European telecom groups mull joint bid for mobile satellite spectrum

Deutsche Telekom Orange, Telefonica, and Vodafone have agreed to ‌explore a joint bid for the future allocation of spectrum for mobile satellite ​services in Europe, the ​network operators said on Monday.

Reuters • Oct 19, 2026

US, European telecom stocks slide as SpaceX spectrum deal rattles sector

US and European telecom stocks tumbled on Friday after SpaceX's acquisition of low-band spectrum heightened concerns over growing competition from satellite-based ​mobile services.

Reuters • Oct 9, 2026

Vodafone Targets £1B Synergies as VodafoneThree Accelerates U.K. 5G Rollout

Vodafone Group NASDAQ: VOD outlined plans for its VodafoneThree U.K. business to expand 5G Standalone coverage, grow in consumer and business services, and increase annual cost and capital-expenditure synergies to £1 billion by fiscal 2032.

MarketBeat • Oct 8, 2026

Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (VOD) Discusses Strategy, Growth Ambitions and Plans for Building the UK's Best Network Transcript

Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (VOD) Discusses Strategy, Growth Ambitions and Plans for Building the UK's Best Network Transcript

Seeking Alpha • Oct 9, 2026

Vodafone Raises Savings Target for U.K. Unit

The group is dialing up its cost-savings target for its U.K. unit VodafoneThree, saying it expects the business to be a key driver of the group's its midterm ambitions.

WSJ • Oct 8, 2026

VodafoneThree raises annual savings target to £1 billion as cash flow ambitions increase

Vodafone Group PLC (LSE:VOD), the European and African telecoms company, has raised its annual cost-saving target for VodafoneThree to £1 billion as it set new financial ambitions for the merged UK mobile business. The company now expects VodafoneThree to deliver £1 billion of annual savings by 2032, including £800 million by 2030, compared with its previous target of £700 million by 2030.

Proactive Investors • Oct 8, 2026

Deutsche Bank raises Vodafone target as fewer risks sharpen upside case

Deutsche Bank has raised its target price for Vodafone Group PLC (LSE:VOD), the telecommunications group, to 160p from 150p and kept a 'buy' rating as it sees fewer risks weighing on the shares. The bank said Vodafone's valuation now places greater emphasis on remaining risks than potential rewards, despite the shares delivering more than 50% in total shareholder return over the past year.

Proactive Investors • Sep 30, 2026

Top FTSE 100 shares forecasts: Vodafone, Lloyds Bank, Rolls-Royce, Glencore

The FTSE 100 Index has remained inside a narrow range in the past few weeks. It has slipped by 2.55% from its highest point this year to the current 10,708.

Invezz • Sep 23, 2026

Vodafone share price: Technicals point to a jump to 135p as turnaround continues

Vodafone share price has done well in the past few years and is now hovering around its highest level since 2018 as the turnaround strategy pays off. VOD jumped after the management unveiled a plan to launch a TV service as it seeks to challenge its top rivals.

Invezz • Sep 7, 2026

Europe's biggest mobile operators in talks for satellite-to-mobile venture, Bloomberg News reports

Deutsche Telekom , Orange , Vodafone Group ​and Telefonica are in early ‌talks to create a consortium to bid on satellite spectrum and offer direct-to-mobile ​services, Bloomberg News reported on ​Monday, citing people familiar with the ⁠matter.

Reuters • Sep 7, 2026