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M&ATelefónica sells El Salvador unit at the second attempt
Honduran financiers acquire Telefónica El Salvador for a cut-price $144m following breakdown of negotiations with América Móvil in 2020. Move completes Telefónica’s exit from Central America.
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Products & ServicesFortinet secures Telefónica SD-WAN for hybrid work era
Telefónica Tech launches evolved flexWAN proposition, addressing the cybersecurity demands of ‘new normal’ hybrid working. Longstanding security partner Fortinet tapped for updated offering. Spain first, rest of Telefónica footprint to follow. Fortinet ups engagement with telco players.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Vodafone Partner Markets: Proximus launches regional fibre JV
Developments from around Vodafone’s soft-power network: Get-go for Proximus’s regional fibre JV; MTS firms up tower spin out ambitions; NZ operator parts company with Vodafone Group’s Tobi.
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Products & ServicesBT ramps up security focus with Eagle-i launch
Platform takes “proactive approach” to cybersecurity. Slimmed-down partner portfolio and Safe Security investment tagged as key enablers of new approach.
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PremiumVodafone people moves: leads named at scale up and engineering units
New unit established to draw together hunt and nurture unicorn startups, with Bento at the helm, while a unified European software engineering team installs Connelly at the top. Vacant Vodafone IoT Technology leadership filled by pair of promotions, with IoT solutions development also in the crosshairs elsewhere in the ...
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PremiumTMUS takes to Salesforce unit Slack for remote working
Salesforce’s Gavin Patterson reveals US NatCo is increasing its usage of Slack. TMUS receives plaudits from Slack for its pandemic response.
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Strategy & ChangeKumar’s Vodafone Business makeover continues: Global Enterprise CEO exits
Elms steps down from MNC unit. Lorilloux seen absorbing remit. Latest change at Vinod Kumar’s re-morphing Vodafone Business division.
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Venturing & InvestmentsAtlasEdge reels in more investment, new CEO
Liberty-backed European datacentre operation gets investment boost from Digital Realty. Giuliano Di Vitantonio to become CEO in January. Virgin Media O2 confirmed as AtlasEdge customer.
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Strategy & ChangeDeutsche Telekom’s OneApp to launch in Germany
Germany will be tenth market to deploy the self-service customer care app. OneApp is key product in the Group’s IT harmonisation programme.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Technology: 5G use-cases emerging in Cardiff
Adastral Park welcomes newcomer eGain; 5G use-cases flaunted in Cardiff.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Vodafone Group: Yext flags Vod relations
Yext flags Vod relations; NB-IoT agreement signed with Telenor; devices to receive ironSource platform integration.
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PremiumTelefónica sets wheels in motion for UNICA Next
IBM, Juniper Networks, and Red Hat tasked with deploying cloud-native 5G core network platform as UNICA focus evolves from virtualisation to modularisation. First data centres slated for rollout in October 2021. Unclear how far initial division of UNICA Next labour is split between public and private cloud.
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Suppliers & SCMOracle picked for Telefónica’s on-prem cloud migration
Telefónica España expands relationship with Oracle with a switch to on-premises cloud infrastructure for mission-critical BSS/OSS. Architecture consolidation and simplification the primary motivator, but cost savings and data regulation also benefits. Wider public cloud migration potentially on the cards.
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M&ATelefónica moulds new UK unit for central cloud push
Cancom business, bought in August, becomes “Telefónica Tech UK & Ireland”. New name reflects ambitions to widen out Group’s in-country offering.
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Public AffairsT-Mobile Czech Republic, O2 seek end to antitrust case
Operators offer concessions to settle EC probe of mobile network-sharing arrangements and avoid fines. The national regulator plans to step in and set mobile wholesale prices. Separately, TMCZ fights the regulator’s order to lower its wholesale prices.
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PremiumBT enables Azure data farm at Rolls-Royce testbed
BT infrastructure installed at Rolls-Royce’s Testbed 80 site, linking sensors to analytics tools provided by Microsoft’s Azure.
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Venturing & InvestmentsBT forms team to target strategic startup investments
Group getting back in funding game, focusing on startups in North America and Europe. New Digital division’s focus on platforms and partnerships at centre of push.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Consumer: Ofcom launches One-Touch Switch
Ofcom makes it easier to switch; Openreach waives installation fees for low-income households; BT Sport partner Qwilt earns Allera recognition and Cisco funding.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Global: ThousandEyes tool integrated
Cisco-owned network intelligence tool integrated; emergency alert system contract bagged.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Openreach: outage disrupts ISP sales
Systems outage disrupts ISP sales functions; Openreach pilots Dutch Witch drills; new engineer training centre opens in Wales.