All TelcoFutures articles – Page 11
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Innovation (R&D)
Safaricom sets up unit to find ‘next big things’ in digital
New innovation team within Digital IT function tasked with driving digital services user base towards two million mark.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone’s giant Google Cloud migration gathers pace
Accenture, Google Cloud, and SAP to “co-shape” three-year SAP migration project.
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Public Affairs
Regulators don’t buy operator claims on need for internet support
BEREC stands by its 2012 views on the stability of the internet value chain as operators seek EU support in securing additional funding for next‑generation networks.
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Strategy & Change
BT aims for ZeroOps in service transformation
Service management overhaul underway across the Group.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT backs UKQuantum private–public partnership group
‘Voice of UK industry’ formed and open for new members, with BT among inaugural co-leaders.
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Strategy & Change
Deutsche Telekom “extremely proactive” on blockchain compared with other telcos
Nese Ozler outlines strategy of getting involved in “early phases” of different blockchain ecosystems.
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Public Affairs
AI and IoT in sport: helping hand or threatening force?
Carlsen–Niemann chess scandal kindles debate around how to combat combined, nefarious use of capabilities of AI and wearables.
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Public Affairs
Colao to big tech: cooperate or be taxed
Former Vodafone chief and digital policymaker urges all players to find a commercial solution to the challenges of funding infrastructure investment across Europe, rather than risk strong EU intervention.
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Eventwatch
Telefónica Metaverse Day: Telco embraces the Web3 revolution
Vision for Web3 set out as Telefónica moves closer to spatial computing.
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Network & Infrastructure
Mesch: fibre facing its ‘dotcom bubble’ moment
CityFibre CEO anticipates a period of rationalisation that will see the unprepared go to the wall, but a stronger altnet sector emerge.
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Network & Infrastructure
NEC flags open RAN “caution” among brownfield operators
Senior exec blames open RAN wariness on “delayed validation”.
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Network & Infrastructure
NGMN conference puzzles over 6G
Deutsche Telekom Chair of Communication Networks at TU Dresden believes talk of cellular generations is for “dinosaurs”.
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Strategy & Change
Future network will be massive, blockchain‑led computer
Telefónica’s Executive Chairman is urging operators to embrace the collaborative spirit that enabled roaming to create a new connectivity platform.
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Network & Infrastructure
VM O2 takes open RAN to next stage
Virgin Media O2 switches on first live open RAN sites.
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Interview
VOXI taps digital to drive Gen Z growth
Vodafone UK’s youth-focused sub-brand is independent with benefits.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Mobile US first on board as SpaceX promises “end of dead zones”
Coverage Above & Beyond technology partnership targets 500,000 square miles of US soil lacking cellular connectivity.
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Strategy & Change
Höttges hearts the metaverse and software-defined everything
DT CEO chats with John Chambers about leadership, tech, and friendship.
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Network & Infrastructure
Chema Alonso: the metaverse is nearer than people think
Telefónica is making a play to be a metaverse first-mover and ally to ensure its networks are ready for the innovation it can bring in as little as five years’ time.
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Strategy & Change
EC dedicates €127bn to fill digital gaps
European Commission sees progress towards 2030 digital targets.
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Innovation (R&D)
BT’s Etc. to incubate, accelerate as “startup from within”
Speaking to TelcoTitans, Head of Product Zoe Dyer talks up the work of new incubation unit Etc.