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Content & TV
Deutsche Telekom preps move into edge-based TV
Group putting connectivity and cloud together with plan for rollout of personalised, low latency-reliant TV services layer. Another sign of rampup of capabilities for a big Magenta commercial push ahead of Euro 2024.
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Strategy & Change
Álvarez-Pallete gets political as challenges grow
Quiet support for a boardroom coup at Prisa indicates Telefónica’s political muscles as business priorities coincide with larger social challenges. Telefónica supporting government recovery goals, but lobbying for a more favourable investment environment as 5G auction looms. Group emphasising its Europe role as Latin America retreat sees grumbling.
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Strategy & Change
Telefónica warns autonomous networks will need kill switch
Humans needed to control misbehaving AIs in autonomous networks. ETSI tackles standards for securing AI. Telcos eager to expand autonomous ecosystem.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Hrvatski Telekom connects Split
HT and IT services subsidiary Combis take home smart-city platform contract, building digital transformation service for the City.
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Deutsche Telekom Group ties Nextcloud for Euro-centric cloud apps
Managed Nextcloud offer taps into a rising data sovereignty sentiment in Europe, but are efforts to combat the might of US hyperscalers futile? DT said to be market leader among European cloud providers with a 2% market share.
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DT’s NGMN tenure collides with first 6G project
Group yet to fully embark on its own 6G agenda.
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Magyar Telekom stumps up €124m to extend licences
MT secures 15-year extensions to 900MHz and 1800MHz concessions. Supreme Court rules NNMH acted “lawfully” in blocking Digi Communications from participating in 2020 multiband auction.
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T-Sys looks to take campus offering to next level
Ericsson relationship expanded to cover markets beyond Germany. Move appears to align with bubbling private network initiatives at Europe and US NatCos.
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Sievert envisages Sprint shutdown ramp-up in 2022
TMUS CEO says “isolated” closures of Sprint network already underway. Underlines post-merger integration progress in marketing and distribution. NatCo’s 3G shutdown reportedly pushed back until April 2022.
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TDE to boost Vodafone Gigabit range with new accord
Expanded wholesale deal encompasses TDE provision of wholesale fibre access. Deal ties in with Group goals of delivering an efficient accelerated fibre rollout in Germany.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: 5G hits two-thirds of Germans
Cellnex to watch from German tower sidelines. TDE gets Hessen authorities on board for fibre.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Europe: copper retirement in Slovakia
Atos talks up HT ties; Greece looks for 5G innovation uplift. Slovak Telekom to begin copper retirement.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Systems Solutions: Corona-Warn-App hits 25 million downloads
SAP talks up Corona-Warn-App agility as downloads pass 25 million.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in T-Mobile US: 5G FWA incoming
TMUS takes R&D looks into agricultural use-cases and immersive tech.
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Venturing & Investments
Elsewhere in Telefónica Venturing: Wayra buys into retail
Wayra doubles up on retail and fintech focus. Brazilian portfolio trimmed further with LinkApi exit.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica Hispanomérica: inclusive digitalisation at the fore
Colombia CEO Hernández calls for inclusive digitisation, while Peru’s Internet para Todos notches another 4G reach milestone.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica’s Core Markets: Vivo-Claro deal gets checked
Vivo’s RAN-sharing agreement with Claro gets unwanted attention from CADE amid competition concerns.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telefónica Group: on the IPv6 trail
Telefónica back on IPv6 development trail; Group lands substantial CAP pay-out; TIM in on Telefónica-backed open RAN alliance.
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Innovation (R&D)
T-Labs enters quantum realm for AI
Quantum computing in focus for T-Labs and German government. Government-funded PlanKQ project develops quantum-assisted AI platform. T-Labs tests quantum AI use cases, but too soon for business cases.
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