All articles by Richard Agnew – Page 51
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PremiumSpend: Deutsche Telekom enters de-leveraging phase
Höttges could reach for famed cookie jar to help bring down borrowing after US splurge.
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OperationsBT–EE meld: more execs become part of the mothership
BT’s de-duplication effort accelerates with more than two thirds of EE’s operations staff being swallowed up by its parent Group since April 2019.
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PremiumHeadline numbers: relying on US
USA growth now an even more dominant part of DT’s world. Management remain keen to ensure strength in Europe is not overlooked.
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M&ATelefónica targets partners for M&A add ons in security
Group reaching into partner base for acquisitions to support expansion plans of new Telefónica Cybersecurity Tech division. Wayra investments maturing as two minority stakes upgraded to whole ownership. Reorganisation of assets for security expansion may be a template for revamp in cloud and IoT target markets.
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Strategy & ChangeHeathrow operator Ferrovial has 5G on radar
Emerging tower and private network ambitions look to set up the Spanish group as a rival and/or partner of operators and their infrastructure arms.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodafone’s Omani adventure falling behind schedule
High-touch operational relationship with Vodafone does not appear to have prevented launch programme from backing up. Drags could be a reputational worry for challenged Partner Markets federation, and Group as a whole.
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Partnerships & AlliancesT-Mobile cuts Sprint’s VoIP tie-up with Ooma
IP telephony player becomes latest partner to flag it is grappling with change wrought by rationalisation of the New T-Mobile technology and services ecosystem.
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Network & InfraSafaricom to put network disaggregation into the wild
Kenyan operator to expand Vodafone’s Africa test-ground for open solutions. Project gearing is more towards core and backhaul than RAN. Scale and efficiency gains highlighted.
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Strategy & ChangeBT to shut blighted Lancashire ICT business
Scandal-hit venture that became the embodiment of BT’s troubled partnership approach to council contracts to finally fade away. Council insourcing set to leave a significant dent in BT’s public sector revenue stream.
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B2BTelefónica creates new unit to target UK security space
Operator is looking to build an international platform for new Telefónica Cibersecurity Tech division. Targeting markets inside and outside its footprint.
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Strategy & ChangeQ2 FY20: Group discussing yet another T-Systems reorg
Enterprise unit buffeted by coronavirus headwinds in Q2. CFO Illek indicates that T-Sys transformation process will have to be accelerated.
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Suppliers & SCMISS hit in pocket by deal execution setbacks
DT’s FM partner reassures over future profitability of Group contract, despite series of setbacks relating to COVID-19 and IT security.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone cancels 2020 partner meetup
Luxembourg’s Arch Summit pushed back to late-2021. Wait goes on for Technology 2025 reveal.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom Q2 FY20
Super-sized by Sprint deal, Group now dwarfs European competitors in terms of sales, spend — and debt. Management attention now firmly on European puzzles that have sat unsolved for years, including teaser of pro-investment regulations. Switch-around of Europe-side executives could bring in fresh ideas and approaches to key strategic ...
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Suppliers & SCMAssurant quick to score New T Mobile win
Deal looks to have preserved and expanded vendor’s longstanding device protection engagement with TMUS. Supplier, with former TMUS CFO Braxton Carter on board, cites long-term growth focus of partnership.
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Partnerships & AlliancesT-Systems goes virtual to dispense a dose of smart-factory reality
Division ties with startup Immersionn on virtual experience of campus network solutions.
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Public AffairsVodafone 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.
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Strategy & ChangeTelekom’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.
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Strategy & ChangeItaly’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.
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Products & ServicesVodafone to smarten up Paddington
Recent Vodacom acquisition IoT.nxt flags incoming Vodafone HQ smart-tech install.