Latest Supplier News – Page 85
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Products & ServicesT-Mobile Poland adds Amazon Prime Video to broadband and multi-play packages
T-Mobile Poland (TMPL) added Amazon Prime Video to its recently-launched wireline broadband and multi-play packages.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Alumni People Moves, November 2019
Latest People Moves include: Johannes Schmidt-Schultes, Olaf Schnapauff, Adam Sawicki, Ingo Hofacker.
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PremiumBT Global brings SD-WAN to Rexel
Cisco’s role as a virtualisation partner underpins BT’s latest heralded contract.
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Suppliers & SCMQualitest secures 5G and ESN testing role
ESN collaboration proving an opportunity to expand remit to 5G for software-testing company Qualitest.
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PremiumBT, TIP and Facebook launch third annual startup competition
BT Group, the Telecom Infra Project (TIP), and Facebook launched their third annual competition for startups in telecom infrastructure to join the UK’s TIP Ecosystem Acceleration Centre (TEAC), based at BT Labs in Adastral Park, Suffolk and Tech City in London.
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Suppliers & SCMSutton provides technology-focused update on BT Group’s 5G progress
BT’s Andy Sutton provided a deeply technology-focused update on the Group’s progress along the path to 5G.
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Suppliers & SCMFujikura wins Openreach deal after ribbon pilot
Openreach trials of a new type of ribbon fibre cable to speed deployment of fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) in the UK appear to have culminated in a contract for manufacturer Fujikura, which participated in the trial with cable installer CBS Products (BTwatch, #303).
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Suppliers & SCMOpenreach approves use of fibre optic cleaners
Openreach approved the use of fibre optic cleaners called Sticklers from MicroCare Corporation.
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Products & ServicesVodacom South Africa roaming partner Rain launches uncapped 5G-based FWA service
Rain South Africa, a data-only new entrant and Vodacom South Africa (VdSA) roaming partner, launched an “uncapped”, 5G-based Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service in parts of Johannesburg and Tshwane.
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PremiumVodafone Idea partners with Google India to offer customers voice search functionality
Vodafone Idea (VfI) was said to have partnered with Google India to offer its customers voice search functionality without the need for an internet connection or data usage.
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PremiumVodafone UK runs AR-enabled Apple giveaway competition across London
Vodafone UK (VfUK) ran a five-day, augmented reality- and distributed ledger-enabled competition across central London, as part of a promotional Apple giveaway.
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Public AffairsVodafone among UK companies accusing Facebook and Google of “crush or kill” tactics
Vodafone was reportedly among several big-name UK-based companies lashing out at what they saw as aggressive “crush or kill” tactics deployed by Facebook and Google to stifle internet competition.
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PremiumVodafone Portugal continues 5G testing with Ericsson
Vodafone Portugal (VfP) continued to collaborate with Ericsson on 5G tests, using 100MHz of temporary spectrum in the 3.6GHz band.
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PremiumMobile Authentication Taskforce set to unveil ZenKey mobile authentication platform at MWC Americas 2019
The T-Mobile US (TMUS)-backed Mobile Authentication Taskforce was set to unveil its long-mooted ZenKey mobile authentication platform at the Mobile World Congress Americas 2019 trade fair in Los Angeles, during late-October 2019.
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Public AffairsVodafone Italy faces increased scrutiny over 5G network kit supply deals
Vodafone Italy (VfIt) faces increased scrutiny over its 5G network kit supply deals, after Italy’s new government under Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte approved its use of special powers, dubbed “golden powers”.
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PremiumPalo Alto Networks and Exclusive Networks partner Vodafone Ireland on cybersecurity
Vodafone Ireland (VfIr) revealed it had recently entered into partnership with two cybersecurity specialists: US-based Palo Alto Networks and France-headquartered Exclusive Networks.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone’s Partner and Supplier People Moves, October 2019
Latest partner/supplier people movement highlights include: Amazon Web Services, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Red Hat.
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Suppliers & SCMOld guard re-enlisted for Vodafone TV consolidation push
Wins for existing cross-OpCo suppliers Kaltura, Nagra, and TiVo. Continued emphasis on cloud, security, and deeper user understanding. Lightweight, low-capex focus: Kaltura says it is now possible to roll out Vodafone TV in a new country within seven months.
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PremiumVodafone Group People Moves, October 2019
Latest people movements include: Durdana Achakzai, Ritesh Bhargava, Jon Buckthorpe, Louis DiCesari, Nitu Kaushal, Asif Meghani, Mark Rose, Ahu Tunc, Olatz Urroz.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone’s analytics team starts looking outward
Vodafone ready for long-trailered Location Intelligence services expansion. Five-year IT and organisational update ensures so-called ‘single version of truth’. IoT and security use-cases also in focus.