All articles by Samritee Kumari – Page 2
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Partnerships & AlliancesO2 Germany deploys DAS at Munich HQ
CommScope’s ERA distributed antenna system installed at O2 Tower headquarters in Munich to provide indoor mobile coverage.
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Network & InfrastructureAnatel delays ruling on Vivo’s contentious Winity network-sharing deal
Decision on infra-sharing agreement hangs in the balance after telecoms regulator postpones decision until September as a result of lack of majority agreement — but full approval now granted by antitrust authority.
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OperationsOrange ‘shutters Silicon Valley base’ amid strategic refocus
Operator reported to have closed Silicon Valley offices after more than 20 years as part of cost review.
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Suppliers & SCMDeep dive: Telefónica engages suppliers to fight Scope 3 emissions
Keynoting at Achieving Net Zero in the Telecoms Industry, Daniel Santana lifted the lid on Telefónica’s initiatives to actively tackle emissions across its value chain. Learn more about how this impacts its supply chain, where hundreds have been tagged ‘high risk’, and its ‘circular criteria’, SME outreach, peer comparatives… ...
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PeopleLatest Orange people moves: new CFO recruited in Luxembourg
Adrien Pottier named finance chief at Orange Luxembourg after more than 12 years with the operator.
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Venturing & InvestmentsTelefónica reinvests in eSIM provider Airalo
Latest investment sees increasing focus on more mature and strategic startups housed within Telefónica Ventures’ growing list of portfolio companies. Read more…
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Network & InfrastructureOpenreach creeps towards fibre connections target
Unusually, infrastructure division seen stuttering on fibre rollout and falling short on annualised run-rate goal of four million premises passed.
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Partnerships & AlliancesT-Systems extends foray into quantum realm
Deutsche Telekom’s enterprise arm signs MoU with IQM Quantum Computers to offer access to cloud quantum computing services and training, with a Europe-based focus. Deal builds upon similar tie-up with IBM earlier this year, expanding its quantum services to a “multi-cloud quantum landscape”.
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M&ATelefónica puts Nabiax stake 'up for sale'
Report from Reuters indicates Asterion has appointed banks to explore divestment of Nabiax, potentially including Telefónica’s remaining 20% stake. Speculation closely follows sale of Nabiax’s Americas portfolio, marking a shift of focus onto Spanish market.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: new CEO in at Detecon
July 2023 update: Detecon consultancy unit appoints Jürgen Schäfer to the helm, replacing Ralf Pichler.
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PremiumTelefónica closes in on hyperscaler-backed API platform
Report indicates Group has finalised agreements with AWS, Microsoft, and Vonage to distribute APIs to developer community.
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Network & InfrastructureAsterion builds FibreCo challenger to Telefónica in Spain
Olin Group’s portfolio now includes ten regional operators, with collective fibre footprint of 1.6 million premises. FibreCo newcomer plans to open up more than half of its fibre network to third-party operators in 2023. Spain’s saturated fibre sector appears ripe for further consilidation.
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PremiumTelefónica ties with Microsoft on enterprise UC tools
Partners launch joint portfolio of unified communication solutions, focused on SMEs and large organisations.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVivo agrees solar energy deal with Brookfield in Brazil
Partnership will help power Telefónica’s operations.
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Venturing & Investments3i Infrastructure injects €24m into fibre provider DNS:NET
Investment will fund continued expansion of DNS:NET’s fibre network in Germany. Former Truphone Chief Executive Ralph Steffens appointed as co-CEO.
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PremiumO2 selects MYCOM OSI for network assurance
Telefónica Deutschland to migrate its MYCOM OSI installation to the cloud.
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OperationsTelefónica to merge digital and R&D units
Chema Alonso to take helm at Telefónica Innovación Digital, with direct report into Chief Strategy and Development Officer Mark Evans. New unit to focus on internal technology development, leaning on GSMA’s Open Gateway API platform.
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PeopleOrange people moves: new Chairman moves in as enterprise unit switches up execs
Jacques Aschenbroich appointed new Chairman, with Group CEO and Chairman roles now split under new structure. Orange Business bolsters leadership team with series of new hires. Poland and Romania swap CEOs.
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Premiumhubraum deploys 5G open RAN network in Krakow
New private network will test Industry 4.0 use‑cases, as part of EC‑backed European Digital Innovation Hub.