Europe – Page 54
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Partnerships & Alliances
Deutsche Telekom and SK Telecom to develop telco-tailored AI digital assistant platform
Latest agreement stems from SKT’s partnership with US-based AI specialist Anthropic on multilingual large language models, for the benefit of DT-backed Global Telco AI Alliance.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Vodafone Spain dials up enterprise efforts in hunt for growth
Vodafone Spain moves to revamp business unit in battle for revival, with new management in to support growth strategy.
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Public Affairs
Telefónica ‘presents’ job cut plans to Spanish unions
Operator set to reduce headcount by up to 5,000 through new Individual Contract Suspension Plan.
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Interview
Interview: Sateliot places operators at heart of satellite-IoT growth strategy
Sateliot CEO Jaume Sanpera sees MNO relationships with the likes of Telefónica as key to competing in the satellite-IoT market.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone and Snam agree 5G deal as MPN market gathers steam
5G private network deal, described as one of Vodafone’s biggest in Europe, to see the operator deliver dedicated coverage for the natural gas company at 23 sites across Italy.
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M&A
Cellnex takes over WHP’s Scottish tower assets
Behind-scenes acquisition sees group become tower partner for Scotland’s publicly-funded 4G rollout initiative.
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Network & Infrastructure
T-Mobile is biggest spender in Poland’s long-awaited 5G spectrum auction
T-Mobile and Orange each pick up one of four 100MHz blocks on offer.
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M&A
Cordiant plots next stage of expansion after completing move for Ireland’s Speed Fibre
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure closes out expansion into Ireland’s digital infrastructure market, gaining regulatory clearance for acquisition of Speed Fibre.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone revamps monitoring capabilities with Celfocus as it eyes billion IoT devices mark
Artificial intelligence, machine learning and sub-second processing capabilities introduced into Vodafone’s monitoring of IoT core services connectivity for oversight of hundreds of millions of IoT connections. Upgrade driven by need to address client frustration over slow fault resolution, as well as internal desire for efficiency improvement. Scalability also key: ...
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Strategy & Change
Telekom Deutschland targets housing association tenants with pay-TV deals
German NatCo tempts tenants with nine months’ free MagentaTV.
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Premium
Elsewhere in EU Cluster: Vodafone Czech Republic deploys IPv6
Vodafone Czech Republic deploys IPv6.
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Premium
Vodafone Greece goes Public in retail expansion bid
Partnership with Public Group seeks to enable omnichannel innovation for Greek operator.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone’s international federation reports another year of decline
Partner Markets revenue drops for third year running, with management this time blaming the conflict in Ukraine.
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Interview
Orange Business puts Microsoft 365 Copilot through its paces
Enterprise services unit invited to join early-access programme for GenAI tool.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica Tech launches new Spanish node for VDC service
Telefónica Tech sets up new node for Virtual Data Center service in Barcelona, harnessing tech from VMware and Zerto.
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Premium
Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: More Cell Broadcast success for Vodafone Germany
More Cell Broadcast success for Vodafone Germany.
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Vodafone names allies to accelerate open RAN adoption
Open, disaggregated tech gets key role as Vodafone confirms plans for Europe‑ and Africa‑wide, 170,000‑site RAN supplier refresh.
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Financial & Performance
Virgin Media O2–Tesco joint venture nears £1bn revenue mark
Twenty-year old joint venture, UK’s largest MVNO, posts a jump in sales despite being a rare hold-out on inflation-linked price rises.
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Network & Infrastructure
US underwater data centre startup plans two hubs in Europe
Subsea Cloud prepares to expand tech beyond the Americas with the launch of new facilities in Norway and the UK.
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Premium
SpaceMobile calls in Vodafone for 5G satellite pilot
Vodafone‑backed satcomms player showcases 5G direct‑to‑device call ahead of planned commercial launch.