All Partnerships & Alliances articles – Page 78
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PremiumRival trifecta may oust BT from rural-sharing proposal
Potential three-way deal could exclude BT over costing roadblock. O2 UK leads pushback, warning BT fees may undermine project viability. March 2020 deadline looms.
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Strategy & ChangeOpenreach rivals in expansive mood
Liberty Global reignites M&A talk around Virgin Media. CityFibre CEO in bullish mood after being freed from Vodafone shackles. Sky reportedly keen on full-fibre infrastructure investment.
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PremiumVodafone Germany goes live with S/4HANA (with a little help from IBM)
Goal of retail operation revamp. Warehouse/store logistics based on “real-time data”. Reduction in SAP data footprint by 90%. IBM Services reportedly enables 50% faster migration to S/4HANA compared with traditional solutions.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom eyes challenge to Vodafone’s alliance network
Vodafone has been using Partner Market arrangements since 2002 to create a strategic presence outside its own network footprint. DT is now signalling plans to create competing alliances.
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PremiumAmdocs tapped for effort to unclog Vodafone’s Spanish sales funnel
Vodafone Spain to do deeper dive into customer journeys. News fits a trend of Amdocs showcasing its presence across the Group.
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PremiumVodafone teams with eSight on energy data upgrade
Group furthers push to squeeze more cost of power supply.
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PremiumLiquid tie-up agreed; 5G launch in pipeline
While SA auction delays impact services going into 2021, a link-up with the wireless group is to provide near-term access to 3.5GHz frequencies.
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PremiumVodafoneZiggo, Ericsson, Brainport open Eindhoven 5G lab
VodafoneZiggo (VfZ) joined main network partner Ericsson and local technology industry cluster Brainport Development to open a 5G testbed in Eindhoven
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PremiumVodafone Partner Markets expands in Fiji
Vodafone expanded its Partner Markets relationship with Fijian ally Amalgamated Telecom Holdings
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PremiumDeutsche Glasfaser get KKR agreement
Vodafone Germany (VfD) fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) partner Deutsche Glasfaser is set to bulk up
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PremiumVodafone Italy partners with AP.esse
Vodafone Italy (VfIt) formed a partnership with payments and identity technology provider AP.esse
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PremiumVodafone Spain boasts Cisco 5G partnership
Vodafone Spain (VfS) talked up 5G development work with partner Cisco Systems
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone’s Lester Thomas: TM Forum can learn from Netflix
Vodafone’s Lester Thomas: TM Forum can learn from Netflix Source: TM Forum Lester Thomas, Chief IT Systems Architect at Vodafone, again suggested that industry body the TM Forum should move to a model of collaboration and development similar to those used by hyper-scalers such as Amazon and ...
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PremiumTelefónica considers SD WAN challenger flexiWAN
Partners to run proofs of concept of open SD-WAN technology intended as an alternative to more proprietary iterations from major vendors. Modular, open-source networking is seen as key differentiator, potentially enabling operator to develop value-added services for enterprise networking customers.
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PremiumElevenPaths widens portfolio with Nozomi tie up
Partnership forged with cybersecurity specialist for operational technology and IT security services.
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PremiumTelefónica urges a “new approach” to networks
Group emphasises partnership opportunities and launches new TIP Innovation Lab in Madrid. Telefónica, Tech Mahindra lead CI/CD push to create open networks for rural areas. Group reiterates commitment to invest and partner around OpenRAN development. A strengthened commitment to rural connectivity with NaaS.
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PremiumTelefónica Empresas adds BMC Helix to cloud offer
Partnership with IT support management specialist expected to bolster Telefónica’s portfolio of cloud-based scalable solutions for the enterprise market.
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PremiumVivo and TIM follow through with network-sharing deal
Partners progress on merging legacy networks, and expanding 4G to more rural areas through a multi-operator core.
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PremiumSIAE flags latest field trial success
SIAE is spreading its influence on the provision of microwave backhaul in challenging Latin American geographies.