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Telefónica partners with UN’s COP25
Telefónica Group was the official technology partner for the UN’s Climate Change Conference, COP25.
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BT first up as MSP for Microsoft-Nokia tie-up
US and Finnish suppliers club together on cloud and SD-WAN. Azure-Nuage combo could provide a more compelling alternative to Cisco in the BT Dynamic Network Services portfolio. BT Global wheels out IXOM as customer of the integrated solution.
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BT and EE sign up to BritBox
BT has been named a BritBox partner, which will create products and services around the TV streaming service.
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ContactEngine and BT Enterprise in award-winning partnership
BT Enterprise and ContactEngine, in partnership to create AI-based conversations, win at UK Customer Experience Awards 2019.
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BT signs contracts with SAP
BT is following through with transformation commitments and a significant contract with SAP was unveiled, intended to support an overhaul of the finance department and BT’s approach to human resources.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone Roaming Services among group transforming wholesale settlement processes
Vodafone Roaming Services (VRS) was said to be working with fellow operators and technology partners on a blockchain-based system to transform wholesale settlement processes.
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Suppliers & SCM
Santiago Tenorio calls for network suppliers to “stop verticalisation”
Santiago Tenorio, Head of Network Strategy & Architecture at Vodafone, used the Telecom Infra Project’s (TIP) latest industry gathering to fire another warning at the vendor establishment.
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Vodafone gives Hadoop the heave-ho, turns to Google
Vodafone nearly half-way through migrating its Hadoop-based big data analytics platform, serving eleven countries, onto Google Cloud Platform. “Cloud-native” Neuron systems leans on Google’s expertise in AI and ML. Full migration from Hadoop to Neuron slated before 31 March 2020.
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Suppliers & SCM
Vodafone Idea rallies the supplier troops
Mavenir, Nokia, Optiva, Red Hat, and TCS engaged via integration plan. CTO reasserts June 2020 deadline for accelerated programme.
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Products & Services
Vodafone gets down to business with RCS
Group partners with Out There Media following two RCS-supported brand campaigns in South Africa. Vodafone’s Liz McCord: RCS Business Messaging is “the game-changer the industry has been waiting for”.
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Public Affairs
Merkel, Ametsreiter give Huawei benefit of doubt
Political ructions after Chancellor appears to green-light Huawei involvement in 5G. Ametsreiter wants evidence-based approach to Huawei; describes current security debate as “thoroughly unprofessional”. Complications spread to Hungary.
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Vodafone usurps EE with Virgin Media tie up
Another signal of Read stepping out from Colao’s shadow. 5G capacity boost appears to change Group thinking.
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Vodafone Italy ropes up for vertical 5G
OpCo has been busy exploring 5G innovation and partnership possibilities.
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Vodafone under pressure to rethink CityFibre partnership
CityFibre wants end to VfUK exclusivity to capture more business. Openreach turns VfUK’s head with generous FTTP discounts.
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Vodafone, Church of England agree to boost rural network coverage
Vodafone UK network joint venture Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Church of England.
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Vodafone opens London digital hub ‘The Speechmark’
London mayor Sadiq Khan cut the ribbon to officially open Vodafone UK’s new digital hub.
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Vodafone collabs with Axiata, IoT Forum, TM Forum on IoT "blueprint"
Vodafone collaborated with Malaysia-based telco Axiata, the IoT Forum, and TM Forum on the development of a “blueprint” for management of Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
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Vodafone Business Africa enters subsea cable partnership
VBA formed a partnership with SEACOM, growing geographical reach for business clients.
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Vodafone Egypt extends Ericsson partnership
Egyption OpCo extends existing BSS partnership with supplier Ericsson to support 5G and IoT.
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Vodafone Idea partners with WebBuddy provider
Vodafone Idea forms tie-up with US-based Deluxe to provide its WebBuddy product.