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2026
Oracle and Telefónica partner on Madrid cloud region
Oracle partnered with Telefónica to place its upcoming Spanish cloud region in Telefónica's Madrid data center. The companies will jointly offer cloud platform-as-a-service and applications to enterprises and public sector organizations across Telefónica Tech's customer base, and Telefónica will host the Oracle Cloud Madrid Region.
2026
AST SpaceMobile and European operators sign letters of intent
AST SpaceMobile said it signed letters of intent with Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone to explore a potential joint bid for Mobile Satellite Services spectrum and coordinate spectrum access and service deployment.
2026
Telefónica launches its own platform for the smart management of water meters
Telefónica announced the launch of its own platform for the smart management of water meters, aimed at utility companies and local authorities. The platform enables customers to receive consumption data for analysis and billing purposes, remotely monitor device status, and detect potential irregularities in consumption at an early stage, including unusual consumption, potential leaks, missing readings and meter tampering. It is designed to be compatible with meters from different manufacturers and integrates natively with Telefónica's IoT connectivity platform Kite.
2026
Telefónica launches IoT platform for smart water meter management
Telefónica announced the launch of an in-house developed platform for the smart management of water meters, enabling utility companies and local authorities to receive consumption data for analysis and billing, remotely monitor device status, and detect irregularities such as leaks, missing readings, or tampering. The platform integrates natively with Telefónica's Kite IoT connectivity platform.
2022
Telefónica and Repsol announce a solar-energy joint venture
Telefónica and Repsol announced a 50:50 joint venture to jointly market and sell solar panels to households in Spain. The proposed venture still required regulatory approval.
2022
European Commission re-imposes fines on Telefónica and Pharol
The European Commission re-adopted its decision and imposed fines of €66,894,000 on Telefónica and €12,146,000 on Pharol for entering into a non-compete agreement in breach of EU antitrust rules.
2022
Telefónica closes sale of Colombia fibre assets to KKR
Telefónica closed the sale of its fibre-to-the-home assets in Colombia to KKR for around EUR 175 million. Telefónica will receive 40% of the shares in the new KKR-controlled wholesale venture InfraCo.
2021
Telefonica plans voluntary job cuts in Spain
Telefonica planned to cut between 2,000 and 4,000 jobs through voluntary redundancy in Spain during the first half of 2022; the reported action was a plan, not completed layoffs.
2021
Liberty Latin America completes acquisition of Telefónica's Costa Rica mobile operations
Liberty Latin America completed its $500 million acquisition of Telefónica's wireless operations in Costa Rica after approval from the national regulator and the Costa Rican President.
2021
Telefonica and CDPQ announce FiBrasil joint venture
Telefonica Group and Canadian investment group CDPQ announced plans to create FiBrasil, a wholesale fiber-optic network company in Brazil. The joint venture was still pending regulatory approval at the time of the report.
2021
Telefónica agrees to sell Telxius tower division to American Tower
Telefónica's subsidiary Telxius signed an agreement to sell its telecommunications tower division in Europe and Latin America to American Tower for €7.7 billion in cash. The transaction covers approximately 30,722 sites and is subject to regulatory authorizations before the respective closings.
2020
Subex and Telefónica partner on fraud management
Subex announced a partnership with Telefónica to provide ROC Fraud Management for deployment across Telefónica’s Hispam unit operating companies in eight countries.
2020
Telefonica reports third-quarter 2020 results
Telefonica reported a third-quarter net loss of 160 million euros; a 785 million euro impairment charge in Argentina contributed to the loss. The company also said it expected a return to revenue growth in 2022.
2020
Telefonica launches 5G network across Spain
Telefonica launched its 5G network across Spain on Tuesday; the company said it would reach 75% of the country's population by the end of the year.
2020
11 operators join OPPO 5G initiative
OPPO announced that 11 operator partners had joined its OPPO 5G initiative to cooperate on 5G technology, products and markets.
2019
Telefonica and AT&T agree on infrastructure use in Mexico
Telefonica and AT&T announced an agreement under which Telefonica will use some of AT&T's wireless last-mile equipment in Mexico.
2019
Spain fines Telefonica for breaching DTS takeover terms
Spain’s National Market and Communication Commission fined Telefonica €1.5 million for breaching the terms of its takeover of pay-TV platform DTS. The regulator said Telefonica failed to provide wholesale access to premium football content at a guaranteed minimum rate and wrongly calculated the subscriber count used for the minimum guaranteed cost of its Movistar Partidazo channel.
2019
NVIDIA names telecom partners for GeForce NOW expansion
NVIDIA named SoftBank, Taiwan Mobile, LG U+ and Rostelecom as official partners for the global expansion of GeForce NOW. The article also reports a separate Telefonica partnership for a cloud-gaming proof of concept in Spain.