All articles by Anne Morris – Page 36
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Systems saddles up Salesforce unit MuleSoft
T-Sys is augmenting its digital solutions strategy with Anypoint Platform. MuleSoft relationship in development over past two years.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Strict daily regime powered SAP–T-Systems corona app tie-up
Corona-Warn-App downloaded more than 18 million times in Germany. Project conducted with ruthless efficiency and met initial target. Next steps being planned: app to be rolled out in ten more countries, and T-Systems focusing on ways to grow overall impact.
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People
Former BT exec Hanif Lalani stripped of OBE
Lalani’s last BT role was CEO of BT Global Services. He was fined €1.5m by France’s stock market watchdog in 2012.
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Products & Services
T-Systems and T-Labs take on Six Sigma
Mix Sigma positioned as improvement to Motorola-invented quality system. Campus network partner Osram is also involved.
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Network & Infra
Happy campus: German industry embracing private 5G
5G local frequency allocations almost doubled in five months, to 74 organisations. Vodafone first rebuffed, now riding bandwagon with RedBox. Over 47% of identified allocations have gone to IT/network service and technology providers, including Huawei.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone vets join T-Mobile’s 5G innovation gang
Former Vodafone investment specialists linking up with T-Mobile’s 5G innovation lab for twelve-week springboard programme. 5G OI Lab also giving a leg-up to FreedomFi, an enterprise networks specialist already making a name for itself through Facebook’s Telecom Infra Project.
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Network & Infra
T-Mobile US ups 5G pace with tower deal
Deal agreed after exchange of words over pace of 5G network buildout. Agreement worth $17bn over 15 years.
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Network & Infra
Vodafone floats 5G for boats
German OpCo engages in Kiel project to trial autonomous passenger ferries. Plans further buildout of 5G coverage along Germany’s waterways.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Systems puts GAIA-X to work
Planned Franco-German public cloud offering tagged as ‘Cloud Act-free’. T-Sys says US hyperscalers are welcome to join.
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M&A
Vodafone Egypt sale reaches impasse; adverse event or powerplay?
Vodafone and stc ‘keep the dialogue open’ as MoU expires. Telecom Egypt denies it has a role in enabling deal, but Vodafone’s dysfunctional local partnership appears to be complicating matters again.
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Products & Services
MagentaGaming goes live
MobiledgeX set to be involved in future releases. DT investment RemoteMyApp is providing the streaming technology. Service not yet available on Apple iOS mobile devices.
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Network & Infra
UK’s 4G-based Emergency Services Network faces more delays
Airwave unlikely to be switched off until 2024, possibly 2025. EE on track with 4G network.
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Strategy & Change
T-Systems launches Digital Solutions unit after integration rethink
New digitisation-focused unit first unveiled in April 2018. Detecon consultancy unit and T-Sys MMS no longer involved. New unit to have two joint leaders.
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Network & Infra
Movistar signals interest in Colombian 5G spectrum
Operating business highlights plans to beef up its 5G spectrum platform, despite ongoing suggestions parent Telefónica is keen to reduce ties to the Colombian market.
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Strategy & Change
Hrvatski Telekom loses rights over Mostar stake
Hrvatski Telekom and Deutsche Telekom will now be forced to consider options after right of first refusal is removed.
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M&A
Government takes on Hrvatski Telekom over Mostar stake
Speculation over telecoms privatisation process in Bosnia and Herzegovina bubbles up again, pushing Hrvatski Telekom and Deutsche Telekom to consider options.
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Strategy & Change
Q2 FY20: Group discussing yet another T-Systems reorg
Enterprise unit buffeted by coronavirus headwinds in Q2. CFO Illek indicates that T-Sys transformation process will have to be accelerated.
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Strategy & Change
Drillisch roaming talks becoming “mother of all battles”
Prospective new MNO remains stuck in talks with rivals, leaving Germany’s four-player 5G strategy in limbo.
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People
Vodafone execs dominate new TPG top team
Five of the eight-strong executive team are former VHA employees.
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Network & Infra
Magenta Telekom CEO Bierwirth calls for action to reboot “stuck” 5G rollout
Long-time legal and regulatory challenges around site rollout look to be coming to a head in the 5G era.