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Telekom Deutschland links up with Beyond Now on ‘Magenta B2B2X’ digital marketplace launch

Germany NatCo and Beyond Now expand partnership with collaboration on new platform play, targeting enterprises and their clients with voice, connectivity, 5G, data analytics, and IoT services.

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Events

Interview: UK altnet Hyperoptic boosts CX in full-fibre take-up drive

Events

T-Mobile will ‘lean into’ wireless partnerships, vows wholesale chief

Interview

Interview: BT's Lisa Perkins on net-zero beyond the low hanging fruit

Events

Interview: Chema Alonso on building Telefónica’s API place

Vector Technologies CEO Mateusz Sulikowski

Network & Infrastructure

Vector Technologies: fibre access networks must embrace multi-vendor to achieve scale efficiencies and spur innovation

Events

Exclusive Steffen Roehn interview and DTW23 – Ignite preview: The view from TM Forum’s transformative top

Interview: UK altnet Hyperoptic boosts CX in full-fibre take-up drive
T-Mobile will ‘lean into’ wireless partnerships, vows wholesale chief
Interview: BT's Lisa Perkins on net-zero beyond the low hanging fruit
Interview: Chema Alonso on building Telefónica’s API place
Vector Technologies: fibre access networks must embrace multi-vendor to achieve scale efficiencies and spur innovation
Exclusive Steffen Roehn interview and DTW23 – Ignite preview: The view from TM Forum’s transformative top

Public Affairs

DT’s Europe chief lashes out at proposal to regulate EU intra-call pricing

Innovation (R&D)

BT delves deeper into immersive tech with new testbed

Events

Rural fibre business case “getting stronger” as UK altnets look to boost take-up

People

nexfibre brings in new CEO

Latest from Eventwatch: DTW23 - Ignite and Connected Britain 2023

Rural fibre business case “getting stronger” as UK altnets look to boost take-up
Connected Britain 2023: UK fibre builders warming up to rural rollout as private funding becomes harder to access. Perspectives from Lothian Broadband, County Broadband, CityFibre, Openreach, and CommScope.
Interview: UK altnet Hyperoptic boosts CX in full-fibre take-up drive
In an interview with TelcoTitans, Dana Tobak, founder and CEO of Hyperoptic, shares how financial discipline guides the UK altnet.
T-Mobile will ‘lean into’ wireless partnerships, vows wholesale chief
T-Mobile Wholesale chief says it is “open for business” for Wireless-as-a-Service tie-ups, targeting IoT players, MVNOs, and startups. Partner-focused tech stack readied after BSS overhaul with Netcracker. AI- and Web3 - enabled services seen as offering fresh wave of growth opportunity. Alongside IT revamp, T-Mobile has refined go-to-market ...
Interview: Chema Alonso on building Telefónica’s API place
Telefónica’s Chief Digital Officer expects Open Gateway APIs to begin having revenue impact in current fiscal year, with first products being launched in Brazil.
Orange’s Vermeulen advises telcos to get early start on GenAI
Group CIO says GenAI will be a gamechanger for telecoms.
MPs warn of “terrible consequences” of Vodafone–Three “cartel” as security put in merger spotlight
MP disquiet on prospect of Chinese part-ownership of UK’s largest mobile network appears closely tied to union Unite’s ‘dossier’ outlining national security threat, as shadow of Huawei ban looms large.

Deep Dives

Deep dive: Kirkby’s BT reign set to bring new partners, new purpose, and “stupid questions”

Deep dive: Telefónica engages suppliers to fight Scope 3 emissions

Featured Insight

Interview: UK altnet Hyperoptic boosts CX in full-fibre take-up drive

Interview: Chema Alonso on building Telefónica’s API place

NEW: Infrawatch by TelcoTitans

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”.
US’ Searchlight moves closer to Gresham House buyout
Agreement sees parentage change at UK altnets GoFibre and Wildanet, among others.
American Tower’s Kenyan dispute disrupts services
American Tower takes on government-owned Telkom Kenya for unpaid bills. TowerCo claims operator has defaulted on £22m in payments and breached sale and leaseback agreement. In extraordinary move, ATC shut off some sites until the operator pays up.

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BT

Strategy & Change

BT bats away backlash against all-IP switchover

Campaign group withdraws from Digital Voice Advisory Group, claims that it has been “hoodwinked” by BT over promises to safeguard older customers.

