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World Bank investment arm swoops for stake in Safaricom Ethiopia

World Bank’s IFC to take minority stake in STE with $157.4m equity investment in parent Global Partnership for Ethiopia.

Network & Infrastructure

Vi and peers wary of India plans for satellite communications

Network & Infrastructure

The Backfill: Equitix bulks up Gigaclear with fibre funding

People

Wolfgang Metze returns to Deutsche Telekom

Products & Services

Vodafone’s IoT momentum slows despite glut of new partnerships

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Interview: open source advocate Ensarguet applies enterprise IT credentials to techco challenge at Orange

Vodafone’s Petty calls for telcos to get “sexy” to pull more engineers

BT FY22–23: tough talk on jobs hides slow progress and postponed ambitions

Vodafone FY22–23: Della Valle to bring Group “back to basics” with business-first approach

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Newbie GD Towers sheds “dinosaur” image, looks east for tower expansion
CEO Bruno Jacobfeuerborn revels in GD Towers’ independence at TowerXchange Meetup Europe. TowerCo confirms organic and inorganic growth are on the agenda, and signals more Deutsche Telekom asset carve-outs in the pipeline.
InfraCos dig automation as opex pressures build
Operational efficiency is a must for capex-intensive rollouts, say operators at DSP Leaders event. Greenfield InfraCo ConnectiviTree bakes in automation from scratch. BAI Communications takes software engineering to London Underground.
TowerXchange Europe: Phoenix Tower explores new avenues for growth, still open to M&A
As tower deals cool off in Europe, comparative upstart Phoenix Tower International looks to operational efficiency and adjacent growth areas. Scott Lewis, VP Next Generation Solutions at PTI, flags difficulties with DAS, and says it’s “early days” for mobile private networks. Warns off engagement with enterprise IT as neither ...

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BT’s smart locker sale gets regulatory green light

Pelipod acquisition by connected locker player ByBox granted CMA approval.

BT’s Watson urges “scared” telcos to embrace innovation, but efficiently

BT loses out in EU data exchange controversy

Openreach earns Equinox approval despite altnet fallout

Drahi builds BT bet as stake nears 25%

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Infratil placed to take full control of One NZ

New Zealand-based infra investor acquires 49.95% stake from Brookfield, taking its holding to 99%.

Germany’s antitrust watchdog investigates 1&1 allegation of Vodafone obstruction

Vodafone’s Málaga R&D hub launches MPN 2.0

Vodafone Spain wins 5G rail deal

Vodafone Ireland continues investment in network evolution

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Copper shutdown a ‘game changer’ for Deutsche Telekom, says Höttges

CEO says pilots have been run to test migration approaches. DT’s fibre take-up hampered by its own vectoring success. But Germany does not yet have a firm date for its copper switch-off.

T-Mobile US CEO trumpets enterprise, rural gains

T-Systems gets UiPath on board for AI and RPA

Amdocs wins more new business from T-Mobile US

Telekom Deutschland revs up motorway mobile coverage

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Telefónica emphasises collaboration and cloud in API strategy

Speaking at DSP Leaders event, SVP Juan Carlos Garcia Lopez says Telefónica is placing collaboration at the forefront of its API strategy to avoid past industry traps.

Telefónica marches on with Airbus 5G SA tie-up for Spanish military

Telefónica-Prosegur JV develops AI tech to tackle burglars

O2 Germany hangs up on 1&1’s call for 5G national roaming

Liberty open to shedding Virgin Media O2 stake

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Deutsche Telekomwatch Report #124 - May 2023
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Freshwave rides DigitalBridge advantage to new infrastructure models
CEO Simon Frumkin talks to TelcoTitans at TowerXchange Meetup Europe. Ambitious young neutral host infrastructure-as-a-service provider taps knowledge and experience of fellow DigitalBridge portfolio companies.
Orange grapples with challenging agenda to go green
Speaking at DSP Leaders event, Orange Poland Director Daniel Piechocki highlights how the operator is on track to meet decarbonisation goals. Group leadership concedes that sunsetting legacy networks is no easy task.
Newbie GD Towers sheds “dinosaur” image, looks east for tower expansion
CEO Bruno Jacobfeuerborn revels in GD Towers’ independence at TowerXchange Meetup Europe. TowerCo confirms organic and inorganic growth are on the agenda, and signals more Deutsche Telekom asset carve-outs in the pipeline.

Maintaining innovation while improving sustainability in the telco industry

Guest OpEd from Joe Baguley VMware's Chief Technology Officer for EMEA

Joe Baguley, Chief Technology Officer, EMEA at VMware, explores how rapid innovation in telecoms is fuelling energy overconsumption, and the steps that the industry can take to tackle the issue. Telco industry has become one of the largest consumers of energy, accounting for 4% of all global usage. This ...

Interview: open source advocate Ensarguet applies enterprise IT credentials to techco challenge at Orange
By Anne Morris
New VP of Software Engineering follows his technology “north star” from Orange Business Services into wider group. Major proponent of open source collaboration to ensure telcos can focus on what makes them unique.
Interview: Avealto’s Walt Anderson says ‘time has come’ for atmosat
By Harry Padoan
Anderson on HAPS (atmosats) — “it’s a technology whose time has now come”.
T.Capital to supercharge DT’s strategic investments
By Michelle Donegan
Strategic investment activity is independently branded as T.Capital and gets set to play bigger role in Deutsche Telekom’s innovation drive.
Allot: Access security is a digital right that will differentiate operators and help monetise 5G
By Neal Doran
Customers on digitalised networks expect operators to provide more protection. A simplified, network‑based approach could rapidly transform the security landscape, believes Allot.
Pega: Bridging the Digital Skills Gap Faster with Low-Code
By Neal Doran
Operators are correctly pursuing digitalisation strategies, but continued siloing risks customers becoming “stuck” between teams or channels, warns Pega.
High hopes: Sitetracker on re-imagining TowerCo InfraOps
By Richard Agnew
Asset management software player gaining clients as infra operators seek to escape outdated practices and tech. Reference win with Vantage Towers seeing vendor support IT transformation accompanying TowerCo’s independent growth ambitions.

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