All Europe articles – Page 88
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PremiumVodafone UK displays unlimited 5G enthusiasm
VfUK joins Italy and Spain as 5G Group frontrunners. Unlimited data plans split analyst opinion.
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Public AffairsVodafone UK to switch off 3G, following inefficiencies
Plans are reportedly being hatched for VfUK to switch off 3G within the next two-to-three years.
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PremiumVodafone Spain joins 5G party with 15-city launch
Huawei and Ericsson in 5G RAN mix. 5G tariffs same as high-end 4G plans. Exclusive agreement with cloud-gaming provider Hatch.
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Public AffairsEU member states reject European Commission's connected cars proposal
Deutsche Telekom (DT) was no doubt cheered by European Union (EU) member states’ rejection of a proposal by the European Commission (EC) that recommended connected cars in Europe should be supported by Wi-Fi standard 802.11p.
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PremiumNokia goes for gold with 5TONIC
Nokia is muscling in on the Telefónica-research initiative that had previously been Ericsson’s playground, although the Swedish vendor continues to deliver technology including standalone 5G NR. Telefónica and partners maintain an influential role in EU efforts to explore new 5G industrial use cases.
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PremiumTelekom Srbija set to remain majority state-owned
Serbian government plans to keep majority stake in Telekom Srbija, despite previous interest by DT.
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Strategy & ChangeT-Systems' IBM mainframe offload doesn’t compute for watchdog
Financial and operational setback for recalibrating enterprise division. M&A plan b likely to be looked at.
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PremiumT-Systems strengthens cloud ties with Microsoft
Microsoft tie-up turbo-charged with “cloud acceleration” collaboration.
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PremiumFacebook recruiting Euro telco SPAM
Facebook underlined its increasingly multi-faceted relationship with Deutsche Telekom (DT) by advertising for a Strategic Partner Account Manager, focused on fashioning ties with the Group and other European telcos
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Public AffairsHöttges wades into EU connected car dispute
Timotheus Höttges, Chief Executive of Deutsche Telekom (DT), waded into the dispute at European Union (EU) level over which technology should be selected to support connected-cars in Europe.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom People Moves, June 2019
36 key people moves tracked and analysed. Bohle takes over delicate privacy role from Kremer.
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PremiumT-Systems open Cyber Defence and SOC in Madrid
T-Systems (T-Sys) opened a Cyber Defence and Security Operations Center (SOC) in Madrid, Spain.
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Products & ServicesMagenta Telekom rows back on eSIM
eSIM control sensitivities raise a question over wearables and IoT push.
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Public AffairsTelefónica Deutschland faces resistance to restructuring programme
Telefónica Deutschland is seeing increasing resistance to its restructuring programme, with the Ver.di union, which represents the operator’s employees, calling for a guarantee that employment levels will remain constant until 2022, coinciding with the anticipated timeframe for the roll out of 5G services.
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PremiumSpain: Telefónica demos potential of IP Fusión upgrade
Huawei technology remains critical within Telefónica’s network upgrade plans for Spain. Photonic mesh infrastructure development is enabling faster transmissions over longer distances, with improved reliability. EXFO testing role in service development flagged.
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PremiumTelefónica Deutschland’s LTE rollout rolls on, but coverage pressure on
Keeping up its drumbeat of LTE expansion news, Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany) reported that it had built or upgraded 2,200 LTE stations in the first three months of 2019, with the run-rate reaching 800 sites in March 2019 and maintained in April 2019.
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Products & ServicesTelefónica Deutschland introduce smaller SIM card carrier
Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany) introduced a new SIM card carrier that is half the size of the previous iteration, in a move expected to save 30 tonnes of plastic waste per year and reduce transport costs.
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Suppliers & SCMFortumo provides carrier billing for Movistar España
Movistar España has implemented a carrier-billing platform from mobile commerce company Fortumo.
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PremiumSpain: Movistar intensifies premium approach
Movistar España is aiming to protect its big-spending customer base with VIP customer service benefits, as it continues to pursue a ‘more for more’ strategy. Commercial offering increasingly diversified through new digital services intended to bring Movistar customer relationship into new markets. While protecting its most valuable exclusive content, ...
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PremiumOfcom launch consultation on proposed amendments to spectrum licences
Ofcom launched a consultation on proposed amendments to the spectrum licences held by the UK’s mobile network operators that would reportedly support the introduction of 5G services in the country.