By Dafna Yanay (Head of Telecom Marketing AWS)
Another full-on Mobile World Congress proved itself to be about far more than just talk as we saw operators and their partners coming together with exciting proofs that the sector is ready to reap the benefits of all the intense network and ecosystem investment.
Special Report from TelcoTitans, Neal Doran
TelcoTitans explores the backdrop and impact of Amazon Web Services at Mobile World Congress 2024, where the dynamically different event presented a microcosm of the new telco industry. Featuring insight from senior AWS figures on critical new technologies, the cloud platform giant is setting out its stall to support the sector as it crosses into its techco future…
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Croatian operator’s management remains keen on fashioning it into a regional telco/IT business, saying dealmaking opportunities are being monitored.
Operator launches 5G standalone commercial offering for customers in 14 locations, aiming to deliver higher bandwidth and lower latencies.
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Latest from BT and its ecosystem as 5G networks take centre stage: slicing and standalone with Ericsson, Qualcomm; a Huawei rip-and-replace status update; API standardisation to draw down untapped 5G value; plus much more across the Group…
Group becomes first corporate partner of Web3-focused foundation established last year by Bosch and Fetch.ai.
ETNO’s recent State of Digital Communications report portrayed the big beasts of European telecoms as open to change, but hamstrung by regulation and pondering long-term impact of letting infrastructure go.
Deutsche Telekomwatch Weekly Briefing: T-Mobile US kicks off FY23 reporting from around the Deutsche Telekom world, and shrugs off handset sales slowdown to post further big growth in earnings and cash flow. And much more…
Despite new-found status as top-ten global brand, Group is also making visual identity changes behind the scenes that underline question of whether ‘Deutsche Telekom’ name chimes with global, ‘digital’ ambitions. 20+ more stories…
Croatian vendor adds 5G-focused radio access network deal to core network upgrade contract announced in December.
BT starts 2024 nursing a Huawei hangover as core network replacement project faces protracted delays.
Enterprise product boss Peter Arbitter appointed to lead partner development and go-to-market for operator’s new MagentaBusiness API portfolio.
BT builds out private 5G play for UK ports with Ericsson alongside.
Will BT start 2024 nursing a Huawei hangover?
Fujitsu and Nokia in first cohort of DT open RAN vendors in its domestic market.
Croatian vendor nets 5G core contract with Hrvatski Telekom and subsidiary Crnogorski Telekom, extending long-term major accounts with the two operators.
Ericsson hits another milestone in a long-running core network transformation programme for TPG, as the operator moves towards a containerised cloud-native setup.