More Network & IT insight – Page 63
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Suppliers & SCMAnd then there were three: Telefónica ‘drastically’ simplifies IT supplier base
Capgemini, Inetum, and Minsait said to be recipients of four ‘lots’ of a major IT contract awarded by the Spanish operating business.
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Products & ServicesDeutsche Telekom debuts ‘non-stop’ broadband with 5G failsafe
Telco reinforces reliability of fibre and DSL packages with new system featuring 5G re-routing and interference suppression tech.
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch Weekly: 2Gigs intro’d to rock fibre rivals
Group continues to arrow in on broadband business performance in Germany, revamping full-fibre pricing and releasing a new top-level tariff based on XGS-PON tech.
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Public Affairsnexfibre joins calls to tighten Openreach infra choker, ensure lasting UK fibre competition
UK fibre wholesaler calls for new and improved regulation to provide platform for altnet competition as attention turns to Ofcom’s next five-year framework. Echoes broad consensus among INCA members that more could be done to limit Openreach dominance, encourage altnet investment…
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Public AffairsForget the jargon and give customers what they really want — BT digital chief
DTW24 – Ignite: Kevin Lee, Chief Digital Officer at BT Consumer, shared how the operator’s API-first, platform approach will help it keep up with fast-changing demands from consumers.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica expands 5G API options with Nokia deal
Group plans to deploy Nokia’s Network Exposure Function in Germany and Spain.
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Network & InfraBT activates ‘cell sleep’ tech to cut mobile energy use
BT has implemented a power-saving software feature in EE 4G sites that it hopes will save 4.5 million Kilowatt hours per year.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDeutsche Telekom backs AI LLMs that ‘speak our lingo’
DTW24 – Ignite: DT’s AI lead highlights need for large language models that know telco products and services.
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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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Analyst BriefingBTwatch Weekly: Kirkby earns Slim’s approval; Mehta ratchets transformation agenda
Latest from BT and its ecosystem, including Slim-affiliated investment and Kirkby priorities for asset monetisation. At DTW24, BT execs promoting transformation progress and shift to ‘platform thinking’ — also developments in innovation productivity, autonomous networks, quantum internet, ServiceNow integration, more…
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Network & InfraDT breaks out XGS-PON in fibre tariff switch-up
Telco seeks to re-fuel its strategically vital broadband upsell and fibre monetisation pushes with a new set of plans for German households and businesses.
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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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Network & InfraDT embraces common APIs for wholesale broadband framework revamp
Group is participating in a TM Forum Catalyst project that aims to create a global standard for the wholesale broadband access market.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica Tech, IBM launch fresh B2B toolkit for AI acceleration
Operator works with longstanding partner to deploy new SHARK.X platform, uniting multiple analytics and data management tools to help enterprise customers accelerate AI rollout.
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Network & InfraTelco CTOs warn vendors: we’re not just ‘professional buyers’ anymore
DTW24 – Ignite: CTOs of AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Telstra, and Vodafone express mix of frustration and empathy with traditional network suppliers as software-based platform models upend historical relationships.
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M&AVodafone sells another €1.7bn of Indus shares
Vodafone sells 18% stake in Indian TowerCo to repay debts of other Indian assets.
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch Weekly: European dealmaking quandaries back in spotlight
Mexican telecoms magnate Carlos Slim’s purchase of a stake in BT, and reports of interest from multiple non-European players in United Group, bring fresh strategic questions for global heavyweight (but Europe-sceptic) operator.
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Strategy & ChangeAllera, Mehta team up to bridge BT’s digital divide, drive ‘platform-thinking’
DTW24 – Ignite: Chief Digital & Innovation Officer Harmeen Mehta joined on-stage by Consumer CEO Marc Allera to hype transformation advances as Digital overhaul impacts EE platform-building.
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Network & InfraUK government shutters Huawei oversight committee despite continued presence
Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology states that examination of potential risks within Huawei’s equipment by a committee of NCSC and industry cybersecurity experts has ended, and been replaced with “stronger departmental governance arrangements”.