Latest Telco Insight – Page 309
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Network & InfraT-Mobile Poland goes live with 5G
TMPL’s 5G service switched on with apparent strong coverage play versus rivals.
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Content & TVBT Sport: 5G could breathe new life into grassroots
Mobile Strategy Director Matt Stagg says BT Sport is pondering new production possibilities made evident by coronavirus restrictions.
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Network & InfraDT tie-up looks beyond city limits
Smart-city and 5G-flavoured partnership with Münster utility eases rollout constraints being suffered by Deutsche Funkturm.
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Network & InfraHrvatski Telekom flags DSS 5G success
Croatian NatCo claims progress in dynamic spectrum sharing implementation at 5G test ground in Samobor.
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Strategy & ChangeDeutsche Telekom, Vodafone clap €130bn German stimulus
Massive €50bn pot set aside for ‘future’ technologies, including 6G, open RAN, AI, and quantum computing. New, €5bn mobile infrastructure company appears to take heat off mobile operators. Thinly veiled threat issued to network suppliers over ‘openness’ and interoperability.
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PremiumDT Group Q1 FY20: Höttges calls post-lockdown power-play
Upbeat executives comfortable enough to keep guidance and dividend unchanged, despite some COVID-19 impact on B2B projects and consumer sales. Typically energetic Höttges gets pro-active in post-COVID-19 politics, positioning DT as key enabler for socio-economic recovery and dismissing cable rivals’ broadband platform as illusory. Messages differ across Atlantic, with ...
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PremiumDT Group Q1 FY20 outlook: zero-touched
Display of strength extends to DT’s decision to leave guidance unchanged.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Q1 FY20 headlines: Trans-Atlantic platform coming together
Slow-and-steady recovery continues in Europe, at least ahead of lockdown. Major boost as broadband momentum regained in Germany.
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Network & InfraUK rail connectivity on the right track with O2 partnership
Newcastle to Edinburgh route gets connectivity boost thanks to LNER-O2 UK partnership.
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Financial & PerformanceSAP called in as BT addresses “material weakness” in reporting
Ongoing inadequacies in financial controls have resulted in BT submitting its consolidated accounts with caveats. IT system weaknesses, and insufficiently robust review of elements of financial information are the source of concerns. Governance and compliance solutions from SAP have been flagged as supporting greater resilience for the Group’s future ...
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PremiumDeutsche Telekomwatch roundup — June 2020
Deutsche Telekomwatch roundup — June 2020 Source: Deutsche Telekomwatch #94 Group Partnerships MobiledgeX, Deutsche Telekom’s edge computing platform spin-out, unveiled what it called a “demand-side” initiative, branded Seamster. The aim, said MobiledgeX, was to capture and model enterprise use-cases surrounding 5G and edge computing, and accelerate ...
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Partnerships & AlliancesCan new telco group bridge COVID tracing’s digital divide?
New rapid response specifications group, E4P, aiming to facilitate interoperability across European track-and-trace apps through a focus on privacy and security, with standards ready by end-summer 2020. Conflict between centralised and decentralised approach to developing tracing apps may prove a stumbling block, however.
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Analyst ReportVodafonewatch Report #186 – May-June 2020
Key stories include: Read sticks to Plan A despite COVID | New Chairman offers refreshment | Czech kick-off for SD-WAN play | Hyper scalers enter Indian fray | Joosub keen to up fibre intake
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PremiumTMUS doubles down on 5G innovation
NatCo sets up 5G Open Innovation Lab with Intel, NASA. Sprint Accelerator programme relaunched.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDT backs launch of Europe’s GAIA-X cloud project
DT on team of 22 founding members as GAIA-X unveiled, albeit with technical snafu. Initiative talked up as “starting point of a European data ecosystem”.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica links Osasuna with football tech
Smart shin pad provider Humanox nets deal with Club Atlético Osasuna and Telefónica for Spanish grassroots rollout.
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M&AMásMóvil equity deal may spark Spanish consolidation
The private equity acquisition of Spain’s number four operator may see a short-term spike in competition, but could ultimately lead to consolidation, easing pressure on Telefónica and Vodafone. Opportunities could emerge for Telxius to pick up MásMóvil masts in the aftermath.
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Network & InfraT-Mobile Netherlands using AI to clean clogs
CTIO Larsen says Anodot’s automation tech being used to see network problems coming well before they hit service quality.
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Products & ServicesRadianz bulks up in blockchain with VALK partnership
Asset management services provider VALK adds its Corda-based blockchain product to BT’s Radianz Cloud.
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Suppliers & SCMBT remedies Prompt Payment Code failings
BT earns Prompt Payment Code signatory status after submitting substantial changes to supplier payment procedures, upping prompt payments to 95%.