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Products & ServicesBT wants to be the Deliveroo of broadband
Group gets “re-imaginative” and fancies that AI can help it drastically reduce the wait customers face for broadband services. Exec admits current lag for broadband set up is “unacceptable”.
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone Idea down to third spot in Indian mobile
Airtel moves ahead of troubled joint venture, which has jettisoned more than a quarter of its wireless subscriber base since being formed.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone deepens engagement with UK 5G testbed
Vodafone UK positions itself to benefit from 5G-related opportunities around traffic management.
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Network & InfrastructureO2 gives 4G a pre-tie-up top-up
UK operating business seeks to bolster “national champion” pitch ahead of Virgin Media merger. Focus is on eliminating 4G ‘not-spots’ and boosting 4G and 5G coverage at tourist attractions.
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Innovation (R&D)BT opens DigiTech doors
BT and longstanding partner the University of Suffolk launched the DigiTech Centre, to train 145 apprentices and 500 students.
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PeopleBoddy to give Vodafone Ventures a pump?
Strategy Director’s addition to Vodafone Ventures board poses the question: what exactly is Vodafone’s strategy when it comes to technology VC?
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Network & InfrastructureGermany makes Huawei wait
A decision on Chinese vendors’ involvement in German 5G deployment sees another delay, and is now (tentatively) expected for September 2020. Huawei security concerns remain central to opposition, with operators forced to make hedge their bets in the meantime.
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Network & InfrastructureDT explores 5G core efficiencies with Mavenir
US software vendor claims “successful” lab testing of its “containerised” 5G core solution. Hints at support of standalone 5G New Radio.
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PremiumTelefónica deepens Google Cloud ties in Spain
Partnership aims to “accelerate” digital transformation for Spanish businesses. Focus is on joint development of mobile edge computing solutions for 5G. Telefónica Tech slated for service delivery. Deal comes on heels of similar arrangement with Microsoft.
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PremiumTelefónica sets eyes on COVID restart; announcements across all markets: Telefónicawatch roundup June-July 2020
Telefónica joined Restarting Together COVID-19 recovery programme, absent from ETSI’s E4P scheme, and one of 53 large companies to take a Bank of England emergency loan. TIWS test LEO satellite; ElevenPaths gets AWS security certification. Announcements across Telefónica’s core markets include ongoing 5G/China drama in the UK; Brazilian network-sharing ...
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PremiumAshford joins Helios as NED; de Beer and Genish elected to Veon board
Telefónica Group alumni people movements for June-July 2020.
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PremiumEx Telfisa Director joins Telefónica; Azevedo named Group Regulatory Strategy Director
Telefónica Group people movements for June-July 2020.
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PremiumRames Sarwat gets CRO spot; Wayra UK brings in Zenzic’s Poppy Dowell
Rames Sarwat gets CRO spot; Wayra UK brings in Zenzic’s Poppy Dowell Source: ElevenPaths Rames Sarwat, ElevenPaths’ Chief Revenue Officer CompanyExecutiveActivityDetails Source: Telefónica, various. ElevenPaths Rames Sarwat New role Rames ...
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PremiumTeté Soto named O2 UK Director of Transformation; MVNO Tesco Mobile gets new CMO
Telefónica people movements across European and Hispanoamérican OBs.
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Strategy & ChangeTelefónica Tech crosses paths with ElevenPaths
Tech division to absorb in-house cybersecurity unit, say “industry sources”. ElevenPaths CEO Pedro Pablo Pérez not going anywhere, it seems.
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Strategy & ChangeO2 seeks to benefit from post-COVID-19 era
O2 UK turns sell-to relationships on store technology into commercial partnerships. Operator creates new suite of digital solutions to resolve social distancing challenges, using technology from two startups originally incubated by Wayra UK.
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone escorts Ford into 5G manufacturing
Vodafone UK leads government-funded 5GEM project to bring 5G networks to Ford’s R&D facility. Ericsson to provide hardware.
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M&AMzimba: Vodacom remains on lookout for B2B buys
South African group still on hunt for venturing possibilities; aims to become “end-to-end digital transformation partner”.
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Strategy & ChangeDT to set Telekom Security free
T-Systems reboot takes on tangible form, with the legal separation of the Security and IoT units and the creation of an expanded B2B hub under Telekom Deutschland.
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Network & InfrastructureDT gears up for LTE-M launch
Multi-territory debut is in pipeline, as DT seeks to extend into mid-territory beyond basic and industrial IoT applications. Move was originally planned for 2019.