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         Financial & Performance Financial & PerformanceTelefónica FY23 Spend: operator makes room for free cash flowOperator details plan to further reduce capital intensity with reduced capex and continuing to drive efficiencies. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraT-Mobile US ‘planning fibre JV’ with EQT’s LumosHandelsblatt report suggests US NatCo plans to invest at least $1bn in new venture. 
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         Eventwatch EventwatchAWS: the buzz at MWC is the sound of getting things doneAnother full-on Mobile World Congress proved itself to be about far more than just talk as we saw operators and their partners coming together with exciting proofs that the sector is ready to reap the benefits of all the intense network and ecosystem investment. Generative AI was a bright thread ... 
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         Eventwatch EventwatchSpecial Report: AWS telco commitment takes generative AI up a level at MWCTelcoTitans explores the backdrop and impact of Amazon Web Services at Mobile World Congress 2024, where the dynamically different event presented a microcosm of the new telco industry. Featuring insight from senior AWS figures on critical new technologies, the cloud platform giant is setting out its stall to support the sector as it crosses into its techco future… 
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         Analyst Briefings Analyst BriefingsDeutsche Telekomwatch Weekly: MWC gives Europe one in the AI, ISS dispute escalatesBarcelona sees Group CEO Tim Höttges join European peers to reiterate calls for new thinking on regional telco development. New T-Systems CTO, Europe NatCos expansive on fibre, M&A… 
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         Analyst Briefings Analyst BriefingsBTwatch Weekly: BT plays long game on 5G SA, enterprise multi-cloud ramps upLatest from BT and its ecosystem, including an exclusive interview with Business CTO Colin Bannon as the division sets about promoting its multi-cloud Global Fabric platform; Group CTSO Howard Watson tempers 5G SA expectations but sets vague timeframe; more from Openreach, Consumer, elsewhere… 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraRakuten nabs a position at DSIT’s 5G diversity test centreThe UK government is upping its efforts to create a diverse 5G supplier ecosystem with Rakuten Symphony solutions procured for its £80m testing facility, and network security a key driver… 
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         Partnerships & Alliances Partnerships & AlliancesT-Mobile in slicing PoC with Klopp-backed sports video ventureMWC: Germany-based Sporttotal flags proof-of-concept work with T-Mobile US on AI-based match coverage. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraBT’s Watson teases 5G SA ‘this year’, but willing to wait to get it rightMWC: Chief Security & Networks Officer Howard Watson is eyeing a 5G SA launch later in 2024, as the “green shoots” of enterprise use-cases begin to emerge. Meanwhile Watson set out the final steps to take on the Huawei replacement programme… 
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         Analyst Briefings Analyst BriefingsTelefónicawatch Weekly: MWC sees German and Spanish units take centre stageGroup reveals more on strategic plans after publishing end-year financial results, with operating businesses in Germany and Spain in spotlight. Key collaborations with Ericsson and Microsoft see Group advance AI, API, cloud RAN, and 5G standalone interests… 
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         Strategy & Change Strategy & ChangeVi attempts to convince investors with massive fundraise planVodafone’s Indian JV makes progress on fundraising plans at long last, but questions remain about debt and dues as deadlines loom. Is INR 450bn/£4.3bn/€5bn enough to recuperate the flailing operator? 
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         Products & Services Products & ServicesCTO Petty backs XR as Vodafone and Qualcomm target 5G enterpriseMWC: Vodafone’s CTO Scott Petty sees telemedicine and manufacturing as key areas where XR apps can help build new business cases that leverage 5G investment. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraVirgin Media O2 takes second place in UK’s 5G SA raceOperator launches 5G standalone commercial offering for customers in 14 locations, aiming to deliver higher bandwidth and lower latencies. 
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         Financial & Performance Financial & PerformanceThree more years for Magyar Telekom CEO Tibor RékasiDeutsche Telekom rewards boss for resilient FY23 performance of Hungarian NatCo and navigation of recent rough political and economic terrain. 
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         Partnerships & Alliances Partnerships & AlliancesMavenir updates shared core at Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile Czech RepublicSystems consolidation and 5G SA update form part of new contract win for US vendor, expanding already sizeable Deutesche Telekom presence… 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraUK’s £1bn 4G ‘not spot’ programme slammed by national auditor; ‘5G SA for all’ doubtsBehind schedule Shared Rural Network a mess but not quite a fail, and another example of government mismanagement. Ofcom slapped for unfit-for-purpose market definition and data. MNOs on hook for cost overruns, and better updates… 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraConnectivity gaps in the spotlight as UK preps for automated vehiclesNew study will explore the infrastructure needs for the deployment of connected autonomous vehicles in line with government 2025 goals, with connectivity at the core. 
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         Innovation InnovationVodafone gears up for MWC with Network in a Box 2.0Vodafone teases an updated and now remotely manageable version of its eponymous Network in a Box solution ahead of Mobile World Congress, where it will be will showcased alongside fresh XR tech, network APIs, more… 
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         Public Affairs Public AffairsEuropean Commission bending to Big Telco calls for consolidation — reportDraft policy paper shows EC ready to make big changes in telecom rules to allow its big players to scale, invest and better face other (typically US) service providers, according to reports. 
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         Analyst Briefings Analyst BriefingsBTwatch Weekly: networks in focus as Ericsson steps up, Huawei steps outLatest from BT and its ecosystem as 5G networks take centre stage: slicing and standalone with Ericsson, Qualcomm; a Huawei rip-and-replace status update; API standardisation to draw down untapped 5G value; plus much more across the Group… 
 























