Telefónica Enterprise
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Enterprise (B2B)Telefónica veteran lights Rio with Smart Luz tender
Smart Luz consortium wins tender to overhaul Rio street lighting; Consortium includes High-Trend, founded by ex- TBS CEO Juan Revilla.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Telefónica Soluciones bags Spanish defence contract
Telefónica Soluciones, Telefónica España’s principal IT services subsidiary, was awarded a €4.89m contract from Spain’s Ministerio de Defensa.
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Strategy & Change
O2 UK cuts ties with Carphone Warehouse
Retailer’s pre‑ COVID-19 strategic retreat from the High Street, and resistance towards sales volume targets, matched with growing O2 emphasis on its own channels, prompted the breakdown of an already strained relationship.
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Public Affairs
O2 UK partner Aerial Direct admits major data breach
Aerial Direct, which describes itself as the largest direct business partner of Telefónica UK (O2 UK), admitted to a major data breach in February 2020.
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Financial & Performance
Telefónica guidance: 2019 targets met, just about
Telefónica claims to have met its FY19 guidance, frowing by 3.2%. 2020 stability promised, but Covid-19 means all bets are off.
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Financial & Performance
Financial performance: growth peters out for ‘old Telefónica’
Telefónica heralds organic growth in revenue and operating income, but reported figures less glowing with OIBDA and cash flow decline. Enterprise business remains a bright spot for the Group.
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Financial & Performance
Regional performance: Group savours European stability
FY19 results the first since a tightened focus on four major markets. Volatility in Hispam business seen as justification for focus on key regions.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica deepens Microsoft cloud alliance
Microsoft plans to open a new ‘Azure region’ for data centres in Spain and use Telefónica infrastructure to create a joint cloud services offering.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica plugs into carrier blockchain network
Partners with DT, Orange, and T‑Mobile US to create inter‑operator network based on DLT tech. High hopes of streamlining wholesale carrier roaming processes.
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Venturing & Investments
Telefónica-backed startup and venturing ecosystems, March 2020
Round‑up of recent activity among Telefónica-backed startup and venturing ecosystems.
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Enterprise (B2B)
O2 Germany trumpets Aldi contract
O2 Germany trumpeted a major contract with German supermarket chain Aldi.
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Partnerships & Alliances
AT&T, Singtel, Telefónica partner on cybersecurity data
AT T, Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel), and Telefónica partnered on sharing of cybersecurity threat data.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Telefónica International Wholesale Services teams with Hammer Fiber Optics
TIWS formed a bilateral SMS messaging interconnection agreement with Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings, a fledgling wireless service provider based in New Jersey, USA.
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Network & Infrastructure
O2 UK confirms LTE-M plans by 2020-end
O2 UK confirmed plans to complete the deployment of an LTE for Machines (LTE‑M, category M1) network across the UK by the end of 2020.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica considers SD WAN challenger flexiWAN
Partners to run proofs of concept of open SD‑WAN technology intended as an alternative to more proprietary iterations from major vendors. Modular, open-source networking is seen as key differentiator, potentially enabling operator to develop value‑added services for enterprise networking customers.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Telefónica Empresas adds BMC Helix to cloud offer
Partnership with IT support management specialist expected to bolster Telefónica’s portfolio of cloud‑based scalable solutions for the enterprise market.
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Partnerships & Alliances
O2 and Ericsson partner Northumbrian Water for 5G trials
Previously-flagged 5G testing for new utility sector solutions underway, building on Ericsson technology.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Telefónica flags Alanxeo deal including SD WAN
TBS banging the drum on the principles of Telefónica’s intensified engagement with enterprise based on communications, security, and the cloud.
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Enterprise (B2B)
TBS expands Avianca security offering
Colombia-based airline Avianca expanded its relationship with Telefónica Business Solutions (TBS), opting for further digital services from the business‑to-business solutions provider.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Telefónica España wins EUIPO contract
Telefónica España will provide fixed telephony services to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) after it won a contract worth €2m.
