Latest Supplier News – Page 76
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PremiumVDSL: Green shoots in Openreach ReTx trial
Longstanding problems with error correction on a swathe of Openreach’s cabinet estate appear on the verge of resolution.
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PremiumGovernment herds operators into rural sharing pen
March 2020 deadline met, saving government face. Unknown outcome from pushback against EE fee proposal.
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PremiumBT teams with telco heavyweights for MEC standardisation
BT Group teamed up with heavyweight counterparts from Asia and Europe to develop standardised multi-access edge computing (MEC) networks.
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PremiumBT Sport, Samsung trial 8K broadcasting
BT Sport teamed with Samsung and other partners in another trial of 8K broadcasting.
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Suppliers & SCMUK Home Office awards Capita ESN contract
The UK Home Office awarded a contract to outsourcing specialist Capita to help enable the EE-supported Emergency Services Network (ESN).
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PremiumBT Chief Architect McRae happy with Ultra MIMO development
McRae, Chief Architect at BT Group, was reportedly optimistic about in-house development of Ultra MIMO antenna technology based on foundational work carried out by the O-RAN Alliance.
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Suppliers & SCMWidePoint flags $6m BT contract
WidePoint, a communications management solutions provider, flagged the signing of a three-year, $6m (£5.6m) contract with BT Group.
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PremiumBT Technology people movements, April 2020
Kevin Foster retires from his BBF spot, leaving his seat to CommScope’s John Blackford.
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PremiumBT Enterprise, BT Global people movements, April 2020
Ross O’Malley gets a boost from TalkTalk Business, Ralph Hengstenberg became name on the list of movers from Telco to Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom 5G Momentum Index — April 2020
Ericsson’s lead diminished. Samsung the most obvious beneficiary of Huawei’s misery. Nokia still lacking star quality. Qualcomm and Intel in rare face-off, with hub:raum also now a key enabler. Supporting pack reinvigorated, with TMUS-Sprint merger completion opening doors to new crowd.
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OperationsDeutsche Telekom signs ten year solar energy deal with Vattenfall
Leadership seeks to set tone on sustainability. Operator trumpets 2030 emissions reduction target. Switch to renewables moves forward.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom links into carrier blockchain gang
DT and T-Mobile US team with Telefónica and Orange to create inter-operator network. High hopes of streamlining wholesale carrier roaming processes.
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PremiumEfficiency now name-of-game in German FTTP rollout
Average cost-per-premises passed dips below €1,000, with further efficiencies anticipated. Agile IT and advance fibre planning supporting an accelerated rollout and streamlined back-office processes. Höttges ready and willing to buy wholesale and collaborate to build fibre momentum with progress on EWE and Stuttgart partnerships flagged.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom joins industry frontline on open RAN push
Alliance between DT-backed O-RAN and TIP propels Group into vanguard of disrupting RAN supply chains. DT backs TIP-led Evenstar programme to lower RRH costs. Operator partners with Intel and VMware to develop open vRAN platform.
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PremiumAl-Saleh retained for next phase of T-Sys reboot
CEO gets a two-year extension as results hold up during overhaul. Deal positions 2022 as target year for emergence of revamped T-Sys. Cash flow production remains the big unticked box. DT confirms coming extraction of division’s network activities.
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Suppliers & SCMUS vendors hit by pre-merger slowdown; now COVID-19…
Hopes for post-completion spending boost now offset by COVID-19 uncertainty. Ceragon, CommScope, and Amdocs among those to highlight adverse impact on quarterly and full-year results whilst uncertainty reigned. 5G infrastructure pledges from new T-Mobile of particular interest. Vendors appear confident in entrance of DISH as solid fourth player once ...
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PremiumT-Sys registers with Google Cloud
Another running buddy for refreshed enterprise cloud strategy.
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PremiumIBM and T-Sys shift to mainframe tie-up plan b
Streamlining of low-margin business lines continues. Focus of deal is on services support, as opposed to total outsourcing arrangement envisaged in blocked 2019 buyout.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Group people movements, April 2020
Group people movements to April 2020 include Höttges adding to his external seats, and a new DT Services VP.
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PremiumCisco flaunts TMUS contact centre technology
Cisco Systems flaunted a contact centre technology engagement with TMUS during its recent Cisco Live Barcelona customer event.