All TelcoTitans Industry Content articles – Page 33
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica ‘in talks’ for Orange-MÁSMÓVIL fixed access deal
Refreshed mutual infra relationship under discussion ahead of major Spanish telco merger, with rural fibre rollout side-deal also on table. New accord could help Telefónica counter forecasted wholesale challenges…
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Financial & Performance‘Over-delivering’ Telefónica Tech inches towards €3bn sales goal
B2B digital services unit completes another strong year amid receding M&A-based growth.
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M&ACityFibre ignites M&A plan with Lit Fibre buy
Altnet lights M&A touchpaper with Lit Fibre deal, expands FTTP footprint and brings in Newlight Partners as minority investor. More to come from CityFibre soon…
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Strategy & ChangeAdastral Park: BT R&D hub shifts leadership, strategy as Networks takes precedence
Suffolk network, technology, and research campus being moved under wing of lead tenant Networks, said to reflect evolving strategy under CSNO Howard Watson and CNO Greg McCall. Adastral has been undergoing changes, but BT assures it remains ‘critical’…
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Strategy & ChangeDeutsche Telekom’s API supremo outlines first steps of journey
Having debuted two network APIs in its home market, DT indicates a third is imminent.
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Products & ServicesTelefónica Tech UK&I expands security portfolio with NextDefense
Business-to-business digital services unit launches managed security portfolio in the UK and Ireland, expanding existing security offerings and leveraging AI and big data, among other technologies, to improve enterprise security. Move comes as Group continues to grow in the sector after major restructuring…
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Partnerships & AlliancesHrvatski Telekom retains Netcracker as billing consolidation sherpa
Croatian operator to refresh revenue management tech through a new deal with Netcracker, updating on contract signed by pair back in 2017.
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica Infra moves closer to 30m full-fibre target
Spanish group reaffirms aim to pass over 100 million homes with fibre networks by 2026, helped by growing portfolio of specialist side-businesses.
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Content & TVBT teams with Broadpeak to bring MAUD to life
France-based Broadpeak provides tech components that will underpin BT’s live video streaming network architecture.
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Suppliers & SCMTelefónica to ‘drastically’ cut IT suppliers from 40 to four or five
Report says operator is close to finalising new IT contracts worth up to €500m.
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Public AffairsNetomnia: UK’s One Touch Switch ‘hijacked’ by BT, VM O2 as scheme delayed again
Altnet CEO Jeremy Chelot tells TelcoTitans that the UK’s One Touch Switching hub is unviable under current governance, with BT and Virgin Media said to be dragging feet and over-complicating proceedings. A new date has been set, but concerns remain. The alternative? ‘I’ve built it, and it took me three weeks’…
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone video surveillance partner Digital Barriers not rattled by revenue drop, bigger loss
UK-based video surveillance scaleup stood by “positive” long-term growth prospects as it reported significant revenue decline and a bigger loss for fiscal year ending 31 March 2023.
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Network & InfrastructureGreece’s OTE exploring tower spin-off
National telco wants to trim down the costs of managing wireless infra by creation of a dedicated (but 100%-owned) subsidiary.
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Financial & PerformanceVivo affirms loyalty payback of ‘beyond telco’ strategy
Brazilian operator’s Chief Executive Christian Gebara pledges to continue widening portfolio of non-telco services in areas such as health, energy, consumer electronics, and lending.
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M&ATelefónica ‘mulls’ Avatel buy to defend wholesale biz
Purchase of Spain’s #5 broadband provider, valued at €1bn, holds potential to accelerate rural fibre, strengthen pre-existing MVNO ties, position Group to better compete. Saudi Arabia’s stc also prowling, despite Telefónica stakebuild friction…
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M&ATelefónica looks to inhale leftover O2 shares
Group announces intent to buy the final portion of Telefónica Deutschland that it did not manage to secure in recent voluntary acquisition offer, and in parallel take the German business’ shares off Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica Tech taps Teradata for AI-based data analytics
Tech bulks up AI solutions portfolio with expansion of relationship with longstanding analytics partner, bringing two new cloud platforms to clients while furthering the Group’s digital transformation goals…
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Network & InfrastructureUK gov pledges satcomms R&D investment for ultra-rural homes
Spring Budget adds £160m to LEO connectivity funding pot days after warnings that UK SatCos require fresh funding to stay afloat. BT, Vodafone, VM O2 have named their partners, and early trials are beginning to emerge…
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M&ACellnex chases VM O2-Vodafone UK infra-sharing renewal to reassure investors
Virgin Media O2 and Vodafone in ‘advanced’ talks with Cellnex, amidst consolidation uncertainty. Cellnex sees ‘positives’ and ‘some challenges’ in European M&A spectre. Learn more from the InfraCo major’s latest Capital Markets Day…
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Products & ServicesDT to debut LEO-based sat services this year
Space comms startups OQ and Sateliot brought into the fold of DT’s network-of-networks platform strategy.