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Products & ServicesMovistar+ sets stage for aggregator play in Spain
New CEO Cristina Burzako restructures and refocuses strategy. Focus tightening on partnerships and customer experience, but original content and exclusive sport remain important differentiators. Amidst Movistar + revamp, Telefónica faces big decisions and bigger bills for content rights.
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Magenta Telekom stops offering CarConnect to new users
Austria becomes second market where offering is quietly retired. Unclear whether or not equivalent services in Czech Republic, Poland, and the USA face a similar fate.
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DT, 1NCE, and AWS team up for simpler IoT
A bundle of connectivity, IoT platform, and cloud services for enterprises. Trio aims for IoT that’s “ simple as a click ”.
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DT makes next‑gen home improvements
Homegrown and open‑source tech underpin consumer services strategy. New Home OS and Router OS in the spotlight. DT goes big on cloudification , voic‑ification , and orchestration.
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EE backtracks on post‑Brexit roaming charges
EE became the first UK MNO to announce plans to reinstate roaming charges for customers travelling to the EU. O2 UK and Three UK follow suit to an extent, tweaking fair usage policies.
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QTV flagged as future user of BT’s Vena
BT Media Broadcast supports remote production for Scottish Professional Football League . BT Sport’s Jamie Hindhaugh says remote production is here to stay . IP core being rolled out at Stratford studio .
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Vodafone Carrier Services expands fraud prevention for businesses
Vodafone Identity Hub rolling out to five more markets in Europe. Another Group platform spreads its wings. Built on industry initiative Mobile Connect , platform uses network data for authentication and identity verification services for businesses.
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Vodafone and Celfocus tackle AI‑based automation for IoT
Former Vodafone Portugal investment Celfocus has taken on its fourth cognitive automation project for the Group Network Operations (GNO) organisation. Further solutions and use-cases are already being explored to reap benefits of automation throughout the Group.
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Safaricom unveils in-house VOD platform
Kenyan operator launches Baze to support local creative industry. “ One-shop entertainment platform ” seen as successor to recently dissolved Songa by Safaricom .
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MediaKind trumpets role in Movistar+ VoD upgrade
Media technology specialist builds on long‑term partnership that began in its former incarnation as Ericsson Media Solutions.
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Movistar Game shaping up to be Telefónica’s cloud gaming bet
Cloud gaming project has its roots in a 2018 Innovation Call and is said to be in the ‘prototyping phase’. Ludico is internal code name for all gaming activities at the Group.
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Vena: BT launches “smart” broadcast network
BT Media Broadcast division unveils Vena as end‑to‑end broadcast platform. Enabling remote production at core of new service, reflecting expedited industry‑wide transition during pandemic. Two “ major broadcasters ” already on the books. Evolution pending in existing Media Broadcast partnerships. ...
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Vodafone Italy’s GameNow goes live
Edge‑based gaming platform was first announced in September 2019.
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Plusnet set to join FTTP party
BT-owned service provider to roll out FTTP‑based broadband offering later in 2021, with “ new ” wireless router on the way too.
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BT Security locks onto Fortinet for SD‑WAN
Security division launches new managed SD‑WAN with Fortinet Secure SD‑WAN built-in. New service pitched as being able to “ de‑risk digital transformation investments” made by BT Global customers.
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TMUS hits the 5G FWA trail
5G Home Internet service available to 30 million homes at launch. NatCo aims for more than seven million FWA subscribers within five years.
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Handset leases lumped into Movistar Fusión 5G bundles
Three‑year lease agreements attached to convergence bundles potentially undermining commitments to removing minimum terms. Price increase in “ disguise ”, says Spanish media. Telco attempts to drive uptake of 5G‑enabled mobile devices, amid 5G rollout efforts.
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Vodacom eyeing M‑PESA’s biggest money transfer yet?
M-commerce froth suggests possible eight-figure valuation for M-PESA . High-profile friends could add further appeal. Joosub showing signs of monetisation interest, possible temptation.
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Joosub hints at pan‑African ambitions for Vodacom’s Super App
Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub says Alipay‑backed “Super App ” could “ transform the continent ”. Super App ’s enterprise offering will build on current VodaTrade and VodaPay functionality, with Vodacom targeting SMEs in its expanding financial services goals.
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Vodafone Germany builds up smart-home portfolio
German OpCo launches Building Connectivity 4.0 for central smart home management. UPLIFT startups tapped for periphery IoT products. Sustainability credentials touted again.
