Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea (Vi), a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Group (ABG), is not looking to file for voluntary bankruptcy despite its financial struggles, ABG senior executives told ET Telecom. Vi’s financial criticality was revealed on June 7 when Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the telco, wrote to the government offering to hand over the group’s stake in Vi to any public sector or local financial entity who could save the company. In his letter, Birla asserted that without immediate government support, […]
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U.K. operator group Vodafone and Finnish kit vendor Nokia have partnered up to jointly develop an AI solution on Google Cloud to detect and remediate network anomalies before they impact customers. The new machine learning (ML) system was co-developed based on Nokia’s Bell Labs algorithm and the anomaly detection service product that runs on Google Cloud and is already being rolled out across Vodafone’s pan-European network. In a joint statement, the partners explained that […]
Vodafone UK and Google Cloud have teamed up to build an integrated data platform to allow the telco to host its SAP environments and all data analytics and business intelligence. According to both companies, the six-year strategic partnership will see the creation of new digital products and services to be rollout to Vodafone’s customers worldwide […]
Ethiopia’s Finance Ministry announced on Monday that two bids have been made for two new telecoms operating licenses, as the country looks to liberalize its telecoms industry and economy. The two license bidders include South Africa’s MTN Group and a consortium of Kenya’s Safaricom, Vodafone, Vodacom, CDC Group (a UK development finance institution) and Japanese […]
Spanish telco Telefonica agreed on Wednesday to sell its tower portfolio in both the European and Latin American markets to American Tower for €7.7 billion (or $9.4 billion). Telefonica will offload almost 30,722 existing communications sites pertaining to its telecom infrastructure subsidiary, Telxius Towers across Brazil, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Germany, and Spain. American Tower is […]
Telecoms giant Vodafone has officially become Oman’s third operator following a royal decree granting it a first-class license to establish and operate public telecommunications services in the Sultanate. Vodafone, which owns and operates networks in 22 countries and has partner networks in 48 further countries, will stand toe-to-toe with the local Oman Telecommunication Company (Omantel) […]
Vodafone Qatar has officially become the first operator in the region to launch their next generation Inseego 5G MiFi M2000, a 5G mobile hotspot that delivers breakthrough performance with features designed to provide the ultimate 5G experience for everyone. “We’re proud to expand Inseego’s existing relationship with Vodafone Qatar, now with availability of our high-performance […]
The Saudi Telecom Company is in discussion to reduce the offer to buy a 55% stake in Vodafone Egypt for $2.39 billion. STC’s approach for the non-binding offer was made for the first time in January 2020. The memorandum of understanding initially signed on January 29, 2020, was extended for a period of 90 and […]
Omantel and Ooredoo – the two mobile operators in Oman were awarded a 15-year license in 2019. However, according to Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technology, Vodafone – the third operator – will be ready to start operating services by 2021. “We are delighted to start our strategic partnership with Vodafone, as part […]
Vodafone has expanded its business security services to include protection for business customers’ laptops and desktops. Trend Micro’s ‘Worry-Free’ service is a new detection service to protect businesses and their employees from online security threats such as ransomware, out-of-date applications, and phishing attacks on desktops and laptops. Recent research* by Vodafone has found that 90% […]