Latest Supplier News – Page 12
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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: Australian gov invests in BAI tower resiliency
BAI Communications chosen to upgrade Australian towers in natural disaster-prone regions.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica builds industrial IoT ties with Nokia in LatAm
Movistar Empresas partners Nokia to deploy industrial IoT networks in Latin America.
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VM O2 expands content software deal with Amdocs
New agreement sees Vubiquity continue to provide operator’s customers with electronic sell‑through and transactional video‑on‑demand content.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Virgin Media O2 picks Nokia for southern RAN supply
UK operator agrees new, three-year RAN supply deal with longstanding partner Nokia.
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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: Macquarie ploughs millions into data centre growth
Macquarie Technology launches new placement, aiming to capitalise on AI and cloud “megatrends” and finance data centre growth.
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Network & Infrastructure
Germany to create neutral host for ‘Gigabit train corridor’
German government launches Gigabit Innovation Track to bring 5G coverage to national railway lines.
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Public Affairs
Deutsche Telekom under renewed EU pressure to ditch Huawei
Brussels to publish report criticising Germany for not doing enough to reduce reliance on Huawei. Deutsche Telekom will reportedly be named as telco laggard when it comes to loosening ties with Chinese equipment suppliers.
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Operations
T-Mobile Poland opens technology hub in Warsaw
New unit joins DT’s growing network of technology hubs. Polish NatCo plans to hire 500 IT and network technology specialists over next three years.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone named inaugural partner of health-tech R&D cluster
Vodafone sits alongside the likes of Microsoft and Oracle as an inaugural Paddington Life Sciences Partner.
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Suppliers & SCM
BT heralds Candex amidst ‘procurement revolution’
Candex platform being used by BT Sourced cuts supplier onboarding process from seven days to seven minutes.
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Operations
Hrvatski Telekom does U-turn on net maintenance ownership
Croatian operator to re-insource construction and maintenance tasks when contract with Ericsson Nikola Tesla expires.
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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: Equitix bulks up Gigaclear with fibre funding
Infra investor Equitix boosts Gigaclear’s fibre rollout with new financing.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica España beats rivals in IPv6 rollout
Telefónica España becomes first Spanish operator to deploy IPv6 tech across its entire mobile network.
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Elsewhere in USA: TMUS rumoured to be considering adding Samsung to vendor line up
TMUS rumoured to be considering adding Samsung to vendor line-up.
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Telefónica Innovation and Venturing Roundup: Open Future launches new EU backed startup call in Spain
Open Future launches new EU‑backed startup call in Spain.
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Elsewhere in BT Business: BT immerses itself in 5G and XR
BT immerses itself in 5G and XR; Tollring takes home Wholesale deal.
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Strategy & Change
Telefónica emphasises collaboration and cloud in API strategy
Speaking at DSP Leaders event, SVP Juan Carlos Garcia Lopez says Telefónica is placing collaboration at the forefront of its API strategy to avoid past industry traps.
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Events
Orange’s Vamparys joins cloud-native dots
Speaking at DSP Leaders event, CTIO for Europe sets out approach to cloud native.
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Interview
Interview: open source advocate Ensarguet applies enterprise IT credentials to techco challenge at Orange
New VP of Software Engineering follows his technology “north star” from Orange Business Services into wider group. Major proponent of open source collaboration to ensure telcos can focus on what makes them unique.
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Telefónica marches on with Airbus 5G SA tie-up for Spanish military
Deal with Airbus sees operator extend efforts to develop 5G use-cases across home market verticals. Contract involves joint development of 5G SA-based solutions for Spanish armed forces, including “tactical clouds”, over next five years.