Strategy & Change – Page 10
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Strategy & ChangeCopper shutdown a ‘game changer’ for Deutsche Telekom, says Höttges
CEO says pilots have been run to test migration approaches. DT’s fibre take-up hampered by its own vectoring success. But Germany does not yet have a firm date for its copper switch-off.
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Strategy & ChangeOrange grapples with challenging agenda to go green
Speaking at DSP Leaders event, Orange Poland Director Daniel Piechocki highlights how the operator is on track to meet decarbonisation goals. Group leadership concedes that sunsetting legacy networks is no easy task.
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Strategy & ChangeNewbie GD Towers sheds “dinosaur” image, looks east for tower expansion
CEO Bruno Jacobfeuerborn revels in GD Towers’ independence at TowerXchange Meetup Europe. TowerCo confirms organic and inorganic growth are on the agenda, and signals more Deutsche Telekom asset carve-outs in the pipeline.
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Strategy & ChangeTelefónica emphasises collaboration and cloud in API strategy
Speaking at DSP Leaders event, SVP Juan Carlos Garcia Lopez says Telefónica is placing collaboration at the forefront of its API strategy to avoid past industry traps.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone’s Petty calls for telcos to get “sexy” to pull more engineers
Vodafone CDIO, speaking at DSP Leaders event, is calling for cultural change that will accept engineers being rewarded in a manner rivalling traditional telco leadership and on a par with hyperscalers.
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Strategy & ChangeTowerXchange Europe: Vantage eyes in-building DAS for adjacent growth
Vantage Towers looks to continue expansion into adjacent markets, with CEO Vivek Badrinath naming DAS as a strong candidate for growth.
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Strategy & ChangeDrahi builds BT bet as stake nears 25%
French billionaire ups BT holding via Altice UK vehicle but shushes takeover talk.
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Strategy & ChangeTowerXchange Europe: TOTEM CEO outlines need for change to meet “endless” capacity demand
Nicolas Roy says industry needs to do its own homework and implement digital processes. “Tight link” between TowerCos and MNOs underpinned by offer of more specific site solutions.
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Strategy & ChangeDeutsche Telekom CEO lays down AI gauntlet to management
Höttges tasks different Group business units to share top ideas on how to exploit AI. CEO has high hopes for more AI-driven cost reductions, greater productivity, and speedier software development. Artificial Intelligence Competence Centre to act as AI “teaching unit” for rest of Group.
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Strategy & ChangeLiberty open to shedding Virgin Media O2 stake
Liberty CEO Mike Fries labels VM O2 and VodafoneZiggo as “interesting candidates” for listing. Group sees opportunity to list any of its operating entities given the right circumstances.
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Strategy & ChangeBT’s Division X repositioned in latest B2B rework
Marc Overton to exit in June as Enterprise “growth engine” Division X gets swallowed by BT Business’s Product function.
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Strategy & ChangeConnected North: Big players stay cool on UK altnet consolidation
All eyes on what CityFibre, VM O2, and parent Liberty Global will do in crowded UK fibre scene, but they’re not in a rush to start buying.
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Strategy & ChangeOrange Cyberdefense tends to crisis management in healthcare
Orange cybersecurity unit eyes healthcare sector amid rise in cyberattacks.
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Strategy & ChangeOne NZ extends Vodafone separation
CEO Jason Paris heralds April rebrand as evidence of owner backing and clear blue water between One and Vodafone.
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Strategy & ChangeBT and Three go “unilateral” in MBNL refocus
Sites to be upgraded independently in pursuit of autonomy, efficiency.
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Strategy & ChangeEU must ‘get house in order’ to fight investment drain to US business
Vodafone and Telefónica chiefs among industry leaders to call for EU regulatory reform to attract investment in the bloc.
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Strategy & ChangeBT’s Harmeen Mehta wants more AI experiments to combat complexity ‘parasite’
Simplifier-in-chief Mehta calls for experimental R&D and allowances for failure to fuel AI improvements.
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Strategy & ChangeBas Burger to lead BT’s combined enterprise division
Current Global CEO takes BT Business top-spot as Enterprise opposite Rob Shuter steps away from the Group.
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Strategy & ChangeUK altnet Giganet plots wholesale play to counter Openreach threat
After acquiring ISP Cuckoo, the altnet’s next move is opening its network. Wholesale is necessary to compete with Openreach and “just makes business sense”, says CEO Jarlath Finnegan.
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Strategy & ChangeServing to stay in the game: McKinsey on risk-reward of going infra-free
Consultants argue that when telcos strip consumer businesses down and become ServCos, weaknesses hidden by network profits may be exposed.