More on EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 275
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Global Carrier backs automated settlement platform
Unit part of new “special-purpose entity” for automated settlement. Data-on-demand and international voice settlement to be first products. Timelines hazy for commercial deployment, however.
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Strategy & ChangeTelekom Deutschland to close nearly 100 stores in digital shift
NatCo goes omnichannel; pushes button on reorganisation around digital. Few details offered but recalibration looks significant for people, organisation, and technology. Union agreement firmed up pre-announcement.
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PremiumTelekom Deutschland tries out fibre-sharing with Deutsche Glasfaser
First pilot in Lüdinghausen covers households and businesses. Harmonisation of technology and processes underway. Similar collaboration in other municipalities if pilot proves successful.
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Public AffairsEuropean Court of Justice rules on StreamOn
Telekom Deutschland will have been watching with interest as a long-running legal dispute over its StreamOn media service was taken to the European Court of Justice.
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PremiumBNetzA renews m-payments legislation
Germany’s BNetzA introduced new rules designed to make m-payments for subscription services and one-off purchases more secure and transparent.
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PremiumSoftware AG promotes Deutsche Telekom IoT partnership
Sanjay Brahmawar, Chief Executive of Software AG, talked up progress in pushing through the application provider’s recent industrial Internet of Things (IoT) partnership with Deutsche Telekom IoT (DT IoT).
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PremiumGerman government opts to acquire Toll Collect
German government paid €87m to acquire Toll Collect, the former joint venture (JV) between Deutsche Telekom (DT), Daimler, and Cofiroute.
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PremiumKryon Systems teams up with Deutsche Telekom for workspace improvements
Kryon Systems, a US-based robotic process automation specialist, flagged it was working with Deutsche Telekom (DT) on an upgrade to customer service staff’s “workspace environment”.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom unenthusiastic about 6G
Deutsche Telekom gave a less-than-overwhelmingly-enthusiastic acknowledgement of 6G’s entrance into the industry zeitgeist.
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Premium5G security policies in the works
Deutsche Telekom involvement was flagged in a research paper detailing an emerging, policy-based system to cover vulnerabilities in security systems for 5G heterogeneous networks.
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PremiumFormer Partner Market member Swisscom joins FreeMove alliance
Deutsche Telekom-backed roaming and enterprise services alliance FreeMove gained another member in the form of Swiss incumbent Swisscom.
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PremiumTelekom Deutschland in talks for 2024 UEFA contract
Talks are underway with free-to-air broadcasters on sub-licencing of rights to matches in the 2024 UEFA European Championship.
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Products & ServicesTelekom Deutschland launches tradespeople bundle
A customised service package for tradespeople, supported by two new app partnerships and a bundled iPad.
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Suppliers & SCMVlocity bags Deutsche Telekom deal
Deutsche Telekom selected US-based Vlocity’s Communications Cloud solution to roll out software with “configure-price-quote” capabilities across Europe.
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PremiumTelekom Deutschland people movements, February 2020
Telekom Deutschland draws on DT Group experience.
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PremiumBT carries burden as Huawei compromise reached
Industry looks set to be given three years to firewall Huawei, with potential 35% cap on High Risk Vendors. Security officials position the decision as largely a clarification and formalisation of current restrictions, but potentially stringent caps will spark immediate change in industry security and procurement strategies. UK capex ...
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PremiumTIP state of play: TEAC Waves pick up after extended slow down
Community Labs; PlugFest; and a TEAC down. Rundown of ALL previous TEAC winners.
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PremiumBT’s Q3 FY19 20: a long road ahead
Consumer continues to face greater competition Enterprise is still shedding legacy fixed-line revenue at a rate of knots Global is still beating a strategic retreat Openreach appears to be in reasonable health
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PremiumBusiness briefing: Selley keeps his eyes on the prize
Selley upbeat and future-focused as Openreach intensifies efforts to shed copper. Independence emphasised with ucstomer team driving efforts to create new markets, rather than purely follow BT Consumer’s lead. Experience and efficiency the foundations for Openreach plans to roll over emerging fibre rivals, and keep Virgin Media away from ...