Financial & PerformanceDigitalBridge ‘full of ideas’ in troubled infra deal waters
US investment group says growth opportunities are still out there in tougher climate for infrastructure investors who get “creative” and “work a little harder”.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTPG, Telstra make network-sharing concessions, dismiss “irrational” Optus challenge
Operators modify RAN-sharing proposal terms to appease regulators.
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Public AffairsVodacom Lesotho and LCA settle licence dispute
Out-of-court agreement reportedly reached after two-year legal headache for Vodacom Lesotho.
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Network & InfrastructureDigitalBridge builds double infra Vantage point in Europe
Vantage Towers investor expanding separate Vantage Data Centers operation in Europe, as it ploughs more money into digital infrastructure plays.
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PeopleEx-Vodafone chief Colao returns to Verizon
After governmental stint comes to an end, Vittorio Colao retakes his Verizon board seat.
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Network & InfrastructureUK fibre builders buckle up safety standards
SHiFT group to set common safety standards for fibre networks.
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Vendor VoiceAccount Team Spotlight: Celfocus on Vodafone Tech 2025 alignment
EMEA telecoms SI talks to TelcoTitans about the changes it has made to its Vodafone client team to ensure it is in lockstep with the Group’s Tech 2025 strategy.
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Network & InfrastructureSafaricom targets December for full 5G mobile debut
Snag over iPhone compatibility expected to be unravelled shortly. Late-October debut focused on fixed-wireless only, but consumer mobile plans and private network trials now being prepped. Ongoing affordability questions seem likely to dictate pace of 5G expansion.
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PremiumBEE revamp further erodes Group’s Vodacom holding
Overhaul of Vodacom’s BEE ownership arrangements dilutes Vodafone’s stake to 60.5%.
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Network & InfrastructureVi looks beyond Indus Towers for site tenancies
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners reveals its India tower business has sealed a “commercial deal” with Vi.
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Innovation (R&D)Elisa Polystar among fresh batch of Tomorrow Street residents
Five incoming partners flagged for Vodafone–Luxembourg joint innovation play, spanning contact centre, analytics and intelligence, telco software, and development platforms.