All Suppliers & SCM articles
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Suppliers & SCMBT procurement rethink providing robust base for inflation battle
Work of new procurement finance team at BT said to have provided an important buffer against the impact of escalating inflation.
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Network & Infrastructure
High hopes: Sitetracker on re-imagining TowerCo InfraOps
Asset management software player gaining clients as infra operators seek to escape outdated practices and tech. Reference win with Vantage Towers seeing vendor support IT transformation accompanying TowerCo’s independent growth ambitions.
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Suppliers & SCM
Telefónica backs plan to save Ezentis from bankruptcy
Troubled supplier receives support from creditors for refinancing and restructuring plan which will ensure continued support for Telefónica contracts.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Openreach partners home charging specialists to power EV migration
Ground Control and Mina announce tie-up with Openreach as electric vehicle fleet migration rolls on.
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Suppliers & SCM
Telefónica chooses Intersec for German emergency warning system
Operator selects French supplier Intersec for Cell Broadcast deployment.
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Financial & Performance
Arqit downs satellite tools after hyperscaler deals
UK-based quantum specialist steps back from hardware as software proves superior.
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M&A
Microsoft picks up UK hollow core startup Lumenisity
HCF specialist and BT partner under new ownership.
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Suppliers & SCM
T-Mobile VoIP buddy Ooma tees up growth to come
AirDial reselling deal expected to boost growth at Silicon Valley vendor.
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Network & Infrastructure
Okta touts T-Mobile’s app security gains
US operator streamlines authentication for employees, contractors, and partners.
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Products & Services
DT to launch 5G campus localisation solution in 2023
Deutsche Telekom and T-Systems are collaborating with machine tools specialist Trumpf.
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Suppliers & SCM
Mitie extends Vodafone deal, sets sights on telecoms growth
Five years added to Vodafone UK facilities management contract, with the operator named a “top-ten” customer.
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Network & Infrastructure
Virgin Media O2 sparks Ciena tie-up for 10Gbps wholesale
Virgin Media O2’s wholesale arm deploys new Ciena-backed network core to enhance National High Capacity Services proposition.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Elsewhere in Openreach: Openreach joins fibre H&S body as founding member
Openreach joins fibre H&S body as founding member
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Suppliers & SCM
ISS pushes on with DT deal reset despite ‘disagreements’
Outsourcing giant reassures on long-running plan to bring German facilities deal into profitability.
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Network & Infrastructure
Network supplier switch-out disrupts VdSA
Another supplier management issue hits South African OpCo.
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Partnerships & Alliances
India: Amdocs highlights billing revamp progress
Telecoms IT specialist Amdocs flagged further work with Vodafone India (VfIn) on billing system modernisation.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone lays down OpenRAN gauntlet to vendors
Vodafone and Telefónica expand attempts to challenge established suppliers’ RAN modus operandi.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT rolls out Ericsson kit for mid-band 5G network
Longstanding Ericsson partnership leads to massive MIMO deployment in several UK cities, before broader urban and suburban expansion.
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Suppliers & SCM
Arch 2022: CommScope wins big at Vodafone Partner Awards
CommScope named operator’s ‘Supplier of the Year’; also recognised for ‘Outstanding Technology Performance’.
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Network & Infrastructure
Fÿuz 2022: Vodafone turns up the volume on open RAN
It’s all about open RAN on first day at Fÿuz; Vodafone tops charts for enthusiasm and news announcements.
