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Analyst BriefingsDeutsche Telekomwatch Weekly: Germany’s footprint put-down
Political sensitivities over mobile coverage gaps remain evident in Germany, as operators hit back at a study highlighting 5G white spots.
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica Q2 FY24 Spend: Tight lid kept on expenses
Group pulls back on spending after Q1 investment spree, keeping capital intensity well within guidance range.
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica Q2 FY24 Highlights: ‘Confident’ Group credits Core Markets catalysts
Initiatives unveiled in Q1 already bearing fruit, as Group affirms it remains on track to meet end-year financial objectives. Read more…
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Network & InfraVodafone Global NOC goes cloud-native, readying for GenAI
Vodafone’s network transformation team herald leap forward in the journey to zero touch Global NOC automation, working with Celfocus and Google to take the operator’s CIAS solution into the cloud and open up opportunities for GenAI and upskilling. Read more…
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InnovationGenAI has potential to change internet’s economic model — Vodafone’s Petty
Vodafone CTO provides wide-ranging overview of the Group’s approach to generative AI, and the potential future impact of the technology.
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Suppliers & SCMBattle of the bots: BT and Vodafone procurement chiefs forecast AI-driven buying
BT’s Cyril Pourrat and Vodafone’s Ninian Wilson discuss future of procurement, with AI at the core and negotiation bots taking on each other as tech matures. Read more…
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Products & ServicesTelefónica furthers automation agenda with AI offer personalisation
DTW24 – Ignite: Operator seeks to leverage generative AI to provide higher-value products and offers for customers in Germany and Spain. Two solutions presented include digital customer assistant and recommendation engine for marketing teams, which are set to assist with Group’s wider strategy to automate business processes.
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Network & InfraVodafone extends NETSCOUT deal to evolve ‘hybrid’ network
Vodafone hands NETSCOUT another contract for network visibility and monitoring tech, covering European hybrid network environment, including 5G SA deployments.
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Network & InfraBT’s autonomous journey starts with decommissioning legacy products
DTW24 – Ignite: The industry’s dream of autonomous networks is some way off, but for BT’s R&D chief Gabriela Styf Sjöman, the first steps are to cut legacy products and adopt cloud-native principles.
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EventwatchDTW24: Steffen Roehn on pioneering the AI-driven telco
Bella Center Copenhagen already heaving with activity ahead of Tuesday grand opening. Keynotes notably now feature once impossible dream of CTOs collaborating on stage. TM Forum’s ever bigger CSP digitalisation and automation tent now also home to hyperscalers as well as founding CIOs. More insights from Steffen…
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Network & InfraO2 Germany boosts efficiency agenda with network analysis tools
O2 says in‑house analysis software is eliminating thousands of site visits and improves mobile network availability.
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InnovationDT and TMUS reward AI innovators in latest T-Challenge
A total 300 submissions were made in the fourth edition of the competition, ultimately narrowed down to six winning entries.
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Products & ServicesTelefónica Tech bulks up Spanish enterprise portfolio with Microsoft tech
Operator harnesses Microsoft’s AI and cloud technology to deliver automation, business management, and customer experience tools in Spain, following launches in other markets. Move advances commercialisation of Tech’s ‘global service lines’, which form part of revenue growth strategy…
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Strategy & ChangeYorkshire challenger Connexin tag-teaming Calix to unlock SME as ‘experience provider’
’Value-add tops megabits’: ambitious regional fibre challenger and key partner open up on winning ways at Connected North. SME segment presented as golden opportunity to strike against incumbents through solutions tailored using network and service data insights. And much more…
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Financial & PerformanceTelefónica Q1 FY24 Spend: investments made, efficiencies gained
Continued investment in AI, automation, and sustainability highlighted . Read more…
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Partnerships & AlliancesTomorrow Street adds AI and automation smarts to Vodafone’s scaleup accelerator
Newest members of VPC/Technoport Luxembourg hub: Emplay, Squirro, and Workato.
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Network & InfraBlue Planet: Re-making telcos as platform heroes
Blue Planet is calling on operators to build new platforms that rise above the existing tangle of legacy technologies and unlock the revenue and innovation opportunities promised by a fully automated ‘no ops’ future.
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Suppliers & SCMTelefónica to ‘drastically’ cut IT suppliers from 40 to four or five
Report says operator is close to finalising new IT contracts worth up to €500m.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT rolls out AWS AI programming tool after trial success
CodeWhisperer platform said to be automating 12% of software development work in early deployments as BT Digital commits to a suite of generative AI tools for product development.
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Network & InfraBT upgrades Optiva platform for NaaS push
Vendor’s cloud-native platform to be upgraded to enable more widespread use of open APIs