More on EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 108
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica ‘appeals to hyperscalers’ for support on network API push
Operator reportedly in negotiations with Amazon, Google, and Microsoft to support API marketing.
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Public AffairsBT wants more D&I influence on commercial agenda
Group management lays out plans to build diversity and inclusion programmes into BT growth strategy.
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Public AffairsGermany will treat Chinese suppliers on “case-by-case” basis
Economy ministry floats idea of tighter scrutiny on Huawei, ZTE, but does not heed US call for outright ban. Washington warns Berlin of putting national security at risk through over-reliance on trade links with China.
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PeopleVodafone begins search for new CEO after Read steps down
Look to recent board additions for likely profile of sucessor – more growth, more 21st century, more dynamic, less-insider.
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Network & InfrastructureInternet para Todos ‘half-way there’ on rural 4G
Telefónica’s RAN-sharing JV brings LTE access to more than three million Peruvians living in rural areas.
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Venturing & InvestmentsBT scouts green manufacturing startups
Three European startups join BT’s Green Tech Innovation Platform.
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Public AffairsM-PESA backs Kenyan government’s Hustler Fund
Safaricom is among partners of new government-funded loans scheme in Kenya, targeting problem of “predatory” lenders.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone partners with Dubber on recording and AI services
Recording and AI capabilities to be integrated across multiple European markets, initially for Vodafone business customers in Germany and the UK.
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InterviewInterview: BT Chief Researcher John Davies on realising the robotics revolution
Davies speaks to TelcoTitans about the operator’s Robot Highways project and the place of robotics in addressing employment shortages.
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PremiumDigital expansion continues at Spanish, Indian hubs
DT reportedly ships 300 staff from former St. Petersburg office to Granada and Reus to support growth ambitions in Spain.
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Network & InfrastructureBT faces up to threats with ‘nation state-level’ security force
Group’s ESG agenda hinged on building trust, ensuring network security, and translating this into commercial advantage.
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M&AEC clears Telefónica’s Bluevia fibre JV
Telefónica España gains pass to continue with rural fibre deployment in partnership with Predica and Vauban.
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OperationsTelecoms pay falling behind inflation despite union efforts
Workers’ wages growing slower than inflation, even with recent pay hike successes.
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Network & InfrastructureHaas: O2 on “home straight” with 5G targets
Telefónica Deutschland CEO confident of reaching 98% household target for 100Mbps speeds.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica joins SpaceMobile’s MNO crew
Partnership confirmed with closely watched New Sat startup ahead of late-2023 launch.
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Public AffairsBT and CWU look to bury the hatchet with “cost-of-living pay rise”
From 1 January 2023, all BT workers in the UK earning less than £50,000 a year will receive pay rise of £1,500.
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Products & ServicesSafaricom releases M-PESA for teens
M-PESA Go aims to help deliver financial literacy for children in Kenya.
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Strategy & ChangeBT targets overlap with potential Enterprise–Global merger
BT aims to find efficiencies in B2B divisions as part of wider cost savings.
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OperationsTelefónica speeds up closure of copper exchanges
Higher energy prices increase urgency of replacing copper accesses with more energy-efficient fibre.
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PeopleB2B product boss departs BT
Chief Product & Digital Officer Hriday Ravindranath decides to leave operator after a decade helping drive portfolio development.