More on EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 135
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Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Funkturm rumours continue as bidding enters second phase
Unnamed sources parade panoply of Deutsche Telekom monetisation options for German towers business, apparently valued at around €20bn (including debt).
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Interview
Droniq sees pivotal role for telcos in BVLOS flight
Deutsche Telekom JV believes beyond visual line of sight essential for drone market success.
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Network & Infrastructure
EE nears target on rural Scottish 4G project
EE remains well ahead of UK MNO competitors when it comes to activating sites through S4GI scheme.
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Operations
Deutsche Telekom retains Russian presence
Reports indicate hundreds of employees remain in St. Petersburg, two months after software development was said to be moved elsewhere.
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Elsewhere in UK: Phones 4u cases reaches High Court
Phones 4u collusion case reaches High Court; VM O2 fastest full-fibre claims corroborated by ASA.
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M&A
Prisa sale calls time on Telefónica political ambitions
Álvarez-Pallete declares the telco “should not be in the business of opinion-making” after offloading the bulk of its 9% stake in Spanish media group Prisa.
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Deutsche Telekom people moves: ‘heavyweight’ digitiser leaves Telekom
Chief Digital Officer Nils Stamm leaves home market NatCo.
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Operations
Vodafone flags German shop closures
Recalibrating German business to axe portion of retail network amid declining footfall.
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Strategy & Change
Teoh tipped to flee TPG once escrow period ends
Operator’s main shareholders Vodafone and Hutchison free to sell shares after 12 July. So too is founder David Teoh, seen likely to up sticks first. Morgan Stanley analyst doesn’t foresee same share price carnage as when Teoh sold 3% stake last December.
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VM O2 taps Amdocs Media for OTT onboarding
New deal looks to build on pre-merger relationship with Amdocs Media.
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VM O2 switches on Samsung’s 4G, 5G RAN lights
After more than six months of putting Samsung RAN kit through its paces in field tests, VM O2 flicks the switch on “multiple” 4G, 5G sites.
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Liberty refreshes catch-up TV features
In ‘super aggregator’ era, broadcast TV is “still very relevant”.
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Elsewhere in Spain: TSA to leverage Agama solution
Vantage upsells Telefónica on 5G; broadcast services arm shoots for quality with Agama deal.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone Business flaunts “new, exciting phase” for IBM, Kyndryl partnership
Trio combine to “supercharge” digital transformations with best-of-breed cloud ecosystem.
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Public Affairs
Drahi’s BT stake raises national security concerns
UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng wields National Security & Investment Act to review, and potentially reverse, Altice UK’s latest BT stake acquisition.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT’s European Aviation Network heads offshore
Inflight connectivity offering expanded through tie-up with maritime infra player Tampnet.
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Public Affairs
Action ballot date set as union “maximises” BT pressure
Communication Workers Union to post ballot papers on 15 June.
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Strategy & Change
Allera flags big changes ahead under ‘New EE’
BT Consumer CEO says the first chapter of the BT-EE integration process has been completed.
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Innovation (R&D)
Startup health “intimately linked” to telco relationships
Changes to competition, funding, and processes required to support startup ecosystem, TEG finds.
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Elsewhere in Germany: operator claims 5G milestone
O2’s 5G network reaches a third of German population.