More on EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 62
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Movistar Plus+ revamp takes on streaming giants
Spanish operator hopes to stem pay‑TV losses with a refreshed content line‑up and an over‑the‑‑top streaming option.
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Vodafone deposes O2 as 1&1 roaming partner
Roaming agreement will provide 1&1 customers with nationwide 5G coverage from 2024.
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People
Giorgio Migliarina in for Vinod Kumar as Vodafone Business CEO
Interim replacement named as Kumar’s formal exit nears, but permanent successor yet to be found.
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Telefónica gives Spain a 5G upgrade
Operator launches 5G+, offering mobile speeds of up to 1.6Gbps to businesses and consumers at no extra cost.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT goes ‘smarter, greener’ with Johnson Controls strategic tie-up
Group enters strategic collaboration with smart buildings specialist to drive down operational emissions, and elevate green solutions from “business-complement” to “business-critical”.
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stc buy-in: Spain rallies to defend “strategic” Telefónica
stc’s bid to become Telefónica’s largest shareholder faces tough scrutiny.
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Public Affairs
INCA blasts Ofcom for regulatory failures; calls for Openreach breakup
Altnet industry group urges government scrutiny of telecom regulator, arguing that recent decisions put fibre investment at risk.
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O2 tinkers with Ericsson cloud RAN
Ericsson trials its cloud RAN technology with O2 Germany, harnessing millimetre wave spectrum to deliver multi‑Gigabit speeds.
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Spain tweaks 5G funding terms amid competition concerns
Spain introduces province limitations to 5G funding programme after complaints that previous terms favoured Telefónica.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone UK to ship customer care overseas
Portion of customer care operations set to be transferred to _VOIS Egypt and contact support specialist Webhelp in South Africa.
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Marketing
DT chief hints Greece’s OTE may adopt ‘T’ logo
Höttges hails hanging of Group logo as “strong sign of belonging” at Greek operator.
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Telefónica to launch holographic call service in 2024
New offering, created in partnership with Deutsche Telekom, Orange, and Vodafone, expected to go live after MWC 2024.
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EE enters Orbit for ordering overhaul
“New EE” begins to take shape with ordering process transformation.
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Operations
DT consolidates European contact centre infrastructure
Group selects Sprinklr’s AI-powered contact centre-as-a-service.
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IoT tops agenda as £6.4bn framework contract launched
VM O2 and its major peers throw their hats in the ring for range of public sector services contracts covering legacy and emerging technologies.
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Innovation (R&D)
DT showcases “dynamically orchestrated” 5G network slicing
Proof of concept shown in multivendor environment using TM Forum open APIs.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone−Altice JV gets the ball rolling on German fibre deployment
OXG Glasfaser kicks off work to pass seven million premises over a six-year period with initial deployment in Neuss.
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Group re-agitates for fibre consolidation with Vodafone Spain
Telefónica said to formally propose to Vodafone’s troubled subsidiary to shut down its HFC network and migrate customers into its own FTTP network.
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Public Affairs
BT calls for pro-adoption, principles-based AI regulation
Public Policy Director Daniel Wilson urges UK government to build pro-adoption into its AI approach, lauds pro-innovation building blocks.