All TelcoTitans Industry Content articles – Page 30
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Network & Infrastructure
Safaricom rallies Nokia in fight against energy costs
Kenyan operator to deploy Nokia AVA tech to monitor networks, run at lower power when possible.
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Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Funkturm, Vantage both lay claim to ‘first’ MIG tower deployment
MNO-affiliated TowerCos finish neck-and-neck in construction of first white spot towers funded by state-backed programme. Subsidy, collaboration deemed key to widening Germany’s rural coverage. Further projects in accelerating pipeline…
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People
BT Biz swaps marketing lead; Bird flying to Mars
EE veteran and Enterprise alumni bids farewell, handing B2B remit to Helen Whetton. Shares journey supporting consumer and business strategy reboots, sees BT Business poised for ‘bright future’…
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Strategy & Change
‘Ripping off the plaster’: BT braces for short-term pain to right long-term B2B wrongs
BT Business CEO Bas Burger warns that the division’s turnaround programme will be necessarily painful, with benefits only set to emerge after a difficult beginning.
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Eventwatch
UK's One Touch Switch debate erupts, with March 2024 deadline hanging in balance
INCA Conference 2023: Fiery panel discussion sees OTS platform questioned, accusations of ‘threatening’ behaviour, Ofcom deadline looming, exemplary punishment mooted, risk of altnets being cut off from opportunity to take market share with major ISP migrations…
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Network & Infrastructure
VM O2 and Community Fibre net London school infra deals
Virgin Media O2 Business to provide and maintain dark fibre infrastructure for nearly 3,000 schools until 2038, via a tweak to LGfL deal. Education-focused broadband trust signs separate Community Fibre contract for added resilience.
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Strategy & Change
Virgin Media hits milestone in fibre-focused IT refresh
Execs highlight progress in digital refresh underpinning cableco’s transformative, twin-push into fibre infrastructure and wholesale business.
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Strategy & Change
Gupta comes out swinging as BT Business plots UK corporate renaissance
Jansen-anointed “chap called Ashish” is charged with reviving UK corporate and public sector business, and declares the unit ready to “return to good” and compete in an ultra-competitive market, with rivals including integrators Capgemini and ATOS in his sights as well as rival operators Vodafone and Virgin Media O2.
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Network & Infrastructure
Austria’s Magenta Telekom chooses Mavenir for cloud-native voice
Austrian NatCo shifts to software-defined approach for voice, enabling LTE and Wi-Fi-based services now, and paving the way for voice-over-New Radio in future.
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Products & Services
1&1 to activate mobile services after 5G added to O2 roaming deal
No details provided about surprise expansion of national roaming deal with O2 Germany.
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M&A
Private equity buyout of Gresham House moves closer
UK infra investor announces clearance of regulatory and other obstacles to takeover by Searchlight Capital Partners.
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Public Affairs
Telefónica to ‘firm up’ Spanish job cut plans with unions
Operator to negotiate new incentivised early-retirement plan with the UGT and CCOO, continuing its efforts to reduce personnel costs and simplify structurally.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telekom Deutschland seeks civil engineers to speed fibre build
German NatCo takes action to address shortage of resources in civil engineering.
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People
DT picks out new German finance chief
Telekom Deutschland makes a paired announcement of its new finance lead and MD of Sales and Service, while stressing its ongoing focus on digitalising the finance division (and others), improving customer satisfaction, and driving fibre deployment.
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Eventwatch
Project Gigabit draws criticism over voucher headaches and cross-regional contracts
INCA Conference 2023: see what “nightmare” is haunting altnet leaders within Project Gigabit; confusion over cross-regional contracts; and what new BDUK CEO has to say on it all…
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Network & Infrastructure
Della Valle defends cable’s customer potential against FTTP’s economics advantage
Vodafone chief downplays lower costs linked to FTTP, stressing that HFC-based networks can meet customer needs and support positive customer experience.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT taps Telstra for Asia-Pacific broadcasting reboot
Operators’ media and broadcasting arms unite to deliver unified media network, extending BT and Telstra reach into Asia-Pacific.
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M&A
Austria and Ireland ‘up next’ on Cellnex’s sale agenda
Tower group said to be weighing up options at another two subsidiaries, including part or full sales, following various transactions in last year. The report comes shortly after CEO Marco Patuano expressed his appetite for more outgoing M&A deals, to support leverage reduction.
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M&A
OTE seeks a Clever deal to secure Romanian exit
Deutsche Telekom-controlled Greek group is in talks with the owner of local broadcaster Clever Media Network over a long-mooted sale of Telekom Romania Mobile.
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Enterprise (B2B)
London’s Vorboss breaks B2B fibre price-performance barrier for retailers
Leading on price as well as “unheard of” performance, CEO exclusively unpacks new low-priced 10Gbps Retail Connect proposition for TelcoTitans UK Infrawatch. Read more about how Vorboss is setting itself apart…