Latest Regional News – Page 148
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PremiumTelefónica’s LatAm people movements, Jan-Feb 2020
Movement in Telefónica|Vivo’s B2B management.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone spins off Irish towers
Vodafone establishes new Irish tower business, indiciating a divergence from VfIr’s main structure. Move a part of broader infrastructure recalibration.
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Suppliers & SCMHuawei crisis: leak points to Deutsche Telekom Group exposure fears
Likely Huawei restrictions reportedly prompt DT to turn back to Nokia as 5G player. Finnish vendor said to have come under pressure for quality improvements.
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PremiumShentel users in play if Sprint deal gets thumbs up
Sign-off to mega-deal would give New T-Mobile management a raise/fold option in north-eastern US states.
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Products & ServicesT-Mobile Poland deploys ‘lightweight’ EPC for FMS
NatCo achieves first “production rollout” of Open Mobile Evolved Core. TMPL stresses more control means more responsibility. Intel notes ‘open’ does not mean ‘free’.
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Suppliers & SCMT-Mobile, Sprint merger impact on Ericsson
T-Mobile US suppliers note softness from Sprint merger delays.
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Suppliers & SCMVlocity bags Deutsche Telekom deal
Deutsche Telekom selected US-based Vlocity’s Communications Cloud solution to roll out software with “configure-price-quote” capabilities across Europe.
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Public AffairsMagyar Telekom fined €1m for misleading speed data
Magyar Telekom was fined €1m by competition authority GVH for misinforming customers about the maximum speed provided by its network.
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Public AffairsT-Systems Hungary divestment leaves Magyar Telekom in hot water
Magyar Telekom confirmed it had received a request from the Central Bank of Hungary for additional information over an alleged delay in the disclosure of inside information, in relation to its failed divestment of T-Systems Hungary.
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PremiumT-Systems Iberia ups employee numbers
T-Systems Iberia (T-Sys IB) was said to have gradually increased the number of employees based at its business innovation centre (BIC) in Granada.
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PremiumT-Mobile secures 4G and 5G at Super Bowl LIV
T-Mobile US flagged the implementation of extra 4G and 5G capacity in Miami, ahead of Super Bowl LIV, held on 2 February 2020.
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PremiumCustomers Bancorp may pull rug from under T-Mobile MONEY
T-Mobile US partner Customers Bancorp provided further signals of a coming sale of its BankMobile digital division, which underpins the T-Mobile MONEY digital banking service launched by the NatCo in mid-2019.
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Strategy & ChangeT-Mobile US will rely on renewable energy by 2021
T-Mobile US claimed it was on course to meet its flagship target of relying solely on renewable energy by 2021.
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PremiumBT carries burden as Huawei compromise reached
Industry looks set to be given three years to firewall Huawei, with potential 35% cap on High Risk Vendors. Security officials position the decision as largely a clarification and formalisation of current restrictions, but potentially stringent caps will spark immediate change in industry security and procurement strategies. UK capex ...
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PremiumBT Italia faces court hearing
BT Italia faced a preliminary hearing at the court of Milan on 9 December 2019, according to reports.
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Public AffairsRead tries to whip up support for Huawei
CEO calls on Europe not to blindly follow USA. Read warns excluding Huawei will harm Europe much more than the USA. UK fudge to cap and firewall Huawei 5G kit; bans ZTE altogether. EU echoes UK, delegating ultimate decisions to member states.
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PremiumVodafone Hutchison Australia taps Nokia for 5G launch
Nokia lands five-year deal in Australia’s post-Huawei landscape. Berroeta lauds the Finnish vendor’s “advanced 5G roadmap”. 5G launch slated by 30 June 2020.
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PremiumVodafone Idea preps 5G trials
Project comes with questions growing over whether VfI will live to see 5G era, however.