Technology & IT – Page 261
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PremiumOpenreach wins all three lots of Scottish R100 contract
While superfast service gaps still need to be plugged, Openreach will be bringing full-fibre to remote regions as part of latest Scottish deals. Lack of contract competition underlines need for government-driven action to deliver connectivity to remote areas.
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PremiumBT Ireland trumpets terabit speeds ahead of 2020 launch
BT Ireland claims to have reached speeds of 1.2Tbps in latest tests ahead of launch.
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PremiumElection sparks investment and nationalisation debate
UK General Election sparks speculation about potential nationalisation of UK communications infrastructure.
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PremiumBT first up as MSP for Microsoft-Nokia tie-up
US and Finnish suppliers club together on cloud and SD-WAN. Azure-Nuage combo could provide a more compelling alternative to Cisco in the BT Dynamic Network Services portfolio. BT Global wheels out IXOM as customer of the integrated solution.
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PremiumOpenreach launches village FTTP pilot
Engineering innovation and rural trials are adding to Openreach’s efforts to convince authorities and the public that it is a committed contributor to the development of a full-fibre UK.
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EE tops RootMetrics’ 5G tests in Cardiff and Birmingham
EE outperforms Vodafone in early tests of 5G performance in the UK.
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PremiumCycling gets smarter, greener, safer with BT IoT tech
Internet of Things (IoT)-based ‘smart’ cycling trials completed in Manchester, UK, by BT’s Future Business Technology.
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BT demos onboarding proof of concept for IoT
BT showcased its onboarding PoC at the Digital Transformation Asia event in Malaysia.
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PremiumBT promotes open broadband demo
BT was promoted for sponsoring a demonstration of Zero-Touch Service Provisioning of a multi-vendor network at Broadband World Forum (BBWF) in October 2019, together with Swisscom and Italy’s TIM.
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PremiumContactEngine and BT Enterprise in award-winning partnership
BT Enterprise and ContactEngine, in partnership to create AI-based conversations, win at UK Customer Experience Awards 2019.
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PremiumBT and Casa Systems win Award at Broadband World Forum
BT recognised at event in the Netherlands for collaborative work on converged 5G technology.
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PremiumOpenreach in the running for huge Northern Irish broadband deal
Openreach was reportedly shortlisted for a £165m deal with Northern Ireland’s (NI) government to roll out superfast (30Mbps+) broadband to 98,000 premises in rural areas across the country.
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PremiumEE brings 5G to 14 more UK cities
EE launches 5G services in cities across the UK, including Glasgow, Huddersfield, and Liverpool.
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Products & ServicesVodafoneZiggo launches Wifi Assistant
Dutch OpCo releases tool to track and improve Wi-Fi performance in homes and offices.
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Strategy & ChangeVodafone Roaming Services among group transforming wholesale settlement processes
Vodafone Roaming Services (VRS) was said to be working with fellow operators and technology partners on a blockchain-based system to transform wholesale settlement processes.
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Suppliers & SCMSantiago Tenorio calls for network suppliers to “stop verticalisation”
Santiago Tenorio, Head of Network Strategy & Architecture at Vodafone, used the Telecom Infra Project’s (TIP) latest industry gathering to fire another warning at the vendor establishment.
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PremiumVodafone gives Hadoop the heave-ho, turns to Google
Vodafone nearly half-way through migrating its Hadoop-based big data analytics platform, serving eleven countries, onto Google Cloud Platform. “Cloud-native” Neuron systems leans on Google’s expertise in AI and ML. Full migration from Hadoop to Neuron slated before 31 March 2020.
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Products & ServicesVodafone Group revamps MyVodafone; puts app to work selling
Refreshed MyVodafone app launches; 16 markets targeted. Promises better personalisation. Leadership takes yet another shot at reducing retail costs. Forms part of Digital First strategy to upend retail channel model.
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PremiumVodafone goes IoT value-chain building with grandcentrix
Planned IoT partnership targets SME customers. grandcentrix will continue to operate as separate entity if anti-trust authorities give green light.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone Idea rallies the supplier troops
Mavenir, Nokia, Optiva, Red Hat, and TCS engaged via integration plan. CTO reasserts June 2020 deadline for accelerated programme.