All Partnerships & Alliances articles – Page 67
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT Security adds duo to partner ecosystem
Two more partners added just over six months after BT Security stressed the value of a streamlined portfolio, highlighting the challenge of meeting evolving security threats. Illumio’s micro-segmentation offering gets it onto BT’s security partners list. Acronis underpins SME-focused hybrid cloud proposition.
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Consumer (B2C)BT Sport signs billboard deal
BT Sport launched a campaign with Ocean Outdoors to broadcast Champions League highlight reels on its digital billboards.
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PremiumBT keeps foot in Boots door with deal extension
Global secures win for its Dynamic Network Services portfolio as it expands relationship with WBA in a key industry vertical. Pharmacy branch deal underlines appeal of Cisco’s Meraki hybrid cloud offerings, available through BT Connect.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT signs renewables pact with Total
Electricity supplier to power portion of operator’s UK real estate from mid-2022. ‘Going green’ of particular importance to both parties.
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Consumer (B2C)BT reshuffles customer comms partner pack
Strategic marketing consultancy Go Inspire displaces Williams Lea for below-the-line marketing contract. CCgroup and The Academy added to BT Consumer agency portfolio in brand awareness push.
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Products & ServicesDT’s tooz eyes European debut in May
Smart-glasses startup has been engaged in a German digital health project since September. Product development gathers pace after China launch earlier this year.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica|Vivo opts to join Dotz for further five years
Vivo extends collaboration with long-time customer loyalty partner, with focus on achieving retention boost. Brazilian operator also eyeing stake in Dotz. Amazon and Apple join Vivo in Dotz partner ecosystem.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone Business sharpens focus on SMEs
Vodafone Business unveils 2025 growth plan with pivot to SMEs. Partnerships with likes of Accenture seen as essential for expanding SME services. Group consolidation card played again: services to be created once centrally, and deployed locally in matrix organisation.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Global: Syngenta deal renewed
VMware SD-WAN deal for Alstom; agritech support for Syngenta
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica 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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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone boosts takings from Partner Markets allies
Soft-power federation increases contribution to the Group, amid footprint expansion. Relationship formed upon exit from New Zealand appears one significant driver. Africa and Americas gaps cloud Vodafone’s ‘global’ credentials.
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Network & InfraGermany 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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Suppliers & SCMTelefónica calls on suppliers in clean energy drive
Group keen to intensify focus on green commitments through vendor engagement. ESaaS-based partnership with Vertiv highlighted. Major suppliers enrolled in operator’s emission benchmark scheme, as cutting Scope 3 emissions moves up agenda.
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Innovationhubraum selects startups in search for mixed reality apps
Deutsche Telekom technology accelerator hubraum showcases mixed reality startups as part of its MR Program in partnership with Nreal and Qualcomm. Thirteen startups given a platform at virtual Demo Day. Nreal Light available via Deutsche Telekom.
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InnovationBT shines light on AI in the East
Adastral Park R&D facility takes centre stage in inaugural Artificial Intelligence Festival. East of England emerges as UK hub for AI research and innovation. BT asserts AI thought leadership and is UK’s top AI patent filer. Group’s use of AI aligns with telco peers, but recent moves suggest bigger ...
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Suppliers & SCMDeutsche Telekom tackles China connection with Aryaka
Group investment Aryaka is now a third-party supplier within T-Systems’ portfolio of Smart SD-WAN offerings. Rehoused Deutsche Telekom Global Business Solutions division eyeing growth in enterprise comms use-cases for clients operating in China.
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Partnerships & AlliancesSEAT and Telefónica ramp-up Spanish e-vehicle charge
Operator’s involvement in carmaker’s “flagship”, vertically-integrated EV plan confirmed. Group to enable Industry 4.0 applications in Barcelona-based smart factory. SEAT parent calls for more EU action to enable EV market expansion.
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PremiumVirgin Media’s foray into 5G signals end of BT era
All Virgin Media subscribers expected to leave BT network by early-2022. BT highlights “healthy pipeline” of new MVNO business opportunities.
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PremiumBT 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, BT updated on its ...
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafoneZiggo consults virtual twin on fibre rollout strategy
Post-trial, Dutch operator partners with Tata Consultancy Services on AI-based network planning — and perhaps other functions too.