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Report: Brands should invest in marketing to avoid stagnation

Vodafone has claimed the top spot as the UK’s most valuable brand for the fifth year in a row, according to the latest Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable UK Brands 2022 report. Collectively, the UK’s leading 75 brands are now worth $282.9 billion, up by 1 per cent year on year. Vodafone has grown customer numbers […]

September 29, 2022

Vodafone warns of smart city target risk

Urgent policy measures including adequate funding, the creation of smart city task forces and the availability of high-quality connectivity will be required to overcome barriers and ensure the European Commission achieves its ambitious mission of 100 carbon-neutral and smart cities by 2030, a new Vodafone report reveals. A comprehensive study, Fit for the Future Cities: […]

September 22, 2022

United Group appoints Vivas VP Marketing

United Group, a provider of telecommunications services and media in Southeast Europe, has appointed Quique Vivas Group Vice President Marketing, effective from December 20th. Vivas in his role will be succeeding Victoriya Boklag, who has held the position of Group Vice President Marketing and Media since 2013. Boklag will focus on her role as Group […]

September 22, 2022

Iliad founder buys 2.5% Vodafone stake

Xavier Niel, founder of the Iliad mobile group, has acquired an approximately 2.5 per cent stake in Vodafone Group through his Atlas Investissement investment vehicle. Vodafone stock jumped on the news. Niel has investments in the telecoms sector in nine countries in Europe with nearly 50 million active subscribers combined and more than €10bn of […]

September 21, 2022

Spain: 1Gbps price war

Spain’s largest telcos – Telefónica, Orange and Vodafone – have thrown themselves into another price fight, this time over FTTH 1Gbps. Telefónica is offering 1Gbps fibre for €29.90 a month for nine months, including installation, router, phone-line fee and with unlimited calls. After that period, the price will be €50 a month. Vodafone is pitching […]

September 14, 2022From David Del Valle in Madrid

Vodafone Iceland partners with XroadMedia

Vodafone Iceland, a leading provider in the Iceland telecommunications market, and XroadMedia, specialists in building innovative and ground-breaking content discovery and personalisation solutions, have announced a partnership for audiences to experience hyper-personalisation. Vodafone Iceland holds a strong local position both in the corporate and the consumer market and with its open innovation strategy, leads the […]

September 12, 2022

Portugal: Pay-TV growth slows down in H1

Portugal added 133,000 new subscribers in the first half of 2022 (+3 per cent), compared to the same period last year, taking the total to 4.4 million, accounting for a 94.8 per cent penetration rate. However, the National Communications Authority (Anacom) points out that the growth was lower than in previous years – 3.5 per […]

September 8, 2022From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Teravolt launches TVXRAY

TeraVolt, a solution provider for digital media products, is launching its TVXRAY solution for Android TV. Viewers are now able to access all kinds of data on live sporting events in real time. Thus, this solution is available for all owners of corresponding Android TV devices. Earlier this year, Vodafone was the first customer to […]

August 31, 2022

VodafoneZiggo upgrades with Teleste

Teleste has received a significant order from VodafoneZiggo consisting of various network components to secure the operator’s network upgrades in 2023 and onwards. The ordered components, including broadband amplifiers and RF passives, will be part of VodafoneZiggo’s ongoing nationwide network upgrade targeted to ensure premium broadband services to its subscribers. With more than 7.3 million […]

August 30, 2022

Media Distillery deployed by Vodafone Portugal

Media Distillery, a provider of AI technology to optimise video UX, announces that Vodafone Portugal has deployed EPG Correction Distillery to improve the user experiences for subscribers to Vodafone TV services in that market. Media Distillery will deliver the UX-enhancing capability specified by Vodafone, with the EPG Correction Distillery solution ensuring real-time accurate start-times for […]

August 25, 2022