Latest Partnership News – Page 58
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Enterprise (B2B)
Telefónica Tech opens portal to quantum realm
Next-gen services arm bulks-up portfolio with EaaS add. Multi-purpose potential of quantum encryption tech highlighted. Quiet engagement with Spanish startup bears fruit in new commercial partnership.
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M&A
Vodafone interest AST SpaceMobile completes merger
LEO satellite venture combines with special purpose acquisition company to fuel expansion, with eyes on going commercial with a helping hand from Vodafone. “ASTS” trading on NASDAQ. CEO Avellan unfazed by competition from SpaceX and co.
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M&A
Vodafone’s Icelandic affiliate divests Hey
Sýn sells minority stake in Faroese sister company. Icelandic operator seeking cost efficiencies (in more ways than one). Partner Market relationship remains active in service and tech development.
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Premium
Telefónica joins talks on EU’s €10bn cloud project
Brussels seeks industry support and investment for federated cloud plan. New alliance to focus on edge computing and industrial data spaces. Telefónica among telcos expected to play a role. Project to work with GAIA-X, avoiding duplication.
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Suppliers & SCM
Ericsson joins team on Safaricom’s backhaul refresh
Deal sees Safaricom expanding focus on E-band microwave for bandwidth boost. Ericsson joins Aviat Networks in declaring participation in Safaricom’s 5G-era network programme.
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Premium
Telefónica, Vodafone linked with Serbian tie-up
Duo namechecked by Serbian operator’s CEO as potential partners, and enablers of service-based expansion strategy. Partner Markets and Partners Program offer route to outside markets.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: Tomorrow Street partner bags investment
Innovation partner SecurityScorecard lands more cash; TiVo maintains TV relationshi
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT signs renewables pact with Total
Electricity supplier to power portion of operator’s UK real estate from mid-2022. ‘Going green’ of particular importance to both parties.
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Consumer (B2C)
BT reshuffles customer comms partner pack
Strategic marketing consultancy Go Inspire displaces Williams Lea for below-the-line marketing contract. CCgroup and The Academy added to BT Consumer agency portfolio in brand awareness push.
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Consumer (B2C)
BT Sport signs billboard deal
BT Sport launched a campaign with Ocean Outdoors to broadcast Champions League highlight reels on its digital billboards.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT Security adds duo to partner ecosystem
Two more partners added just over six months after BT Security stressed the value of a streamlined portfolio, highlighting the challenge of meeting evolving security threats. Illumio’s micro-segmentation offering gets it onto BT’s security partners list. Acronis underpins SME-focused hybrid cloud proposition.
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Premium
BT keeps foot in Boots door with deal extension
Global secures win for its Dynamic Network Services portfolio as it expands relationship with WBA in a key industry vertical. Pharmacy branch deal underlines appeal of Cisco’s Meraki hybrid cloud offerings, available through BT Connect.
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Products & Services
DT’s tooz eyes European debut in May
Smart-glasses startup has been engaged in a German digital health project since September. Product development gathers pace after China launch earlier this year.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica|Vivo opts to join Dotz for further five years
Vivo extends collaboration with long-time customer loyalty partner, with focus on achieving retention boost. Brazilian operator also eyeing stake in Dotz. Amazon and Apple join Vivo in Dotz partner ecosystem.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone Business sharpens focus on SMEs
Vodafone Business unveils 2025 growth plan with pivot to SMEs. Partnerships with likes of Accenture seen as essential for expanding SME services. Group consolidation card played again: services to be created once centrally, and deployed locally in matrix organisation.
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Premium
Elsewhere in BT Global: Syngenta deal renewed
VMware SD-WAN deal for Alstom; agritech support for Syngenta
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica tests Elisa Automate in transport network lab
Latest telco engagement for Elisa in its quirky vendor–operator go-to-market strategy. More acquisitions and partnerships planned to build up software offerings for industrial enterprises and telcos. Deutsche Telekom deal signals momentum.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone boosts takings from Partner Markets allies
Soft-power federation increases contribution to the Group, amid footprint expansion. Relationship formed upon exit from New Zealand appears one significant driver. Africa and Americas gaps cloud Vodafone’s ‘global’ credentials.
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Network & Infrastructure
Germany into treble figures on 5G campus projects
Deutsche Telekom partners BMW and KUKA join list of organisations seeking to test out private nework use-cases. German regulator to publish details of 26GHz applicants from April at the earliest.
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Suppliers & SCM
Telefónica calls on suppliers in clean energy drive
Group keen to intensify focus on green commitments through vendor engagement. ESaaS-based partnership with Vertiv highlighted. Major suppliers enrolled in operator’s emission benchmark scheme, as cutting Scope 3 emissions moves up agenda.