Latest Regional News – Page 75
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Innovation (R&D)DT supports ‘Europe’s first’ real-time immersive telepresence project
Project brings together host of partners including AWTG, Ericsson, and Imec.
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Public AffairsBT keen on India visa overhaul to support technology transformation
Group CTO Howard Watson calls on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to “fix” visa processes to free up BT’s “many great engineers”.
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Vendor VoiceAccount Team Spotlight: Celfocus on Vodafone Tech 2025 alignment
EMEA telecoms SI talks to TelcoTitans about the changes it has made to its Vodafone client team to ensure it is in lockstep with the Group’s Tech 2025 strategy.
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Network & InfrastructureSafaricom targets December for full 5G mobile debut
Snag over iPhone compatibility expected to be unravelled shortly. Late-October debut focused on fixed-wireless only, but consumer mobile plans and private network trials now being prepped. Ongoing affordability questions seem likely to dictate pace of 5G expansion.
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PremiumBEE revamp further erodes Group’s Vodacom holding
Overhaul of Vodacom’s BEE ownership arrangements dilutes Vodafone’s stake to 60.5%.
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Public AffairsBT reports 40k broadband user hit from industrial action
Openreach broadband base down 89,000 in Q2, with strikes having significant impact.
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Network & InfrastructureVi looks beyond Indus Towers for site tenancies
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners reveals its India tower business has sealed a “commercial deal” with Vi.
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PremiumNetwork supplier switch-out disrupts VdSA
Another supplier management issue hits South African OpCo.
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PremiumMobecom SwitchedONBenefits tie-up expanded
Australia-based mobile solutions specialist Mobecom highlighted advances in a “multi-phase” engagement with Vodacom South Africa (VdSA).
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PremiumTanzanian share buyout looks to move on a step
Deal would strengthen Vodacom control over Tanzanian subsidiary, at a time when market consolidation is bubbling under.
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PremiumIndia: Amdocs highlights billing revamp progress
Telecoms IT specialist Amdocs flagged further work with Vodafone India (VfIn) on billing system modernisation.
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PremiumVodafone Egypt: Fixed-line expansion talks back on
Saga of VfEg’s plans to gain larger wireline platform continues to drag on.
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PremiumVodafone Greece firms up CYTA wireline add-on
VfGr adds another item to Group’s pragmatic, ‘build, buy, and partner’ wireline portfolio.
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PremiumVodafone roams and explores enterprise IoT growth
Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom complete Europe’s first international roaming trial using 3GPP‑backed standard.
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Network & InfrastructureTelefónica Colombia returns spectrum after cost row
Operator gives up licence to use frequencies in 2.5GHz band, citing high expense.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica and Metrotel forge Argentinian infra alliance
Tie‑up gives 400,000 customers access to download speeds of up to 1Gbps.
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PremiumDT Q3 FY22 headlines: DT powers through the gloop
Highlights include turbo-boost in US from strengthened dollar, and German broadband gains over competitors.
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PremiumDT Q3 FY22 guidance: ten-figure cash ambition still on
US surge drives third successive quarter of uprated forecasts and affirmation of aim to hit €10bn in free cash flow for first time.
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PremiumGoogle Cloud flags TMUS tie-up on customer care
US NatCo to use AI and data analytics technology to improve customer relationships.
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PremiumTMUS ties with Bosch, Cradlepoint for IoT connectivity
TMUS’s Ultra Capacity 5G network to fuel real‑time parking monitoring.