Latest tech news – Page 227
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Suppliers & SCMZenterio buyout raises questions for Deutsche Telekom
Once-close partner appears to have been damaged by DT supply refresh.
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PremiumNetcracker lands a win in Telekom Deutschland automation drive
Efficiencies drive expands to provisioning, optimisation, and orchestration.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Global Carrier: Blockchain bleeps louder on roaming radar
DTGC frets roaming arrangements will become too complex. DT unit sees blockchain as an answer. Still no sign of commercial solutions. DTGC hopeful regarding Carrier Blockchain Network initiative.
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PremiumWWT highlights an “expanded” MEC partnership with MobiledgeX
IT service provider World Wide Technology (WWT) highlighted an “expanded” partnership with MobiledgeX, the mobile edge computing (MEC) platform venture that Deutsche Telekom span out in 2017, in a bid to boost its 5G ecosystem (Deutsche Telekomwatch, #71).
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PremiumT-Mobile Netherlands to extend mobile network into the North Sea
T-Mobile Netherlands (TMNL) flagged it was extending its mobile network into the North Sea, with the installation of the “first of a series of antenna sites” off the Dutch coast.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Technik gets creative with small-cell modelling
Further signal that NatCo is gearing up for long-awaited densification push.
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PremiumCzech Republic 5G auction pushed back
Controversy over TMCZ’s O2 network-sharing deal lingers. Another signal of complicated power-play behind 5G rights conditions.
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Products & ServicesT-Mobile Netherlands trumpets launch of wholesale offer for FTTP network access
T-Mobile Netherlands (TMNL) trumpeted the launch of a wholesale offer for access to its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network.
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PremiumMagenta Telekom could face rural rollout obligations following Austria’s 5G spectrum auction
Magenta Telekom could face rural rollout obligations if it secures 700MHz licences in Austria’s second 5G-enabling spectrum auction.
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PremiumT-Labs secures government backing for AI projects
Telekom Innovation Laboratories (T-Labs) secured government backing and kudos for two partnership-based artificial intelligence (AI) projects.
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PremiumCroatian telecoms regulator highlights more NGA network investment required
Croatia’s telecoms regulator opined that more investment is needed in next-generation access (NGA) networks, no doubt with the aim of keeping the pressure on Hrvatski Telekom (HT) to invest more.
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PremiumT-Mobile US agrees go-to-market tie-up with Quibi
T-Mobile US (TMUS) agreed a go-to-market tie-up with Quibi, a high-profile mobile video startup that is due to release services in April 2020.
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PremiumGerman broadband infrastructure market narrows as EQT Infrastructure acquires Inexio
The breadth of Germany’s broadband infrastructure market continued to narrow following the acquisition of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) player Inexio by EQT Infrastructure.
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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 mobile encryption app enabling German government agencies make confidential calls iPhones
Deutsche Telekom (DT) signalled that its mobile encryption app is enabling German government agencies to make confidential calls on Apple iPhones for the first time.
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PremiumVodafone UK sub-leases 2.6GHz spectrum to StrattoOpencell
OpCo claims UK first following introduction of spectrum-sharing rules.
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PremiumMore reports of G.fast slowdown
With full fibre the established main priority, an increasingly gaping hole is building in BT’s plans to provide ultrafast services to ten million homes by early-2021, as G.fast stood down.
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PremiumOpenreach extending local reach
Local authority deals quickly pivoting to FTTP as momentum gathers, with BDUK gainshare in support. Challenge of full-scale fibre illustrated by significant cost per home passed for remote fibre installations.
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PremiumVirgin Media sweeps in with gigabit ‘can do’ claims
DOCSIS 3.1 upgrade providing Virgin Media with a clear opportunity to declare itself a key partner in the government’s pursuit of gigabit speeds. Management bullish on the prospect of taking the fight to Openreach, beyond Virgin’s traditional footprint. Sky in a position to play off Virgin and Openreach, as ...
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PremiumOpenreach talks-up full fibre, as government moves on…
Openreach following through with full-fibre commitment to distinguish its infrastructure capabilities from rivals. Government putting up more money, but appears open to gigabit alternatives for quicker wins. Openreach tempts government with 2025 win if conditions are right, but appetite for headline-grabbing grand plan appears to be waning.