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PremiumBT Enterprise sets out to prove its worth
CEO McQuade is aiming to reframe BT Enterprise’s steady-and-profitable business in largely declining markets as a more forward-looking digitalised unit ready and able to deliver next-generation services to businesses small and large. Pace of IP transition to accelerate, and the potential rise of SD-WAN is now seen as an ...
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PremiumBT plans to move resources closer to cloud’s edge and customers
BT reiterated enthusiasm for adopting mobile edge computing with core research leader Cuevas extolling benefits of the technology in a future ultra-low latency environment. Metro bases the next step towards the edge, with local exchanges on the far horizon.
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PremiumBT trumpets opening of quantum network link for tests
Partners including ADVA and ID Quantique flag support for BT’s quantum secured network.
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PremiumVodafone Portugal makes another preparatory 5G step
New round of tests conducted ahead of planned 2020 launch.
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Products & ServicesVodafone Group’s NB-IoT footprint continues to spread
Covered markets now number 14, but detailed data on progress still light. NB-IoT collaboration proves a Partner Markets selling point.
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PremiumSoftware AG bags Vodafone Group IoT platform tie-up
IoT partner refresh continues. Deal yet to be formally announced.
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PremiumVodafone Group’s TOBi goes to Turkey
Vodafone partners with Microsoft for a Turkish TOBi version.
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Products & ServicesTVision Home flickers into life; bundling bigger picture
TVision Home switched on in eight cities, with mobile app in pipeline. Preparations underway for FWA assault on home broadband market. NatCo’s ultimate aim is to become fully converged player in “5G era”. TMUS aspirations highly dependent on Sprint merger, however.
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Strategy & ChangeT-Sys hangs up on user support
Business tidy-up still getting into “full swing”, more than 18 months after T-Sys Chief Executive Adel Al-Saleh’s appointment.
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PremiumEricsson Nikola Tesla lands another core and RAN win
Repeat win for HT’s evident preferred network running buddy.
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Strategy & ChangeLast-mile fee hike proposed
Timely boost from BNetzA, but 5G costs and Vodafone move cloud wholesale picture.
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PremiumDT bites the bullet in German 5G auction
DT bids heavily on acquiring more airwave concessions, despite reservations. Germany throws Huawei a 5G lifeline.
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PremiumDT highlights further mmWave tests with Ericsson
Group remains keen on microwave-based 5G backhaul.
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PremiumTim maintains Zen despite tension in airwaves
Group keeps on course for performance targets. Q1: another TMUS-powered quarter, but European segments growing contribution. Sprint and German 5G auction outcomes cloud outlook. Hints of churn worries amid European turbulence.
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PremiumVodacom snaps up solution provider IoT.nxt
Business development partnership upgraded. Suggestions that times have changed regarding operator tie-ups.
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Suppliers & SCMVfI signs raft of deals for post-merger synergies
Fresh contracts with long-established suppliers Ericsson, HPE, and IBM. Merger partners wield more procurement power as VfI. Focus on back-office streamlining, virtualisation, and digital transformation. CEO Sharma says post-merger synergy targets are “ahead of track”.
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PremiumVfIt launches FTTH pilot in ‘digital divide’ areas
FTTH expansion into ‘market failure’ localities. Expanded wholesale relationship with Open Fiber. Network tie-up between TI and Open Fiber still on cards.
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PremiumIberian OpCos tout 5G game with cross-border roaming
Neighbours make friends on 5G cross-over.
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PremiumVfR seeks 5G silver lining to regulatory cloud
Supernet 5G goes live in parts of Bucharest but awaiting handsets. Government aims for high returns in upcoming spectrum auction. New turnover tax adds more pressure on telecoms sector. Rival DT reportedly mulling market exit.
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PremiumNokia supports VfEg on user data consolidation project
Simplification and cloud buzzword boxes ticked.