Vodafonewatch News – Page 47
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Public AffairsPhones 4u claims telco “culture of impunity” as collusion trial begins
Phones 4u seeks to depict cavalier attitudes towards competition law among executives on the UK mobile scene as it attempts to prove operators colluded to cause its collapse.
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone NZ targets independence with SAP integration
New Zealand operator and Vodafone Partner Markets ally flags SAP cloud solutions migration.
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PremiumVodafone people moves: IoT exec refresh across the Group
Executive changes include IoT swaps at Group, Vodacom, and subsidiaries.
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Financial & PerformanceNew Vodafone Germany CEO tasked with turnaround
All eyes on new management as OpCo repairs commercial performance.
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Innovation (R&D)Vodafone extends ‘co-creation’ model to Dresden R&D hub
Public and private partnerships to drive innovation at Saxony site.
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Network & InfrastructureBangor University wins £4.2m state funding for rural 5G FWA rollout
Vodafone and local fibre infrastructure players Fiberspeed and ITS involved in 18-month project.
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PeopleLiberty snags Vodafone’s Suceveanu to lead converged tech
Madalina Suceveanu leaves Vodafone after eight years.
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PeopleNexio head Mashale steps down
Vodacom-owned systems integrator loses CEO ahead of her second anniversary.
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Strategy & ChangeTelcos flying high for next-gen drone services
Beyond Visual Line of Sight regulation on the horizon in the EU, opening opportunities for telcos.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone planning to set IoT free
Group looking to exploit rapidly growing IoT business.
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Operations_VOIS payback: Vodafone’s automation factory accelerates savings
Vodafone’s systems harmonisation drive said to be delivering growing impact.
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PeopleEx-Accenture MD Govender named IoT.nxt CEO
Vodacom’s IoT specialist ends lengthy search for a new leader.
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PeopleVodafone chair’s board fix isn’t finished yet
van Boxmeer says “several” more changes likely at Vodafone’s top table, amid ongoing scrutiny into Group strategy.
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Network & InfrastructureDeutsche Funkturm rumours continue as bidding enters second phase
Unnamed sources parade panoply of Deutsche Telekom monetisation options for German towers business, apparently valued at around €20bn (including debt).
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OperationsVodafone flags German shop closures
Recalibrating German business to axe portion of retail network amid declining footfall.
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Strategy & ChangeTeoh tipped to flee TPG once escrow period ends
Operator’s main shareholders Vodafone and Hutchison free to sell shares after 12 July. So too is founder David Teoh, seen likely to up sticks first. Morgan Stanley analyst doesn’t foresee same share price carnage as when Teoh sold 3% stake last December.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone Business flaunts “new, exciting phase” for IBM, Kyndryl partnership
Trio combine to “supercharge” digital transformations with best-of-breed cloud ecosystem.
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Venturing & InvestmentsSees.ai flies high with Boeing backing
Vodafone partner picks up $100,000 funding from the aerospace giant.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVi mulls exit from Wi-Fi joint venture
Indian operator goes cool on Firefly joint venture with Airtel, set up in 2015.
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Suppliers & SCMVPC’s Schultz readies new procurement venture
VPC Chairman maintains claim that ‘category management’ is dead.