All Enterprise (B2B) articles – Page 22
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Strategy & Change
T-Systems puts road charging unit on path to growth
Separate entity created to take solutions-based approach to road tolling. Plans to expand into city and private car tolling as well as to the US.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT’s tooz and Adidas become running buddies
Retailer’s smartphone app and startup’s smart-glasses tech deemed compatible. Operator’s 50:50 JV ramping-up B2B and B2C product development efforts.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Telefónica Tech and Google Cloud offer GÉANT joint package
EU-funded initiative taps longstanding B2B alliance for public cloud offerings. Spanish research institutions in digitalisation mode, with operator on hand to provide technical support. More permanent hybrid classroom practices in pipeline.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Mobile US teams with Lumen for B2B edge services
TMUS makes inroads to more enterprises with Lumen. Collaboration brings together 5G, fibre, and edge computing.
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Strategy & Change
Telefónica Argentina seeks enterprise gains with B2B reboot
Movistar Negocios merges with Telefónica Business Solutions in Hispam consolidation effort. Brand identity, simplification, and value creation underlined as key motivators.
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Suppliers & SCM
Vodafone’s supply chain unit targets enterprises with ‘buying club’
New procurement service for enterprise customers and Partner Markets. Marketplace aggregates tail spend to control procurement costs.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Openreach: R100 gets prepped in Highlands & Islands
Openreach readies for Scottish R100 subsea surveys; wholesale price increases take effect.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Telefónica Tech opens portal to quantum realm
Next-gen services arm bulks-up portfolio with EaaS add. Multi-purpose potential of quantum encryption tech highlighted. Quiet engagement with Spanish startup bears fruit in new commercial partnership.
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Strategy & Change
Deutsche Telekom targets Sweden and UK in IoT sales push
Two new sales roles to support European growth ambition. DT’s B2B overhaul bears fruit as DT IoT and DTBS work together to expand IoT business. IoT Hub takes longer than expected to launch commercial offerings.
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M&A
BT absorbs Local Business agent Fourfront
Reseller relationship brought in-house in small transaction. BT says no shift in strategy for SME go-to-market.
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Enterprise (B2B)
BT Enterprise eyes 2023 for 5G lift-off
Spencer says better performing 5G standalone networks needed to kick-start market. Operator inexperience in provisioning spectrum for private networks another brake on enterprise adoption. University Hospitals Birmingham and Belfast Harbour again hailed as BT’s main B2B 5G success stories.
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Products & Services
Vodafone Business gets industrious with IoT solution development
Enterprise division targets IoT solutions growth in 2025 plan. Ambition is to build €1bn end-to-end IoT solution portfolio in next five years. Düsseldorf playing key role in product ramp-up. Mobile private networks are emerging growth opportunity.
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Enterprise (B2B)
BT positions for post-‘cloud-first’ enterprise era
In collaboration with Dell/VMware, BT flags ability to securely “repatriate” apps back into private servers as enterprises retreat from ‘cloud-first’ strategies.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Nevion upgrades BT’s FacilityLine
Longstanding media transport partner Nevion upgrades BT Media & Broadcast’s video exchange service with its VideoIPath solution.
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Enterprise (B2B)
BT Wholesale gets in on 5G game
Wholesale Mobile Connect, pitched as “comprehensive cell site connectivity portfolio for 5G deployment”, slated for launch in 2021. Fully-managed service targeted at MNOs. Division embraces open RAN technology.
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Premium
Elsewhere in BT Enterprise: small-cell deployments flagged
Infobip partnered for RCS enterprise marketing; BT among the backers for Microsoft Teams product launch.
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Strategy & Change
Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions presses refresh
Deutsche Telekom’s Hungarian IT solutions unit placing increasing focus on growth areas such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing.
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Premium
Elsewhere in BT Enterprise: Redcare goes all-IP
Redcare goes all-IP; Enterprise commissions 3D art for latest ad campaign.
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Premium
Vivo selects Ericsson for charging solution
B2B and B2C charging consolidated on vendor’s OpenStack-enabled Ericsson Charging platform. Agreement builds on 2012 BSS partnership, with an eye to deployment of emerging 5G products and use cases.
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