EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 286
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PremiumTelekom Deutschland boosts TV content line-up with basketball and football coverage rights agreements
Telekom Deutschland (TDE) boosted its TV content line-up with further basketball and football coverage rights agreements.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Group People Moves, November 2019
Latest people movements include: Gereon Hammel, Reza Moussavian, Marco Serrão, Roman Wiels, Amit Keren.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom mobile encryption app enabling German government agencies make confidential calls iPhones
Deutsche Telekom (DT) signalled that its mobile encryption app is enabling German government agencies to make confidential calls on Apple iPhones for the first time.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Alumni People Moves, November 2019
Latest People Moves include: Johannes Schmidt-Schultes, Olaf Schnapauff, Adam Sawicki, Ingo Hofacker.
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PremiumVirgin Media sweeps in with gigabit ‘can do’ claims
DOCSIS 3.1 upgrade providing Virgin Media with a clear opportunity to declare itself a key partner in the government’s pursuit of gigabit speeds. Management bullish on the prospect of taking the fight to Openreach, beyond Virgin’s traditional footprint. Sky in a position to play off Virgin and Openreach, as ...
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PremiumOpenreach talks-up full fibre, as government moves on…
Openreach following through with full-fibre commitment to distinguish its infrastructure capabilities from rivals. Government putting up more money, but appears open to gigabit alternatives for quicker wins. Openreach tempts government with 2025 win if conditions are right, but appetite for headline-grabbing grand plan appears to be waning.
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Suppliers & SCMQualitest secures 5G and ESN testing role
ESN collaboration proving an opportunity to expand remit to 5G for software-testing company Qualitest.
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PremiumAvanti highlights relationship with BT Group in recent results presentation
Avanti discussed its relationship with BT Group, and promoted HYLAS 4 satellite in recent results presentation.
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PremiumBT Enterprise to play its part in Beyond Limits plans
Enterprise is edging customers towards its new portfolio of digital services as it declares its support for ‘UK PLC’. Upfront investment in upgrades for both fibre and Ethernet connections expected to create a smooth path for upselling. Security services to be weaved throughout the Enterprise portfolio in pursuit of ...
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PremiumPHABRIX flags role in HDR trials with BT Sport
Broadcast test and measurement solutions provider PHABRIX flagged its role in nine months of high dynamic range (HDR) technology trials conducted by BT Sport.
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PremiumTimeline Television selects Tedial’s MAM platform for BT Sport’s facilities
Production facilities specialist, and existing BT Sport broadcast partner, Timeline Television selected media asset management (MAM) provider Tedial’s Evolution MAM platform to handle and orchestrate media processing and workflow archiving at BT Sport’s facilities in Stratford and the BT Tower in London.
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PremiumBT demos 8K, but easing focus on technology
Amidst showcase of new network and broadcast technology, BT Sport stressed the importance of customer experience over technology bragging rights. Value of 5G emphasised for more efficient and agile production capabilities.
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Public AffairsPlusnet faces further negative publicity over billing issues
Plusnet, BT Consumer’s budget-brand internet service provider (ISP) subsidiary, faced further negative publicity over billing issues, after its system failed to take payments from hundreds of customers for a period of up to four months.
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PremiumBT commits to cut prices for out-of-contract and vulnerable customers
Ofcom set out a range of measures to help ensure that out-of-contract broadband customers pay fairer prices and providers offer better protection to vulnerable customers.
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PremiumBT Consumer faces continued scrutiny over broadband pricing
BT Consumer was hit with further negative publicity for overcharging long-term broadband customers.
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PremiumEE extends same-day smartphone delivery service to other major UK cities
EE extended its same-day smartphone delivery and set-up service across more of London and to Birmingham and Manchester.
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Premium5G up and running for BT Mobile
BT Mobile launched a range of 5G smartphone plans for consumer and business customers across more than 20 towns and cities in the UK, and aims to extend coverage to a further 25 locations, with speeds of 100Mbps–150Mbps, by the end of 2019.
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PremiumBT Consumer strategy feeds into Beyond Limits goals
Consumer division to spearhead BT’s refreshed higher profile through customer experience development and partnership focus in line with 2018 strategy. Superfast services become default, with free upgrades pushed to 700,000 FTTC holdouts. New products on the horizon, but details remain vague, and TV refresh pushed into 2020. Social projects ...
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PremiumBT Group People Moves, October 2019
Latest people movements include: Mark Chamberlain, Charlotte Gillan, Dan Harris, Mark Harrop, Johanna Lim.
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