EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 305
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Innovation (R&D)Deutsche Telekom takes high-altitude punt on comms-in-the-sky player
DT furthers status as prolific corporate venture player and backer of potential supply chain disruptors. Tie-up has echoes of Google’s high-profile Loon initiative.
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PremiumEE’s 4G network coverage for ESN enters testing phase
EE’s 4G network coverage for the Emergency Services Network (ESN) is now being tested using an application developed by telent Technology Services.
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Venturing & InvestmentsTEAC UK class of 2018: BT focuses on rural and intent
BT holds TEAC UK Wave 2 FInal as part of TIP. Two start-ups win, with another awarded Special Prize.
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PremiumBT embraces TIP as faithful gather in London
Europe-centric TIP moving towards the challenging deployment phase, while tempting new partners onboard. BT CTIO Watson heralds virtues of closer operator ties to push vendors towards greater innovation. vRAN and disaggregation among BT contributions to TIP development.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom welcomes growing TIP ‘maturity’
DT expands backing for initiative with new trials and funding schemes. Clauberg warns against unnecessary proliferation of open source industry groups, though DT is behind many of them. Closer collaboration between DT-backed ORAN and TIP’s OpenRAN on the cards.
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Venturing & InvestmentsTelefónica helps reel in vendors for TIP projects
ADVA and Edgecore moving forward with TIP-driven disaggregated gateways for 5G traffic management. Telefónica co-opetition with Vodafone in full flow through OpenRAN group, with early partners named, including Parallel Wireless. Operators’ joint CrowdCell work could lead to the next big thing in small cells.
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PremiumT‑Sys launches Telekom Data Intelligence Hub
Platform powering citizen’s information portal in Bonn.
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PremiumTDE debuts another mesh solution for in‑home Wi‑Fi
NatCo furthers innovation around boosting in‑home wireless coverage.
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PremiumT‑Mobile Austria on marks for 5G auction
Bruises still on show from contentious 2013 frequency sale.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom makes fresh cuts in UK
Group continues to trim — but not erase — its operational presence in UK.
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PremiumHoffman opens up on MobiledgeX raison d’être
CEO positions MobiledgeX as a bridge between cellular and cloud.
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PremiumDT launches beta trial for Smart Speaker voice assistant
European-focused Echo alternative still in tests as commercial launch slips.
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PremiumTDE gains state support for site expansion plan
White spots and transport network targeted for network investment.
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PremiumDT joins Linux fold; doubles down on cloud-native apps
DT firms up ties with Linux Foundation as part of open source push.
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PremiumT‑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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PremiumRegulators put brakes on DT’s Dutch buyout
Lengthy Group statement shows difficulties changing minds in EC.
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PremiumVodafone Germany tests 5G SA base station with Ericsson, EMITE
Group starts to look beyond non-standalone 5G.
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PremiumTelefónica 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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PremiumArch Summit 2018: highlights from the event’s key presentations
Across the Arch Summit’s two days, presentations varied from the prestigious and insightful to the uncomfortable and downright weird.