Telco Ecosystems
All the latest news, insight and analysis from across the entire ecosystems of tier-1 telcos, including BT, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica and Vodafone's vast supplier and partner ecosystems.
DT picks Greece as first stop for Syntelligence AI venture
MWC26: DT already putting its new AI joint venture to work, highlighting integration of Trust Platform fraud prevention solution at OTE. AI competence lead Jan Hofmann highlights Syntelligence as another step towards the Group’s ambition of developing a “full suite” of AI services.
Vodafone heralds ‘next evolution’ as AI-RAN moves from theory to application
MWC26: CTO Scott Petty and network strategy chief Marco Zangani highlight work with vendors push AI deeper into the network as tech moves ‘from theory into practice’…
Germany’s O2 brings AWS in-house with Outposts deployment
MWC26: Telefónica operating business said to be first in world to bring AWS‑managed hardware inside its own data centre perimeter, enabling lower‑latency and local data processing.
Vodafone taps Amdocs for German cable platform simplification
Vodafone Germany looks to complete ‘gradual migration’ from legacy tech to simplified infrastructure.
Orange Business tees up ‘very ambitious’ SI venture with ‘global’ partner
Capital Markets Day: Orange Business CEO Aliette Mousnier-Lompré nods to negotiations with a global systems integrator partner to add reach, volume, and competitiveness to operations.
2024 vendor review: Telcos start feeling benefits of TechCo pivot
2024 may be the year telcos truly started to become TechCos, with GenAI, open RAN and cloud-native platforms reshaping CX, NetOpps and the industry landscape. Dive into how operators are overcoming transformation challenges, collaborating with vendors, and unlocking new revenue opportunities in this game-changing year. Available to all registered users…
Snowflake: Building a telco space where data exchange can thrive
Vodafone, AT&T, Snowflake and Amdocs come together to explore telco operational and business realities and the breadth of possibilities for the age of data, digitalisation and AI when everything is connected. Learn more about how data environments are being transformed to get fundamentals right internally, for customers, and for wider collaboration…
Blue Planet: Re-making telcos as platform heroes
Blue Planet is calling on operators to build new platforms that rise above the existing tangle of legacy technologies and unlock the revenue and innovation opportunities promised by a fully automated ‘no ops’ future.
maincubes eyes fresh infra mega-projects after €2.5bn fundraise
DTCP-backed data centre operator seeks to accelerate construction of additional data centres (with a focus on Germany) and expansion of existing facilities after securing €2.5bn from new and existing lenders…
DT seeks 5G core and IT partners for EC’s IRIS2 space venture
Operator gets things moving on buildout of satellite mega-project’s core IT infrastructure, issuing RFPs around 5G and tech stack.