Vodafonewatch News – Page 38
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PremiumTPG sets 3G network end date
Spectrum re‑farming to extend to 900MHz band as operator focuses on 4G and 5G networks.
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Partnerships & AlliancesCisco, Qwilt to boost Vodafone Turkey content delivery
Open Edge Cloud for Content Delivery solution to strengthen OpCo’s live streaming and video-on-demand offering. Solution will ostensibly improve streaming quality while reducing cost.
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OperationsNew-look INWIT board appoints Chairman, General Manager
INWIT Director Oscar Cicchetti gets Chairman gig.
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OperationsM-PESA set for Ethiopian expansion
Move finally set to go ahead after significant delays.
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PremiumVodafone people moves: Group-backed TowerCos install new leadership
Widespread changes at Vodafone TowerCo affiliates Indus and INWIT, while Vantage names department leads.
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Products & ServicesM-PESA leads growth in real time A2A transactions
Account‑to‑account payments now make up 72% of total transactions in Kenya.
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Network & InfrastructureLiberty Global plots DOCSIS 4.0 strategy amid ecosystem concerns
Group CTO outlines benefits of new HFC technology despite current small ecosystem.
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Public AffairsVodafone’s Read on a mission to get everyone a smartphone
Group CEO Nick Read joins UN and ITU in push to improve access to affordable smartphones in poor countries.
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Vendor VoiceBMC: IT streamlining will drive network value creation
The more virtualised telco networks become, the more relevant IT experience in overseeing complexity becomes.
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OperationsVodacom sets UiPath bots in motion
RPA specialists focusing on strategy enablement rather than just cutting manual hours.
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M&AVodafone, Three open UK merger talks
Pair confirm discussions after almost a year of speculation.
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Venturing & InvestmentsVodacom–CIVH fibre venture to be called MAZIV
Investment group CIVH announces new, combined name for two fibre network players that are due to become minority interests of Vodacom.
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OperationsVi ‘seeks flexibility’ as Indus threatens to turn off lights
Struggling joint venture discussing “softer payment terms”.
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M&APort top-up ordered by Vodafone; rival Nowo imbibed
Some rare news of incoming M&A at retrenching UK Group, with a small add-on buyout of Portuguese rival Nowo.
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Network & InfrastructureModi hears 5G plans from Airtel, Jio but nothing from Vi
Vi keeps quiet on 5G intentions at India Mobile Congress, inaugurated on Saturday by Prime Minister Modi.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Partner Markets: VfNZ links up with Nokia on 5G-Advanced and 6G
Sunrise acquires energy provider’s telecoms business; Vodafone New Zealand agrees MoU with Nokia to develop 5G‑Advanced and 6G use‑cases.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Group: Atlas Investissement acquires Vodafone stake
Niel invests in Vodafone; GSMA forms post‑quantum taskforce; Sitetracker secures fresh investment.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Africa: STE strikes deal with IPDC to build Addis Ababa data centre
Vodafone Foundation commits to national expansion of maternal health programme; M‑PESA leads growth in real‑time A2A transactions.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Europe: rising energy costs could delay European 5G rollouts
Vodafone Italy’s Bisio points to energy price blocker for 5G rollout; Vodafone enters domestic Spanish electricity market.
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PremiumElsewhere in Vodafone Associates & Investments: CareGame and Vi to develop cloud gaming service
Vi links up with CareGame for 5G cloud gaming; Vi Business secures partnership on integrated IoT with Trilliant.