All Collaboration articles – Page 2
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Strategy & ChangeTelefónica emphasises collaboration and cloud in API strategy
Speaking at DSP Leaders event, SVP Juan Carlos Garcia Lopez says Telefónica is placing collaboration at the forefront of its API strategy to avoid past industry traps.
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PremiumFutureNet World: Orange puts case for collaboration and the telco cloud
Group CTO cites need for ‘horizontal’ platform, elimination of silos. Calls on more operators to join Project Sylva initiative. Telus counterpart calls 5G NSA one of industry’s “biggest travesties”, with all complicit.
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PremiumFutureNet World: BT, Vodafone call out 5G SA delays, urge industry rethink
BT’s Josie Smith and Vodafone’s Andrea Doná lament slow progress but remain optimistic about standalone 5G if approach changes.
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Premiumi14y Lab sets multi-operator collab as ‘highest priority’ for 2023
Open RAN testing at Berlin lab to be underpinned by Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, and Telefónica collaboration.
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Partnerships & AlliancesMWC: Telefónica seeks its API space with startup investments and partnerships
Chief Digital Officer Chema Alonso dangling investment opportunities to startups in bid to attract them as early adopters for Open Gateway scheme.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT Enterprise brings in big-name partners for co-creation drive
Atos, Ericsson, Microsoft, and PwC represented at first meeting of Partner Advisory Board.
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InterviewRakuten Symphony turns up the volume in Europe
After setting up shop in France, Germany, and the UK, Symphony puts out welcome mat for software companies to join its Symworld marketplace.
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OperationsTelekom Deutschland CEO urges regional decision making
First meeting of five ‘Regio Circles’ takes place in Berlin. Gopalan keen to empower local customer-facing units to improve end-user experiences. Fibre and 5G services a priority.
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Network & InfraEuro giants put O-RAN security and sustainability in spotlight
European open RAN MoU group drawing focus towards the potential for targeted and measurable energy efficiency gains through adoption of open disaggregation, supporting critical operator goals. Security review suggests an open architecture, drawing on IT security protocols and built on a zero trust methodology should prove more secure than ...
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PremiumAPIs and collaboration central to metaverse entry
Vodafone’s Víctor Fernández joined on MWC panel by Meta, Microsoft, and Telefónica figures to extol metaverse virtues, with warnings of challenges ahead. Collaboration and cross-industry coordination seen as key to scale deployment. API developments at Vodafone playing a role.
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PeopleTelefónica’s Álvarez-Pallete elected to GSMA top spot
Group Executive Chairman takes to the helm, replacing Orange’s Stéphane Richard. “Strategic direction” under Álvarez-Pallete’s oversight for two-year tenure.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT joins industry bodies in health-tech drive
Operator added to Health Tech Alliance and The Kings Fund as part of effort to expand in the industry through collaboration. Health a sector of interest to CEO Jansen amid BT Enterprise resurgence.
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Strategy & ChangeTelco leaders converge on Bilbao for ‘secret’ strategising
Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica, and Vodafone represented at the latest European Round Table event. Behind-closed-doors discussions focused on decarbonisation, skills transformation, and single market competition.
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Network & InfraDeutsche Telekom’s Choi sees open RAN deployments from 2023
Group’s tech boss likens RAN disaggregation complexity to landing a space rocket booster. Delayed SD-RAN trial one of many remaining legs on “journey” towards open RAN maturity. DT acknowledges geopolitical challenges around O-RAN ecosystem. Call-to-action made on collaboration.
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Public AffairsVodafone called upon for German emergency alerts
Bundestag amends legislature to pave the way for Cell Broadcast SMS-based early-warning system. July floods expedite political process, with politicians now laying out technical specifications before MNOs get to work.
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PremiumNokia and Vivo get together on mmWave tests
Brazilian OB chooses Finnish equipment vendor for high-frequency pilot, with FWA on agenda. Temporary 26GHz licence granted by Anatel, as regulator firms up date of long-awaited 5G-optimised spectrum auction. Vivo still free to use Huawei tech.
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PremiumPartner Markets: Vodafone’s scale-up substitute
Federation spanning 46 markets across the globe, with operators in New Zealand, Oman, and eastern Europe among recent adds.
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Products & ServicesBT dials up Zoom
Global taps into growing popularity of the video conferencing service.
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InnovationDeutsche Telekom champions new TIP/O-RAN lab in Berlin
Choi talks of “new level of collaboration”, as joint O-RAN/TIP lab becomes available for open RAN testing at DT’s facilities in Berlin. Hails recent European O-RAN/TIP plugfest a success. Berlin lab available for open BNG testing, “as soon as systems are available”.
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Products & ServicesT-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.