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Suppliers & SCM
Vlocity bags Deutsche Telekom deal
Deutsche Telekom selected US-based Vlocity’s Communications Cloud solution to roll out software with “configure-price-quote” capabilities across Europe.
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T-Mobile secures 4G and 5G at Super Bowl LIV
T-Mobile US flagged the implementation of extra 4G and 5G capacity in Miami, ahead of Super Bowl LIV, held on 2 February 2020.
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Customers Bancorp may pull rug from under T-Mobile MONEY
T-Mobile US partner Customers Bancorp provided further signals of a coming sale of its BankMobile digital division, which underpins the T-Mobile MONEY digital banking service launched by the NatCo in mid-2019.
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Strategy & Change
T-Mobile US will rely on renewable energy by 2021
T-Mobile US claimed it was on course to meet its flagship target of relying solely on renewable energy by 2021.
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BT carries burden as Huawei compromise reached
Industry looks set to be given three years to firewall Huawei, with potential 35% cap on High Risk Vendors. Security officials position the decision as largely a clarification and formalisation of current restrictions, but potentially stringent caps will spark immediate change in industry security and procurement strategies. UK capex ...
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Sprint deal in balance as court case concludes
Court case raises concerns deal could fall at final hurdle.
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mmWave sale restarts; T-Mobile US restates airwave appetite
Quiet period masks whether American NatCo is bidding aggressively.
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T-Mobile US downplays DSS in sideswipe at AT&T, Verizon
NatCo claims no pressing need to deploy DSS tech for 5G. Asserts AT&T and Verizon reliance on DSS betrays weakness. Longstanding partners Ericsson and Nokia make DSS waves.
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T-Systems North America partners with Hitachi Vantara
T-Sys NA partnered with data specialist Hitachi Vantara to develop solutions for enterprise imaging in life sciences and healthcare.
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T-Mobile US hit by data breach
TMUS confirmed that its cyber-security team had identified a data breach that affected some of its prepaid customers, opening access to personal information such as names, billing addresses, phone numbers, account numbers, and rate plans.
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Products & Services
T-Mobile MONEY shows positive early results
TMUS partner Customers Bancorp claimed T-Mobile MONEY, the digital banking service launched by the NatCo in mid-2019, was off to a good start.
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T-Mobile US partner Quibi raises another $400m
TMUS mobile video partner Quibi raised another $400m in its latest round of investment. It also disclosed further details of the deal it announced with TMUS in late-2019.
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Outgoing T-Mobile CEO Legere heads to Florida
TMUS CEO John Legere sold his Manhattan apartment to fashion designer Giorgio Armani for $17.5m.
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Telefónica’s Telxius furthers US reach with new Virginia facility
Telxius opens new facility in Virginia to boost commercial presence in the US.
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Deutsche Telekom gets Sprint stress headache, takes dividend pill
Group boasts of “record” Q3 results, but numbers shadowed by strategic and operational challenges. Dividend trimmed to keep spend taps flowing and offset US and balance sheet pressures. Capex guidance raised. German broadband “softness” tackled. Leadership looks forward to All-IP completion for German go-to-market. Romanian difficulties continue: “all possibilities” ...
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Deutsche Telekom Group makes final push for New T-Mobile summit
DT and TMUS emphasise continuity and aggression with leadership change, 5G acceleration, and extension of Un-Carrier initiatives to New T-Mobile era. Legere to step down in May 2020, with WeWork posting a possibility.
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T-Mobile US teams with rivals to galvanise RCS
Joint venture formed on cross-network messaging; app coming in 2020. Breakaway from Google mooted.
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T-Mobile US People Moves, December 2019
DT goes for continuity with confirmed New T-Mobile leadership line-up in USA. People movements include: Nicholas Drake, Vipul Jain, Christopher Kindt, John Legere, Neville Ray, Mike Sievert, Daniel Rockey.