Latest tech news – Page 73
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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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Public Affairs
Vodafone up in arms over Spanish MoD contract exclusion
OpCo will appeal for review on contracting process for EU-funded military training and testing centre for military operations.
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Elsewhere in Openreach: Openreach almost there on rural fibre programme
Openreach almost there on rural fibre programme.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT building ‘simple but innovative’ tech for UK critical infra
Partnerships with water industry players driving water quality and waste improvements.
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Public Affairs
Germany’s coalition govt urges regulator to clamp down on MNOs blocking competition
Political representatives on BNetzA’s Advisory Board insist on “fair and non-discriminatory access” for service providers and MVNOs in the mobile wholesale market.
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Vendor Voice
Elisa Polystar: Take a shortcut through the hype cycle for effective network automation
Established operators such as Vodafone are recognising the opportunities of deep network automation but don’t have the greenfield luxury of a clear path. Elisa Polystar believes this challenge can be addressed with the right roadmap.
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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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Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: Returning Metze’s Germany role confirmed
June 2023 update: Wolfgang Metze set to re-enter old stomping ground after seven-year hiatus from the Group; Host of changes at recently rebranded Telekom Strategy Consulting in-house consulting unit; Fiber Factory goes on regional recruitment drive.
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Network & Infrastructure
Nature calls for infrastructure builders
Host of new international and national biodiversity regulations have business and operational implications for infrastructure builds. Biodiversity moves up the sustainability agenda for Openreach.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT builds trading bet with unified comms partnership
BT to integrate the Flexenet Private Wires connectivity into its unified comms and collaboration platform, BT Trading.
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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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Consumer (B2C)
BT’s new retail hub is a ‘glimpse into the world of new EE’
Consumer CEO Marc Allera says launch of EE Studio represents BT’s converged consumer ambition and strategic transformation.
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Strategy & Change
Freshwave: Securing essential connectivity across transport hubs
Tom Bennett, Chief Technology Officer, Freshwave, explores how neutral host providers can provide expertise to MNOs on in-building coverage, including sector-specific regulations and specialist knowledge. Mobile private networks touted as next new innovation for busy ports. Potentially “industry-changing” open RAN needs more real-world testing.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone seeks Virgin Media O2’s backing for post-merger infra rejig
Vodafone UK in discussions over Cornerstone relationship following yesterday’s big reveal of proposed Three UK merger.
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Telefónica ‘open’ to fibre tie-up with Vodafone
COO Ángel Vilá sees potential in Vodafone’s fixed assets if the struggling operator decides to leave its legacy cable behind.
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O2 lights up small cells for 5G
O2 lights up small cells for 5G Source: Unsplash / rp m k Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany) expanded on a previous partnership with smart energy solutions provider Mainova, also bringing in towers business 5G-Synergiewerk to implement small cells on street lights to improve connectivity in Frankfurt (Telefónicawatch, ...
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M&A
Vodafone, Three strike merger deal, target bulked up competition
Deal brings UK market down from four players to three — or up from two to three — as two sub-scale operators combine to challenge BT and VM O2 dominance.
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Network & Infrastructure
OTE rolls up sleeves to tackle Greece’s FTTP challenge
Group to invest €375m in FTTP for over 350,000 premises in three years.