All Partnerships & Alliances articles – Page 2
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Strategy & Change
T-Systems eyes software tie-ups with new Digital Ventures arm
T-Systems brings in Porsche exec to drive digital product development tie-ups with enterprise partners.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone Germany extends fibre offer after stitching together rival networks
German OpCo can now activate 9.5 million customers on partner networks, DT included, after ironing out technical issues.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT gears up for Global Fabric services launch in 2025
First enterprise customers take BT’s Global Fabric for a spin and test the network as a service platform ahead of service launches in early 2025.
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People
Kirkby changes BT Digital guard: Mehta exits; Meakin earns cap badge
Latest Kirkby BT-Redefined trilogy: Departure of the Mehta, Rise of the Meakin, and Zen of the Watson. Read our analysis…
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Enterprise (B2B)
O2 poaches Vodafone MVNO client Lyca to part-plug 1&1 gap
Lyca Mobile Germany migrates from Vodafone to O2 in latest MVNO coup for the operating business.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Meta ends peering relationship with Deutsche Telekom in Germany
War of words erupts between DT and Meta in the dispute over who should pay for data traffic.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT, Orange kick off industry effort to cut energy use in fibre network
BT Group, Orange, and key equipment suppliers are to set standards at the Broadband Forum for more energy-efficient fibre broadband equipment.
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Innovation (R&D)
BT tightens GenAI cost and security control with AWS
BT Group’s Digital unit teams with AWS to build GenAI Gateway internal platform that gives engineers a flexible and responsible way to scale use cases across the organisation.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Eyebrows raised as Deutsche Telekom joins association of fibre rivals
Deutsche Telekom has become a member of fibre access association BUGLAS, but not everyone is happy about it.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vi delivers ‘quick win capex’ in kit vendor mega deal
Ericsson and Nokia re-up Vi relationship, Samsung added to partner roster.
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Weekly Briefings
Telefónicawatch Weekly: Group applauds Draghi’s call for telco deregulation
Operator agrees with recent EU competitiveness policy proposals, although industry bodies not so keen on recommendations. Telefónica España faces down competition in its home market, while continuing to reinforce wholesale segment. Elsewhere, Virgin Media O2 defends fibre strategy against CityFibre broadsides. Read more…
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Suppliers & SCM
Vodafone’s scaleup hothouse pivots to address telco ‘risk aversion’
Connected Britain: Tomorrow Street CEO Kenny Graham talks up JV’s role in educating Vodafone execs of need to take risks to leverage emerging technology.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica set to complete fibre wholesale ‘triangle’ with MásOrange — report
Operators said to be nearing Indefeasible Right of Use agreement, covering access to 3.5 million Telefónica-connected premises. Move seeks to prevent overbuild, and sees Telefónica remain on a defensive footing in its wholesale segment. Read more…
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica, Vodafone Spain hit refresh on fibre wholesale deal
Seeking to capture synergies and optimise network investment, agreement comes as operators continue battling to lock in wholesale clients, negotiating new deals with existing clients, after recent Spanish market rejig. Read more…
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Network & Infrastructure
TPG’s long-coveted RAN sharing deal is good to go
Australia’s TPG Telecom and Optus got a regulatory thumbs up for their regional network and spectrum sharing deal that will double TPG’s mobile reach.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone Business picks Tealium for customer data management
Enterprise-focused division has deployed Tealium solutions in six markets, with more to follow in the coming year.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone goes nuclear with Czech 5G MPN launch
5G SA private network deployed at Czech nuclear power plant, with testing to define future installation projects.
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Innovation (R&D)
T-Mobile tests wireless lasercomms tech for 5G boost at festivals
Transcelestial says its devices improved connectivity for T-Mobile users at two music festivals.
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: Openreach simplifies, MAUD levels up, EE adds parental guidance
Latest from BT and its ecosystem, including: content delivery network level-up with Edgio trials; Openreach restructures for complex fibre builds; SWAN passes migration milestone; EE warns of smartphone risks for kids…
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone firms up 1&1 deal; start of huge user transfer ‘near’
Vodafone Germany to begin carrying 1&1 traffic from later this week, as part of national roaming tie-up announced last year.