Latest Telefónica News – Page 17
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Telefónica marches on with Airbus 5G SA tie-up for Spanish military
Deal with Airbus sees operator extend efforts to develop 5G use-cases across home market verticals. Contract involves joint development of 5G SA-based solutions for Spanish armed forces, including “tactical clouds”, over next five years.
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Network & Infrastructure
The Backfill: Macquarie snaps up majority stake in CloudExtel
Macquarie Capital secures majority stake in Indian network-as-a-service business CloudExtel.
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Telefónica-Prosegur JV develops AI tech to tackle burglars
Platform switch at operator’s connected alarm and monitor venture with Prosegur reflects fresh focus on driving up service profitability.
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Strategy & Change
Deutsche Telekom CEO lays down AI gauntlet to management
Höttges tasks different Group business units to share top ideas on how to exploit AI. CEO has high hopes for more AI-driven cost reductions, greater productivity, and speedier software development. Artificial Intelligence Competence Centre to act as AI “teaching unit” for rest of Group.
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O2 Germany hangs up on 1&1’s call for 5G national roaming
Dogged by 5G rollout delays, Germany’s fourth mobile operator explores a regulatory option for faster coverage expansion.
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Liberty open to shedding Virgin Media O2 stake
Liberty CEO Mike Fries labels VM O2 and VodafoneZiggo as “interesting candidates” for listing. Group sees opportunity to list any of its operating entities given the right circumstances.
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Brazil’s Vivo remains primed for digital M&A
Telefónica’s local operating business open to acquisitions, JVs, and VC action as it seeks to build out its ecosystem in areas such as health, education, and IT.
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Virgin Media O2 Business launches UK movement index
VM O2’s enterprise arm creates Movers Index product to track top-level movement trends for UK businesses and consumers.
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Q1 FY23: Telefónica reinforces as costs rise
Watchful Group stays course in volatile operating environment, maintaining forward progress on revenue and operating income, and reiterating guidance.
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Telefónica Q1 FY23 Headlines: defence holds
Solid start to new FY, with revenue and income growth maintained.
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Telefónica Q1 FY23 Spend: belt tightened another notch
As inflationary pressures continue to bite, Telefónica takes additional action on cost base reduction.
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Telefónica Q1 FY23 Guidance: for foreseeable, Telefónica votes conservative
Guarded Telefónica management reiterates low-growth outlook for FY23, despite solid Q1 numbers.
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Virgin Media O2 to release NB-IoT this year
Operator joins BT in preparing a refreshed IoT platform for release later in 2023.
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VM O2 set for XGS-PON line launch ‘later this year’
Matthew Tully speaks at Society of Broadband Professionals’ Spring Lecture 2023 on Virgin Media O2’s XGS-PON rollout progress.
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Mavenir bags lead role in VM O2’s open RAN rollout
Virgin Media O2 to use Mavenir kit to begin wider rollout of open RAN in the UK.
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Telefónica Tech targets health sector with 3M
Telefónica Tech collaborates with 3M on Hospital Emergency Analytics tool to provide hospitals with insight on emergency service activity.
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Virgin Media O2 trials rural setup with Starlink, Wavemobile
Operator teams up with Starlink and Wavemobile to deliver 2G and 4G coverage to rural Wales.
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Telefónica people moves: Virgin Media O2 swaps in new COO
Ulrik Bengtsson and Julie Agnew are first new recruits to the VM O2 Executive Committee since the operating business was formed.
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Elsewhere in Hispanoamérica: Academia de Innovación continues in Colombia
Academia de Innovación continues in Colombia.
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Elsewhere in UK: UK government increases 5G ambitions
UK government increases 5G ambitions with new Wireless Infrastructure Strategy.