All Partnerships & Alliances articles – Page 86
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Public Affairs
Safaricom tagged in Airtel-Telkom politics
Rival drags Safaricom into arguments as merger hits problems.
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Suppliers & SCM
Vodafone Group deciding between last two players for media partnership
Vodafone was said to have reduced the shortlist in a tender for its global media account to just two players (Vodafonewatch, #165, #167, and #174).
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Vodafone Portugal and TechSee working on Vodafone Visual Support
Vodafone Portugal (VfP) is working with TechSee, a visual assistance solutions specialist, on an augmented reality-based customer support tool.
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BT Group supports 5G slicing template development
BT Group is among a collective of operators and vendors participating in the Riders on the Storm Catalyst project.
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BT Group divests BT Fleet, with Tikit possibly next
AURELIUS strikes a deal to aquire BT Fleet Solutions, which includes a“long-term” partnership agreement. BT Enterprise reportedly considering the sale of Tikit.
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BT Group brings Canonical into 5G core
Fully cloud-native core a step closer with new partnership with open-source developer. Canonical wins deal after initially being categorised as a dark horse. McRae frames deal as foundational for converged networks, supporting multiple platforms over the next decade.
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BT Wholesale welcomes the launch of Audacious
BT Wholesale welcomed the launch of Audacious, a new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) using EE’s network.
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EE’s ESN contract extended to 2024
Extended contract reflects need for network stability as delayed project inches towards real-world deployments. EE facing revised expectations on coverage and service delivery to accompany the extended contract.
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Strategy & Change
Timotheus Höttges plays hard-to-get after Vodafone Group tower overtures
Focus increasing on German infrastructure reshaping as cash-strapped European operators seek to extract asset value. Group yet to be convinced to draw up the tower bridge and help Vodafone’s consolidation plan. Telefónica Deutschland relationship a possible plan-b for Vodafone.
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Hrvatski Telekom readies for Optima sell-off
Curtain could be coming down on operators’ odd couple act.
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T-Labs set to launch the Xride programme
Telekom Innovation Laboratories (T-Labs) flagged it had scheduled an event in Bonn to launch the Xride programme.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone Group targets Deutsche Telekom for tower tie-up
Focus turns to Germany as last of Europe Region ‘big four’ to meet Group push for tower overhaul. German arch-rival yet to be convinced to raise the drawbridge. Cornerstone-style Telefónica Deutschland relationship a possible plan-b. Equivalent plans move forward in Italy and UK.
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Products & Services
Vodafone Germany among operators officially launching Mobile Connect
Vodafone Germany and rivals Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica Deutschland finally made an official launch of Mobile Connect.
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Vodacom Tanzania and Optiva to expand partnership
VdT and Optiva to expand partnership, allowing the OpCo to launch new services faster.
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Software AG reworks flagship cloud deal
German vendor latest to refresh ties as part of T-Sys portfolio restructuring programme. “Global” deal has hints of increased US focus by T-Sys, in line with Group’s new “Trans-Atlantic” persona.
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BT TV select Couchbase’s NoSQL database solution
BT TV select Couchbase’s NoSQL database solution Source: Yiqun Tang / Unsplash Database specialist Couchbase flagged that BT TV is using its database platform to deliver its on-demand TV services. BT TV was said to have selected Couchbase based on its caching capabilities, which ensure high performance, ...
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Cellnex acquires rights to market services at BT towers
Cellnex confident modest early partnership with BT could provide greater long-term opportunity for management and co-location services business with the UK incumbent.
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BT recruits Juniper for Network Cloud
BT recruits Juniper for Network Cloud Source: Ed Kohler / Flickr CC BY 2.0 - Juniper Networks Truck Juniper Networks revealed it will play a significant role in BT Group’s rollout of the Network Cloud initiative, which aims to better support new services including future 5G applications ...
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Deutsche Telekom strengthens ties with SK Telecom, Zeiss
DTCP in partner mode to sustain investment aggression. Group looking to Asia for next wave of startup relationships.