Latest Strategy News – Page 51
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Operations
Gaia-X hopes for ‘year of growth’ with launch of first services
European data sovereignty initiative to launch digital clearing house as first concrete service.
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Vendor Voice
Rakuten: the one secret every transformative operator should know
The shift of gravity away from hardware is inescapable. It’s the entire telecom business that is being digitalised.
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Operations
Russian coders to help drive T-Systems’ Spanish expansion
Around 300 staff from DT’s former St. Petersburg office reportedly shipped to Granada and Reus to support growth ambitions in Spain.
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Strategy & Change
Talk of Telefónica Tech partnership resurfaces
Executive Chairman José María Álvarez-Pallete says Telefónica Tech is outperforming, and wants the market to recognise value.
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Systems hires Tech Mahindra to drive India ramp-up
T-Systems opens new Nagpur site with help from Tech Mahindra.
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M&A
FTTP buyer’s guide: consolidation rife among UK altnets
Fibre-building upstarts and established incumbents target multimillion-premises infrastructure within next several years, putting M&A on agenda for many.
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Strategy & Change
Vodacom plans SuperApp rollout as it closes in on Vodafone Egypt acquisition
“Progress made” in movement towards regulatory approval for Vodafone Egypt acquisition.
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Premium
BT H1 FY22–23: BT Global still struggling for consistent growth
Revenue and profit down, but BT adamant division is outperforming market in key segments.
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‘New EE’ takes shape but Plusnet’s future still unclear
Marc Allera plots move into more verticals after launch of gaming and home cybersecurity services.
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BT H1 FY22–23: Glimmers of hope at BT Enterprise
Headline numbers remain largely red, but digital transformation gaining momentum.
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Premium
BT pricing aggression dents VM O2 wholesale prospects
BT CEO Philip Jansen trailers “sharpened” wholesale fibre pricing structure to come.
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Marketing
Magyar Telekom to drop T-Systems brand
Deutsche Telekom-controlled telco to meld B2B brands and functions to improve go-to-market for “convergent digital business offerings”.
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Financial & Performance
BT conscious of energy storm, seeks staff benefits
While CFO Lowth flags work with UK government to brace for energy shortages; CEO Jansen reserves subsidies for cost-of-living help.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone Ireland goes into semi-austerity mode
Operator said to be cutting back on new hires, events, and staff travel.
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Operations
DT creates Global Business unit; targets cross-border B2B ramp-up
Organisational change combines DT Global Business with Solution Sales and Engineering.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT’s Höttges to “fight” regulator on spectrum auction proposals
Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Höttges makes clear his opposition to a spectrum auction proposal set to take effect in 2024, after the BNetzA calls for licence “balancing”.
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Financial & Performance
Safaricom top brass lavish praise on President Ruto
Chairman Ngumi encouraged by “great support” from new government for its 5G operations in Kenya and Ethiopian investment.
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People
Gavin Patterson to leave Salesforce
Application provider says former BT Group CEO will step down from strategy leadership role in early-2023.
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Premium
Q3 FY22: Deutsche Telekom sees dollar signs
Broadband momentum maintained in sticky German market.
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Strategy & Change
SK Telecom to undergo transformation into “AI company”
Operator states intent to become “top AI company” in South Korea by 2026.