All Enterprise (B2B) articles – Page 19

  • Telefónicawatch Report #159
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    Telefónicawatch Report #159 – November 2021

    7 December 2021

    Key stories include: Execs cautious despite positive Q3 | Portuguese return rumoured | Tech grabs a slice of Brazilian IoT | Vivo ups its fibre intake | Samsung gets foot in VM O2 door

  • Katz: TMUS needs cut through with enterprises
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    Katz: TMUS needs cut through with enterprises

    6 December 2021

    Enterprises don’t know much about T-Mobile US services. But that’s not slowing drive to double enterprise market share. Partnerships are key to business growth ambitions beyond 5G connectivity.

  • Netcracker BSS gets a digital spruce‑up
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    Netcracker BSS gets a digital spruce-up

    5 December 2021

    Upgrade of Vodafone Spain’s existing BSS system aims to deliver improved speed and insight, as well as being able to deal with the complexity of multi-play services.

  • Brand‑heavy TPG looks for smart data handling with AWS
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    Brand-heavy TPG looks for smart data handling with AWS

    3 December 2021

    Shaik flags “knowledge lake” as providing deeper understanding of consumer and enterprise behaviour. Aimed at breaking down data siloes across multi-brand portfolio following TPG–VHA merger. Analytics of external datasets, available on the market, increasingly important.

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    Partnerships & Alliances

    Telefónica goes MagNET fishing for telco SME tie-ups

    2 December 2021

    Growth division reveals it has been building out a new B2B service delivery platform to strengthen its place in the value chain. Telco and SI partners being sought to extend MagNET-based offerings “globally”.

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    Deutsche Telekom people moves: healthcare VP named at T-Sys

    2 December 2021

    Udo Lingen gets T-Systems VP, Healthcare role following deal with Google Cloud for enterprise sovereign cloud services in DACH region. Newly divested Telekom Romania fixed unit poaches senior figures as it slowly fills out a leadership team following Orange buyout. Rook returns to DT via IoT partner 1NCE. Former ...

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    Enterprise (B2B)

    Dublin up: BT Ireland relocates B2B support

    1 December 2021

    Move of service desk ops furthers expansion of BT’s workforce in Dublin. Transfer forms latest step in long-running customer experience transformation programme. Deep-Insight advising BT Ireland on customer-centric strategies.

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    People

    Europe B2B head exits as DT targets change

    30 November 2021

    Dominique Leroy’s DT Europe continues to build out its enterprise-focused activities as SVP, B2B Ralf Nejedl announces his departure.

  • Q2 FY21–22 Headlines: growth maintained despite B2B, Spain bumps
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    Q2 FY21–22 Headlines: Vodafone growth maintained despite B2B, Spain bumps

    28 November 2021

    Group benefits as COVID-19 drag steadily eases. On positive side, forward movement maintained in Germany and UK, and picture improves in super-competitive Italy. Blotches include an apparent step back in growth at Vodafone Business, despite its star billing, and a return to reverse gear in perennially challenging Spain.

  • Elsewhere in BT Enterprise: Shuter boasts RNLI collab
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    Elsewhere in BT Enterprise: Shuter boasts RNLI collab

    28 November 2021

    BT recognised for managed services improvements; Shuter boasts of RNLI partnership.

  • Q2 FY21–22: Read hypes prospects as M&A talk hots up
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    Q2 FY21–22: Vodafone's Read hypes prospects as M&A talk hots up

    28 November 2021

    Leadership especially bullish on “momentum” and “sustainable growth” after solid Q2 data. Wave of M&A possibilities surround Vodafone only a few months after Group declared portfolio reshaping complete. Report sees Group maintain growth, but with mix of performances across businesses and a glitch on cost-saving progress. Guidance floors raised ...

  • H1 FY21–22: Legacy still a drag on BT Enterprise
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    H1 FY21–22: Legacy still a drag on BT Enterprise

    27 November 2021

    Legacy declines continued to outpace new service and digital growth, while mobile wholesale losses dimmed Q2 performance. EBITDA performance buoyed by lower costs. Jansen remains confident in Enterprise’s ability to grow again as CEO Rob Shuter’s organisational changes and new operating model take shape.

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    Network & Infrastructure

    BT preps for 2G cut-off

    24 November 2021

    Operator confirms intent to follow 2023’s 3G services shutdown with retirement of 2G. Executives say preparations are in place to support customers and partners through transition. Move comes amid particular concern over how 2G sunset will impact rural, M2M, and elderly users.

  • Lebara departs for O2
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    Lebara departs for O2

    22 November 2021

    TDE’s longstanding deal with ‘ethnic’ MVNO comes to an end. Migration of customers expected to commence in 2022.

  • Headlines: recovery gathers steam but jitters persist
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    Telefónica Q3 FY21 Headlines: recovery gathers steam but jitters persist

    22 November 2021

    Group describes results as “significant step towards economic and social recovery”. OBs put in a solid quarter, with Vivo and Telefónica Deutschland reporting gathering commercial momentum. First quarter for refashioned UK business. Telefónica Tech’s expansion still being significantly driven by M&A, obscuring ‘organic’ progress. Centralisation of Hispam progressing, and ...

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    M&A

    T-Systems sale speculation resurfaces

    19 November 2021

    Reports in German media indicate DT could pare back ownership of — and exposure to — its long-challenged enterprise IT business. Suggestions point to a possible three-way deal in 2022.

  • Oracle: Cloud evolution must be business-led for digital SPs
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    Oracle: Cloud evolution must be business-led for digital SPs

    17 November 2021

    For many years, the telecoms industry has been attempting the balancing act of managing the decline of traditional services while extracting the full value of decades of massive investment in the operational systems that enable them. The challenge of escaping this ‘technology debt’ has now been heightened by a ...

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    Financial & Performance

    Accenture taps into DT’s tech revamp with ERP takeover

    12 November 2021

    DT CEO highlights “specific” outsourcing move as an example of Group’s progress and focus on cost reduction. Deal forms part of €100m–€200m IT value chain recalibration DT planning by FY24. Q3 results see DT continuing US-led growth, raising guidance on back of revenue and cash flow boost.

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    M&A

    Vodacom expands into Egypt with Vodafone stake switch

    10 November 2021

    Vodafone to increase its stake in Vodacom to more than 65% following the transaction. Internal deal follows STC’s failed mission to buy Vodafone Egypt during 2020.

  • Telefónica prescribes digitalisation as Europe’s inflation antidote
    Financial & Performance

    Telefónica prescribes digitalisation as Europe’s inflation antidote

    10 November 2021

    Telefónica’s Argentinian inflation battle shows digitalisation value in markets facing cost challenges. Group management also seeks to ease qualms over rising energy costs and wage inflation in Europe through digitally driven efficiency drive.