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Vodafone’s Read perturbed as UK rations Huawei usage
Industry looks set to be given three years to firewall Huawei, with potential 35% cap on High Risk Vendors. Security officials position the decision as largely a clarification and formalisation of current restrictions, but stringent caps could spark immediate change in industry security and procurement strategies. UK capex should ...
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Safaricom automates assurance with Amdocs
Project said to bring “more comprehensive and adaptive” safeguards.
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Vodafone postpones Arch Summit 2020 on coronavirus fears
Luxembourg get-together moved back to October 2020.
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Public Affairs
O2 dodges bullet as Huawei capped
Industry looks set to be given three years to firewall Huawei, with potential 35% cap on High Risk Vendors. O2’s longstanding links with Ericsson and Nokia mean operating business avoids costly replacement programmes that major rivals must implement. Security officials position the decision as largely a clarification and formalisation ...
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Ciena flags Telxius role with new speed record
Commercial applications of record-breaking technology expected to see more flexible high capacity services over Telxius submarine cables.
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Telefónica certifies Quectel IoT module
Telefónica Group awarded certification to an Internet of Things (IoT) module from Chinese supplier Quectel Wireless Solutions.
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Huawei crisis: leak points to Deutsche Telekom Group exposure fears
Likely Huawei restrictions reportedly prompt DT to turn back to Nokia as 5G player. Finnish vendor said to have come under pressure for quality improvements.
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T-Mobile, Sprint merger impact on Ericsson
T-Mobile US suppliers note softness from Sprint merger delays.
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Vlocity bags Deutsche Telekom deal
Deutsche Telekom selected US-based Vlocity’s Communications Cloud solution to roll out software with “configure-price-quote” capabilities across Europe.
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Hrvatski Telekom, Tessares look to connect rural Croatia
Hrvatski Telekom is said to be seeking to extend 30Mbps broadband services to more customers in rural areas of Croatia.
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Vendor Voice
ADVA: Taking on the heavyweights in an evolving market
Increasingly bullish vendor aiming to build on core strategic contract wins with BT to change its image and bring the spotlight onto its software and solutions portfolio in a virtualising environment. Major vendors still possess heavyweight advantages, but ADVA leveraging agility and reflexes of a middleweight champion. Importance of ...
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Public Affairs
Telekom Deutschland 5G contracts frozen until geopolitical thaw
5G equipment contracts put on hold due to “unclear political situation”. Chancellor Merkel makes industry wait for political clarity.
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Cosmote throws its 4G, 5G radio lot in with Ericsson
NatCo reportedly selects Swedish vendor as 4G/5G single supplier. Nokia loses out; Huawei hopes of sharing Ericsson contract apparently dashed.
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Telefónica takes Huawei to 5G core in Spain
Home operation gives vote of confidence to embattled Chinese supplier but wants less reliance on Huawei. Procurement of another 5G core expected during 2020; Affirmed Networks and Mavenir Systems reportedly in contention.
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Vodafone gives Hadoop the heave-ho, turns to Google
Vodafone nearly half-way through migrating its Hadoop-based big data analytics platform, serving eleven countries, onto Google Cloud Platform. “Cloud-native” Neuron systems leans on Google’s expertise in AI and ML. Full migration from Hadoop to Neuron slated before 31 March 2020.
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Vodafone Idea rallies the supplier troops
Mavenir, Nokia, Optiva, Red Hat, and TCS engaged via integration plan. CTO reasserts June 2020 deadline for accelerated programme.
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Public Affairs
Merkel, Ametsreiter give Huawei benefit of doubt
Political ructions after Chancellor appears to green-light Huawei involvement in 5G. Ametsreiter wants evidence-based approach to Huawei; describes current security debate as “thoroughly unprofessional”. Complications spread to Hungary.
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Vodafone Egypt extends Ericsson partnership
Egyption OpCo extends existing BSS partnership with supplier Ericsson to support 5G and IoT.
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T-Mobile US teams with rivals to galvanise RCS
Joint venture formed on cross-network messaging; app coming in 2020. Breakaway from Google mooted.
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