Europe – Page 190
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Vodafone’s Spanish wireline could be next asset on block
Vodafone Spain quietly testing demand for fixed-line infrastructure. Possible follow-up to Orange and Másmóvil fibre-sharing deals.
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Vodafone Spain secures sublicensing deal to broadcast top-tier Spanish football
Vodafone Spain (VfS) struck a sublicensing deal with Mediapro, the existing rights holder of La Liga, UEFA Champions League, and Europa League football.
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Vodafone Portugal working on 3D holographic broadcasts with 5G
Vodafone Portugal (VfP) worked with local public broadcaster TVI and Ericsson to transmit a 3D holographic broadcast over 5G.
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Vodafone Portugal and TechSee working on Vodafone Visual Support
Vodafone Portugal (VfP) is working with TechSee, a visual assistance solutions specialist, on an augmented reality-based customer support tool.
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BT Consumer People Moves, August 2019
Latest people movements include: Maria Armishaw, Sam Burrows, John Eccleston, Amy Farrer, Matt Gottschalk, Holly Logan, Kevin Macdonald, Chris Moseley, Khadija Oudrhiri, Will Popham, Ben Spencer, Abigail Vaughan.
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Plusnet rated the most complained-about fixed broadband provider
Plusnet, BT Consumer’s alternative internet service provider (ISP) subsidiary, was rated as the most complained-about fixed broadband provider in Ofcom’s Telecoms and pay TV complaints update for the first quarter of 2019.
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BT Group considering sale of business units
More assets on the block as BT mulls LatAm and European sales.
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BT Ireland speeding ahead with Ethernet
New tech generates Dublin-London Ethernet speeds above 400Gbps.
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Strategy & Change
T-Systems’ reboot rebooted as Höttges cracks down
Restructuring change-up yet to be fully outlined, but could reduce T-Sys to a shadow of former self.
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Strategy & Change
Timotheus Höttges plays hard-to-get after Vodafone Group tower overtures
Focus increasing on German infrastructure reshaping as cash-strapped European operators seek to extract asset value. Group yet to be convinced to draw up the tower bridge and help Vodafone’s consolidation plan. Telefónica Deutschland relationship a possible plan-b for Vodafone.
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Crnogorski Telekom signs up to use IPification
Crnogorski Telekom (CT) signed up to use a mobile authentication solution from the IPification unit of Hong Kong-based mobile technology specialist Benefit Vantage.
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Microsoft has ended its relationship with T-Systems Hungary
Microsoft was reported to have ended a commercial relationship with Magyar Telekom’s (MT) soon-to-be-offloaded enterprise business T-Systems Hungary (T-Sys HU), in a move seemingly wrapped up with the unit’s impending sale (Deutsche Telekomwatch, #85).
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Hrvatski Telekom readies for Optima sell-off
Curtain could be coming down on operators’ odd couple act.
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Deutsche Telekom’s recovery maintained, but CEE outliers continue to drag
Segment on track after another quarter in growth. Converged Challenger second-tier haven’t yet got with the multi-play programme.
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Telekom Deutschland forced to adjust StreamOn
TDE to amend two disputed aspects of media offer, for now. Principal court proceedings in Cologne have yet to run their course.
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Deutsche Telekom gives gaming the Magenta streaming treatment
Germany moves first with beta-phase cloud-based gaming. Nemat ambitiously positions service as Netflix of video games.
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Telekom Deutschland and rivals officially launch Mobile Connect
Telekom Deutschland and rivals Telefónica Deutschland and Vodafone Germany finally made an official launch of Mobile Connect, the mobile phone number-based authentication system they have been developing under the umbrella of the GSM Association (GSMA).
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Deutsche Telekom’s headline data: strong and stable
Europe-side divisions remain in positive territory. German broadband “softness” targeted by management. Signs of urgency on transformation in Europe: Telekom Romania exit again mooted and restructuring stepped up at T-Sys.
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Telekom Deutschland facing tough broadband market competition
Consolidation remained on the agenda in Germany’s broadband market, offering up the prospect of yet stiffer competition for Telekom Deutschland as it battles to maintain share (see separate report).