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Consumer (B2C)Elsewhere in BT Consumer: Ofcom report sheet comes in
Ofcom highlights areas-for-improvement (and differentiation) in customer service; BT Sport continues search for innovative partners.
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Products & Services
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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Network & Infrastructure
DT rolls out RDK for next-gen home gateways
Home broadband devices set for Group-wide revamp. Desire for data drives DT to RDK. Broadband eclipses TV for now in DT’s software platform focus. DT embraces open-source community.
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Products & Services
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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Products & Services
Vodafone Italy’s GameNow goes live
Edge‑based gaming platform was first announced in September 2019.
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Products & Services
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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Consumer (B2C)
Consumer moves up a gear on customer support
Bridget Lea keen to enhance engagement with customers, at home or in‑store. New ‘door‑to‑door’ device repair service set for launch. Division attempting to ensure service resilience, with post‑pandemic consumer habits under watchful eye.
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Products & Services
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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Partnerships & Alliances
T‑Mobile taps Zyter for telehealth play
Preferred partnership sees remote healthcare specialist Zyter offer its products to T‑Mobile customers, leveraging the provider’s 4G/5G networks. T‑Mobile for Business EVP Mike Katz sets his ambition for automated, remote diagnostics as an alternative to hospital trips.
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Partnerships & Alliances
TMUS nears launch of FamilyMode upgrade
Smith Micro signals that the SafePath 7 ‑based product will be called FamilyMode 3.0 . Acquisition of Avast family safety services brings in Sprint legacy products.
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Products & Services
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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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Telekom Deutschland: small-cells in Berlin
Smart city strategy in place in Wunsiedel; Berlin readies for small‑cell deployments; DT flags sewer network partnership.
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Products & Services
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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Products & Services
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.
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Products & Services
Vodafone Business gets industrious with IoT solution development
Enterprise division targets IoT solutions growth in 2025 plan. Ambition is to build €1bn end-to-end IoT solution portfolio in next five years. Düsseldorf playing key role in product ramp‑up. Mobile private networks are emerging growth opportunity.
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Enterprise (B2B)
BT positions for post-‘cloud-first’ enterprise era
In collaboration with Dell/VMware, BT flags ability to securely “ repatriate ” apps back into private servers as enterprises retreat from ‘cloud‑first’ strategies .
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Products & Services
DT’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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Enterprise (B2B)
BT Wholesale gets in on 5G game
Wholesale Mobile Connect , pitched as “ comprehensive c ell s ite c onnectivity portfolio for 5G deployment ”, slated for launch in 2021. Fully-managed service targeted at MNOs. Division embraces open RAN technology.
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Public Affairs
Ofcom gives BT fibre pricing freedom, but adds burdens
Openreach not to face caps or controls on national ultrafast pricing until 2031, as long as it is “ fair and reasonable ”. Locally-targeted pricing from Openreach prohibited as Ofcom seeks to protect emerging altnets. BT Consumer may lose some edge from 90 day notice period ...
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Products & Services
Upstart Airtel rouses Vodafone Spain’s ire
New Spanish service provider revives Airtel brand after Vodafone Spain let trademark expire. VfS demands company stop using the brand.
