Cloud – Page 19
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Vodacom Tanzania and Optiva to expand partnership
VdT and Optiva to expand partnership, allowing the OpCo to launch new services faster.
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McRae talks-up cloud partner capabilities
BT Chief Architect keen on collaboration over competition with more established cloud services giants. CTIO Watson, meanwhile, appears to be weighing value of BT’s exchange estate as a bargaining chip in evolving relationships.
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BT recruits Juniper for Network Cloud
BT recruits Juniper for Network Cloud Source: Ed Kohler / Flickr CC BY 2.0 - Juniper Networks Truck Juniper Networks revealed it will play a significant role in BT Group’s rollout of the Network Cloud initiative, which aims to better support new services including future 5G applications ...
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Strategy & Change
DTW19: Vodafone Germany on charge to cloud payments
Long-running, Huawei-supported project said to have been met well, with customer experience and efficiencies benefits. Some compromises made on legacy and vendor retention.
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Strategy & Change
HAL’s odyssey: Deutsche Telekom grows API framework to drive savings
Executives claim progress in Europe’s digitally-flavoured simplification plan, flagged at DT’s last Capital Markets Day. OneApp customer support platform nears full reach across Europe area. E-commerce and TV services next. Data-analytics layer in pipeline.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Google and telco: a beautiful budding relationship
Web services giant gees-up operator audience, stressing their go-to-market strength. Opportunities highlighted across network, IT, and services.
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Strategy & Change
Telefónica/Vivo: opening Pandora’s box
CIO recounts experiences from digital overhaul of Brazilian operator’s sprawling IT operation.
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Network & Infrastructure
Rakuten Mobile at DTW19: first cloud-native mobile network operator (from a non-telco)
Inside the rebel base: CTO opens up on Rakuten Mobile and Reliance Jio green-field ventures. Network and customer experience reimagined for challenge to operator establishment. Can telco establishment translate experiences, with legacy encumbrance?
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Network & Infrastructure
Operators, other industries struggle for 5G commonality
5G expectations have been raised, and now need to be met: lots of talk of potential, but monetisation not clear cut. Scepticism over network readiness for advanced, challenging applications, such as in gaming and sport. Supplier establishment again chided for dragging feet on harmonisation and cloud-ification; operators stuck in ...
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Innovation (R&D)
TM Forum DTW19: 2019 Catalysts spark pragmatic innovation
Rundown of key Catalysts, joint initiatives. More than 30 joint technology projects demoed, with assurance, partnering, and customer experience to fore. Operator preoccupations ahead of 5G include profitability and effectiveness of network slicing. Drones, emergency services, and healthcare among focus verticals.
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Telefónica beefs-up Google Cloud offering
Enterprise multi-cloud menu now boasts anchor-triumvirate of AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
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T-Systems strengthens cloud ties with Microsoft
Microsoft tie-up turbo-charged with “cloud acceleration” collaboration.
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DT ties with Rhenus, Fraunhofer to develop smart document bins
Deutsche Telekom (DT) flagged that it is working with logistics service provider Rhenus and the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics on development of smart document bins.
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DTCP joins Guardicore’s latest investment round
Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP), the Group’s investment management arm, participated in a $60m (€54m) Series C funding round in data centre and cloud security specialist Guardicore.
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BT plans to move resources closer to cloud’s edge and customers
BT reiterated enthusiasm for adopting mobile edge computing with core research leader Cuevas extolling benefits of the technology in a future ultra-low latency environment. Metro bases the next step towards the edge, with local exchanges on the far horizon.
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Vodafone Group gets more NFV vim from VMware
Vendor’s telco cloud infrastructure active in 15 Vodafone markets. Vodafone hatches plans with Orange to make VNF onboarding easier.
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Telefónica Empresas cosies up to IBM
Empresas is raising its public profile with the unveiling of collaborations and partnerships to support its enterprise portfolio. Aiming to flourish as an enabler of smooth adoption of digitalisation strategies by corporate customers. Efforts appear grounded in the Telefónica domestic market, but potential for international expansion.
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T‑Sys Brazil expands cloud platform with Atento takeover
Second tie-up in months, after Embratel IoT deal, suggests Brazil still in T‑Sys scope.
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Telefónica builds on SD-WAN ambitions with Nokia and Nuage
Telefónica España added SDDC’s to its SD-WAN partnership with Nokia and its Nuage Networks unit The aim is to simplify customer access to cloud-based applications
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Six years later, TeraStream breaks cover
Long-awaited cloud telco platform re-surfaces as enabler for HT’s new top-of-the-range broadband offering. Deutsche Telekom remains silent on when TeraStream set to expand to new NatCos.