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Europe Telecoms News
Marketing
EE influence sees BT switch multi-million ad account
AMV BBDO bows out from BT’s advertising after more than 20 years. EE’s main creative partner builds on its success in delivering Beyond Limits. Mobile marketers charged with supporting internal transformation as well as external image.
PeopleLatest BT people moves: leadership switch and a new lead for Scotland at Enterprise
Shuter gets lined up for a BT Enterprise takeover after outgoing McQuade takes his leave.
- Public Affairs
Vodafone on hold over Trump’s German troop pull-out
Impact of European military shake-up on Vodafone Germany’s specialist TKS unit yet to become clear.
- People
Latest Vodafone key movers: Non-Exec steps away; European break-ups
VPC gets a Design2Cost shake‑up. David Thodey set to leave his Group board seat a year after joining. Vodafone Turkey reshuffles its legal pack. Far-reaching changes at Vodafone Germany keep the OpCo fresh.
- Suppliers & SCM
Telefónica digs in further with Havas
Estimated €500m global media account was first awarded to French group in 2014.
- Operations
Pandemic stalls Telefónica’s alarm JV launch
Pandemic lockdown said to have effectively wiped out the first quarter’s trading of Movistar Prosegur Alarmas, with crisis management the priority. Despite tough start, MPA customer base forecast to treble within a year.
- Strategy & Change
Telekom’s global B2B play mapped out
Through the Group’s latest B2B reorganisation, DT’s home market NatCo is expanding beyond Germany and into the Americas, Asia, and elsewhere.
- Strategy & Change
O2 Germany to create joint tech division under CTIO Rao
German operating business continues network and IT integration efforts. Plans to create 60 ‘future‑oriented’ positions in fields such as cloud and cybersecurity.
- Network & Infrastructure
Spain launches €40m programme to test 5G use-cases
Eight new projects will explore 5G use-cases in 13 different sectors. Spain claims leadership for most 5G pilots in EU.
- Products & Services
DT gets a fix on NB-IoT tracking, logistics
Cross-border solution developed in partnership with 4smartlogistics, SLOC. Potentially available in 18 countries across Europe.
- Strategy & Change
Italy’s INWIT: we’re Mercedes of tower race
CEO sees refresh of INWIT’s internal operations, instigated following meld of Vodafone Italy towers, as basis for industry leadership and stepping stone to expansion into new markets.
- Financial & Performance
Q2 FY20 first take: Telefónica distracts as reality bites
Another social pact unveiled as COVID‑19 and currency falls combine to wipe €1.5bn off reported revenue, and shred profitability. Cash generation a priority as strict — and seemingly permanent — spending and investment restrictions are put in place. Telefónica Infra ambition emerging as plans for new wholesale fibre networks ...
- Partnerships & Alliances
T-Sys adds KUKA robots to industrial internet catalogue
KUKA to provide automation and digitalisation products as DT expands private, industrial network play.
- Products & Services
Vodafone to smarten up Paddington
Recent Vodacom acquisition IoT.nxt flags incoming Vodafone HQ smart-tech install.
- Venturing & Investments
everphone gets Telekom Innovation Pool boost
Berlin device‑ as‑a‑service startup gets €34m injection as remote‑working norms establish demand.
- Network & Infrastructure
Scotland back in the game on rural 4G
Installation of rural sites re-starts and initially reticent MNOs now offering warmer support.
- Network & Infrastructure
T-Mobile, KPN play 5G catch-up with VodafoneZiggo
Dutch multiband auction lets T-Mobile and KPN into 5G race.
- Interview
Interview: Julie Snell of the Scotland 5G Centre
Former BT executive is relishing new challenge of bringing together a distinct and inclusive 5G strategy for Scotland. 5G continues to be a disruptive and highly politicised step-change in the telecoms industry’s development, with devolved government seeking policy differentiation from Westminster.
- People
DT movers: EU policy team reworked; TMUS legal swaps
Group taps Ericsson for OSS leadership, and reworks its EU regulatory policy team at a pivotal time in discussions with Brussels. Changes seen across DT’s European NatCos and an extended mandate for Hrvatski Telekom CFO Daub. New MD Ramnewash sets out software-based vision for Dutch DT GBS operation. The ...
- Products & Services
Höttges defends corona app as problems emerge
Both DT and SAP management played down a glitch in their contact tracing app’s notification system as downloads passed the 16 million mark. Issues across iOS and Android devices may have slowed notifications for millions, but after fixes were issued DT promised to keep public better informed on technology ...
- Partnerships & Alliances
DT and DroneShield check-in to protect airports
Drone security specialist confident the airport market will be worth “millions of dollars”. Procurement departments at European airports apparently gearing up to award tenders.
- Suppliers & SCM
Conduent to tidy O2 Germany’s mailroom
US‑based mailroom digitiser brought in to support goals to become CX and digital champion.
