All Partnerships & Alliances articles – Page 11
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraVodafone hands VM O2 a spectrum bonus to win merger supportFollowing more than a year of talks, Vodafone wins Virgin Media O2 round to its proposed Three merger with an extended network sharing agreement and approval-dependent spectrum transaction. Questions remain about MBNL future, BT response, and CMA viewpoint… 
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         Public Affairs Public AffairsForget the jargon and give customers what they really want — BT digital chiefDTW24 – Ignite: Kevin Lee, Chief Digital Officer at BT Consumer, shared how the operator’s API-first, platform approach will help it keep up with fast-changing demands from consumers. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraVodafone extends NETSCOUT deal to evolve ‘hybrid’ networkVodafone hands NETSCOUT another contract for network visibility and monitoring tech, covering European hybrid network environment, including 5G SA deployments. 
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         Partnerships & Alliances Partnerships & AlliancesDT and Orange plot joint developer platform for time-to-market gainsDT and Orange describe early efforts to improve developer productivity by streamlining and utilising their respective CI/CD platforms. 
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         Products & Services Products & ServicesNew startup seeks to bring UK telcos into adtechIndustry veteran hopes to drum up UK operator support for a new aggregator platform to bring together ad sales and performance measurement powered by telco data. 
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         Partnerships & Alliances Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone returns to Azerbaijan with new Partner Markets dealGroup enlists Azerconnect to Partner Markets roster in a return to Azerbaijan after eleven years. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraO2 updates Ericsson 5G core deal to boost strategy refreshPair set to develop new, resource-saving core network functions as part of fresh “multi-year” agreement, as efficiencies-focused operator seeks to accelerate network automation and drive greater flexibility. 
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         Partnerships & Alliances Partnerships & Alliances‘Fixer’ Zegona seeks to shore up wholesale relationships, after Vodafone Spain buyFollowing €5bn acquisition, Zegona CEO Eamonn O’Hare states intent to “move swiftly” on refreshed strategy, with early moves in wholesale segment reflecting a shift in priorities in order to reduce Vodafone Spain’s cost base and improve unit’s performance… 
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         M&A M&ADigi lands fresh role in OTE’s Romanian exit sagaOTE has signed an MoU with West Network Invest, said to be majority owned by Digi Romania. 
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         Partnerships & Alliances Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica extends Google Cloud deal into realm of AIGroup frames three-year extension and expansion of cloud services relationship with hyperscaler as a means to expand in B2B and accelerate digital transformation. 
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         Products & Services Products & ServicesVodafone’s TOBi chatbot gets a generative AI makeover from MicrosoftVodafone reveals early progress with applying GenAI to advance customer experience transformation as part of strategic tie-up with Microsoft. 
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         Strategy & Change Strategy & ChangeYorkshire challenger Connexin tag-teaming Calix to unlock SME as ‘experience provider’’Value-add tops megabits’: ambitious regional fibre challenger and key partner open up on winning ways at Connected North. SME segment presented as golden opportunity to strike against incumbents through solutions tailored using network and service data insights. And much more… 
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         Partnerships & Alliances Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica adds cybersecurity dimension to Microsoft allianceTelefónica Tech integrates generative AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot for Security with its portfolio. 
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         M&A M&AT-Mobile’s Osvaldik stays coy on UScellular rumoursCFO indicates that UScellular would be approached in the same way as any other ‘hypothetical situation’. 
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         Innovation InnovationUKTIN: Why collaboration is key to driving investment in R&D for the telecoms sectorOpEd: Jon Hunt, Project Board Member at the UK Telecoms Innovation Network, sees potential easing of M&A regulation in Europe as opening a path for telcos to improve collaboration, R&D and funding efforts on an international scale, including with academia and Big Tech. Read more… 
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         Content & TV Content & TVVirgin Media O2 taps Amdocs for TV streaming upgradeUK major to integrate Subscription Marketplace solution into existing content streaming and TV offering. Move builds on prior relationship with Amdocs, and wider engagement with Telefónica Group outside of the content streaming sphere… 
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         Partnerships & Alliances Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica signs fresh Digi Spain wholesale dealGroup appears to have achieved its objective of a win‑win deal that allows it retain Digi as a network client, and is set to be completed in weeks. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraGerman telcos expand 4G coverage on Berlin’s U-BahnO2 Germany, Telekom Deutschland, and Vodafone Germany extend 4G subway network to cover all nine lines and 175 stations. 5G upgrade already in the works, as operators aim to meet Germany’s wider coverage targets along transportation corridors. Read more… 
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         Partnerships & Alliances Partnerships & AlliancesNokia bags new fibre kit deal from Deutsche GlasfaserFinnish vendor claims to be swapping out two competitors in fibre network provider’s installed base. 
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         Network & Infra Network & InfraO2 Germany, Samsung switch on first ‘commercial’ ORAN siteDeployment marks first of eight planned ORAN and vRAN sites in Landsberg am Lech, as O2 seeks to enable automation, accelerate infra rollout, and enable use-cases for businesses. Move plays into Telefónica’s wider capital intensity reduction strategy. Read more… 
 





















