All Europe articles – Page 51
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Vodafone’s German FibreCo on starting line as Altice deal completes
After ticking all boxes, the 50:50 fibre JV can now launch operations.
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Vodafone throws in RCS, TV STB lot with Google
Group to switch to Google’s Jibe Cloud for future RCS messaging support on Android devices.
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Venturing & Investments
maincubes fuels German ramp-up with new financing
maincubes receives finance facility to fuel ‘next phase’ of growth in Germany.
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Open RAN MoU report card shows room for improvement
Vodafone and fellow MoU signatories say technology gap between open and closed RAN is closing, but lots of industry work still to do.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT flexes muscle with new European partner scheme
Magenta Advantage loyalty scheme sees Group step up its partnering game for likes of Booking.com, Disney+, and TIER Mobility.
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Telcos keep up fair share pressure as EU ponders options
Vodafone claims unfavourable investment environment is slowing down wider collaborative opportunities to make Europe more competitive on the world stage.
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Vodafone Spain preps network sell‑off
Bankers appointed to handle bids for OpCo’s fixed assets, as investors weigh options on infrastructure bets against a backdrop of limited funding availability.
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MWC: Vodafone tends to garden with green IoT tools
Vodafone launches two outdoors-focused IoT solutions, with focuses on city park management and forest fire prevention.
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Elsewhere in Systems Solutions: T‑Systems recognised for cloud networking prowess
T‑Systems recognised for cloud networking prowess by AWS.
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Elsewhere in DT Europe: Kubrik and Publicis establish dedicated advertising agency for Magenta Telekom
Kubrik and Publicis establish dedicated advertising agency for Magenta Telekom.
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Elsewhere in Germany: Telekom Deutschland boosts 5G portfolio
Telekom Deutschland boosts 5G portfolio with entry‑level smartphones and hybrid offering.
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DigitalBridge eyes casualties from European fibre fallout
Investment group sees financially squeezed altnets’ valuations dropping dramatically, offering up opportunities to absorb weakened players.
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Orange people moves: new home market head
Martin Bergner and Vincent Garnier take up Chief Data Officer roles at Orange’s rebranded business unit.
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Höttges claims 1&1 has ‘lost eligibility’ for auction participation
DT CEO hits out at challenger 1&1 arguing it has “lost the eligibility for participating in an auction” after limited coverage increases.
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Schüler ‘open’ to altnet M&A as VMO2 builds fibre base
Virgin Media O2 CEO states altnet consolidation is possible, citing “very low” penetration rates among fibre providers.
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Altice, Vodafone given EC go-ahead for infra JV
European Commission clears Vodafone’s plan for fibre JV with French group Altice.
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Network & Infrastructure
Rakuten Symphony: Open networks create a new game, with new security rules
Security must be embedded into the operator mindset as well as new cloud‑native network architecture, says Rakuten Symphony and O-RAN Alliance security lead Nagendra Bykampadi.
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Dutch fibre challenger ups ante after debt boost
Open Dutch Fiber says it is making much faster than expected progress on fibre roll out in Dutch municipalities, and doubles its 2025 footprint target.
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Telefónica Deutschland preps ‘future-ready’ OSS with TCS
Tata Consultancy Services to provide service assurance solutions to improve the operator’s IT operations.
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3G: Vodafone’s legacy network shutdown gains pace in Europe
Vodafone OpCos in Greece, Ireland, and the UK initiate phased 3G blackouts as Group progresses towards network shutdowns.