Latest Telco Insight – Page 312
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PremiumVodafone jumps aboard 2Africa subsea cable project
Facebook features among consortium pals. Sign Vodafone Carrier Services has not been forgotten. Continent’s existing long-distance networks, including those co-owned by Group, seen as inadequate.
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Analyst ReportTelefónicawatch Report #143 – May 2020
Key stories include: Leadership managing COVID-19 hit | Group picks JV option for UK FMC | Telcos tee up for US ‘Open’ drive | Vivo to stay course on overhaul | Mockers put on upstart Drillisch
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PremiumVodafone Europe people movements, June 2020
Former Vodafone Germany SVP named CEO at 1&1 Versatel. VfUK Director Barkworth-Nanton heads to defense and space tech.
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PremiumVodacom and Vodafone RoW people movements, June 2020
Shake-ups across Vodacom Group as the SA OpCo gets reconstituted with Balesh Sharma as MD. Vodafone Turkey sees rotations.
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PeopleVodafone Group appoints Chairman replacement: Group people movements, June 2020
Kleisterlee to be replaced by new Chairman van Boxmeer. Pack shuffled at Vodafone Business.
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Strategy & ChangeVodacom puts home market business back in action
U-turn on Vodacom South Africa as it returns to becoming a standalone business with its own MD. Group creates simplified structure to manage expanded African portfolio.
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PremiumVodafonewatch roundup — May-June 2020
The latest Vodafone Group news from around the world from Vodafonewatch #186. Group changes see Partner Market expansion; a sustainability pledge; and blockchain endeavours. In Europe: VfUK flagged partnerships in cyber security; VfD continues 5G work; VfIT gets Microsoft deal.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone takes seat on Open RAN policy board
US interests dominate the new Open RAN Policy Coalition, but Vodafone will have a board presence within the 30 member-strong lobbying group.
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Network & InfraO2’s Haas calls for end to spectrum auctions
Still reeling from last year’s blow-out 5G auction, O2 is lobbying for a re-think on how spectrum rights are managed, and charged for, by the German government.
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Content & TVCOSMOTE TV eyes 4K expansion with Synamedia
Synamedia boasts another telco contract, this time with the Greek incumbent. Cosmote looks to pursue 4K streaming and growing OTT proposition with deployment of scalable, edge solution.
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Venturing & InvestmentsDT blockchain spinoff set for debut
New Telekom Innovation Pool addition understood to be emerging out of stealth mode, with a focus on melding the worlds of telco infrastructure and blockchain.
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Partnerships & AlliancesNreal teams with hubraum for Mixed Reality accelerator
MR developer and DT tech partner Nreal ties-up with incubator hubraum to find “the next killer MR app” ahead of its Nreal Light commercial launch. hubraum feeding its XR startup obsession.
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Content & TVTelefónica intent on seeing off F1 rivals
Telefónica could pay up to €100m for in-demand motorsport rights as it defends its bundled content price premium.
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Suppliers & SCMCiena trumpets IP migration deal with O2
O2 UK opts for Ciena to migrate legacy time TDM infrastructure and traffic to an adaptive IP network. Operator set to also add network automation capabilities, utilising elements of the Ciena Services portfolio.
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InnovationBT preps AR early warning system for engineers
COVID-19 attacks heightening focus on engineer safety.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelcos see more cooperative post-crisis industry
Home-working creating a permanent new need for stronger networks covering the UK’s homes, and potential for collaboration to deliver it. Industry cooperation seen as having played a key role in the robust management of changing demands on national infrastructure sparked by lockdown.
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B2BBT’s Karonis: teamwork key for new normal
B2B partnerships seen as especially key in post-COVID era, but BT sees margins being squeezed by cloud tie-ups. Response to current disruption is providing operators with food for thought on how they can move fast, and fix things.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica, Vodafone support COVID-climate aid alignment
Telcos represented in UN-backed statement urging alignment of COVID-19 economic response with climate action. Magyar Telekom, GSMA, and Orange also pledge support.
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Products & ServicesVodacom goes 4WD for consultancy venture
SA providers Letsema and Urbian tied on Digital Smart Service play, joining international heavweights Accenture and Deloitte.
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Network & InfraDeutsche Telekom CEO lobbies for full-blown open RAN
Höttges calls for hardware and software disaggregation across all radio bearers, not just 5G. DT working toward a “Chinese-free” core network but awaits recommendations from Berlin on Huawei’s RAN gear.