Vodafonewatch News – Page 94
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PremiumHigh-profile VHA reshuffle ahead of TPG merger: Vodafone RoW people movements, February 2020
Senior VHA changes with high-profile resignations.
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PremiumVodafoneZiggo, Ericsson, Brainport open Eindhoven 5G lab
VodafoneZiggo (VfZ) joined main network partner Ericsson and local technology industry cluster Brainport Development to open a 5G testbed in Eindhoven
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Network & InfrastructureWest Africa Cable System outage
The partly Vodafone-owned West Africa Cable System (WACS) suffered a major, prolonged outage in January 2020.
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PremiumVodafone Partner Markets expands in Fiji
Vodafone expanded its Partner Markets relationship with Fijian ally Amalgamated Telecom Holdings
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PremiumDeutsche Glasfaser get KKR agreement
Vodafone Germany (VfD) fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) partner Deutsche Glasfaser is set to bulk up
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Products & ServicesM-PESA IP transfer to Safaricom hit by delays
Vodafone’s plan to transfer intellectual property (IP) rights for the high-profile M-PESA m-money service to Safaricom and parent Vodacom Group looks to have been delayed
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Products & ServicesVodafone mobile contract services drops Idea branding
Vodafone mobile contract services drops Idea branding Source: Vodafone Idea Vodafone Idea (VfI) is to drop the brand name “Idea” from its mobile contract services, as part of the merged operator’s “synergy” plan. The joint venture said that all new contract customers will be signed up to ...
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Public AffairsUK MNOs’ coverage claims “misleading”
Vodafone UK (VfUK) and rival mobile network operators (MNO) EE, Telefónica UK, and Three UK were accused of misleading the public with outdoor network coverage claims
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Public AffairsVodafone tops complaints list for UK customers
Vodafone UK (VfUK) secured a triple-play whammy by attracting the most customer complaints of any British telecoms player in the quarter to 30 September 2019.
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Products & ServicesVodafone Spain launches smart city project
Vodafone Spain (VfS) flagged the implementation of digital services in Lalín in Pontevedra
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Public AffairsOfcom releases Wholesale Fixed Telecom Market Review
Vodafone UK (VfUK) gave a lukewarm response to the publication of consultation documents relating to British regulator Ofcom’s Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review
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PremiumVodafone Italy partners with AP.esse
Vodafone Italy (VfIt) formed a partnership with payments and identity technology provider AP.esse
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PremiumVodafone Spain boasts Cisco 5G partnership
Vodafone Spain (VfS) talked up 5G development work with partner Cisco Systems
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PremiumVodafone to make maritime play
Vodafone to make maritime play Source: Andy Nunn (CC BY-SA 2.0) Vodafone flagged that it is looking to move into the maritime connectivity market with the publication of a whitepaper on 4G Near Shore Connectivity. The operator noted that, thanks to the VSAT and High Throughput Satellite, ...
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PremiumVodafone’s Mannesmann 20-year anniversary
Vodafone’s Mannesmann 20-year anniversary Source: Srslyguys / Flickr CC BY 2.0 - Pipes - image may be cropped, otherwise derivative The 20th anniversary of Vodafone’s acquisition of Mannesmann in Germany prompted Rheinische Post to interview Klaus Esser, the latter’s former Chief Executive, to find out how he ...
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PremiumVodafone’s Egypt sell-off hits road bump
Vodafone’s plan to sell its majority stake in Vodafone Egypt (VfEg) came up against a road bump
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EventwatchVodafone postpones Arch Summit 2020 on coronavirus fears
Luxembourg get-together moved back to October 2020.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone’s Lester Thomas: TM Forum can learn from Netflix
Vodafone’s Lester Thomas: TM Forum can learn from Netflix Source: TM Forum Lester Thomas, Chief IT Systems Architect at Vodafone, again suggested that industry body the TM Forum should move to a model of collaboration and development similar to those used by hyper-scalers such as Amazon and ...
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Products & ServicesVodafone Carrier Services to join cloud numbering services
Vodafone Carrier Services to join cloud numbering services Source: Jenny Laird / Flickr (CC BY 2.0) - clouds - image may be cropped, otherwise derivative Vodafone Carrier Services (VCS), the Group’s international connectivity unit, signalled plans to expand into the cloud numbering services market. A Vodafone recruitment ...