All TelcoTitans Industry Content articles – Page 36
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Financial & Performance
Virgin Media O2–Tesco joint venture nears £1bn revenue mark
Twenty-year old joint venture, UK’s largest MVNO, posts a jump in sales despite being a rare hold-out on inflation-linked price rises.
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Products & Services
In depth: BT’s Kevin Lee on Aimee becoming EE’s AI ‘superhero’
BT Consumer Chief Digital Officer Kevin Lee tells the story of Aimee’s journey from fledgeling with “limited skillset”, to becoming EE’s ‘superhero’. Exec highlights importance of Aimee as a co-pilot for EE customer support, with operator aiming to assist all agent conversations with chatbot beyond 2025.
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Network & Infrastructure
US underwater data centre startup plans two hubs in Europe
Subsea Cloud prepares to expand tech beyond the Americas with the launch of new facilities in Norway and the UK.
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M&A
Vocus seeks debt partners to keep TPG bid rolling
Consortium of banks sought to fund acquisition of TPG’s non-consumer fibre business in what could be Australia’s biggest refinancing deal of the year.
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Innovation (R&D)
MediaTek and Nokia help BT to 5G reduced capacity win
Partners successfully trial RedCap technology using EE’s 5G SA network, MediaTek’s testing platform, and Nokia’s AirScale RAN portfolio.
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People
Abolhassan takes over as Head of T-Systems, with Al-Saleh set to exit
Ferri Abolhassan takes up role as new member of DT’s Board of Management for T-Systems, starting in 2024.
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Venturing & Investments
Wayra Hispam invests in retail analytics provider Celes
Startup accelerator’s latest investment part of $1m funding round.
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Strategy & Change
DT steps up ‘cloudification’ with Amazon to tame its IT jungle
Peter Leukert outlines the main challenges of pivotal Route 60 cloudification programme, particularly around securing management support and bedding in cultural and organisational change to accompany technology investments.
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M&A
Phoenix Tower dips a toe into Germany with 220-site NOVEC buy
US wireless infra group takes first step into German market through acquisition of rural-focused NOVEC.
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Products & Services
BT’s commercial drone SIM a ‘stepping stone’ in UAV leadership aspirations
BT launches Drone SIM service for Business customers as series of pilots prove successful.
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Venturing & Investments
Vodafone revamps Italian startup scheme in hunt for next ‘deeptech’ success story
Vodafone Italy launches innoVaction, a reworked Action for 5G replacement, as it seeks startups for equity investments.
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Network & Infrastructure
Baltic Sea cable damage highlights resilience risks
Implications of foul play in damage to submarine gas and telecoms pipes, with local media reports pointing finger at Russia.
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Network & Infrastructure
Spain kicks off 5G SA funding call
Spain opens bidding for UNICO-5G Redes Activas programme, providing €543.8m to accelerate 5G standalone rollout in rural areas of the country.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT takes ‘first step’ in Google Cloud cybersecurity partnership
Pair extend partnership to the realm of cybersecurity, with BT becoming official reseller of Google Chronicle-based Autonomic Security Operations offering.
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Eventwatch
American Tower eyes open RAN for ‘next-gen’ neutral host services
Infra giant performing PoCs with ORAN-equipped solutions that could address MNO demand for advanced urban and in-building services.
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Eventwatch
Telco buyers ponder challenges of a disaggregated, multi-vendor future
Speaking at Fyuz, BuyIn’s Elise Raffestin highlights growing complexity of procurement as vendors proliferate.
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People
American Tower crowns new CEO of Europe
American Tower names Thierry Amarger as CEO of Europe as Pieter Nel steps down.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT ties with AWS, VMware to develop global enterprise network
Partners use Deutsche Telekom´s global mobile networks and AWS backbone, along with Mavenir-supplied RAN.
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Network & Infrastructure
Movistar–Tigo network-share deal approved in Colombia
Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio green lights Movistar and Tigo infrastructure-sharing deal in Colombia, but no word on clearance from MinTIC.
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People
Latest SatCo people moves: Eutelsat shuffles C-suite as OneWeb merger completes
Eutelsat Group overhauls executive committee after completing OneWeb combination. Viasat continues tweaking management following Inmarsat merger, while Blue Origin names new CEO to replace Bob Smith in December this year.