All Supply chain (SCM, procurement) articles – Page 3
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT, Ericsson join DeltaTrak’s mission to reduce food waste
Deutsche Telekom’s secure global connectivity will provide real-time data transmission for the initiative.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica Tech taps LIVALL for mobility product launch
Smart helmet maker signs exclusive partnership with Telefónica Tech as inaugural ‘Sustainable Mobility’ product provider.
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Suppliers & SCM
BT buying chief says top priority is ‘unwinding’ China reliance
Board of Directors asks CPO Cyril Pourrat to present new strategy focused on cutting dependence on Chinese tech.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica seeks supply security with open Radisys solution
Disaggregated solution will utilise Radisys’ Connect Open Broadband portfolio.
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M&A
BT mulling ‘various options’ for loss-making logistics business
Pelipod, enabler of the telco’s Final Mile network, is under review and could be offloaded.
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Suppliers & SCM
Ebiquity cements Virgin Media O2 media analytics brief, post-merger
Deal focuses on marketing spend accountability as combined operator mounts convergence challenge to BT Group.
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Strategy & Change
BT Sourced prepping for range of ‘disruptive scenarios’
Cyril Pourrat tells procurement industry event that transformation of telco’s buying function is instilling much‑needed visibility and confidence during macro crisis.
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People
New boss for BT’s digital buying ecosystem
Diarmuid O’Donoghue fills gap left by Adam Brown at helm of BT’s purchasing efficiency-focused Digital Procurement Garage initiative.
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Operations
SpaceMobile tweaks plan amid cost and supply drags
Vodafone-backed New Sat startup “highly focused” on funding requirements as costs rise for kit, components, services, and employees.
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Premium
Vodafone Q1 FY22–23 spend: energy inflation’s nine‑digit hits
Volatile costs see forecasts balloon.
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Premium
BT adds Dynatrace to AIOps mix
Supplier’s ‘intelligent’ application monitoring platform to be deployed Group‑wide.
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Premium
Elsewhere in BT Group: BT Legal and Factor extend patnership
BT Legal extends outsourced relationship with Factor
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Operations
Vodafone revs green fleet across Europe
VPC fleet is 30% electric, with plans to hit accelerator in the transition.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vantage in ‘smart-site’ tech update to evade energy risk
Project comes in response to need for more detailed power billing to key clients, including Vodafone.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT, Orange shift sustainability spotlight onto suppliers
Operators’ procurement JV to force vendors to disclose environmental progress and ambitions.
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Operations
_VOIS payback: Vodafone’s automation factory accelerates savings
Vodafone’s systems harmonisation drive said to be delivering growing impact.
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Interview
Rakuten Symphony woos European startups
TelcoTitans interviews Geoff Hollingworth, Chief Marketing Officer at Rakuten Mobile’s next-gen cloud connectivity platform spinout. After setting up shop in France, Germany, and UK, Symphony puts out welcome mat for software companies to join its Symworld marketplace.
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Innovation (R&D)
Startup health “intimately linked” to telco relationships
Changes to competition, funding, and processes required to support startup ecosystem, TEG finds.
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Suppliers & SCM
VPC’s Schultz readies new procurement venture
VPC Chairman maintains claim that ‘category management’ is dead.
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Partnerships & Alliances
SpaceMobile stays flexible as final testing nears
New funding deal with B Riley provides cash assurance as investment builds ahead of commercial launch.