More on EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 306
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Hoffman opens up on MobiledgeX raison d’être
CEO positions MobiledgeX as a bridge between cellular and cloud.
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DT launches beta trial for Smart Speaker voice assistant
European-focused Echo alternative still in tests as commercial launch slips.
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TDE gains state support for site expansion plan
White spots and transport network targeted for network investment.
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DT joins Linux fold; doubles down on cloud-native apps
DT firms up ties with Linux Foundation as part of open source push.
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T‑Sys Brazil expands cloud platform with Atento takeover
Second tie-up in months, after Embratel IoT deal, suggests Brazil still in T‑Sys scope.
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Regulators put brakes on DT’s Dutch buyout
Lengthy Group statement shows difficulties changing minds in EC.
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Vodafone Germany tests 5G SA base station with Ericsson, EMITE
Group starts to look beyond non-standalone 5G.
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Telefónica builds on SD-WAN ambitions with Nokia and Nuage
Telefónica España added SDDC’s to its SD-WAN partnership with Nokia and its Nuage Networks unit The aim is to simplify customer access to cloud-based applications
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Arch Summit 2018: highlights from the event’s key presentations
Across the Arch Summit’s two days, presentations varied from the prestigious and insightful to the uncomfortable and downright weird.
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Tomorrow Street “hugely strategic” — Wilson
Ninian Wilson stressed that Tomorrow Street is “hugely strategic” and unique.
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Arch Summit 2018: Special Report
The two-day inaugural Arch Summit held in Luxembourg at the start of May 2018 revealed much about Vodafone Procurement Company’s (VPC) ambitions for its joint venture and event host Tomorrow Street, and how it seeks to evolve relationships with suppliers.
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Vodafone’s Secure Net ‘quietly builds’ €160m top-line
CEO trumpets top-line impact from European up-selling venture.
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Vodafone Group shifting advertising functions in-house
Operator’s relentless focus on supply chain savings extends to media management. Group Commercial looking increasingly keen on media analytics sideline.
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Deutsche Telekom quietly prepping Dutch and German tower revamps
New Group tower buddy Cellnex stresses “strategic” nature of relationship in Switzerland.
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Deutsche Telekom joins TEAC club to disrupt network suppliers
TIP Ecosystem Acceleration Centre established on home turf. Group expands effort to upend traditional infrastructure supply chains. First three startups selected cover beamforming, network virtualisation, and phased-array antenna technology.
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Vodafone-Afrimax partnership takes another blow
African market realities continue to bite Vodafone’s regional partner Afrimax Group, as a second of the operator’s business units hit difficulties. Another setback for Vodafone’s diminishing Partner Markets federation as flagship sub-Saharan African commercial and operational collaboration is reduced to just one territory.
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Ericsson vs Nokia in Telefónica’s 5G city face-off
Telefónica unveiled its 5G Technological Cities project, which will see initial deployments of pre-5G technology and services in two Spanish cities that the telco is describing as “living laboratories”. Ericsson and Nokia have each been appointed as a technology partner in one city, and will undertake parallel testing ...
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EE boosts carrier billing with Boku
EE expanded its relationship with carrier billing specialist Boku, with two deals announced in quick succession. EE customers can now link a Google Play account to their mobile phone bill. Boku is enabling EE customers to buy physical goods from EE and charge them to mobile accounts.
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Welcome interlopers: BT’s TEAC launch event
Opening of the TEAC shows BT embracing a more dynamic approach to identifying disruptive technology, recognising the convergence of telecoms and IT. Startups in the fields of IoT, open networking, and quantum security selected as winners of the six-month innovation search.