Telecoms Technology News

All the latest insight, news and analysis on telecoms technology inside and across BT, Deustsche Telekom, Telefónica and Vodafone.

Group continues to shop around for cost-saving innovations and lauds AI as a way to drastically reduce FTTP planning times and costs.

Venturing & Investments
T-Mobile US sets up corporate VC fund for 5G
T-Mobile Ventures formed in collaboration with Touchdown Ventures. Targets “early-to-mid-stage” companies. Aims to develop “breakthrough” 5G products and services. Mojio and Circle already part of T-Mobile Ventures’ investment portfolio.
Products & Services
Vodafone’s fleet management goes green
Green mobility ambition sparks change in Vodafone Business’ fleet management platform. Pro+ version now includes EV/PHEV data tracking. Base models apparently remain traditional.
Strategy & Change
T-Systems tags onto hyperscalers with new platforms business
Volkmar Rudat to head up latest business to emerge afresh from T‑Systems’ post-COVID‑19 reorganisation. New unit focused on selling value-add around cloud infrastructure and software from hyperscaler partners.

Telco Technology

Partnerships & Alliances

BENOCS works Deutsche Telekom connections for APAC expansion

Spin-off ties with DT-affiliated MarvelTec to land China Telecom Global engagement.

Network & Infrastructure

Telefónica pilots private 5G with El Corte Inglés

Longstanding Telefónica partner and leading Spanish retail group will use 5G to test Industry 4.0 applications in a logistics setting. Telefónica boasts wealth of experience examining use cases for 5G, and is now reaping rewards of government backing.

Network & Infrastructure

Vodafone brings open RAN trials to the Netherlands

NEC boosts its position as a Vodafone open RAN frontrunner, while Altiostar muscles in.

Venturing & Investments

Telefónica plants cash in Brazilian IoT player

Agro-IoT Lab graduate lands cash injection. Opportunities in the mining sector driving Telefónica IoT investments in Latin America.

Network & Infrastructure

Allianz emerging as Telefónica’s German fibre buddy

Report suggests that project ‘Beethoven’ aims to exploit Telefónica’s Spanish fibre expertise.

Vendor Voice

F5: telcos need allies for digital leap forward

In an interview with BTwatch, key figures from F5’s European operations discuss the application security service provider’s relationship with BT Group in the wake of securing a place on the telco’s streamlined list of 15 certified security partners. Richard Holben, the vendor’s BT Global Account Manager, and Ian Harris, ...