Latest Telco Insight – Page 120
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PremiumTelefónica R&D spend continues downward trend
Group research and development dropped a further €120m in last FY.
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PeopleBurger brings in Global allies to inaugural BT Business leadership team
CEO Bas Burger confirms top-table of BT’s newly merged £8bn+ B2B division: 25 incumbents and 2 incomers whittled down to an ExCo baker’s dozen.
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PremiumBT shines light on ‘UK-first’ medical delivery drone trial
BVLOS trial takes place between NHS Trust sites in Coventry and Rugby, involving 130 flights across more than 1,900km.
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PremiumTelefónica Argentina boosts fibre footprint with Iplan
Operator seals deal focused on expanding its Buenos Aires fibre footprint.
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PremiumTelefónica FY22 Guidance: keeping a lid on expectations
Management displays cautious outlook for FY23
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PremiumTelefónica FY22 Headlines: FY22’s storm weathered
Main performance lines heading in the right direction.
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PremiumBT renews partnership with Optiva for next gen services
Telco extends partnership with Canada-based telecoms software player to “flexibly create service applications and simplify deployment”.
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PremiumBT calls for flexibility as operators up fair share pressure
Major operators united in demanding a more telco‑friendly regulatory framework for the European Union, while still trumpeting growing commercial alliances with US Big Tech.
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Analyst ReportsDeutsche Telekomwatch Report #122 – March 2023
Key stories include: FY22: strong numbers despite macro tremors | Infra split builds to ‘phase two’ | DT’s IoT tie-ups with T-Mobile expand | Spend kept tight in Europe | T-Sys remains on turnaround path
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PremiumVodafone heralds Golden Cluster in latest open RAN call to arms
James Grayling, Vodafone’s Head of Open RAN Product Integration & Performance, talks up roll out of interoperable tech in West Country’s Golden Cluster.
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PremiumTelefónica looks to build spectrum base in busy year for LatAm operators
Group notes spectrum up for grabs in five Latin American markets, prepares to spend to ensure foundations for network expansion.
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PremiumVodafone Germany to trim management and hire new sales staff
CEO Philippe Rogge flags “restart” with 1,300 full-time jobs, mainly in management and admin, in line for the axe.
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PremiumVodafoneZiggo caught in Dutch data breach
Data compromised at Dutch OpCo through ‘supplier-of-a-supplier’ software breach.
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Network & InfraRakuten + Rocky Linux = open RAN economics and sustainability at scale
Switching lanes from Red Hat to Rocky Linux for its cloud telco OS is designed to keep Rakuten’s disaggregated network model sustainable at scale.
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PremiumBT people moves: former BT personnel dominate altnet C-suite
Broadway Partners hires experienced ex-BT men Vincent Sagua and Pete Buckle as CFO and COO, respectively.
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PremiumBT looks beyond UK with broader AWS alliance
BT Digital beefs up AWS partnership with expanded IoT remit.
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PremiumBT takes ITV and Channel 4 to the cloud
BT signs multimillion‑pound contract to enable “start‑to‑finish” cloud processing for regionalised TV content across all of D3&4’s Freeview channels.
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PremiumTelefónica Innovation and venturing roundup: Wayra and Hotelbeds seek out tech based travel solutions
Wayra and Hotelbeds seek out tech‑based travel solutions; Open Future launches call for digital transformation startups.
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PremiumOfcom under fire for sanctioning bumper price hikes
Regulator criticised for allowing major telcos to push ahead with mid‑contract price rises this April and May, some as high as 17.3%.
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PremiumBT readies for Digital Voice restart with trial ramp up
BT to launch further trials for all‑IP migration project in April 2023, with invitations to switch starting this summer.