All Network & Infrastructure articles
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Network & InfrastructureSwisscom signals interest in Germany’s campus network programme
Swiss operator flags emerging demand from multinational clients for private 5G networks at facilities in Germany and elsewhere. New tie-ups may be necessary. Deutsche Telekom says the Swiss telco is welcome to contact it at any time.
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M&A
Bids expected for Telxius subsea cables
Telefónica debt reduction strategy set to extend to submarine infrastructure as buyers are sought for 100,000km cable network. Reports indicate that an agreement is wanted by mid‑2021, with rough valuations standing around the €2bn mark.
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Network & Infrastructure
T-Mobile Netherlands bulks up on fibre via new KKR venture
Dutch NatCo builds on Primevest investments as first anchor tenant of Open Dutch Fiber . New fibre venture taps former CEO and CCO of Vodafone Germany partner Deutsche Glasfaser. Move raises further questions over Group plans for its Dutch business.
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Enterprise (B2B)
BT Enterprise eyes 2023 for 5G lift-off
Spencer says better performing 5G standalone networks needed to kick‑start market. Operator inexperience in provisioning spectrum for private networks another brake on enterprise adoption. University Hospitals Birmingham and Belfast Harbour again hailed as BT’s main B2B 5G success stories.
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Strategy & Change
Networks joins Digital division to replace BT Technology
BT Technology was shuttered and replaced by two new divisions: BT Digital and BT Networks. Harmeen Mehta and Howard Watson at the respective helms as BT seeks transformation and modernisation. Fotis Karonis replacement named at BT Enterprise.
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Enterprise (B2B)
BT Wholesale gets in on 5G game
Wholesale Mobile Connect , pitched as “ comprehensive c ell s ite c onnectivity portfolio for 5G deployment ”, slated for launch in 2021. Fully-managed service targeted at MNOs. Division embraces open RAN technology.
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Venturing & Investments
Wayra injects cash into Valencian network tech player Kenmei
Network automation startup Kenmei broadening horizons, with ambitions outside domestic market. Startup’s AI specialism of potential interest to Telefónica. Rival MÁSMÓVIL joins in on funding round.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica tests Elisa Automate in transport network lab
Latest telco engagement for Elisa in its quirky vendor–operator go-to-market strategy. More acquisitions and partnerships planned to build up software offerings for industrial enterprises and telcos. Deutsche Telekom deal signals momentum.
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Network & Infrastructure
Gaia‑X needs public sector boost, says T‑Systems
More criticism for Europe’s data sovereign cloud project. T-Systems says public sector demand needed to accelerate Gaia-X. But contracts have not yet materialised.
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Network & Infrastructure
Germany into treble figures on 5G campus projects
Deutsche Telekom partners BMW and KUKA join list of organisations seeking to test out private nework use-cases. German regulator to publish details of 26GHz applicants from April at the earliest .
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Public Affairs
Ofcom gives BT fibre pricing freedom, but adds burdens
Openreach not to face caps or controls on national ultrafast pricing until 2031, as long as it is “ fair and reasonable ”. Locally-targeted pricing from Openreach prohibited as Ofcom seeks to protect emerging altnets. BT Consumer may lose some edge from 90 day notice period ...
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Products & Services
Upstart Airtel rouses Vodafone Spain’s ire
New Spanish service provider revives Airtel brand after Vodafone Spain let trademark expire. VfS demands company stop using the brand.
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Products & Services
Vodafone remote access re-platforming delivers flexibility-on-demand
Supporting 100,000+ primarily Europe desktop and application users. Microsoft and Nutanix facilitate GDC’s “ journey to hybrid cloud scenario ”. Pandemic pressure-tests wisdom and capability of 2019 refit.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT explores optical options after Moore, Shannon
Lord keen to leverage lower-cost data centre technologies for network deployment. Floats idea of ripping out ROADMs in core network and replacing them with routers and ZR optics pluggables. Lower prices through photonic integration seen as key. Promising trials with hollow-core and multi-core fibre.
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Network & Infrastructure
Liberty: VodafoneZiggo tower sale is ‘work-in-progress’
CEO Mike Fries sees Dutch joint venture’s assets as undervalued. Partner appears aligned with Vodafone’s eagerness to extract cash from site networks across Europe. Broader discussions over VodafoneZiggo collaboration may be tied in with tower question.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT quietly setting up new fibre company in Germany
GlasfaserPlus comes into being amid accelerating fibre drive by Srini Gopalan.
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Network & Infrastructure
INWIT CEO laments 5G fake news, Italy’s stringent EMF rules
Giovanni Ferigo reiterates importance of “ educational initiatives ” to combat 5G health misinformation. CEO urges Italian government to relax EMF limits.
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Network & Infrastructure
Openreach NI fibre plan stirs up Project Stratum
Openreach Northern Ireland on track to exceed FY20–21 full‑fibre target. Overlap emerges with Openreach plan and publicly funded project. NI leads UK with highest full‑fibre availability.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone bolsters fixed and mobile cover with tie-ups
Active network sharing with O2 to help fill 4G coverage gaps, and smooth regulatory clearance of a larger pact with Deutsche Telekom. Expanded fixed access wholesale deal with Deutsche Telekom encompasses provision of wholesale fibre access. New infrastructure project with Primevest will see VfD sell full fibre ...
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Consumer (B2C)
BT going it alone with Shared Rural Network plans
O2, Three, and Vodafone reach agreement to construct more than 220 new 4G masts by 2024, taking partial ‘not‑spot’ coverage to 84% of UK landmass. Sites will cover areas BT/EE already reach, with “ historic investment ” seemingly respected, per Allera’s request. Frozen out of initial announcement, ...