Interview: BT's Lisa Perkins on net-zero beyond the low hanging fruit

EE in-home connectivity backed by ‘evolved’ Qualcomm deal

EE’s 3G to be shuttered by spring

Elsewhere in Openreach: Openreach charges on with Welsh broadband build

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Vodafone

Products & Services

Vodafone Business heralds Boundless Working portfolio

Portfolio aims to provide digital and mobile-first solutions focused on accelerating workplace transformation.

Zegona eyes Vodafone Spain for reverse takeover deal

Vodafone exec Anna Dimitrova exits for German fibre altnet

MPs warn of “terrible consequences” of Vodafone–Three “cartel” as security put in merger spotlight

Vodafone–Three merger lobby turns to 5G rollout, NHS rescue

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Deutsche Telekom

Financial & Performance

Magyar Telekom has cheerier FY23 outlook; now expects double-digit growth

Good news on customer sign-ups and spending sees Hungarian incumbent significantly raise full-year sales and earnings forecasts.

DTCP takes majority stake in maincubes

Magyar Telekom agrees network investment in exchange for tax breaks

Telekom Deutschland promises speed hike with 5G Hybrid

DT ‘cloudification’ delivers sustainability and business benefits

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Telefónica

Partnerships & Alliances

Telefónica teams with Ericsson to develop cloud RAN

A new collaboration agreement will see pair roll out trial deployments of cloud radio access networks in Europe using open APIs.

Movistar to close last of its call centres in Spain

Telefónica herds Hispam manufacturers onto Telco Cloud

Movistar fined yet again for breaching DTS merger terms

Vivo consortium deploys Infovia subfluvial cable

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Monthly Deep Dives: Premium Telcowatch Digital Reports

BTwatch Report #348 - September 2023
Key stories include: State infra projects slated | BT back on EU Horizon | New EE enters Orbit | Collaboration driving green momentum | All-IP migration kicks on
Telefónicawatch Report #176 - September 2023
Key stories include: Calendars marked for strategy refresh… but then Saudi gatecrasher adds new considerations | UK JV nexfibre makes first altnet buyout | Vivo battles to win minds on Winity tie-up | 1&1 adds in Vodafone; to drop O2
Vodafonewatch Report #219 - September 2023
Key stories include: e& eyes stake increase | Tomorrow Street seeks strategic partners | New Partner Markets boss confirmed | TPG get lean | South Africa fibre plans

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Interview: BT's Lisa Perkins on net-zero beyond the low hanging fruit
By Harry Padoan
Director of Adastral Park speaks with TelcoTitans about BT’s sustainability R&D and the challenges of hitting net-zero targets.
UK altnet Brsk aims for one million FTTP homes and beyond
By Michelle Donegan
In an interview with TelcoTitans, Brsk founders Giorgio Iovino and Ian Kock share how their experience at Vumatel in South Africa helps the UK venture. Their second fibre startup is ”more fun”, but not easier, as it takes on the challenge of raising awareness and educating consumers about full-fibre. ...
Vector Technologies: fibre access networks must embrace multi-vendor to achieve scale efficiencies and spur innovation
By Neal Doran
As fibre access operators focus on operational excellence for sustainable growth, fostering vendor competition while protecting service stability will be essential, according to Vector Technologies. The broadband SI also has clear execution and strategy guidance on automation, softwarisation, complexity, standardisation, and the skills gap.
Exclusive Steffen Roehn interview and DTW23 – Ignite preview: The view from TM Forum’s transformative top
By Richard Agnew
Ahead of the telecoms industry’s digital transformation gathering in Copenhagen, TM Forum chair and visionary Steffen Roehn shares key perspectives on partnering hyperscalers (and leveraging B2B in Europe), Asia-the-innovator, un-learning the past, ‘greenfield in the mind’, software-or-extinction, the Forum’s own reset and new CEO Playbook and much more…
Interview: Sitetracker chief sees “no limits” for driving telco infra efficiencies
By Cameron Page
In an interview with TelcoTitans, CEO Giuseppe Incitti positions Sitetracker to support telcos in delivering their ”next year of efficient operations”, as well as discussing new directions the infrastructure asset and project manager is taking. Adding to ‘scale’ clients, the provider has now opened its doors to smaller innovators ...
Interview: CMC chief exec on keeping Africa in business despite energy supply woes
By Michelle Donegan
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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