Telefónica risk-taker bets the future on digital expansion

Source: Guardian Unlimited

Matthew Key's career has been marked by three big bets. As head of the O2 mobile network in the UK, he decided to back the 2007 reopening of the Millennium Dome, pitching the idea to his board three times before getting the nod. With the ...
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Camper slips to third as winds desert fleet

Source: Stuff.co.nz

Team New Zealand's round the world slipped to third on the latest leg to Portugal after the fleet had engaged in a furious tacking duel. The Volvo Ocean Race yachts were stalled in single digit speeds as they awaited the next crucial ...
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Camper drops to third as Abu Dhabi makes move

Source: TVNZ

Abu Dhabi had piulled out a 20-nautical mile lead which skipper Ian Walker put down to smart thinking from navigator Jules Salter. "Jules did a nice job as we initially tried to play the current but on finding it wasn't as forecasted we decided ...
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Volvo Ocean Race: Telefonica avoiding anticyclone at any cost

Source: BYM News

After a night full of tacks “Telefónica” has managed to make the most of the tough conditions and has notched up racing data similar to that of the leaders After six days of racing and making it through a tropical storm, an ...
Full article at: BYM News  More like this  16 hours ago, 3:35pm CDT

Telefónica y MasterCard lanzan en Argentina empresa de "monedero móvil"

Source: Fox News Latino

Buenos Aires – Telefónica y MasterCard lanzaron en Argentina Wanda, una empresa de servicio de "monedero móvil" orientada al segmento no bancarizado, un negocio que planean extender en los próximos meses a otros once países de Latinoamérica. "Wan ...
Full article at: Fox News Latino  More like this  22 hours ago, 9:46am CDT

Volvo Ocean Race : Tack fest at the top as lead changes again

Source: BYM News

In a sea state that is horrible and air that is cold, the six-boat Volvo fleet is enduring something of a tack fest as they battle to keep with the Gulf Stream, thrashing their way around the fringe of the pesky high pressure centre. At 0700 GMT today, ...
Full article at: BYM News  More like this  1 day ago, 7:01am CDT

Volvo Ocean Race : No free ride in Gulf Stream trade off

Source: BYM News

At 1900 GMT, Chris Nicholson’s CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand’s stranglehold on Ian Walker’s Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing was in jeopardy as Walker’s team closed to within 4.9 nautical miles, while Telefónica, although ...
Full article at: BYM News  More like this  1 day ago, 2:17am CDT

Volvo Ocean Race :Back to the start

Source: BYM News

During the night a wind shift to the north complicated the position of “Telefónica” with Iker Martínez: “We have to think about the next move, which is to see how we'll get out of here... then it'll be onwards from there” The weather has turned int ...
Full article at: BYM News  More like this  1 day ago, 2:37pm CDT

Volvo Ocean Race : CAMPER rockets into lead as Telefonoca stumbles

Source: BYM News

CAMPER pulled off an incredible mid-leg comeback on Friday, shooting from last place to first in less than 48 hours, while overall race leaders Telefónica slipped down the rankings after being snared in light winds. Just two days ago, Chris Nichol ...
Full article at: BYM News  More like this  1 day ago, 2:33pm CDT