EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 284
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PremiumOrange-backed SoundHound helping Deutsche Telekom find voice
New buddy for DT’s vaunted ‘voicification’ strategy.
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Products & ServicesTelekom Deutschland’s GET CHARGE e-mobility app now available across Europe
Telekom Deutschland is now offering its GET CHARGE e-mobility application for electric cars in 29 countries across Europe, after debuting the solution during 2018.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom planning digital refresh of Group buying functions
Hakan Cakir, Product Owner for Sourcing Solutions, Procurement Digitalisation & Analytics at Deutsche Telekom (DT), gave some insight into how the Group is planning to give a further, digital refresh to its buying functions over the coming years.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Group People Moves, December 2019
People movements include: Elke Frank, Ahmed Hafez, Rolf Hager, Philipp Kraft, Johannes Kitz, Nadine Doerfler.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom exits content management specialist CoreMedia
Deutsche Telekom (DT) exited content management specialist (and long-time investment) CoreMedia, after US private equity group OpenGate Capital bought control of the business.
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PremiumVilá quietly confident in Telefónica’s steady progress
Organic growth in key metrics puts Group broadly on track to hit guidance for the year, although Mexico a drag. Management maintaining focus beyond near-term for 5G and digital transformation. Services beyond connectivity slowly feeding MNC growth.
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PremiumTelefónica España acquires 50% stake in alarm business
After the abrupt end of its Securitas partnership, Telefónica is again attempting to integrate security services into its connected home strategy. Despite allusions to “smart” solutions, Prosegur currently remains principally a traditional burglar alarm business. Shareholder and partner.
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PremiumCryptic move by Telefónica España
With security services underpinning many expectations of Telefónica growth, additional skills have been brought in-house through acquisition.
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PremiumO2 Germany creates unified CTIO role
Mallik Rao now succeeds both Cayetano Carbajo Martin and Guido Eidmann. Germany follows suit from Group, with unified role.
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PremiumTelefónica Europe People Moves, October-November 2019
Latest people movements include: Hans Jordan, Mattias Karlsson, David Blázquez, Daniele Sidoti, Jon Angus, Kirsty King, Markus Lloyd, Catherine Marks, Duncan Morris, Hiran Ravat, Helen Roberts, Victor Aloi, Gary Stewart.
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PremiumTelefónica shows intent with Cisco
A three-year project in Spain is expected to provide a template for Cisco’s role in delivery of network automation across Telefónica’s footprint.
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PremiumTelefónica Group People Moves, October-November 2019
Latest people moves include: Eduardo Cubeddu, Marta Belmonte Gómez, Wilson Dawson, Paola Morales, Celine Lazard.
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PremiumTelefónica boosts open RAN cred with Altiostar investment
Telefónica putting money where mouth is on commitment to fostering an open, multi-vendor environment. TIP-based collaboration translates to commercial opportunities for Altiostar.
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PremiumLUCA turns three, with AI embrace
Third edition of LUCA’s annual innovation event focuses on big data and AI solutions for partners. Movistar Living Apps and Aura voice-control in the spotlight.
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PremiumO2 Germany teams with Tele Columbus for fixed access
O2 Germany now able to offer speeds up to 1Gbps in select regions. Tele Columbus agreement the latest in a series enabling O2 to build a fixed-line and pay-TV delivery platform without infrastructure investment.
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Suppliers & SCMO2 Germany picks Infinera for 5G open transport
Infinera, a long-term Telefónica partner, picked up a new contract to upgrade Telefónica’s mobile transport network in Germany.
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Public AffairsO2 Germany wins round-one in Drillisch price reviews
O2 won a legal battle with its wholesale customer on the cost of sharing spectrum assets, but multiple legal reviews continue. Hundreds of millions of euros at stake. 1&1 Drillisch takes financial hit, but O2 remains vulnerable.
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PremiumTelefónica sets up 5G vehicle-testing in Malaga
European operating businesses are continuing to ratchet-up participation in connected vehicle projects as part of efforts to develop 5G industrial use cases. A testing centre in Spain appears to fit with smart city ambitions, while, in the UK, connectivity for ambulances as part of research into using 5G as ...
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PremiumO2 partners Discovergy to monitor network energy consumption
Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany) signed a contract with utility metering solutions provider Discovergy that will see the operator’s base stations equipped with power-use monitors over the next two years.
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PremiumAccedian adds visibility to UNICA
Telefónica Group validated Accedian’s Skylight network-monitoring solution for deployment within UNICA, the Group’s network virtualisation programme that commenced in 2015.