All TelcoTitans Industry Content articles – Page 182
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Venturing & Investments
Telefónica plants cash in Brazilian IoT player
Agro-IoT Lab graduate lands cash injection. Opportunities in the mining sector driving Telefónica IoT investments in Latin America.
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Premium
Deutsche Telekom people moves: Group’s Ashouriha in as NGMN Chairman; T-Mobile US builds up third pillar
Arash Ashouriha gets unanimous vote for Chairman spot at NGMN Alliance. Another DTCP Senior Advisory addition. T-Mobile US makes further changes in Emerging Products, and reworks T-Mobile for Business strategy.
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Suppliers & SCM
BT partner Toshiba bullish on quantum security (eventually)
Japanese vendor takes long-term view on QKD market, anticipating a hefty 25% share and $3bn revenue by 2030.
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Network & Infrastructure
Allianz emerging as Telefónica’s German fibre buddy
Report suggests that project ‘Beethoven’ aims to exploit Telefónica’s Spanish fibre expertise.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Deutsche Telekom demos flying base stations in stratosphere
DT reveals strategic investment in UK startup developing hydrogen-powered, remote-controlled aircraft to deliver broadband connectivity. Operator takes on Alphabet, SoftBank, and SpaceX with rival system in the stratosphere.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT boosts content delivery at the edge
BT adopts Open Caching edge solution from Cisco, Qwilt, and Digital Alpha, claiming first 5G MEC capability in UK.
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Content & TV
BT in cross-fire over pay-per-view matches
Broadcasters switch to pay-per-view model for Premiership football. Flak taken for pricing, but pegged as an interim measure to survive COVID.
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Vendor Voice
F5: telcos need allies for digital leap forward
In an interview with BTwatch, key figures from F5’s European operations discuss the application security service provider’s relationship with BT Group in the wake of securing a place on the telco’s streamlined list of 15 certified security partners. Richard Holben, the vendor’s BT Global Account Manager, and Ian Harris, ...
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Systems talks up mainframe business and IBM ties
New mainframe training programmes in place to replace old hands who will shortly retire. T-Sys has “thickest deal pipeline” in mainframe business since 2012.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT deepens Bristol University research ties
BT Group continues to cement ties with UK universities. Quantum research highlighted as focus, with QKD developments on the horizon.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone Portugal threatens to boycott 5G auction
Objections to auction terms favouring new entrant. Complaints escalated to Brussels, and R&D centre plans reconsidered. Other European auction processes continue to be clouded by traditional operator–regulator machinations, with COVID–19 and trade tensions adding to mix.
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Operations
Magyar Telekom looks for lodgers in new HQ
Operator looking to mitigate overheads after opting to permanently shift to a hybrid working model. 5,500-strong workforce largely remote since spring, bar brief return. Sub-letting to partners on the cards. Wider Group-level philosophy changes take effect.
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Public Affairs
Cosmote drops the ball on call data
Greek operator under fire, locally, over vulnerability leading to large-scale loss of customer details.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Wayra extends to third Spanish city
Telefónica innovation hub Wayra banks Valencia vicariously through partnership with Lanzadera. Jaun Roig-germinated hub names Telefónica strategic partner. Wayra doubles down on startup acceleration.
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Venturing & Investments
Telefónica's new alarms JV gets personal with security offer
After a difficult start, Telefónica’s home security JV is developing new services. Launch of personal security offer marks new commercial phase for Movistar Prosegur Alarmas.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telkom calls for Rain-check on Vodacom spectrum tie-up
Complaint to South African Competition Tribunal calls time on spectrum-sharing agreement. Claims competition is at risk, ahead of upcoming spectrum auctions. Vodacom adamant that deals are “pro-competitive”.
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Innovation (R&D)
Vodafone opens up on OpenRAN trial in Turkey
OpenRAN playbook provides insight into deployment challenges. Local skills and resources are critical for successful rollouts. Acceptable performance achieved for rural environments. More work needed on management, operations, security, and deployment models. Vodafone brings open RAN trials to the Netherlands. NEC boosts its position as a Vodafone open RAN ...
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Products & Services
Asda Mobile returns to Vodafone UK network
Past flame rekindled as Vodafone regains love for MVNO partners.
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M&A
Vodafone UK’s partner puzzle remains unsolved
Could O2 + Virgin Media = Three for Vodafone UK? Fixed–mobile convergence is a riddle to be solved.
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Products & Services
Vodafone ready to kick off 5G real time stadium app
5G AR app is ready to launch as football fans return to stadiums. VfD to roll out 5G to more Bundesliga stadiums. Stadium tech in spotlight as Germany gears up to host Euro 2024. AR sports app takeup depends on device availability.