All Operations articles – Page 20
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PremiumVodafone to make Ethiopia play
Vodafone’s plan to enter Ethiopia is taking shape, but will not be what was first expected.
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PremiumVodafone agrees to sell Malta unit
Vodafone’s leadership re-emphasised eagerness to pull back its front lines with an agreement to sell Vodafone Malta (VfM).
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PremiumVodafone seen as “natural” tower buddy for Deutsche Telekom
Ill feelings for European enemy pushed aside, superseded by common goal of better capital utilisation.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Group keeps an eye on Dutch exit door
DT keen to stress it M&A options up sleeve and no philosophical stance against sales, as balance sheet pressures increase.
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PremiumT-Systems looks to India for more savings
Large-scale ramp up of services facility in Pune. Focus appears purely internal.
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PremiumT-Mobile Czech Republic scours Planet A for convergence boost
Small legup for NatCo’s fibre push in Prague.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Capital Partners to open Seoul office
Group ties with South Korean operator SK Telecom underlined.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom exits content management specialist CoreMedia
Deutsche Telekom (DT) exited content management specialist (and long-time investment) CoreMedia, after US private equity group OpenGate Capital bought control of the business.
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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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PremiumIndustry 4.0 cybersecurity centre opens in León
Telefónica Group unveiled a specialist CyberSecurity Centre for Industry 4.0 (C4IN), in the northern Spanish city of León.
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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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PremiumT-Systems retains UK outpost, despite challenges
Descent into loss blamed on contract and organisational restructuring. Questions pervade over management’s true interest in UK market.
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PremiumLegere reiterates T-Mobile US commitment to Puerto Rico
T-Mobile US (TMUS) Chief Executive John Legere took to his Twitter account to exploit rival AT&T’s announcement that it was planning to exit Puerto Rico.
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PremiumRead signals further cost-cutting measures for Vodafone
Nick Read, Chief Executive (CEO) of Vodafone Group, signalled that further cost-cutting measures are ahead as Vodafone’s leadership pursues opportunities to improve its balance sheet, and appear on top of latest trends.
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PremiumDigi in for Romanian mobile network assets – report
Digi’s part-interest adds to sense of a convoluted Romanian exit for DT.
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Public AffairsVivo held accountable for slave labour in supply chain
Vivo held accountable for practices by subcontractors linked to 2014 cell site construction. Minor fine attached to ruling, but reputational cost may be greater. Operator says it will appeal against the judgement.
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PremiumTelefónica Group highly rated by Juniper
Telefónica ranked as the fourth-placed operator in Juniper’s Operator Innovation Index list.
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PremiumVodafone Hungary flags NB-IoT “test suite”
Vodafone Hungary (VfH) announced nationwide availability of its Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network.
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Strategy & ChangeWatson “lifts the veil” on BT Technology
A converged core is the key big project for BT Technology, creating potential for new platforms and more efficient seamless service delivery. Big spending division focused on strategic sourcing, and creating savings by attacking legacy systems. Watson is anticipating BT building a range of data-driven business models on the ...
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Strategy & ChangeT-Systems' IBM mainframe offload doesn’t compute for watchdog
Financial and operational setback for recalibrating enterprise division. M&A plan b likely to be looked at.