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Network & Infrastructure
Vi taps Anritsu to power VoLTE service assurance gains
Longstanding tie-up between Indian operator and Japanese platform provider said to produce service quality results.
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M&A
Altice Portugal ‘enters stc’s European crosshairs'
Saudi Arabian operator said to be jostling with private equity firms targeting Patrick Drahi’s beleaguered outpost, as Middle Eastern telco shopping spree in Europe continues…
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone Business chases US multinationals’ global IoT with Bridgepointe tie-up
Americas ambitions see Bridgepointe Technologies onboarded as US strategic channel partner, targeting international connectivity…
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Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom starts open RAN rollout in Germany
Fujitsu and Nokia in first cohort of DT open RAN vendors in its domestic market.
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M&A
Vodafone Spain revitalisation: Zegona ready to splash the cash
With purchase pending, Zegona’s Eamonn O’Hare reveals long-term plans to invest €3bn, with enterprise and simplified CX among key priorities. Learn more…
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Strategy & Change
Selley ‘cracks the code’ on fibre as Openreach brews overbuild, upgrade plans
Openreach Business Briefing: Halfway to Openreach’s 2026 fibre rollout target, CEO Selley claims spending and recruitment peaks for Openreach have passed; fibre’s benefits are being felt…
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica ‘preps’ sizeable tender for 5G SA core in Spain
Shaking out Huawei cobwebs, Telefónica said to be seeking supplier for user plane, with “tens of millions of euros” deal value. Further stacking the odds against still-beholden rivals…
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Partnerships & Alliances
Tesla parks another contract win at Hrvatski Telekom
Croatian vendor nets 5G core contract with Hrvatski Telekom and subsidiary Crnogorski Telekom, extending long-term major accounts with the two operators.
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People
Openreach CTIO departs; B2B challenger destination mooted
Colin Lees, IT transformer in chief, heads for the wild side after 25 years of BT Group. Learn more…
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT taps Nokia open API model for 5G monetisation
Nokia’s Network as Code platform and developer community enlisted in hunt for new 5G offerings.
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Financial & Performance
Tim turns ten: CEO still ‘hungry’ as DT preps next phase
Q3 FY23: Group boss Timotheus Höttges asserts that “we stay greedy” as he nears decade in job, and begins work with his strategy team on fresh plan for FY25 onwards.
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Financial & Performance
Deutsche Telekom Q3 FY23 Headlines: Europe gains some rare plaudits
Q3 provides a collectors’ item as Europe-side businesses achieve growth, while TMUS contracts, owing to handset sales slump and exchange rate movements.
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Network & Infrastructure
Digital Realty taps Blackstone for $7bn EU-US data centre hyper-build JV
Investment giant furthers digital infra interests, targeting 500MW in new IT load across four hyperscale DC campuses in EU and US from 2025.
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Content & TV
Meet MAUD: BT’s peak traffic cleaver to debut in 2024
BT-developed on-net solution can slash peak live and on-demand traffic by 50%, seamlessly for end-users. Potential “global solution” once productised, with vCDNs also on the agenda…
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People
BT CEO Jansen: leaving operator “better than I found it”
Outgoing CEO ruminated on the highs and lows of his tenure during a fireside chat at the Great Telco Debate, reflecting on steps taken to drive fibre, create a ‘front‑foot’ mindset, and the stubborn gloom surrounding the share price.
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M&A
Telefónica ‘closes out’ digital-R&D merger, creating strategic digitalisation unit led by CDO
Hacker-in-chief Alonso to lead newly-formed Telefónica Innovación Digital, encompassing data, digital services and innovation functions. Part of Group-wide simplification drive, supporting strategic digital transformation. Learn more…
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Venturing & Investments
EC grants €1.2bn to fuel cloud computing push
4iG, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, and TIM among IT and telecoms players collaborating on IPCEI-CIS project, seeking to produce a common, open-source architecture for European cloud deployments. First phase of industrial rollout expected to complete by 2031, with goal creating 1,000 jobs and “positive spill-over effects” in the process.
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Financial & Performance
T-Mobile US says its customers should be for life
CEO Mike Sievert highlights need to keep both churn and upgrade rates low to minimise customer retention costs.
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Network & Infrastructure
Openreach CEO: ‘epic’ FTTP build is ‘on time, on budget’
Clive Selley marks progress to 25 million, expands plans to 30 million, assures against questions of pace.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone backs “intelligent automation” for open RAN
Vodafone, Intel, and Cirrus360 reveal new approach to speed open RAN software and hardware integration.