All TelcoTitans Industry Content articles – Page 57
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People
New CEO takes helm at Building Digital UK
Dean Creamer oversees Project Gigabit and Shared Rural Network as new head of Building Digital UK.
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M&A
nexfibre swallows Upp fibre assets for growth
nexfibre agrees to purchase fibre network from altnet Upp, adding 175,000 premises to its footprint.
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Innovation (R&D)
Generative AI can ‘cut months’ from transformation, says BT
BT’s CDIO Harmeen Mehta: generative AI can cut “months, if not years out of our transformation”, but only if you “get to the tail”.
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M&A
stc buys a “friendly” 9.9% stake in Telefónica
Saudi Arabia’s stc becomes Telefónica’s largest shareholder.
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Network & Infrastructure
Openreach calls time on copper, turns attention to all-IP
Digital Voice rollout extends to regions as UK-wide WLR stop-sell enforced.
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M&A
CVC sets sights on infrastructure with DIF buyout
Private equity-focused CVC prepares to acquire 100% of infrastructure investor DIF Capital Partners.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone signs Amazon satellite deal, puts fintech on the radar
Operators adding to satellite connectivity plans with Project Kuiper tie-up expected to see 2024 early services launch.
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Marketing
T-Mobile brand continues vanishing act with Dutch exit
The new Odido brand is replacing T-Mobile and Tele2 in the Netherlands.
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Financial & Performance
Safaricom issues green financing to fuel ESG investments
Sustainability-linked loan facility set to “unlock” Kenyan operator’s investment diversification plans.
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Public Affairs
Operators slam Argentina’s 5G auction terms, rollout deemed “impossible”
Telefónica, Claro, and Telecom Argentina push back against Argentina’s 5G auction terms.
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Network & Infrastructure
Anatel reaches stalemate on Vivo’s contentious Winity network-sharing deal
Decision on infra-sharing agreement hangs in the balance as telecoms regulator postpones ruling until 15 September, after Anatel once again fails to meet majority agreement — but with full approval now granted by antitrust authority.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Fruits of Vantage and MOWEA collab begin to manifest
Vantage launches first mobile radio tower to be equipped with micro wind turbines as result of partnership with German startup MOWEA.
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Innovation (R&D)
DT beefs up quantum research to protect networks from qubit-computer attacks
“Quantum Lab” opened in Berlin, overseen by Deutsche Telekom’s research arm T-Labs; various partners from academia and business involved.
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Interview
Interview: CMC chief exec on keeping Africa in business despite energy supply woes
In an interview with TelcoTitans, CEO of Carlyle-controlled connectivity player CMC Networks describes doing business on the continent as tough but “super exciting”.
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Strategy & Change
BT’s Mehta: ‘deep use’ of AI driving transformation at pace
CDIO Harmeen Mehta says Google Cloud migration has reached 80%, will finish by the end of the year.
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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: TAWAL firms up European entrance
TAWAL sets first foot into European telecoms sector after acquiring United Group towers. Phoenix Tower International also ups presence in continent. Meanwhile, Ghana preps national 4G and 5G neutral-host network. Read more…
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Innovation (R&D)
DT showcases multi-vendor non-real-time RIC, but integration challenges remain
German incumbent partners with AirHop, Juniper Networks, VIAVI Solutions, and VMware to trial non-real-time RAN intelligent controller based on O-RAN specs.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodacom declares war on load shedding with virtual wheeling agreement
Vodacom seals virtual wheeling agreement with South African power provider Eskom.
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M&A
US’ Searchlight moves closer to Gresham House buyout
Agreement sees parentage change at UK altnets GoFibre and Wildanet, among others.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT aims to slash NHS wait times with new AI health-tech partnership
BT Business’ Corporate and Public Sector team ramps up efforts on AI and digital diagnosis services with deepc partnership.