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Public Affairs
O2 Germany wins round-one in Drillisch price reviews
O2 won a legal battle with its wholesale customer on the cost of sharing spectrum assets, but multiple legal reviews continue. Hundreds of millions of euros at stake. 1&1 Drillisch takes financial hit, but O2 remains vulnerable.
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O2 UK’s smart ambulance trial creates remote consulting room
O2 UK’s smart ambulance trial creates remote consulting room Source: Matt Boland / Flickr - Ambulance Telefónica UK (O2 UK) provided connectivity for a smart ambulance at Millbrook Proving Ground in September 2019, as part of a trial which it claims “has the potential to revolutionise patient ...
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Telefónica sets up 5G vehicle-testing in Malaga
European operating businesses are continuing to ratchet-up participation in connected vehicle projects as part of efforts to develop 5G industrial use cases. A testing centre in Spain appears to fit with smart city ambitions, while, in the UK, connectivity for ambulances as part of research into using 5G as ...
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Telefónica JV in France provides WAN for GEFCO
Trumpeting of MNC success in France provides evidence of Telefónica’s growing interest in building its position as a global enterprise service provider.
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Accedian adds visibility to UNICA
Telefónica Group validated Accedian’s Skylight network-monitoring solution for deployment within UNICA, the Group’s network virtualisation programme that commenced in 2015.
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O2 partners Discovergy to monitor network energy consumption
Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany) signed a contract with utility metering solutions provider Discovergy that will see the operator’s base stations equipped with power-use monitors over the next two years.
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Syniverse and Telefónica collaborate on secure messaging
Syniverse Technologies and Telefónica Business Solutions are collaborating to offer a secure global messaging solution.
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NTT and Telefónica herald TIP disaggregation progress
Telefónica Group and Japanese peer NTT DoCoMo highlighted the successful conclusion of testing of open transmission and forwarding technologies undertaken as part of the partners research linked to the Telecom Infra Project (TIP).
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O2 UK piloting ‘Shop in-Shops’ at NEXT outlets
Telefónica UK (O2 UK) is piloting a new “experimental store format” in partnership with British fashion and homewares chain NEXT plc in four of the latter’s stores.
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Church of England strikes Cornerstone deal
Telefónica UK and Vodafone UK infrastructure-sharing joint venture Cornerstone reached a new agreement with the Church of England, with the aim of using Church-owned sites to boost mobile coverage in both rural and urban locations.
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Products & Services
O2 España launches fibre-only plan
O2 España launched a fibre-only plan in the country for €38 per-month.
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Telefónica España and Atresmedia create TV content JV
Telefónica España and Atresmedia, a Spanish media group, agreed a deal to create a 50:50 joint venture (JV) to produce and distribute Spanish-language original series and films for Telefónica’s Movistar+ pay-TV platform and Atresmedia channels.
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Telefónica Mexico rival Telcel acquires Ultravisión spectrum
Telefónica Mexico (Movistar) rival Telcel reportedly acquired 60MHz of spectrum in the 2.5GHz range from local pay-TV and telecoms provider Ultravisión.
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Suppliers & SCM
Ezentis trumpets latest Telefónica contract wins
Ezentis maintained its drumbeat of deals, highlighting its ongoing infrastructure management relationship with Telefónica across Latin America.
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Goldman Sachs examining Telefónica mast sale prospects
It was reported that Telefónica appointed Goldman Sachs to examine its options for monetisation of its mobile mast sites.
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Telefónica Empresas and Hisdesat agree contract with Spain’s Ministry of Defence
Telefónica Empresas, the operator’s business-to-business arm, and satellite communications provider Hisdesat agreed a 14-month contract with Spain’s Ministry of Defence to provide connectivity, entertainment, and online training services for the country’s overseas military personnel.
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Industry 4.0 cybersecurity centre opens in León
Telefónica Group unveiled a specialist CyberSecurity Centre for Industry 4.0 (C4IN), in the northern Spanish city of León.
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Swrve builds AI influence with Telefónica
Telefónica formed an enhanced technology partnership with US-based Swrve, with the aim of improving digital customer engagement across its footprint.
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Telefónica España highlights work with Spain’s DGT and SEAT on IoT road safety project
Telefónica España highlighted work with Spain’s Directorate General for Traffic (DGT) and car manufacturer SEAT on an Internet of Things road safety project, in collaboration with drone specialist Aeorum and automotive components specialist Ficosa.
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Vivo interested in Oi spectrum as asset sale speculation bubbles up again
Telefónica|Vivo appears to be circling Brazil’s distressed fourth-placed operator Oi more closely as speculation on the sale of its assets bubbles up again.