North America – Page 10
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Strategy & Change
DigitalBridge open to ‘surgical’ fibre buys as deal prices drop
Infra investment giant has long been lukewarm on M&A opportunities in residential Gigabit market but now appears more open, thanks to reduced asking prices for equity.
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Strategy & Change
American Tower’s departing CEO talks up 5G, data centres, and AI
Tom Bartlett signs off on 14-year stint at US infra giant, arguing it is positioned favourably to handle rising AI and data demands as it scales its global digital infrastructure.
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People
Tom Bartlett steps down as American Tower CEO
Steve Vondran appointed to lead TowerCo starting in February 2024.
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Strategy & Change
Sievert: T-Mobile to embrace AI and data in ‘post-Sprint integration era’
Operator plans to take advantage of new software tech to “re‑craft” company.
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Network & Infrastructure
T-Mobile denies fibre-enabling play for Frontier
TMUS continues to display uncharacteristic caution when it comes to establishing fibre broadband platform, insisting not yet interested in a major, in-house infrastructure build plan or buyout.
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Network & Infrastructure
T-Mobile US agrees spectrum payment extension with DISH
Payment deadline extended to 1 April 2024.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Bang & Olufsen withdraws from more than 700 T-Mobile US stores
Danish maker of high‑end audio equipment “didn’t get the results” it wanted from operator partnership.
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Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier tests 5G SA international roaming
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier successfully completes testing programme, involving T-Mobile US, Sunrise (Switzerland) and AIS Thailand.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT ties with AWS, VMware to develop global enterprise network
Partners use Deutsche Telekom´s global mobile networks and AWS backbone, along with Mavenir-supplied RAN.
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Venturing & Investments
Tomorrow Street goes transatlantic for full SCALEUP X cohort
Vodafone–Technoport JV finalises list of 20 scaleups on 2023 iteration of acceleration programme.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Beyond Now seeks deeper relationship with Deutsche Telekom
DT partner aims to help its customers achieve more than €1bn of revenue across their platforms.
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Premium
TMUS seeks to deny DISH spectrum payment extension
DISH seeks payment extension for its agreed purchase of 800MHz frequencies from TMUS.
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Premium
Deutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: top-level rejig in Germany
January 2024 update: Telekom Deutschland’s Business Customers unit takes on new MD, following departure of Hagen Rickmann.
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Premium
TMUS sets up second 5G-focused corporate VC fund
American NatCo establishes second investment fund targeting 5G innovation, again in partnership with Touchdown Ventures.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telekom Deutschland links up with Beyond Now on ‘Magenta B2B2X’ digital marketplace launch
Germany NatCo and Beyond Now expand partnership with collaboration on new platform play, targeting enterprises and their clients with voice, connectivity, 5G, data analytics, and IoT services.
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Eventwatch
T-Mobile will ‘lean into’ wireless partnerships, vows wholesale chief
T-Mobile Wholesale chief says it is “open for business” for Wireless-as-a-Service tie-ups, targeting IoT players, MVNOs, and startups. Partner-focused tech stack readied after BSS overhaul with Netcracker. AI- and Web3 - enabled services seen as offering fresh wave of growth opportunity. Alongside IT revamp, T-Mobile has refined go-to-market ...
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Premium
Elsewhere in USA: TMUS switches RCS messaging to Google’s Jibe platform
TMUS switches RCS messaging to Google’s Jibe platform.
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Products & Services
Telekom Deutschland promises speed hike with 5G Hybrid
Hybrid package combines fixed and mobile networks, providing “significantly faster” broadband speeds at home.
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Network & Infrastructure
T-Mobile purchase of Comcast spectrum ‘not out of capacity concern’
Peter Osvaldik, T-Mobile CFO, describes Comcast 600MHz spectrum purchase as “value accretive”.
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Network & Infrastructure
T-Mobile US to purchase Comcast spectrum for up to $3.3bn
Deal will see NatCo purchase frequencies in the 600MHz band.