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M&AOrange soldiers on amid regulatory alarm bells over Spanish deal
European Commission expected to send ‘statement of objections’ over proposed merger. Deal seen as EU merger test case in market characterised as highly competitive.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT partners Axon in smart diagnostics health-tech drive
Burgeoning interest in healthcare R&D leads BT to partner with diagnostics imaging specialist.
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PremiumElsewhere in Openreach: Openreach almost there on rural fibre programme
Openreach almost there on rural fibre programme.
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Network & InfraBT building ‘simple but innovative’ tech for UK critical infra
Partnerships with water industry players driving water quality and waste improvements.
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Public AffairsGermany’s coalition govt urges regulator to clamp down on MNOs blocking competition
Political representatives on BNetzA’s Advisory Board insist on “fair and non-discriminatory access” for service providers and MVNOs in the mobile wholesale market.
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Vendor VoiceElisa Polystar: Take a shortcut through the hype cycle for effective network automation
Established operators such as Vodafone are recognising the opportunities of deep network automation but don’t have the greenfield luxury of a clear path. Elisa Polystar believes this challenge can be addressed with the right roadmap.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVirgin Media O2 picks Nokia for southern RAN supply
UK operator agrees new, three-year RAN supply deal with longstanding partner Nokia.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT Sourced enhances supply chain insight with worker tech partnership
Procurement business ties with Labor Solutions to directly gather data from supplier workforce.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT builds trading bet with unified comms partnership
BT to integrate the Flexenet Private Wires connectivity into its unified comms and collaboration platform, BT Trading.
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Network & InfraThe Backfill: Macquarie ploughs millions into data centre growth
Macquarie Technology launches new placement, aiming to capitalise on AI and cloud “megatrends” and finance data centre growth.
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Consumer (B2C)BT’s new retail hub is a ‘glimpse into the world of new EE’
Consumer CEO Marc Allera says launch of EE Studio represents BT’s converged consumer ambition and strategic transformation.
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Network & InfraVodafone seeks Virgin Media O2’s backing for post-merger infra rejig
Vodafone UK in discussions over Cornerstone relationship following yesterday’s big reveal of proposed Three UK merger.
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PremiumTelefónica ‘open’ to fibre tie-up with Vodafone
COO Ángel Vilá sees potential in Vodafone’s fixed assets if the struggling operator decides to leave its legacy cable behind.
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PremiumO2 lights up small cells for 5G
O2 lights up small cells for 5G Source: Unsplash / rp m k Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany) expanded on a previous partnership with smart energy solutions provider Mainova, also bringing in towers business 5G-Synergiewerk to implement small cells on street lights to improve connectivity in Frankfurt (Telefónicawatch, ...
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PremiumVodafone people moves: Safaricom reveals new networks chief
Safaricom welcomes back Anthony Gacanja and names him Networks Director.
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M&AVodafone, Three strike merger deal, target bulked up competition
Deal brings UK market down from four players to three — or up from two to three — as two sub-scale operators combine to challenge BT and VM O2 dominance.
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Network & InfraOTE rolls up sleeves to tackle Greece’s FTTP challenge
Group to invest €375m in FTTP for over 350,000 premises in three years.
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PremiumVM O2 freshens up storage, goes Pure
Virgin Media O2 teams up with Pure Storage for improved data management as old storage system shows its age.