Latest Telco Insight – Page 145
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InnovationDT supports ‘Europe’s first’ real-time immersive telepresence project
Project brings together host of partners including AWTG, Ericsson, and Imec.
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Public AffairsBT keen on India visa overhaul to support technology transformation
Group CTO Howard Watson calls on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to “fix” visa processes to free up BT’s “many great engineers”.
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Vendor VoiceAccount Team Spotlight: Celfocus on Vodafone Tech 2025 alignment
EMEA telecoms SI talks to TelcoTitans about the changes it has made to its Vodafone client team to ensure it is in lockstep with the Group’s Tech 2025 strategy.
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Network & InfraSafaricom targets December for full 5G mobile debut
Snag over iPhone compatibility expected to be unravelled shortly. Late-October debut focused on fixed-wireless only, but consumer mobile plans and private network trials now being prepped. Ongoing affordability questions seem likely to dictate pace of 5G expansion.
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PremiumBEE revamp further erodes Group’s Vodacom holding
Overhaul of Vodacom’s BEE ownership arrangements dilutes Vodafone’s stake to 60.5%.
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PremiumH1 FY22–23: BT “on the front foot” as Jansen battles cost and competitive pressures
Jansen confident of a BT “on the front foot” and bullish on upped cost‑saving measures. Efficiencies making headlines (for management) as Group‑wide programmes bear fruit. Macro influences affecting strategy.
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Public AffairsBT reports 40k broadband user hit from industrial action
Openreach broadband base down 89,000 in Q2, with strikes having significant impact.
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InnovationElisa Polystar among fresh batch of Tomorrow Street residents
Five incoming partners flagged for Vodafone–Luxembourg joint innovation play, spanning contact centre, analytics and intelligence, telco software, and development platforms.
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PremiumMobecom SwitchedONBenefits tie-up expanded
Australia-based mobile solutions specialist Mobecom highlighted advances in a “multi-phase” engagement with Vodacom South Africa (VdSA).
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PremiumTanzanian share buyout looks to move on a step
Deal would strengthen Vodacom control over Tanzanian subsidiary, at a time when market consolidation is bubbling under.
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PremiumIndia: Amdocs highlights billing revamp progress
Telecoms IT specialist Amdocs flagged further work with Vodafone India (VfIn) on billing system modernisation.
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PremiumVodafone Greece firms up CYTA wireline add-on
VfGr adds another item to Group’s pragmatic, ‘build, buy, and partner’ wireline portfolio.
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PremiumVfUK dims Project Beacon in London
Active network-sharing agreement with Telefónica UK in London starts to unwind, as previously mooted.
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PremiumVodafone roams and explores enterprise IoT growth
Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom complete Europe’s first international roaming trial using 3GPP‑backed standard.
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PremiumVodafone lays down OpenRAN gauntlet to vendors
Vodafone and Telefónica expand attempts to challenge established suppliers’ RAN modus operandi.
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Network & InfraTelefónica Colombia returns spectrum after cost row
Operator gives up licence to use frequencies in 2.5GHz band, citing high expense.
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PeopleDT melds home market and HQ tech ops as German CTO leaves
Group CTO Abdurazak Mudesir to take over German technology responsibility from start of 2023.
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Analyst ReportsTelefónicawatch Report #168 – November 2022
Key stories include: McKinsey in for Group strategy reset | Europe digs in against telco M&A | Telefónica Tech moves into SASE | Vivo presents as in-Group fibre lead | UK telcos get break on Huawei swap
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Analyst ReportsDeutsche Telekomwatch Report #118 – November 2022
Key stories include: Regulators dig in on platform charges | Group looks to meld air-ground networks | C-suite drawn to infra security concerns | OTE hands off facilities management | Romanian exit speculation resurfaces
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EventwatchFÿuz 2022 recap: disaggregation advancing; metaverse the ultimate use case; monetisation TBC
Food for thought and takeaways from TIP’s tasty Fÿuz.