In today's industry news roundup: Telefónica is set to make staff redundant for the first time in more than a decade as it looks to cut costs; Orange has decided not to continue talks to potentially acquire a 45% stake in Ethio Telecom; Elliott Management piles the pressure on Crown Castle; and much more! Telefónica is set to make about 2,500 staff in Spain, about 12% of its 21,000-strong domestic workforce, redundant in the telco's first enforced job cuts programme for more than a decade, according to reports, including this one from Reuters, that cite local unions. Preliminary talks have taken place with a number of unions and the exact plans will be revealed over the next week.