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PeoplewatchDeutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: digital and fibre leadership rejigs at T-Mobile
The latest roundup of DT people moves sees change in the leadership of growth initiatives at T-Mobile US, as Chief Product & Digital Officer Omar Tazi steps down and fibre joint venture Lumos confirms its new Chief Executive. AI hiring remains high on the agenda with new senior appointments at T-Systems and T-Mobile Poland.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT Business launches AIOps offensive with Accenture
Telco fires starting gun on ‘multi-year’ programme with longstanding IT partner, seeking to overhaul business processes and develop new AI-powered enterprise products. Pair aiming to build on BT’s prior work in AIOps to deliver improved resilience and new capabilities, both internally and externally…
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Strategy & ChangeDT’s staid board adds tech clout
Deutsche Telekom injects software and AI expertise into its Supervisory Board, appointing SAP CTO Philipp Herzig and former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke…
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InterviewBattle scars and skin in the game: VOIS breaks out from Vodafone’s captive shared services
Deep dive: by stepping out of the shadow, the once-captive telco shared services business is rewriting the playbook for commercial enterprise ‘shared intelligence’ as a standalone powerhouse. With Accenture on side, and tapping Vodafone Business and others for go-to-market, leaders Gary Adey and Chris Meads tell TelcoTitans that VOIS is an increasingly ‘big lever’ for its parent to pull…
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M&ATelefónica buys SAP specialist Altim in latest B2B bolt-on
Telefónica acquires Spanish technology consulting business, highlighting Altim’s SAP experience and strategic alignment as an opportunity to further expand its suite of B2B applications.
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Suppliers & SCMTelcos untouched as key vendors hit by global stock selloff
In depth: US and EMEA telco majors ride out this week’s software tech storm as investors are spooked by advanced AI developments, leaving some of the industry’s most prominent software providers in freefall…
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Suppliers & SCMAmdocs cements role in T-Mobile’s tech team
US services player becomes latest tech group to flag involvement in major customer IT refresh at T-Mobile, following Ericsson, OpenAI, and Netcracker.
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Network & InfraSpain doubles up on AI Gigafactory proposal
Spanish government to build chunk of proposed AI Gigafactory compute at a second Madrid data centre, with the nation’s capital said to be moving to back the project alongside operators Telefónica and MásOrange…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: telcos advance fibre plans; data centre pledges keep coming
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Telefónica, Vodacom, and Vodafone Spain press on with fibre joint venture plans; 4iG and Magyar Telekom emerge as main winners of Hungary rural fibre scheme; Brookfield and PPC among the latest to make big pitches in the data centre space…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: more fibre players pare back rollout; telcos mull AI data centre ambitions
Latest on EMEA digital infra: KPN and OTE revise fibre build strategies; Vodacom keeping “powder dry” for potential fibre, data centre buys; DT and Vodafone ruminate very differently on AI Gigafactory plans; more…
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Suppliers & SCMVendor rebellion: why major operators are ditching Oracle and VMware support contracts
BT and Telefónica are the first of numerous telcos to go on the record challenging software vendor dominance by shifting legacy IT support to third-party specialists. This analysis explores how Spinnaker Support is helping them slash costs, extend end-of-life IT, and reallocate resources…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: fixed infra rejigs; DC money keeps flowing
Latest on EMEA digital infra: major investments in data centre expansion seen across the region; Spanish telcos continue work on creating new fibrecos after major M&A last year; Vodafone diversifies build partners at German fibre JV after Geodesia ”issues“…
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Partnerships & AlliancesDeutsche Telekom joins bid to build EU-backed mega AI data centre
Group is part a five-player consortium that hopes to win a piece of the EU’s €20bn budget to build an “AI Gigafactory” in Germany, as Europe unlocks funding for AI and digital infrastructure.
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PeoplewatchVodafone scouts for new CFO as Luka Mucic steps down
Group finance chief set to exit for German real estate firm Vonovia, after two years as Margherita Della Valle’s right hand man.
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PeoplewatchEx-DT CEO René Obermann next in line for SAP Chair
German enterprise software giant SAP wants former Deutsche Telekom CEO René Obermann to be its next Chairman from 2027, and will put the proposal to shareholders next year.
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Network & InfraTelefónica goes to the edge with telco rivals to build European cloud alternatives
Telefónica España deploys first edge nodes in support of €1.2bn EU-funded effort to construct shared cloud infrastructure and services as the project gears up to test use cases later this year.
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InterviewVodafone Business hoping 5G private networks on cusp of doubling, even trebling in 2026
As 5G MPNs move beyond hype, Jennifer Didoni shares Vodafone Business’ refined strategy on scaling deployments and targeting the right use cases.
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Suppliers & SCMT-Mobile seeks better ops visibility with shift to new ERP
US operator is making preparations for migration to a new ERP solution, designed to improve and speed up internal reporting.
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Strategy & ChangeT-Systems UK completes data centre shift to Europe
Deutsche Telekom’s UK enterprise IT unit re-houses data workloads from country to central platforms, as part of wider streamlining effort.
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch Weekly: Donà’s network wishlist, IoT wins, and small steps forward for Vi
Latest from Vodafone and its ecosystem as UK CNO Andrea Donà calls for more cash for quicker network upgrades; Celfocus partnership takes gold; SAP exec named Business boss; and India’s Vi finds new momentum in hunt for funding…