Infrawatch: EMEA – Page 40
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Openreach fibre slowed its pace in February
There were suggestions of a significant drop in the pace at which premises were passed with Openreach fibre during February 2020.
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IBM and T-Sys shift to mainframe tie-up plan b
Streamlining of low-margin business lines continues. Focus of deal is on services support, as opposed to total outsourcing arrangement envisaged in blocked 2019 buyout.
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Suppliers & SCM
Oracle to supply public cloud infrastructure for T-Mobile US
TMUS engaged Oracle to supply it with public cloud infrastructure to support its device financing offerings.
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Telxius, Orange supply backhaul for transatlantic submarine cable
Telxius is cooperating with Orange to supply backhaul connectivity for Dunant, a Google-backed submarine cable connecting Europe and the USA.
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Products & Services
Telefónica España doubles O2 fibre services
Telefónica España doubled the speed of O2-branded fibre services at no extra cost.
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EC gives a pass for Vodafone strategic Italian tower meld
Green light for tower fusion gives Vodafone heft and offers up cash. Group appears chuffed with EC remedies, which focus on access rights rather than trimming scaled-up new entity.
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Magenta Telekom quietly sets up own TowerCo
Group coy on plans but move opens up partnership and monetisation opportunities.
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Vodafone's Read talks up tower power (again)
Germanisation of Vodafone continues with choice of Düsseldorf for TowerCo HQ. CEO continues to push for improved asset utilisation in mobile networks, plus sales opportunities. Sharing developments in Germany, India, Italy, Portugal, and UK.
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Deutsche Glasfaser get KKR agreement
Vodafone Germany (VfD) fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) partner Deutsche Glasfaser is set to bulk up
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Telefónica continues mast sales in Hispanoamérica
Group following through with plan to monetise infrastructure as new structure beds in.
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Ciena flags Telxius role with new speed record
Commercial applications of record-breaking technology expected to see more flexible high capacity services over Telxius submarine cables.
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Telefónica|Vivo, TVF launch Terra Fibre FTTP
Telefónica|Vivo’s first fibre deployment franchise partner TVF launched a Terra Fibra-branded fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) offering in a second city during late-2019.
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Vodafone spins off Irish towers
Vodafone establishes new Irish tower business, indiciating a divergence from VfIr’s main structure. Move a part of broader infrastructure recalibration.
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Telekom Deutschland tries out fibre-sharing with Deutsche Glasfaser
First pilot in Lüdinghausen covers households and businesses. Harmonisation of technology and processes underway. Similar collaboration in other municipalities if pilot proves successful.
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Magenta Telekom expands Austrian fibre network
Magenta Telekom upgraded its fibre network in seven Austrian towns, now providing up-to-1Gbps speeds to more than 10,000 households and businesses.
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Ofcom clearing path for BT fibre acceleration
Ofcom looks set to play its part in ensuring Openreach can hit, or raise, its mid-2020s fibre targets. Regulator attempting to balance encouragement of simultaneous investment from BT and fibre altnets through geographic regulation, with safeguards to prevent overly vigorous strategic defences from the incumbent. Openreach given at least ...
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Vodafone Hutchison Australia taps Nokia for 5G launch
Nokia lands five-year deal in Australia’s post-Huawei landscape. Berroeta lauds the Finnish vendor’s “advanced 5G roadmap”. 5G launch slated by 30 June 2020.
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Watchdog rounds up Telekom Deutschland EWE fibre partnership
TDE cleared for strategic capital offset manoeuvre. No major damage evident from approval push, despite drawn-out process. 2020 launch still on cards.
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Vivo selling 1,909 towers to Telxius for €140m
Telefónica|Vivo agreed to sell 1,909 tower sites to Telxius Torres Brasil for BRL 641m (€141m).