EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 108
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DT’s Russian coders move hits snags
Report says plan to place 400 IT staff in Riga fell flat.
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DT gets BMBF funding signal for 6G take-off
Group takes lead in 6G‑TakeOff, a government‑funded project designed to integrate terrestrial and non‑terrestrial base stations in a “unified 6G architecture”.
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Elsewhere in Systems Solutions: T-Sys strikes cloud deal with Volkswagen’s MAN Energy
T‑Sys wins cloud migration deal with decarbonisation solutions specialist; gains new accreditation from AWS.
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Elsewhere in Germany: Glasfaser Nordwest continues rollout
SUSE picks up a piece of A4; Glasfaser Nordwest continues cross‑country rollout.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: DT ties with Ericsson on 5G cross-border communication project
Ericsson, Skillsoft, and Larsen & Toubro Infotech tie-ups; CMA launches Phase 2 inquiry into Inmarsat–Viasat merger.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT-powered VAR ready for Scottish Premiership debut
BT offers critical connectivity services to support roll out of VAR in Scottish top‑flight.
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Deutsche Telekom Innovation & Venturing: 1NCE launches in Japan
DT‑linked 1NCE leverages SoftBank backing for Japan launch.
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Deutsche Telekom people moves: more IoT unit exec changes
New CFO Melanie Asshauer added to Deutsche Telekom IoT leadership team after CTO, CPO, and CCO added earlier in the year.
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Interview
Arch Summit 2022 — the (chief) executive briefing
Tomorrow Street CEO briefs Vodafonewatch on what to look forward to at October’s third Arch Summit being hosted by Tomorrow Street and Luxembourg.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT handed Huawei ban reprieve after extensions
The UK government has pushed back its Huawei replacement mandate following BT concerns about service disruption.
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OTE updates on full fibre push
Greek NatCo remains on track with plan to pass three million premises by 2027.
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Vodafone calls for cooperation to cut supplier emissions
Scope 3 emissions in focus at NGMN industry conference.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Cisco, Qwilt to boost Vodafone Turkey content delivery
Open Edge Cloud for Content Delivery solution to strengthen OpCo’s live streaming and video-on-demand offering. Solution will ostensibly improve streaming quality while reducing cost.
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Network & Infrastructure
BNetzA ‘concerned’ on 4G rollout pace
BNetzA finds Germany’s MNOs woefully short on fulfilling obligations to close down ‘white spots’.
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Public Affairs
Hrvatski Telekom agrees flat-rate pay rise
Deal to result in net pay rise for all HT employees.
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People
Opinion: Networks’ succession the final piece in recasting ‘New BT’
Domineering Chief Architect understood to be moving on; ironically, next stop rumoured to be IT-land. (Departure not yet officially confirmed, but follows months of rumours.) Updated to include coverage of Neil McRae’s own chronicle of his time and achievements at BT.
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McRae exits as BT hits Networks refresh
Forthright Chief Architect rumbled as first big name departure ahead of BT Networks refresh.
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Financial & Performance
Tesco Mobile gets momentum back
UK MVNO giant highlights plans for reorg of teams, shops, and ways of working as it reports a return to growth following pandemic.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT ups focus on infra security after pipeline and rail attacks
CEO Höttges says Group’s management seeking ways to strengthen protection of physical infrastructure.
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Strategy & Change
Telefónica completes unification of Tuenti and O2
Conclusion of migration comes after initiation of integration process in April.