Latest Supplier News – Page 35
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Partnerships & Alliances
Cisco, Qwilt to boost Vodafone Turkey content delivery
Open Edge Cloud for Content Delivery solution to strengthen OpCo’s live streaming and video-on-demand offering. Solution will ostensibly improve streaming quality while reducing cost.
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Public Affairs
Regulators don’t buy operator claims on need for internet support
BEREC stands by its 2012 views on the stability of the internet value chain as operators seek EU support in securing additional funding for next‑generation networks.
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Products & Services
Virgin Media O2 looks to extend support for benefit claimants
Essential Broadband package targeted at those on Universal Credit gets 16% price slash as VM O2 responds to recent Ofcom challenge to industry.
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Public Affairs
AI and IoT in sport: helping hand or threatening force?
Carlsen–Niemann chess scandal kindles debate around how to combat combined, nefarious use of capabilities of AI and wearables.
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Public Affairs
Colao to big tech: cooperate or be taxed
Former Vodafone chief and digital policymaker urges all players to find a commercial solution to the challenges of funding infrastructure investment across Europe, rather than risk strong EU intervention.
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Public Affairs
Vodafone’s Read on a mission to get everyone a smartphone
Group CEO Nick Read joins UN and ITU in push to improve access to affordable smartphones in poor countries.
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Openreach plans faster FTTP speeds, new ONT
Upcoming trials of download speeds in excess of 1Gbps reportedly planned.
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Wholesale’s Partner Plus hits 400-user milestone
Head of Channel at BT Wholesale points to accelerated interest in three‑tier programme.
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Eventwatch
Telefónica Metaverse Day: Telco embraces the Web3 revolution
Vision for Web3 set out as Telefónica moves closer to spatial computing.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Partner Markets: VfNZ links up with Nokia on 5G-Advanced and 6G
Sunrise acquires energy provider’s telecoms business; Vodafone New Zealand agrees MoU with Nokia to develop 5G‑Advanced and 6G use‑cases.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: Atlas Investissement acquires Vodafone stake
Niel invests in Vodafone; GSMA forms post‑quantum taskforce; Sitetracker secures fresh investment.
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Deutsche Telekom Innovation & Venturing: hubraum celebrates tenth anniversary
hubraum turns ten and trumpets success with news of AR developments with Qualcomm; subsidiaries and spinoffs target inorganic growth.
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Strategy & Change
Safaricom’s M-PESA will be ‘standalone entity’
M-money business will reportedly separate in coming months.
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Network & Infrastructure
Virgin Media O2 gets nod for Manchester fibre core
Extra component of Local Full Fibre Network project to see Cisco kit installed in BT’s regional exchanges.
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Suppliers & SCM
T-Mobile’s Assurant deal sees in-store repairs U-turn
On-site repairs service moved to Assurant stores a year after T-Mobile retail investment.
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Innovation (R&D)
Telefónica partners with Qualcomm to take lead on XR
Pair will leverage Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer to develop immersive technologies.
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Suppliers & SCM
Ebiquity cements Virgin Media O2 media analytics brief, post-merger
Deal focuses on marketing spend accountability as combined operator mounts convergence challenge to BT Group.
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Network & Infrastructure
US subsea data centre startup preps Scottish venture
Founder flags plan to ‘start UK business development’, building beyond first two trial deployments in USA.
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Network & Infrastructure
NEC flags open RAN “caution” among brownfield operators
Senior exec blames open RAN wariness on “delayed validation”.
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Elsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: Oracle opens its first cloud region in Spain
Cerdán hooks up with hyperscalers; Telefónica partner Oracle firms up Spanish expansion; Tech grabs remote with TeamViewer tie‑up.