EMEA Tier-1 Telcos – Page 24
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Products & ServicesTelefónica injects automation into network slicing strategy
DTW24 – Ignite: Group seeks to implement automated network slicing across its core markets to bring in new enterprise customers, drive revenue growth, and expose network functions to developers.
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Products & ServicesBrazilian watchdog puts Vivo’s AI chatbot under the microscope
Brazilian regulator Anatel investigating Vivo’s use of AI in customer service, citing privacy and security concerns.
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Suppliers & SCMAnd then there were three: Telefónica ‘drastically’ simplifies IT supplier base
Capgemini, Inetum, and Minsait said to be recipients of four ‘lots’ of a major IT contract awarded by the Spanish operating business.
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Products & ServicesDeutsche Telekom debuts ‘non-stop’ broadband with 5G failsafe
Telco reinforces reliability of fibre and DSL packages with new system featuring 5G re-routing and interference suppression tech.
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Public AffairsForget the jargon and give customers what they really want — BT digital chief
DTW24 – Ignite: Kevin Lee, Chief Digital Officer at BT Consumer, shared how the operator’s API-first, platform approach will help it keep up with fast-changing demands from consumers.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica expands 5G API options with Nokia deal
Group plans to deploy Nokia’s Network Exposure Function in Germany and Spain.
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M&ARomania’s competition body runs rule over OTE’s latest exit plan
Competition Council says it has begun process of assessing antitrust implications of convoluted joint buyout by Clever Media and Digi Romania, which carries OTE’s hopes for an exit from local telecoms market.
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Network & InfraBT activates ‘cell sleep’ tech to cut mobile energy use
BT has implemented a power-saving software feature in EE 4G sites that it hopes will save 4.5 million Kilowatt hours per year.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDeutsche Telekom backs AI LLMs that ‘speak our lingo’
DTW24 – Ignite: DT’s AI lead highlights need for large language models that know telco products and services.
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Products & ServicesTelefónica furthers automation agenda with AI offer personalisation
DTW24 – Ignite: Operator seeks to leverage generative AI to provide higher-value products and offers for customers in Germany and Spain. Two solutions presented include digital customer assistant and recommendation engine for marketing teams, which are set to assist with Group’s wider strategy to automate business processes.
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Network & InfraDT breaks out XGS-PON in fibre tariff switch-up
Telco seeks to re-fuel its strategically vital broadband upsell and fibre monetisation pushes with a new set of plans for German households and businesses.
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Network & InfraVodafone extends NETSCOUT deal to evolve ‘hybrid’ network
Vodafone hands NETSCOUT another contract for network visibility and monitoring tech, covering European hybrid network environment, including 5G SA deployments.
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Network & InfraBT’s autonomous journey starts with decommissioning legacy products
DTW24 – Ignite: The industry’s dream of autonomous networks is some way off, but for BT’s R&D chief Gabriela Styf Sjöman, the first steps are to cut legacy products and adopt cloud-native principles.
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Network & InfraDT embraces common APIs for wholesale broadband framework revamp
Group is participating in a TM Forum Catalyst project that aims to create a global standard for the wholesale broadband access market.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica Tech, IBM launch fresh B2B toolkit for AI acceleration
Operator works with longstanding partner to deploy new SHARK.X platform, uniting multiple analytics and data management tools to help enterprise customers accelerate AI rollout.
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Network & InfraTelco CTOs warn vendors: we’re not just ‘professional buyers’ anymore
DTW24 – Ignite: CTOs of AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Telstra, and Vodafone express mix of frustration and empathy with traditional network suppliers as software-based platform models upend historical relationships.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDT and Orange plot joint developer platform for time-to-market gains
DT and Orange describe early efforts to improve developer productivity by streamlining and utilising their respective CI/CD platforms.
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Strategy & ChangeAllera, Mehta team up to bridge BT’s digital divide, drive ‘platform-thinking’
DTW24 – Ignite: Chief Digital & Innovation Officer Harmeen Mehta joined on-stage by Consumer CEO Marc Allera to hype transformation advances as Digital overhaul impacts EE platform-building.
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Network & InfraUK government shutters Huawei oversight committee despite continued presence
Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology states that examination of potential risks within Huawei’s equipment by a committee of NCSC and industry cybersecurity experts has ended, and been replaced with “stronger departmental governance arrangements”.
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M&ABT outlines investment fears as Vodafone−Three merger tips spectrum scales
Operator overwhelmingly backs CMA’s decision to launch in-depth merger investigation and calls for closer attention to be paid to the unprecedented spectrum asymmetry that could follow. Ericsson, altnets, and trade unions also weigh in…