More TelcoTitans Insight – Page 469
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Public AffairsTMUS seeks arbitration in location data sales outcry
NatCo seeks to douse impact of privacy fiasco.
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Strategy & ChangeTMPL completes two-year convergence reboot
Polish NatCo’s transformation moves forward with long-awaited fibre bundles. NatCo still has point to prove, to rise into Group’s Converged Leader category.
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PremiumTMUS makes low-key 5G entrance
Initial, mmWave-based rollout restricted to parts of six cities. TMUS keeps promise on pricing 5G the same as LTE. Partners with Qualcomm, Ericsson to test 5G data session using 600MHz.
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PremiumMagyar Telekom gets out of enterprise
T-Sys HU exit deal adds to sense Hungary is souring for DT, and exposure is being pared back.
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PremiumSoftware AG reworks flagship cloud deal
German vendor latest to refresh ties as part of T-Sys portfolio restructuring programme. “Global” deal has hints of increased US focus by T-Sys, in line with Group’s new “Trans-Atlantic” persona.
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Suppliers & SCMTDE likely suspect as Adtran trims revenue guidance
Supplier anticipates revenue dip after ‘European tier-one’ customer tightens purse strings.
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PremiumNew entrant plan resurfaces ahead of 5G auction
CTÚ to launch another bid to disrupt three-player cosiness. Quid pro quo for 700MHz and 3.4GHz–3.6GHz availability.
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PremiumTDE makes tentative 5G start with limited rollout
Vodafone launches 5G after TDE, with more aggression on coverage. Huawei still under review.
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PremiumDT up in arms over Vodafone–Liberty approval
EC waives through merger, conditional on full compliance with Vodafone’s remedy package. DT considers legal action.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US find key to unlock Sprint treasures
Mega-merger in closing straight after DoJ sign-off. Remedy-focused asset offload to Dish seen as offering only limited strategic and operational damage. TMUS stresses the point by saying Sprint synergies unaffected.
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PremiumH1 FY19: confident Telefónica cruising on
Telefónica on track for year, with management confident long-running strategy is beginning to pay off. Revenue and profit growing organically, but change in accounting standards may be flattering numbers. Operating costs floating up on digital transformation projects and to fuel the value-add commercial strategy. Latin America enterprise business growing ...
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PremiumBT TV select Couchbase’s NoSQL database solution
BT TV select Couchbase’s NoSQL database solution Source: Yiqun Tang / Unsplash Database specialist Couchbase flagged that BT TV is using its database platform to deliver its on-demand TV services. BT TV was said to have selected Couchbase based on its caching capabilities, which ensure high performance, ...
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Public AffairsOfcom imposes more openness on EE and industry
The UK regulator is requiring more transparency from communications providers with new rules coming into force in 2020.
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PremiumBT Group signs as lead sponsor for England football team
BT to feature as a high-profile FA partner through £50m sponsorship deal, Wembley to continue as key showground for emerging EE services.
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PremiumEE promotes its 5G network at Glastonbury Festival
EE maintained sponsorship of the Glastonbury Festival in June 2019 for the sixth year running, and used the event to promote its newly launched 5G network.
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PremiumEE fined by ICO for unwanted marketing messages
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined EE £100,000 for sending more than 2.5 million direct marketing messages to its customers without their consent.
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PremiumBT Group confirms its BT Sport app will soon support 4K video
BT reportedly confirmed its BT Sport app for mobile, tablet, and large-screen devices will be able to support UltraHD 4K HDR video streaming quality from “later this summer”.
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PremiumEE launches a new range of home broadband plans
EE launched a new range of home broadband plans that include access to BT Sport and Apple TV 4K.
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PremiumBT Group considering significant investment in Britbox
BT is reportedly mulling a multimillion-pound investment in BritBox, the BBC and ITV’s joint subscription video-on-demand service due to launch in the UK later in 2019.
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PremiumEE refreshes its contract bundles
EE refreshes tariffs: axes Max; debuts Smart Plans, Swappables, Service Packs