Latest Telco Insight – Page 343
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PremiumCosmote throws its 4G, 5G radio lot in with Ericsson
NatCo reportedly selects Swedish vendor as 4G/5G single supplier. Nokia loses out; Huawei hopes of sharing Ericsson contract apparently dashed.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom’s Gopalan meets Premier as exit speculation intensifies
DT board, Romanian Prime Minister discuss potential sale of TR. United Group solidifies as potential buyer seeking to extend reach, following recent Bulgarian acquisition.
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PremiumSprint deal in balance as court case concludes
Court case raises concerns deal could fall at final hurdle.
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PremiumTelekom Deutschland’s 5G rollout steadily moves forward
5G reach extends to eight cities. 1,500 5G antennas in 20 cities are planned by December 2020.
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PremiummmWave sale restarts; T-Mobile US restates airwave appetite
Quiet period masks whether American NatCo is bidding aggressively.
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Public AffairsOTE employees start 2020 with strike action
Greek group refuses to back down amid three-week strike action. Labour union accuses OTE of exploiting its workers. OTE Group strikes back with lawsuit.
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PremiumTelekom’s BNG switcheroo completed
NatCo anticipates lower operations and maintenance costs. Consumers expected to benefit from quicker response times.
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PremiumT-Mobile US downplays DSS in sideswipe at AT&T, Verizon
NatCo claims no pressing need to deploy DSS tech for 5G. Asserts AT&T and Verizon reliance on DSS betrays weakness. Longstanding partners Ericsson and Nokia make DSS waves.
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PremiumTelekom Deutschland broadcasts on-court audio
TDE became the first sports content provider to record and broadcast the on-court audio of two players during a European basketball game.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom looks to synthetic data generation
Deutsche Telekom secured a US patent on a method for synthetic data generation.
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Strategy & ChangeMagyar Telekom offloads property portfolio
MT sold its Budapest headquarters as part of extended portfolio re-jig.
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PremiumT-Mobile Poland opens Warsaw data centre
TMPL is to build a new data centre in Warsaw. Permission to construct the new 4,400 square metre facility on the outskirts of the capital has been granted.
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Products & ServicesT-Mobile Czech Republic pilots in-flight Wi-Fi
Slovak Telekom and TMCZ are testing Internet on Beta, an in-flight Wi-Fi service.
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PremiumTelekom Security opens Singapore SOC
T-Sec opened a Cyber Defence and Security Operations Centre (SOC) in Singapore.
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Public AffairsT-Mobile Netherlands fights ACM fine
TMNL was said to have filed an objection over an unusually large fine imposed by the Dutch Autoriteit Consumer & Markt.
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PremiumT-Systems North America partners with Hitachi Vantara
T-Sys NA partnered with data specialist Hitachi Vantara to develop solutions for enterprise imaging in life sciences and healthcare.
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PremiumT-Mobile US hit by data breach
TMUS confirmed that its cyber-security team had identified a data breach that affected some of its prepaid customers, opening access to personal information such as names, billing addresses, phone numbers, account numbers, and rate plans.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom’s BT stake unscathed after UK General Election
DT avoided a further headache over its stake in challenged UK telco BT Group after the country’s Conservative Party convincingly won December 2019’s General Election.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom invests in P2P startup HypeLabs
HypeLabs closed a seed funding round at $2.7m (€2.4m), with Deutsche Telekom (DT) throwing its hat into the ring
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PremiumHellman & Friedman acquires AutoScout24
Scout24 Group, DT’s former digital marketplaces unit, accepted an offer from US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman.