All Network & Infrastructure articles – Page 103
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT Group leads charge for UK EVs
BT and big fleet operators call for all new car and van sales to be electric by 2030. New coalition urges government action to kickstart EV market.
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Network & InfrastructurePompeo declares Álvarez-Pallete a US 5G ally
Statements from US Secretary of State on Telefónica intentions appears to contradict ongoing Group commitments to working with Huawei.
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PremiumElsewhere in Germany: O2 targets infra smart meters
Smart meters to cut O2 energy bills, Sky deal for pay-TV expanded.
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M&AClaro joins Telefónica and TIM in Oi bid
América Móvil joins the cavalry as stalking horse bidders ride in with plans to divvy up Oi’s mobile base, bringing consolidation to the Brazilian market.
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Network & InfrastructureVivo launching 5G DSS in Brazil, semi-committing to Huawei infra
Telefónica’s NatCo to launch 5G network on refarmed spectrum this week, as COVID-19 holds up frequency auctions. DSS employed but workaround deemed“not ideal”. Vivo VP gives tentative green light to Huawei, despite increasing regulatory threat to Chinese-backed networks. Host of new digital ...
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M&ABT Global finalises French offload to Computacenter
Asset-light playbook repeated. BT to continue serving MNCs and retain local SoC.
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PremiumElsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: Kymatio gets funding boost; Navantia gets €5m contract
Telefónica backs TM Forum Open APIs, and Wayra invests in cybersecurity.
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Suppliers & SCMLords pressures BT on Huawei human rights record
Lords pushing to raise obligations of infrastructure owners to police the supply chain in a way that goes beyond current modern slavery legislation. Government recognised concerns as legitimate, but prioritising improving UK infrastructure rollout. Proposed amendments could put exclusion of Huawei from fixed infrastructure on a faster track than ...
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Venturing & InvestmentsTelefónica opens wallet for Nozomi Networks
TIV investment builds on partnership between ElevenPaths and the industrial cybersecurity specialist. Reinforces current focus on protecting operational technology.
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Network & InfrastructureUK retreats in face of unrelenting US Huawei-NGN pressure
Trump admin tactics force hand of NCSC on restricting Huawei in networks. Ability of UK security to assess and monitor Huawei deployments undermined when simultaneously trying to secure a threadbare alt supply chain. At least that’s the mainstream story.
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PremiumElsewhere in TMUS: Uncarrier network failures and further bedding in
Politically untimely network failure riles FCC as TMUS seeks to bed in Sprint merger.
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone makes candid open RAN admissions
Tenorio says industry “not scratched the surface” on systems integration. Achieving lower TCO, compared with large-scale traditional vendors, an enormous task. O-RAN Alliance doing “great job”, but smaller vendors disadvantaged. Ambition of sub-$1000 RRH pushed back until 2021. Tech still not ready for prime time in urban ...
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M&AVHA starts new slate as TPG Telecom
Berroeta keeps CEO role post-merger; Teoh watches on closely as non-executive Chairman. Mobile and fixed network “synergies” a priority. Vodafone brand sits alongside slew of TPG sub-brands.
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Network & InfrastructureTelefónica snookered with 5G allocation battles ahead
Threat from Orange and Vodafone palling up on rural network sharing could be exacerbated if the pair are allowed to align mid-band 5G spectrum allocations.
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Suppliers & SCMO2 supply chain cracks as German rollout goals missed
Indian plant closures and unavailability of field engineers blamed for failure to meet revised 4G rollout targets.
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Network & InfrastructureTelefónica looks to cash in a dozen more data centres
Telefónica reportedly eyeing up €150m sale of twelve more DCs to Asterion. Also said to be angling for a stake in interrelated DC manager Nabiax. Same VC fund bought eleven Telefónica DCs in 2019, aiding Group efforts to alleviate debt and monetise assets.
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Network & InfrastructureIoT key to BT’s DyNS drive
Vendor licensing costs and proprietary hardware acting as a brake on widespread SD-WAN uptake, but more compelling IoT economics bringing DyNS to factory floors. BT partnership with Dell spotlighted as an enabler of BT progress in expanding its portfolio. IoT expected to help drive 5G investment through reliable, low-latency ...
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PremiumGovernment eyes open infrastructure as 2025 plan stalls
DCMS looking at encouraging greater sharing across utilities and telecoms infrastructure, and encouraging Openreach to make use of rivals’ assets. UK government beating drum of infrastructure investment as part of the pandemic response, but references to 2025 Gigabit network deadlines fading into background.
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PremiumNokia brought in for ESN air cover
Home Office clears way for trial of network add-on for airborne emergency workers, although evidently wary of technical issues that have soured broader programme.
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PremiumElsewhere in Openreach: Competitive action seen at both superfast and ultrafast levels
Sky makes progress on its FTTP launch; Altnet blames Openreach for failings; and Yorkshire superfast procurement process opens.