All TelcoTitans Premium Content articles – Page 116
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Telefónica Europe people movements, May 2020
Changes across O2 UK and MVNOs giffgaff and Tesco Mobile. O2 Germany brought in VW’s Langendorf as Head of Communications.
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Telefónica Alumni people movements, May 2020
Former Telefónica Ireland Director Paul Farrell gets spot at Virgin Media Television.
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Telefónicawatch roundup - May 2020
Developments from across Telefónica Group entities. TBS taps ST Engineering iDirect for further hub; former contect centre subsidiary Atento flags waning ties to Group; Group becomes inaugural member of GSMA’s 5G IoT for Manufacturing Forum.
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Suppliers & SCM
Telefónica lays down gauntlet to cloud-native suppliers
Lopez challenges Kubernetes to prove itself in telco environment. Hybrid VM and cloud-native model the likely norm for operators already invested in NFV.
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Virgin Media builds backhaul business before O2 tie up
Virgin Media positioning itself as a BT backhaul alternative, but appeal may be curbed by O2 links.
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Telefónica to integrate DTS
Operating business said to be moving to next stage of TV asset tidy-up.
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O2 signals legal move over 5G auction
Operating business remains vexed by how Ofcom has structured mid-band licence sell-off.
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Group talks up TrustOS role in blockchain performance
Telefónica-led platform, based on Hyperledger Fabric, explores practicalities of implementing production-ready services. Academic papers of little use in determining strength of telco business case. More blockchain work needed in Telefónica’s collaboration with GSM Association to develop production-ready wholesale roaming service.
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Products & Services
O2 switches out banking partner
Fidor relationship, formed in 2016, does not appear to have set world alight.
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Deutsche Telekom Q1/FY20 first take: only mild symptoms, so far
Upbeat executives comfortable enough to keep guidance and dividend unchanged, despite some COVID-19 impact on B2B projects and consumer sales.
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Deutsche Telekom to issue more RFIs for TIP transport scheme
Group rounding up new posse of open transport suppliers under the TIP flag.
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Deutsche Telekom and SAP charged with scaling German COVID tracker
T-Systems said to be providing server architecture for ramping up of a national contact tracing programme intended to help contain the spread of COVID-19. DT’s involvement comes as federal government bows to pressure to adopt a decentralised approach to tracing after resistance to centralisation from Apple and Google.
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Vodafone FY19–20 quick take: no change here
Read infers Group is better placed, post-Colao for economic downturn. Della Valle confirms new, AT Kearney-inspired €1bn cost-cutting plan, after trailering move in late-2019. No disruption to Read’s M&A overhaul, beyond Egypt. Targets hit but glitchy performance, both at OpCos and Vodafone Business.
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Operators eye Hong Kong for mmWave sharing solution
Ways to solve small-cell cost conundrum still being pondered. DT among European operators pondering the prospect of emulating the approach adopted in Hong Kong to deliver efficiently built and cost-effective small cell coverage for 5G. Secondary node RAN sharing among operators could provide a sweet spot where low-cost build ...
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Public Affairs
Rivals still sore over in building broadband
Compromise yet to be found in fibre/vectoring clash.
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Strategy & Change
Tele Columbus bats off TDE housing association rivalry
Rival suggests NatCo’s long-expressed ambition to attack bulk broadband market is still some way away from having an impact.
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Inevitably, Optima stake sale hits problems
Authorities continue long search to resolve NatCo’s role as Optima babysitter, and wider broadband domination in Croatia. Another outcome of COVID-19 disruption to regulators’ plans in Europe.
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Magyar Telekom debuts 5G after just-in-time auction
NatCo puts auction gains to quick use. 5G auctions plans topple in Europe due to COVID-19.