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Suppliers & SCMFamilyMode relaunch now pegged for early-2022
TMUS partner Smith Micro confirms deal has finally been struck on a new SafePath 7-based FamilyMode 3.0 product. Agreement enables TMUS to tidy up a range of legacy Sprint and T-Mobile family safety offerings.
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Products & Services
T-Mobile launches Paramount+ add-on
Un-Carrier signs broad distribution agreement with ViacomCBS to grant access to Paramount+ streaming platform for all contract customers. Complimentary first-year subscription added to T-Mobile’s existing Apple TV+ and Netflix offers.
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Venturing & Investments
Elsewhere in Vodafone Associates & JVs: TPG’s billion-dollar strategy
TPG unveils billion-dollar strategy; Telecom Egypt to retain Vodafone stake.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica goes MagNET fishing for telco SME tie-ups
Growth division reveals it has been building out a new B2B service delivery platform to strengthen its place in the value chain. Telco and SI partners being sought to extend MagNET-based offerings “globally”.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Partner Markets: Vodafone TV to end in NZ
Developments from around Vodafone’s soft-power network: New Zealand’s Vodafone TV to be retired in 2022; MTS subsidiary acquires facial recognition specialist VisionLabs.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Associates & JVs: KKR bids for TIM
KKR submits cheeky bid for TIM; TPG requests joint functional separation undertaking.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Group: senior telco execs discuss strategy
Vodafone attends get-together on post-pandemic priorities.
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Products & Services
Safaricom to implement advertising on M-PESA platform
Operator hopes to open additional revenue streams for its biggest earner. Parent Vodacom will apply lessons from similar offering with Alipay in South Africa.
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Products & Services
Equinox takes off as legal challenge looms
Openreach touts better-than-expected FTTP offer take-up. Equinox aimed at accelerating full-fibre adoption, but altnets could spoil the party with legal action.
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Products & Services
BT targets financial services with Cloud Control
BT’s Cloud Control for Financial Services aims to help firms take a ‘controlled approach’ to adopting cloud. Move builds on company’s pre-existing partnerships with public cloud providers.
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Consumer (B2C)
Elsewhere in BT Consumer: Plusnet issues persist
More cricket on the schedule; Smart Benefits portfolio bolstered; and Plusnet email issues persist.
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Innovation (R&D)
Vodafone connected mobility platform nears launch
Road safety-focused V2X platform STEP set for early-2022 commercial launch. Vodafone drives connectivity via edge network, with HERE and Porsche among a stable of partners.
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Products & Services
DT evangelises Polte to startup IoT device makers
IoT expert encourages hubraum community to test cellular-based location technology from US-based vendor. Maintains ‘OTT solution’ caters for many IoT use-cases. Polte survives DT’s rigorous testing process, which saw it preferred to cloud-based location technologies from Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, and Skyhook.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Hispanoamérica: Chilean rivals team up
Rivals team up in Chile; Telefónica Mexico builds out its third-party coverage.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in the UK: Ofcom looking at scam calls
Ofcom and operators team on scam calls, within limits; VM O2 IPTV launch draws nearer.
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Products & Services
Movistar set for home insurance launch
Move continues Spanish operator’s consolidation in insurance sector.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Germany: O2 Germany launches Easy IoT
Outsourced payroll automation on the move; O2 showcases real-world 5G developments.
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Strategy & Change
O2 brand to appear in Movistar shop window
Reports indicate Movistar will trial O2-branded fixed and mobile services in its Telyco stores ahead of a potential broader rollout. News comes after loosened regional restrictions, allowing discounted O2 services in hundreds of new municipalities.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT and SK Telecom’s Techmaker JV launches first product
Indoor Booster 5G goes on sale in Bavaria initially. SK Telecom completes reorganisation into SKT and SK Square.
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Products & Services
Telefónica “aiming for deflation” in La Liga rights tender
League offers up to five-year contracts, ignoring regulator advice. Depreciation anticipated following Lionel Messi departure. Companies have until mid-December to apply.
