Telecoms Technology News

DT and TMUS emphasise continuity and aggression with leadership change, 5G acceleration, and extension of Un-Carrier initiatives to New T‑Mobile era. Legere to step down in May 2020, with WeWork posting a possibility.

Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone seen as “natural” tower buddy for Deutsche Telekom
Ill feelings for European enemy pushed aside, superseded by common goal of better capital utilisation.
Suppliers & SCM
Amdocs saves seat on Metro
T-Mobile US reboots digital media platform.
Public Affairs
Huawei shadow lengthens on Deutsche Telekom’s home turf
Chancellor under pressure to take harder line on Chinese supplier. TDE faces risk of shutting down “unsafe” network components. Hungary, UK indicate willingness to ignore US calls for Huawei clampdown.

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Strategy & Change

Deutsche Telekom eyes ‘true convergence’ with all in one home OS

Group developing single OS for smart-home, TV, and comms.

Events

Höttges supports European enterprise push at Digital X

Germany’s move for shared European cloud infrastructure backed. CEO laments lack of European rivals to tech giants from America, Asia. TDE announces upcoming campus network products. NatCo signs strategic partnership with Teradata. T-Sys unveils new public and private cloud propositions.

Partnerships & Alliances

Orange-backed SoundHound helping Deutsche Telekom find voice

New buddy for DT’s vaunted ‘voicification’ strategy.

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.

M&A

T-Mobile Czech Republic scours Planet A for convergence boost

Small legup for NatCo’s fibre push in Prague.

Public Affairs

O2 Czech Republic defends network-sharing deal with T-Mobile amid regulator concerns

O2 Czech Republic again came out in defence of its contentious mobile network‑sharing agreement with T‑Mobile Czech Republic (TMCZ), amid recent reports that regulators’ concerns over the deal were fuelling delays in the country’s 5G auction, now due to take place in 2020.

Strategy & Change

Deutsche Telekom planning digital refresh of Group buying functions

Hakan Cakir, Product Owner for Sourcing Solutions, Procurement Digitalisation & Analytics at Deutsche Telekom (DT), gave some insight into how the Group is planning to give a further, digital refresh to its buying functions over the coming years.

Innovation (R&D)

Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier works with Clear and fellow operators on blockchain-based wholesale settlement processes

Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier (DTGC) flagged further expansion of work with fellow operators and technology partners on blockchain-based wholesale settlement processes.

Products & Services

Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier releases new Encrypted Lambda service

Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier (DTGC) released a new service within its Lambda Connect offering.

Products & Services

T‑Systems Iberia launches its first connectivity‑as‑a‑service solution

T‑Systems Iberia (T‑Sys IB) flagged the launch of what it described as its first complete connectivity‑as‑a‑service solution.

Partnerships & Alliances

T‑Systems flags smart‑city partnership with Arcus Infrastructure Partners and Arthur D. Little

T‑Systems (T‑Sys) highlighted a smart‑city partnership with infrastructure fund Arcus Infrastructure Partners and management consultant Arthur D. Little.

Partnerships & Alliances

T‑Systems North America enters into IIoT partnership with ValGenesis

T‑Systems North America (T‑Sys NA) entered into a partnership with ValGenesis, a specialist in validation lifecycle management solutions (VLMS) for the life science sector.

M&A

Telefónica España acquires 50% stake in alarm business

After the abrupt end of its Securitas partnership, Telefónica is again attempting to integrate security services into its connected home strategy. Despite allusions to “smart” solutions, Prosegur currently remains principally a traditional burglar alarm business. Shareholder and partner.

Partnerships & Alliances

Juniper extends Telefónica Fusión Red role to UK

Juniper is taking a strategic partnership role in the UK, building on its work in Telefónica Group’s home market. Potential noted for Juniper to expand its influence on additional markets, and reinforce existing deployments across the Telefónica footprint.