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Venturing & InvestmentsBT investment signals cybersecurity intent
BT named lead investor in $33m Safe Security funding round. SAFE cyber risk quantifier to be added to BT security offering, with the potential to target 30 million BT Consumer customers flagged by the partner. As well as exclusive securing UK rights, BT’s cash injection to ...
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Enterprise (B2B)
Elsewhere in BT Enterprise: Hosted Communications suite bulked up
Webex added to Hosted Communications ; seven new MNVO’s running on EE ’s network.
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Enterprise (B2B)
BT supports Orica’s cloud-native push
Latest “ cloud‑optimised ” tech to be adopted across explosives specialist’s global footprint. BT works longstanding Cisco ties for SD‑WAN contract win. Deal also involves deployment of network monitoring and cybersecurity services.
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Suppliers & SCM
DT’s Höttges shares the love with Cisco’s Robbins
Conversation between the two CEOs highlights DT’s use of Cisco 8000 series routers in Germany, as well as Höttges’ fondness for Spitfire cars and Cisco Webex .
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: Telxius lands subsea cable
Telxius plugs into Google ’s Dunant cable and bulks up its own South American bandwidth .
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Network & Infrastructure
TDE moves into next phase of 5G journey with SA call
Telekom Deutschland conducts 5G SA video call between antenna-site near Munich to Bonn. Recorded latency times of 13ms. Nemat views the tech as essential if network slicing and edge computing are to realise full 5G potential.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT keeps foot in Boots door with deal extension
Global secures win for its Dynamic Network Services portfolio as it expands relationship with WBA in a key industry vertical. Pharmacy branch deal underlines appeal of Cisco’s Meraki hybrid cloud offerings, available through BT Connect.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT Security adds duo to partner ecosystem
Two more partners added just over six months after BT Security stressed the value of a streamlined portfolio, highlighting the challenge of meeting evolving security threats. Illumio’s micro‑segmentation offering gets it onto BT’s security partners list. Acronis underpins SME‑focused hybrid cloud proposition.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica experiments in 5G Technologies Cities
Palliative care trial with Nokia in Segovia using 26GHz frequencies. Network slicing pilot with Cisco and the University of Vigo in Galicia.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica Group: on the IPv6 trail
Telefónica back on IPv6 development trail; Group lands substantial CAP pay-out; TIM in on Telefónica-backed open RAN alliance.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in BT Group: Cisco takes IMImobile
Partners Cisco and IMImobile to meld customer comms solutions.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT makes managed SD‑WAN play with VMware
New “ cloud-optimised ” SD‑WAN management solution aims to give MNCs more control, boost performance, and enhance security. VMware SD‑WAN supported by BT consultants tasked with advising customers. Just the start of the partners’ software-defined network services collaboration.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Elsewhere in Systems Solutions: SA exit door eyed up
South Africa exit lined up; Amazon Web Services and Cisco Systems share award love.
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Suppliers & SCM
BT seeks instant purchasing power with Suplari
Procurement function seeking “ relevance ” by addressing “ huge legacy ” of aging IT, and reliance on Excel . Calculating spend with individual suppliers was long-winded. Quick-fire info seen as increasingly important amid COVID‑19 and Brexit disruption.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica Group: Prisa stake options mooted
Prisa stake potentially in play; Cisco trumpets Telefónica sell-with relationship; next stop USA for content?
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: Cisco partnered for Galician 5G
ElevenPaths ups game in Galician region; Telefónica flags renewed connected‑car focus.
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Products & Services
BT dials up Zoom
Global taps into growing popularity of the video conferencing service.
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Suppliers & SCM
Vodafone Supplier Awards 2020: winners
VPC dished out eight awards in its first digital edition. Accenture the standout: ‘ Supplier of the Year ’ and outstanding technology performance recognised. Nokia picks up two trophies, too. Sitetracker win nods to Tomorrow Street value. Ericsson and Huawei absent.
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Innovation (R&D)
UK 5G innovation: projects, testbeds and trials
Inaugural DCMS 5G funding established testbeds across the UK: hubs for future 5G‑enabled innovation. £200m funding pledged by 2022.
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Innovation (R&D)
UK 5G innovation: Rural Connected Communities
5G set to be leverages to improve the connectivity in rural, underserved areas across the UK. Rural nature sees telco participation lacking; regional operators pick up the slack. Startups and SMEs in the picture.
