All Partnerships & Alliances articles – Page 83
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EE’s ESN contract extended to 2024
Extended contract reflects need for network stability as delayed project inches towards real-world deployments. EE facing revised expectations on coverage and service delivery to accompany the extended contract.
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Strategy & Change
Timotheus Höttges plays hard-to-get after Vodafone Group tower overtures
Focus increasing on German infrastructure reshaping as cash-strapped European operators seek to extract asset value. Group yet to be convinced to draw up the tower bridge and help Vodafone’s consolidation plan. Telefónica Deutschland relationship a possible plan-b for Vodafone.
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Hrvatski Telekom readies for Optima sell-off
Curtain could be coming down on operators’ odd couple act.
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T-Labs set to launch the Xride programme
Telekom Innovation Laboratories (T-Labs) flagged it had scheduled an event in Bonn to launch the Xride programme.
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Vodafone Group targets Deutsche Telekom for tower tie-up
Focus turns to Germany as last of Europe Region ‘big four’ to meet Group push for tower overhaul. German arch-rival yet to be convinced to raise the drawbridge. Cornerstone-style Telefónica Deutschland relationship a possible plan-b. Equivalent plans move forward in Italy and UK.
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Products & Services
Vodafone Germany among operators officially launching Mobile Connect
Vodafone Germany and rivals Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica Deutschland finally made an official launch of Mobile Connect.
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Vodacom Tanzania and Optiva to expand partnership
VdT and Optiva to expand partnership, allowing the OpCo to launch new services faster.
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Software AG reworks flagship cloud deal
German vendor latest to refresh ties as part of T-Sys portfolio restructuring programme. “Global” deal has hints of increased US focus by T-Sys, in line with Group’s new “Trans-Atlantic” persona.
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BT TV select Couchbase’s NoSQL database solution
BT TV select Couchbase’s NoSQL database solution Source: Yiqun Tang / Unsplash Database specialist Couchbase flagged that BT TV is using its database platform to deliver its on-demand TV services. BT TV was said to have selected Couchbase based on its caching capabilities, which ensure high performance, ...
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Cellnex acquires rights to market services at BT towers
Cellnex confident modest early partnership with BT could provide greater long-term opportunity for management and co-location services business with the UK incumbent.
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BT recruits Juniper for Network Cloud
BT recruits Juniper for Network Cloud Source: Ed Kohler / Flickr CC BY 2.0 - Juniper Networks Truck Juniper Networks revealed it will play a significant role in BT Group’s rollout of the Network Cloud initiative, which aims to better support new services including future 5G applications ...
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Deutsche Telekom strengthens ties with SK Telecom, Zeiss
DTCP in partner mode to sustain investment aggression. Group looking to Asia for next wave of startup relationships.
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Suppliers & SCM
Vodacom Group spreads supply to mitigate US-China fall-out
Political storm spreading beyond Vodafone’s European homeland.
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Vodafone Egypt chosen as digital partner for new healthcare system
VfEg among the beneficiaries of a local visit in May 2019 by Liam Fox, UK Secretary of State for International Trade The visit was accompanied by the signing of new partnership agreements.
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Vodafone Business providing IoT connectivity for Perch Interactive’s products
Perch Interactive, a retail display specialist, highlighted that Vodafone Business is providing IoT connectivity for its products.
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Strategy & Change
DTW19: Another Vodafone Group signal of coming partner platform refit
Vodafone recognises need for improvement in partner collaboration, to fuel 5G success. Chief Systems Architect looking to reshape IT, to help open-up while protecting “secret sauce”. TM Forum and University of Surrey among collaborators.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Google and telco: a beautiful budding relationship
Web services giant gees-up operator audience, stressing their go-to-market strength. Opportunities highlighted across network, IT, and services.
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Telefónica beefs-up Google Cloud offering
Enterprise multi-cloud menu now boasts anchor-triumvirate of AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
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T-Systems strengthens cloud ties with Microsoft
Microsoft tie-up turbo-charged with “cloud acceleration” collaboration.