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Financial & PerformanceTesco Mobile results: JV shines positive light on challenging period
Mixed bag for joint venture throughout UK lockdowns. “Highly competitive” twelve months sees operating profit rise 20%.
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Network & InfrastructureSIRO moves to phase two, helped by EU funding
Vodafone Ireland’s wholesale broadband JV gets €620m funding boost. Phase two envisages additional 320,000 homes and businesses passed with fibre, but no timeframes given for completion. Phase 1, at 400,000 premises passed, steadily nears 450,000 target.
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Strategy & ChangeTMF’s Willetts: maintaining vendor status quo “dangerous”
Speaking to TelcoTitans, Nik Willetts, CEO of industry body TM Forum, outlined his perceptions of the state of digital transformation in the telecoms sector. Procurement-led vendor management needs to evolve towards partnership for digital acceleration. Hyperscalers can remain more friend than foe as operators seek new ways to differentiate ...
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Systems Solutions: OVHcloud’s IPO
IPO to fuel Europe’s “cloud champion”; T-Sys’s Spanish unit reveals new HQ; sustainability concerns presented as commercial opportunity.
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Financial & PerformanceBT highlights cost-cutting progress as Drahi waits in wings
Group confirms it has achieved its headline £1bn savings target well ahead of original March 2023 deadline. Announcement is an attempt to display strengths ahead of this week’s Q2 results and in the face of potential Altice takeover bid before the end of the year.
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Public AffairsVodafone Pass reviewed following EU judgement
ECJ goes further than expected by consumer group. VfD may be forced to provide the same terms and conditions through EU. Other European OpCos could be affected.
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Venturing & InvestmentsVi can live long and prosper, insists CEO
Takkar welcomes government four-year moratorium on AGR dues and spectrum fees. Confident that relief package paves way for private investment. Vodafone rules out (again) cash injection into JV. Floor pricing issue still to be resolved.
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EventwatchAccenture’s Dr. Boris Maurer on 5G opportunities for telcos
Watch On-Demand: REACH – the telco transformation forum Watch the full panel session from REACH – the telco transformation forum, which brings together industry experts from Accenture and NTT Data to reflect on the future of telco in a transformed world.
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EventwatchInma Martinez discusses key attributes of successful digital transformation
Watch On-Demand: REACH – the telco transformation forum Watch the full session from REACH – the telco transformation forum, in which Inma Martinez looks at the opportunities for Telco to establish itself as the pivotal industry in 21st century infrastructure.
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EventwatchAccenture’s Dr. Boris Maurer on the state of telecommunications today
Watch On-Demand: REACH – the telco transformation forum Watch the full panel session from REACH – the telco transformation forum, which brings together industry experts from Accenture and NTT Data to reflect on the future of telco in a transformed world.
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EventwatchInma Martinez on 5G’s potential for telcos
Watch On-Demand: REACH – the telco transformation forum Watch the full session from REACH – the telco transformation forum, in which Inma Martinez looks at the opportunities for Telco to establish itself as the pivotal industry in 21st century infrastructure.
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EventwatchAccenture’s Dr. Boris Maurer on how 5G will impact the telecom industry
Watch On-Demand: REACH – the telco transformation forum Watch the full panel session from REACH – the telco transformation forum, which brings together industry experts from Accenture and NTT Data to reflect on the future of telco in a transformed world.
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EventwatchInma Martinez on the future of telco
Watch On-Demand: REACH – the telco transformation forum Watch the full session from REACH – the telco transformation forum, in which Inma Martinez looks at the opportunities for Telco to establish itself as the pivotal industry in 21st century infrastructure.
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EventwatchAccenture’s Dr. Boris Maurer on how telcos will look in 30 years
Watch On-Demand: REACH – the telco transformation forum Watch the full panel session from REACH – the telco transformation forum, which brings together industry experts from Accenture and NTT Data to reflect on the future of telco in a transformed world.
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EventwatchInma Martinez on what the telco of the future looks like
Watch On-Demand: REACH – the telco transformation forum Watch the full session from REACH – the telco transformation forum, in which Inma Martinez looks at the opportunities for Telco to establish itself as the pivotal industry in 21st century infrastructure.
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EventwatchTeradata’s Martin Willcox discusses technologies that will transform the future of telcos
Watch On-Demand: REACH – the telco transformation forum To view more videos like this from other telecom industry leaders like Accenture, Colt, Facebook, Rakuten and Teradata, visit REACH–The telco transformation forum. Other topics covered in REACH include 5G, AI/ML, gigabit connectivity, and telco data meshes ...
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PeopleBT’s new function to commercialise network assets
Recently-formed BT Networks seeks new revenue streams, with initiative led by finance and procurement veteran Paul Crouch. One of many efforts to identify commercial opportunities from existing assets and infrastructure as competition hots up.
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Network & InfrastructureVivo picks up Brazilian 5G spectrum
Brazilian operator among 15 participating in spectrum bidding. Long-awaited auction includes frequencies across a handful of 5G-friendly bands. Interest from new entrants poses competitive impact questions, with new national MNO now in the mix. Vivo opting for multi-vendor approach to its standalone core.
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Suppliers & SCMViavi dives into Vodafone Portugal’s network analytics
Portuguese OpCo’s automation drive key motivator for deployment of Viavi monitoring tech.
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Network & InfrastructureEE says “delays elsewhere” have impacted ESN delivery
Mobile operator “committed to ESN contractual obligations” as Home Office announces revised timetable for the UK’s LTE-based emergency services network. Unveils ESN Coverage Extender prototype from Parallel Wireless as part of ongoing preparations for nationwide shutdown of Airwave.