All articles by Anne Morris – Page 37
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Partnerships & AlliancesT-Mobile banking partner recalibrates with sale
Customers Bancorp to sell T-Mobile MONEY enabler BankMobile. BankMobile to be rebranded as BM Banking.
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B2BO2 flags 5G campus network launch for Mercedes Benz
German operator is working with Ericsson on a 5G network installation at Mercedes Benz’ “factory of the future”.
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Partnerships & AlliancesT-Mobile US takes TIP baton from Sprint
T-Mobile US takes over former Sprint duties at Telecom Infra Project (TIP). NatCo commits to lead its first TIP programme.
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Suppliers & SCMTelefónica digs in further with Havas
Estimated €500m global media account was first awarded to French group in 2014.
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Strategy & ChangeNew joint tech division under CTIO Rao in works
Plans to create 60 ‘future-oriented’ positions in fields such as cloud and cybersecurity. German operating business continues network and IT integration efforts.
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Network & InfraT-Mobile goes on campus with Ostrava tech university
Next steps laid out for DT’s Czechia campus network testing ground. 5G layer in pipeline although long-term upgrade dependent on auction timeframe and structure.
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Network & InfraTDE targets more business parks with fibre
NatCo in sixth tranche of fibre buildout to industrial zones.
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M&ATelefónica uses Liberty for Costa Rica exit Plan B
Telefónica still intends to pursue legal action against former buyer Millicom. New agreement looks to have wiped $70m off the previously agreed deal.
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B2BTelefónica digs deep for 4G in Brazil’s mining sector
Vivo forms partnership with Nokia to implement previously agreed LTE network at Vale mine. Nokia said the plan is to migrate the network to 5G in future.
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Network & InfraVivo partners Huawei on 5G lab
Brazilian operating business continues to collaborate with China-based vendor despite US opposition.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDT, Telefónica, Vodafone units tackle pan-Euro BroadWay prototypes
Vodafone Portugal in one of three consortia building prototypes for pan-European public safety communication system. T-Mobile Netherlands and Telefónica I+D subbing in Consortium B.
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B2BVodacom Business Africa extends to Middle East
VBA now supporting IP-VPN services in twelve Middle East countries. Major footprint expansion beyond Africa — complementing Vodafone.
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M&AVodafone Egypt sale hit by further delay
stc seeks two more months, with due-diligence and funding in the frame. Telecom Egypt remains thornily enigmatic.
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M&AVodafone Egypt sale inches forward
STC reportedly completes its due diligence. Potential deal still muddied by questions over 45% stake held by Telecom Egypt.
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Network & InfraTelefónica fuels 4G and IoT in Brazil’s agribusiness sector
Vivo Empresas forms partnership with bioenergy producer UISA.
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Public AffairsSA preps plunger for 4G/5G spectrum blockage
Vodacom’s long wait for more network resource in its home market appears to be coming to an end, although false starts have been seen before in SA.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDT taking Precise Positioning to ten markets, maybe more
Precise Positioning service for autonomous vehicles to reach eight more European markets by early-2021. DT and partners back ‘state space representation’ open standard to enhance accuracy of satellite positioning.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone deepens engagement with UK 5G testbed
Vodafone UK positions itself to benefit from 5G-related opportunities around traffic management.
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Network & InfraO2 gives 4G a pre-tie-up top-up
UK operating business seeks to bolster “national champion” pitch ahead of Virgin Media merger. Focus is on eliminating 4G ‘not-spots’ and boosting 4G and 5G coverage at tourist attractions.
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Strategy & ChangeO2 seeks to benefit from post-COVID-19 era
O2 UK turns sell-to relationships on store technology into commercial partnerships. Operator creates new suite of digital solutions to resolve social distancing challenges, using technology from two startups originally incubated by Wayra UK.