Operations & Transformation – Page 40
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Strategy & ChangeJansen prepares to kick-off in public
Speculation was mounting on potential strategy updates that would accompany BT Group’s full year results presentation on 9 May 2019.
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PremiumBT Group and Mavenir promote new shared vRAN solution
BT is hoping to bring operators together with an indoor coverage solution fit for 5G. Virtualisation support from Mavenir looks set to enable flexible antenna sharing, subject to industry clearance.
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PremiumVodafone Germany tests 5G SA base station with Ericsson, EMITE
Group starts to look beyond non-standalone 5G.
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PremiumVodafone Group shifting advertising functions in-house
Operator’s relentless focus on supply chain savings extends to media management. Group Commercial looking increasingly keen on media analytics sideline.
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PremiumSix years later, TeraStream breaks cover
Long-awaited cloud telco platform re-surfaces as enabler for HT’s new top-of-the-range broadband offering. Deutsche Telekom remains silent on when TeraStream set to expand to new NatCos.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom quietly prepping Dutch and German tower revamps
New Group tower buddy Cellnex stresses “strategic” nature of relationship in Switzerland.
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Public AffairsMichael Sherman: Agile new strategy and transformation head at BT
BT Group appointed Michael Sherman, a US-based management consultant, to the role of Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer. Boston Consulting veteran flying in to revamped executive team in May 2018. New senior team member will be an advocate of agile management approaches and major overhaul of traditional telco thinking. ...
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Public AffairsVodafone-Afrimax partnership takes another blow
African market realities continue to bite Vodafone’s regional partner Afrimax Group, as a second of the operator’s business units hit difficulties. Another setback for Vodafone’s diminishing Partner Markets federation as flagship sub-Saharan African commercial and operational collaboration is reduced to just one territory.
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PremiumEE boosts carrier billing with Boku
EE expanded its relationship with carrier billing specialist Boku, with two deals announced in quick succession. EE customers can now link a Google Play account to their mobile phone bill. Boku is enabling EE customers to buy physical goods from EE and charge them to mobile accounts.
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PremiumAmdocs makes T-Mobile US billing comeback
Amdocs quietly revealed it had secured a sizeable IT engagement with TMUS, via recently acquired Irish billing software vendor Brite:Bill.
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PremiumCornerstone overhauled by JV partners
Greater flexibility injected in new terms. London partnership rolled back, as O2 presses on with City of London deal. Vodafone-led rejig expected to see the O2 rival accelerate its own network development beyond delay-hit Project Beacon.