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Mavenir, Nokia, Optiva, Red Hat, and TCS engaged via integration plan. CTO reasserts June 2020 deadline for accelerated programme.

Innovation (R&D)
Vodafone Italy ropes up for vertical 5G
OpCo has been busy exploring 5G innovation and partnership possibilities.
Innovation (R&D)
T-Labs hints at future tech moves with IBM Watson AI
Closer AI collaboration on cards between T‑Labs and Big Blue.
People
Vodafone Group People Moves, October 2019
Latest people movements include: Durdana Achakzai, Ritesh Bhargava, Jon Buckthorpe, Louis DiCesari, Nitu Kaushal, Asif Meghani, Mark Rose, Ahu Tunc, Olatz Urroz.
People
T-Systems People Moves, October 2019
Latest people movements include: Christian Andersen, Felipe Arrudi, Robin Euler, Andreas Reich, François Fleutiaux, Michael Böhm, Tanya Winters, Stephan Harsch, Holger Litzenburger, Stefan Züger.
Suppliers & SCM
Vodafone Group joins IBM push to better manage suppliers
Vodafone part of IBM-led consortium to develop Trust Your Supplier blockchain network. Wilson envisions easier onboarding of smaller suppliers.
Partnerships & Alliances
National Express gets on board with Vodafone Group and IBM cloud venture
Strategic partnership looks to be getting going.
Innovation (R&D)
TM Forum DTW19: 2019 Catalysts spark pragmatic innovation
Rundown of key Catalysts, joint initiatives. More than 30 joint technology projects demoed, with assurance, partnering, and customer experience to fore. Operator preoccupations ahead of 5G include profitability and effectiveness of network slicing. Drones, emergency services, and healthcare among focus verticals.
Strategy & Change
T-Systems' IBM mainframe offload doesn’t compute for watchdog
Financial and operational setback for recalibrating enterprise division. M&A plan b likely to be looked at.
Events
Vodafone Supplier Awards: Ericsson shines
Ericsson steals the show, after years in Huawei and Nokia’s shadows. Ninian Wilson emphasises NPS as awards-driver.
Enterprise (B2B)
O2 UK targets health sector contracts with new tariffs
O2 flagged added-value services from partners including Asavie, Check Point, IBM, and VMware as it launched a new offering for NHS units across the UK.
Operations
Telefónica Mexico talked-up local cybersecurity credentials
Telefónica Mexico talked-up its local cybersecurity credentials and highlighted the capabilities of its Security Operations Centre (SOC) in the country.
Partnerships & Alliances
Colombia: IBM and Telefónica collaborate on automation
As Telefónica builds momentum on the use of bots within an automated network environment, IBM is providing technology and support to migrate customer management processes to bot-based systems. Telefónica Colombia centre of excellence on automation collaborating with KPMG on ongoing developments.
Special Report
Vodafone Group announce Supplier Awards 2018/19 at Arch Summit
Tomorrow Street’s Arch Summit 2019 hosted the 2018/19 Vodafone Supplier Awards in Luxembourg last night, in what is becoming a customary part of the annual event aimed around bridging the gap between corporations and startups.