Vodafone
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MasOrange, Telefónica, and Vodafone Group have teamed up with the i2CAT research centre to launch a multi-operator Open Gateway API lab in Europe. -
Engineers at Vodafone are working with AMD to design mobile base stations capable of supporting AI workloads in addition to traditional network operations while using less power.
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Swisscom’s proposed acquisition of Vodafone Italia took yet another step closer to fruition after Italy's communication regulator gave the deal the go-ahead.
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Vodafone Business has partnered with Oracle to bring Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity to Oracle’s Enterprise Communications Platform (ECP).
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Vodafone Romania has entered talks to potentially acquire parts of former state-controlled telecom company Telekom Romania (TKRM).
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Vodafone, in partnership with Qualcomm and Ericsson, has successfully completed two trials in the UK, showcasing the transformative potential of millimetre wave (mmWave) technology for high-speed and high-capacity connectivity.
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Microsoft has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Metaswitch Networks as it looks to create “modern alternatives” to network infrastructure as operators roll out 5G.
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Facebook, along with a consortium of China Mobile International, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC have announced plans to build 2Africa.
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Vodacom has sold its business operations in Nigeria, Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire, and is waiting approval for the sale of its Cameroon operations.
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Vodafone Group has published its full year 2020 results, with a reported 3% increase in revenues year on year (YoY) topping €45 billion.
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Vodafone, the UK group that owns 50% of troubled Indian operator Vodafone Idea, has lost a case before the Supreme Court for a tax refund dating back to 2014-2018.
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Vodafone Group has given its financially troubled Indian operation Vodafone Idea a US$200 million liquidity boost originally scheduled to clear in September, under the terms of its contingent liability mechanism (“CLM”) with Vodafone Idea.
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There were 2,416,135 cases of people infected with Covid-19 and 165,939 dead, as of 20 April, 12:35 (BST).
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Deutsche Telekom (DT) has entered into a NarrowBand IoT (NB-IoT) roaming agreement with Swisscom, Telia Company and Vodafone.
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Vodafone Group has completed the roll-out of network virtual infrastructure (NVI) across all of its European business and 21 markets using VMware technology.
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Vodafone has won an exclusive contract to provide voice and data services to public sector organisations across Scotland, as part of the Scottish government’s single supplier framework for mobile voice and data services.
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The “brand value” of global telcos has declined 11% year on year according to new analysis, however the industry remains on track to weather the economic storm caused by Covid-19.
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INWIT has become the largest tower operator in Italy following completion of its merger with Vodafone, Telecom Italia Group (“TIM”) which saw Vodafone Italy’s towers brought under its control.
