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Strategy & ChangeO2’s Haas lukewarm over Germany’s rural wirelessco
Operator predictably wary over the potential of planned mobile infrastructure company to disrupt MNOs, despite rural-focused mandate.
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Network & InfrastructureSafaricom continues to eye Ethiopian expansion
Kenyan operator continues to edge towards its northern neighbour for next expansive step, with Ethiopia opening its markets to two new mobile competitors. Vodafone and associates reaching out to investment groups to back bid.
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Network & InfrastructureFCC wants answers on T-Mobile network outage
Nationwide disruption of voice and text services for more than six hours. FCC Chairman calls for an investigation. TMUS says “trigger event” caused by failed leased fibre circuit.
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Suppliers & SCMTelefónica in a bind as US pressures Brazil on Huawei
US Ambassador warns of financial cost to Brazil of permitting Huawei 5G presence, while talking up favourable loans for Ericsson and Nokia kit. Comments follow fulsome praise for Chinese vendor from Telefónica|Vivo CEO as an innovative and trusted partner.
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Enterprise (B2B)BT defends role in poor-value NI land registry project
Audit Office critical of Department for Finance in failing to deliver taxpayer value from Land Registry contract, and for not securing sufficient transparency on BT’s slice of the income.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDroniq goes long-range with UAV control
Sky Drone tie-up adds to new JV’s ”command and control” product suite.
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Products & ServicesVodacom moves benefits scheme to next phase
Vodacom aims to boost revenue by offering SwitchedONBenefits to businesses, supported by Australian partner Mobecom.
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Partnerships & AlliancesT-Mobile Netherlands taps Telindus for automation
TMNL partnered with automation provider Telindus for network maintenance, monitoring, and security.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDeutsche Telekom and Orange join at IP
Operators’ international wholesale divisions collaborate on new IPX proofs of concept.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDT signs up to IBM’s blockchain buyer group
Trust Your Supplier consortium, launched in 2019, aims to ensure sellers are who they say they are.
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M&ASlovak Telekom exits Zoznam portal
Wholly owned subsidiary Zoznam will be sold to its current CEO Martin Mác “in the coming weeks” as ST focuses on new tech challenges.
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Network & InfrastructureVodacom doubles down on smart-site tech
With access network emissions continuing to grow, subsidiary IoT.nxt’s technology being expanded to most of Vodacom’s SA sites. Vodafone interested for other markets.
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PremiumBT Global people movements, June 2020
Changes across BT Security include a new Head of Voice and Sales Director.
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PremiumBT Consumer and Enterprise people movements, June 2020
New relationship manager for retail partner (and rival) Dixons Carphone.
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PremiumBT Group people movements, June 2020
Outsiders appointed to internal Group communication, culture and organisational design roles.
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PremiumBT Group alumni people movements, June 2020
Former EE CEO Swantee gets on private equity train.
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PremiumOpenreach’s full-fibre exchange moves forward
Openreach announced the beginning of the end for copper-based product sales, as its fibre rollout accelerates. PSTN switch-off plans set to see BT Group significantly cut costs by handing back sites currently leased from Telereal Trillium.
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PremiumEE could face longer wait for spectrum
Now-traditional inter-operator squabbling threatening to create months of delays to availability of new low- and mid-band spectrum for service delivery and development.
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PremiumGame on as Virgin swoops for Three backhaul contract
Virgin Media is positioning itself as a BT backhaul alternative, but appeal may be curbed by O2 links.