All articles by Joseph Purnell – Page 30
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Partnerships & Alliances
Openreach partners home charging specialists to power EV migration
Ground Control and Mina announce tie-up with Openreach as electric vehicle fleet migration rolls on.
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Safaricom to replace Chairman after brief tenure
John Ngumi exits Safaricom boardroom just five months after stepping up.
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SME device loan service set for Hispam expansion
PDTI workstation rental scheme proves a success and prompts move to launch in Chile and Peru.
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VM O2 criticises new Openreach wholesale pricing
Virgin Media O2 CEO Lutz Schüler among those to call out new Equinox 2 proposition.
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T-Mobile boasts consumer strength, targets switchers
Preliminary Q4 results indicate strong FY22 for T-Mobile, with “record high” and “industry best” contract net adds.
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Operators granted adaptive energy network green light
Energy savings set to come in form of “standby mode” for mobile networks.
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Venturing & Investments
Vi equity conversion requires further Vodafone funding
Local reports indicate that Vodafone and Aditya Birla’s planned investments fall short of government expectations.
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Telefónica chooses Intersec for German emergency warning system
Operator selects French supplier Intersec for Cell Broadcast deployment.
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YouView losses mount as JV ups product spend
BT-backed TV platform joint venture flags another uptick in R&D investment in bid to compete with streaming giants. Key shareholder funders BT and TalkTalk up lending to more than £100m.
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VodafoneZiggo responds to energy crisis with '100+' savings initiatives
VodafoneZiggo benefits from day and night deployment of ‘smart’ network monitoring kit to match power with demand.
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Telekom swaps phone boxes for 5G small cells
Street furniture upgraded to host Ericsson 5G small-cell kit, improving connectivity at street-level.
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British investor picks up Ireland’s Towercom
KKR-owned John Laing acquires bundle of assets from Irish Infrastructure Fund.
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Movistar winner as Spain completes controversial 26GHz auction
Movistar picks up more than double rivals’ spectrum in last of Spain’s 5G‑ready frequency auctions.
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Entire O2 Germany management team earn contract extensions
Four remaining top table execs will remain at the operator until 2026.
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BT’s stunted Digital Voice rollout set to restart in spring
Group prepares to reactivate analogue-to-digital switchover after several months on pause amid public backlash.
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Telefónica’s rural fibre-building JV Bluevía takes off
New FTTP builder sets out to pass five million rural premises in two years, backed by Crédit Agricole and Vauban Infrastructure Partners funding.
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Orange finance chief Fernandez exits
Ramon Fernandez, CEO for Finance, Performance & Development, will leave in 2023 after finalising Group’s strategic plan.
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City small-cell pilot goes live, EE first to benefit
Freshwave and Netomnia partner to launch Cornerstone-backed, multi-operator small-cell deployment in City of London.
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BT welcomes UK regulation as commercial drone services beckon
Ofcom confirms January launch for UAS Operator Radio licences, paving the way for commercial, long-range, high-altitude drone operations.
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Strategy & Change
Bas Burger to lead BT’s combined enterprise division
Current Global CEO takes BT Business top-spot as Enterprise opposite Rob Shuter steps away from the Group.