All OTE/Cosmote articles – Page 7
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Network & InfrastructureGreek 5G auction exceeds targets, builds innovation kitty
Vodafone Greece leads the pack in terms of spend. Portion of proceeds earmarked for state-backed startup investment beginning in 2021.
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PeopleDeutsche Telekom moves: Health boss departs; investor arm gets Carter
Capital Partners unit moves quickly to capture ex-T-Mobile US finance chief Braxton Carter for its Senior Advisory Council. Telekom Healthcare & Security Solutions MD Mark Düsener leaves for Swisscom. Broadband Partnerships Head leaves Telekom for German newcomer.
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M&ADT pulls Romanian fixed-line plug but marooned in mobile
Group’s fixed-line assets in Romania currently worth just under €0.5m. Romanian footing remains, with TRMC still falling under DT’s convoluted structure — for now.
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PeopleDeutsche Telekom moves: Pekovic takes Romania top spot; Affirmed’s Ahmed joins DTCP
Vladan Pekovic named Telekom Romania CEO in wake of OTE exit. Affirmed Networks’ Hassan Ahmed takes DTCP advisory role. DT Europe CEO Dominique Leroy moves into another NatCo Board seat, this time in Greece.
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Network & InfrastructureGreece’s big three meet 5G deadline
Cosmote, Vodafone, and Wind Hellas submit applications to participate in multi-band spectrum auction.
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PremiumUK 5G innovation: EU 5G PPP
A joint initiative between the EC and European industry. In its third wave of projects after launching in June 2018. Telefónica present via its R&D entity Telefónica I&D. Deutsche Telekom also involved in several projects via Group and Greek subsidiary; BT present in UK-focused projects.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: Hrvatski upgrades to Prime; B2B Europe partners Versa Networks
Partnerships with Logate, Skroutz Food, and Versa Networks trumpeted.
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Public AffairsCosmote drops the ball on call data
Greek operator under fire, locally, over vulnerability leading to large-scale loss of customer details.
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Suppliers & SCMO2 evolves Darwin Project with new lab
Nokia and Hispasat are providing the technology to support 5G and satellite connectivity for CAVs.
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Strategy & ChangeOTE head honchos propose organisational revamp
Three new spin-out specialist companies to absorb customer service, shops, and technical field operations.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Europe: Deutsche Telekom opens new data centres
Data centre inauguration in Romania and a banking break-up in Poland.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Deutsche Telekom's Europe: Deep Instinct added to T-Sys Poland offering
Inevitable Czech clash as ČTÚ confirms auction conditions. Hrvatski Telekom’s Optima distractions continue.
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M&ADT half-way out of Romania (maybe)
Agreement “in principle” reportedly struck between Orange and Romania’s government to take over Telekom Romania’s fixed-line business. Mobile arm still up for sale, as DT struggles to find full escape velocity from underperforming market.
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Partnerships & AlliancesOTE hums and haws over Greek rivals’ new tower JV
Group prevaricates about throwing its lot in with Vantage Towers Greece, the new JV between Vodafone Greece and Wind Hellas.
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PremiumElsewhere in Europe: T-Mobile Poland marks a win; Slovak Telekom catches flak
Region’s B2B focus in evidence as TMPL marks a win with Gaz Systems and breaks ground at its Warsaw data centre. Slovak Telekom catches flak for Unimobile silent treatment.
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PremiumDT People Moves: TMUS CCO Gardner heads off; DT IoT builds from T-Sys deck…
T-Systems gets raided by newly-independent Deutsche Telekom IoT, with Bauss as CFO. Post-merger TMUS continues to slot roles into place. Content lead Lindsay Gardner preps for departure.
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PremiumElsewhere in Europe: DTGC backs OpenRoaming; TMCZ to face 5G foes
Czech regulator has yet another go at tackling three-player limitations in mobile. Greek and Hungarian state schemes targeted for opportunities.
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Public AffairsRegulatory questions posed over DT’s Romanian exit plan
Possibility of regulatory pushback to a deal raised by national competition head. European Commission would also want to have a close look.
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Content & TVCOSMOTE TV eyes 4K expansion with Synamedia
Synamedia boasts another telco contract, this time with the Greek incumbent. Cosmote looks to pursue 4K streaming and growing OTT proposition with deployment of scalable, edge solution.
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Public AffairsGreek mobile players face fresh scrutiny
Independent review finds cause for concern in mobile market competition. Talks underway looking to enforce rate reduction in market dominated by DT’s Cosmote.