News Read will serve as EXA’s new chairperson, aiming to deliver significant growth for the business and expand its global infrastructure portfolio Today, global fibre infrastructure firm EXA Infrastructure has announced that ex-Vodafone CEO Nick Read will be taking...
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Vodafone to face investigation over 1&1’s rollout delays
News Germany’s competition regulator, the Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office), will explore whether Vodafone has directly or indirectly hindered 1&1’s rollout of 5G radio equipment The Bundeskartellamt has announced that it will launch an investigation into...
Vodafone launches dedicated healthcare unit
News Vodafone Health will work with the healthcare sector to facilitate telehealth and co-develop new solutions The UK’s healthcare sector has something of a reputation for its labyrinthine bureaucracy and its overreliance on outdated technology. In the past few...
“Vodafone must change”: New boss Della Valle plans 11,000 job cuts
News The operator said it will make the job cuts across its international footprint over the coming three years Today, Vodafone’s new CEO Margherita Della Valle has unveiled a new strategic plan to revitalise the operator group’s finances, including the loss of...
e& CEO joins Vodafone board
News The two firms continue to deepen ties, saying they will work together on technology, procurement, and creating joint solutions for customers This week, Vodafone has announced that the CEO of its largest stakeholder, e&, will be joining its board as a...
Vodafone UK to begin 3G switch off in June
News Following successful trials in Plymouth and Basingstoke, Vodafone says it is ready to move forward with the sunsetting of its 3G network next month This week, Vodafone UK has confirmed that it will begin its nationwide 3G network shutdown in June. The operator...
Vodafone and Three UK closing in on merger
News The £15 billion merger would drastically reshape the UK mobile market, creating a new market leader with 28 million customers This week, a report from The Financial Times suggests that the long-awaited merger between Vodafone UK and Three UK is soon to become...
Vodafone makes interim CEO Margherita Della Valle permanent
News Nearly five months after previous CEO Nick Read’s departure, Vodafone says it has been “impressed” by Margherita Della Valle’s efforts to steady the ship Today, Vodafone Group has announced that it has appointed the company’s interim CEO and Chief Financial...
Smart lighting: Vodafone leans on IoT for energy savings
News Ahead of Earth Day this year, Vodafone Business’s “Light as you Need” (LayN) initiative is aiming to make streetlights 30% more energy efficient using the IoT and big data analytics This week, Vodafone Business has announced a partnership with service integrator...
Suitors lining up to buy Vodafone Spain
News According to reports, the deal could be worth over $4 billion Vodafone has long lamented the highly competitive nature of the Spanish telecoms market, in which they compete fiercely with Movistar, Orange, and MasMovil in an ongoing price war. For some time, the...
Vodafone installing on-site solar panels in energy efficiency drive
News The operator says it is also leveraging AI, machine learning, and big data analytics to drive energy efficiencies across its network This week, Vodafone UK has shed some light on the continued work the company is doing to improve its network’s energy efficiency,...
Vodafone to cut around 1,300 jobs in Germany
NEWS The announcement marks the latest in a growing number of staff cuts announced across the industry Vodafone have become the latest operator to announce redundancies, with plans to cut around 1,300 full-time jobs in Germany revealed by Vodafone Germany in a...
Vodafone expands 4G coverage for rural areas in the UK
News Vodafone announced last week that it had rolled out “reliable 4G” to more than 50 locations across the four nations of the UK The announcement, is a welcome step to reducing coverage black spots, and is the latest rollout within the UK’s Shared Rural Network...
Unions say Vodafone planning to shed 1,000 jobs in Italy
News The latest move to help reduce the Group’s cost could see Vodafone Italy’s workforce shrunk by around a fifth In November last year, following a resoundingly poor set of financial results, then-CEO Nick Read announced that Vodafone Group would implement various...
Samsung and Vodafone prepare 5G Open RAN for Germany and Spain
Press Release Samsung Electronics and Vodafone have announced their plans to accelerate 5G Open RAN expansion across Europe, beginning new open network initiatives in Germany and Spain, while enhancing Vodafone’s 5G network in the U.K. This builds upon the two...
1&1 complains Vodafone presenting ‘ongoing obstacles’ to its 5G rollout
News The newest German mobile operator says its 5G network deployment has been negatively affected by Vodafone and Vantage Towers expansion limiting their access to 5G sites Back in 2021, 1&1 Mobilfunk, the new mobile arm of 1&1 AG, announced it had struck a...
Vodafone and Altice get greenlight for German fibre JV
News With the deal now rubberstamped by the European Commission, the operators hope to close the deal by September This week, the European Commission has announced that it has given its approval for the creation of Vodafone and Altice’s new German broadband firm,...
Vodafone expands Google partnership in latest push for RCS
Press Release Vodafone today announced plans to expand its European collaboration with Google in mobile messaging services, Pixel devices, and Vodafone’s TV platform. The expanded agreement between the companies will enable Vodafone customers to enjoy rich new...
VMO2 and Vodafone give rural Scotland a 4G boost
Press Release Traquair in Peeblesshire and Balmacara in Ross-shire have benefited from a partnership between Vodafone, Virgin Media O2, the Shared Rural Network and the Scottish Government Virgin Media O2 and Vodafone have expanded their 4G networks to two rural...
Liberty Global swipes ‘opportunistic’ £1.2bn stake in Vodafone
News The joint owner of Virgin Media O2 has purchased a 5% stake in its UK rival, arguing the company’s current share price does not represent its long term value This week, the ongoing turmoil at Vodafone continues to open doors for investors, with US firm Liberty...
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