More Latest Insight – Page 358
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PremiumVodafone throws down OpenRAN gauntlet
OpenRAN time appears to be coming, with supplier choice constraints evidently dominating Group thinking. Vodafone steps up rhetoric regarding potential of tech; “fast tracking” referenced. Group still in trial mode with technology, however. Firm strategy for bearers and configurations yet to emerge.
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PremiumVodafone Alumni People Moves, October 2019
Latest people movements include: Sean Mahon, Robin Bell.
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PremiumT-Mobile US wants more time for 2.5GHz testing
NatCo puts 2.5GHz through its paces ahead of proposed Sprint merger. FCC allows TMUS to take part in Auction 103.
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PremiumAxiros enlisted for T-Mobile’s push on home front
Connected-home angle to TMPL’s fibre broadband expansion drive.
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Public AffairsTop trio gain clear run on 5G spectrum
Leadership’s lobbying efforts look to have paid off, as new entrant plan fails to re-emerge and Digi is locked out.
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Products & ServicesT-Mobile US planning family-orientated addition to its SyncUp product set
T-Mobile US (TMUS) appeared to be planning a family-oriented adjunct to the SyncUP DRIVE connected-car product set it launched in 2016 (Deutsche Telekomwatch, #58).
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PremiumT-Mobile US partners Microsoft on Project xCloud game-streaming service
T-Mobile US (TMUS) revealed it was working with Microsoft on the software giant’s beta release (or “preview”) of Project xCloud, an Xbox games-streaming service for smartphones and tablets.
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Products & ServicesT-Mobile US updates its Test Drive customer acquistion scheme
T-Mobile US (TMUS) updated its Test Drive customer acquisition scheme with an offering that enables users to evaluate its network for a longer period, and seemingly with less hassle.
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PremiumT-Mobile US files application to add US cities to 5G Innovation Partnership Zone
T-Mobile US (TMUS) was said to have filed an application with Washington State authorities to designate parts of Bellevue, Redmond, and Seattle as a 5G Innovation Partnership Zone.
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PremiumT-Mobile US suffers widespread outage
T-Mobile US (TMUS) reportedly suffered a widespread outage for a number of hours, preventing customers on the country’s east coast from making voice calls. Mobile internet services continued to work, however.
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Public AffairsNew York City file T-Mobile US complaint due to alleged deceptive sales practices
The City of New York (NYC) filed a complaint against T-Mobile US (TMUS), alleging deceptive sales practices at the NatCo’s Metro by T-Mobile-branded prepaid operation.
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PremiumT-Mobile US COO Sievert remains optimistic over Sprint mega-merger approval
T-Mobile US (TMUS) President and Chief Operating Officer Mike Sievert looked to leave the door ajar for a legal settlement that could tie down its mega-merger with Sprint.
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PremiumT-Systems Switzerland to offer services via SIX’s SOC
T-Systems Switzerland (T-Sys CH) is to offer services via cybersecurity specialist SIX’s Security Operations Centre (SOC), aimed particularly at the country’s financial services sector.
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PremiumT-Systems adds VeloCloud to SD-WAN team
Parent VMware makes gains in unit’s ongoing partner and portfolio refit.
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PremiumSlovak Telekom close to securing more 5G-enabling spectrum rights
Slovak Telekom (ST) is moving closer to the possibility of securing more 5G-enabling spectrum rights.
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PremiumT-Mobile Poland preparing Open Mobile Evolved Core field trial
T-Mobile Poland (TMPL) was reported to be preparing to test out an Open Mobile Evolved Core (OMEC), in another show of Group eagerness to inject open source software into its networks and shake up its supply chain (Deutsche Telekomwatch, passim).
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Suppliers & SCMT-Mobile Poland facing 5G disruption as Huawei faces possible exclusion from Poland’s 5G network
T-Mobile Poland (TMPL) faced 5G disruption with news that the US and Polish governments had agreed measures that seem likely to exclude Huawei Technologies from supplying the next-gen tech.
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PremiumT-Mobile Poland wins contract with UDT
T-Mobile Poland (TMPL) won a contract to provide communications services to the country’s Urzędem Dozoru Technicznego (Office of Technical Inspection/UDT).
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PremiumCroatia: Hrvatski Telekom launches digital banking service
Following a pilot, Hrvatski Telekom (HT) launched a digital banking service called Telekom Bankarstvo, in partnership with UniCredit-owned Zagrebačka banka (Deutsche Telekomwatch, #82).
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Products & ServicesTelekom Deutschland extends MVNO agreement with Lebara Deutschland
Telekom Deutschland (TDE) flagged the three-year extension of a long-standing agreement with ‘ethnic’ mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Lebara Deutschland.