All Network & Infrastructure articles – Page 108
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PremiumO2 partners Discovergy to monitor network energy consumption
Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany) signed a contract with utility metering solutions provider Discovergy that will see the operator’s base stations equipped with power-use monitors over the next two years.
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PremiumNTT and Telefónica herald TIP disaggregation progress
Telefónica Group and Japanese peer NTT DoCoMo highlighted the successful conclusion of testing of open transmission and forwarding technologies undertaken as part of the partners research linked to the Telecom Infra Project (TIP).
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PremiumChurch of England strikes Cornerstone deal
Telefónica UK and Vodafone UK infrastructure-sharing joint venture Cornerstone reached a new agreement with the Church of England, with the aim of using Church-owned sites to boost mobile coverage in both rural and urban locations.
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PremiumTelefónica Mexico rival Telcel acquires Ultravisión spectrum
Telefónica Mexico (Movistar) rival Telcel reportedly acquired 60MHz of spectrum in the 2.5GHz range from local pay-TV and telecoms provider Ultravisión.
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Suppliers & SCMEzentis trumpets latest Telefónica contract wins
Ezentis maintained its drumbeat of deals, highlighting its ongoing infrastructure management relationship with Telefónica across Latin America.
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PremiumGoldman Sachs examining Telefónica mast sale prospects
It was reported that Telefónica appointed Goldman Sachs to examine its options for monetisation of its mobile mast sites.
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Public AffairsLabour promises nationalised free broadband for all — BTwatch’s first take
Considerable speculation and debate on the future of UK communications infrastructure and the sector was sparked by a new Labour Party policy. In its Manifesto for the upcoming UK General Election, Labour is committing to the nationalisation of major elements of BT Group that relate to the provision of ...
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Strategy & ChangeMerkel gives Deutsche Telekom Group cause for Huawei optimism
Political ructions after Chancellor appears to green-light Huawei involvement in 5G. Group hopes to count on Chinese supplier might still be dashed. TDE woos government at inaugural 5Germany event.
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PremiumT-Mobile Netherlands gets 700MHz green light for 5G tests
NatCo gains temporary test permits to put 5G through its 700MHz paces. Den Haag positioned as 5G hub. Operators still in finger-drumming wait for auction of 5G-friendly frequencies.
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PremiumNetcracker lands a win in Telekom Deutschland automation drive
Efficiencies drive expands to provisioning, optimisation, and orchestration.
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PremiumT-Mobile Netherlands to extend mobile network into the North Sea
T-Mobile Netherlands (TMNL) flagged it was extending its mobile network into the North Sea, with the installation of the “first of a series of antenna sites” off the Dutch coast.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Technik gets creative with small-cell modelling
Further signal that NatCo is gearing up for long-awaited densification push.
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PremiumCzech Republic 5G auction pushed back
Controversy over TMCZ’s O2 network-sharing deal lingers. Another signal of complicated power-play behind 5G rights conditions.
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PremiumMagenta Telekom could face rural rollout obligations following Austria’s 5G spectrum auction
Magenta Telekom could face rural rollout obligations if it secures 700MHz licences in Austria’s second 5G-enabling spectrum auction.
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PremiumCroatian telecoms regulator highlights more NGA network investment required
Croatia’s telecoms regulator opined that more investment is needed in next-generation access (NGA) networks, no doubt with the aim of keeping the pressure on Hrvatski Telekom (HT) to invest more.
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PremiumGerman broadband infrastructure market narrows as EQT Infrastructure acquires Inexio
The breadth of Germany’s broadband infrastructure market continued to narrow following the acquisition of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) player Inexio by EQT Infrastructure.
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PremiumMore reports of G.fast slowdown
With full fibre the established main priority, an increasingly gaping hole is building in BT’s plans to provide ultrafast services to ten million homes by early-2021, as G.fast stood down.
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PremiumOpenreach extending local reach
Local authority deals quickly pivoting to FTTP as momentum gathers, with BDUK gainshare in support. Challenge of full-scale fibre illustrated by significant cost per home passed for remote fibre installations.
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PremiumVirgin Media sweeps in with gigabit ‘can do’ claims
DOCSIS 3.1 upgrade providing Virgin Media with a clear opportunity to declare itself a key partner in the government’s pursuit of gigabit speeds. Management bullish on the prospect of taking the fight to Openreach, beyond Virgin’s traditional footprint. Sky in a position to play off Virgin and Openreach, as ...
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PremiumOpenreach talks-up full fibre, as government moves on…
Openreach following through with full-fibre commitment to distinguish its infrastructure capabilities from rivals. Government putting up more money, but appears open to gigabit alternatives for quicker wins. Openreach tempts government with 2025 win if conditions are right, but appetite for headline-grabbing grand plan appears to be waning.