All Europe articles – Page 88
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PremiumDT launches open RAN in Germany with massive MIMO
Operator switches on O-RAN Town in Neubrandenburg. Dell, Fujitsu, Intel, Mavenir, NEC, and Supermicro all part of vendor mix. DT emphasises automation as “must have” to manage complexity. “Vendor-independent” service management and orchestration framework developed. DT heavily involved in NGMN work at plugging R&D “industry gap” in determining best ...
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Strategy & ChangeGroup Technology toes line on “new-gen” plan
Top-down flavour to Tech 2025 initiatives as Group Finance (again) steals a lot of the Group Technology thunder, keeping ambitions in check with fiscal targets. Programme kept closely in line with Group leadership’s medium-term, twin-track ambition to refuel its commercial engine while keeping a tight rein on investment. Headline ...
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PremiumVodafone said to be mulling cable network’s future
Telefónica and Onivia Networks are said to have approached Vodafone with competing solutions to tempt it to move away from HFC technology.
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PremiumVodafone’s energy analytics platform rollout progresses
60,000-plus sites across operations in twelve markets now benefiting from eSight-enabled energy management tech. Operator’s emissions clean-up intensifies.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Canary Islands’ Subsea cable
Subsea cable to the Canary Islands; mce tapped for device self-assessment.
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PremiumEE backtracks on post-Brexit roaming charges
EE became the first UK MNO to announce plans to reinstate roaming charges for customers travelling to the EU. O2 UK and Three UK follow suit to an extent, tweaking fair usage policies.
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Products & ServicesVodafone Carrier Services expands enterprise fraud prevention
Vodafone Carrier Services set to roll out Vodafone Identity Hub to five more European markets. Built on industry initiative Mobile Connect, platform uses network data for authentication and identity verification services for businesses.
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Partnerships & AlliancesOpen Telekom Cloud goes full Circle
T-Systems’ infrastructure-as-a-service offering adds Circle partner benefits packages, with spend-based reward tiers. Not a one-way street, says Partner Manager Ulf Mayer, who is looking for commitment from customers.
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PremiumVodafone taking NOC automation to the next level
Group says Celfocus-supported CIAS project has now gone live in five Group markets. Former Vodafone Portugal investment is also supporting new project to automate network configuration operations.
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PremiumBT Ireland expands wholesale FTTH services
National Broadband Plan to add 544,000 premises to BT Ireland offers.
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PremiumAGCM initiates probe into BT Italia divestment
Italy’s competition watchdog examining ins and outs of BT’s deal with TIM. Concern from competitors as TIM seeks to consolidate market position. BT to retain a presence in the country whatever the outcome.
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PremiumBT activates standalone 5G at Adastral Park
BT’s EU-funded 5G research facility upgraded using ‘proof of concept’ hardware from Samsung Networks.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone puts Kenmei on network analytics team
Spanish vendor positions itself between network and Vodafone’s new, cloud-based analytics platforms, being overhauled with Google.
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PremiumGovernment offers 700MHz sweeteners ahead of auction
Tick in the box for Vodafone as it continues to struggle to secure concessions from European regulators.
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PremiumMixed Huawei 5G RAN messages remain in Europe
Vodafone Italy reportedly gets conditional approval to use Huawei 5G RAN equipment. Huawei’s position in Germany looks more vulnerable after IT Security 2.0 Bill becomes law.
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PremiumVodafone steers Sony 5G test drives
Vodafone Germany is providing the 5G network for Sony’s connected-car trials. “Database on wheels” the ambition, with constant communication required over stable, high-speed network.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Unitymedia nearly integrated
German Unitymedia integration near completion; VfUK continues to target SME market with cybersecurity and data packages.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Vodafone Group: Vodafone Business goes digital
Vodafone Business goes digital on customer experience; SD-WAN adoption hits bumps; telcos team up on handset eco-ratings.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Vodafone Partner Markets: Altice rolls into BT
MTS surfs tower spin-out wave; SoftBank boosted by digital shift and gets strategic with LEO satellite venture OneWeb.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Vodafone Associates and JVs: Vi and Vantage on 5G
Vi and Vantage Towers Greece get involved in 5G trials.