All Technology articles – Page 6
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in BT Technology: BT, Telefónica plot edge pilot
BT and Telefónica prove edge compatibility; Ericsson and BT deliver 5G VR testing for Hyperbat.
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Venturing & Investments
Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom venturing and investments
DTCP increases investments in cybersecurity specialists Axonius and PerimeterX; portfolio companies validate worth with acquisitions; hubraum seeks GNSS startups.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone tests 100G PON waters with Nokia
Experimental PON tech developed by Nokia Bell Labs gets runout at Vodafone’s Competence Centre in Eschborn, Germany. Enables speeds of up to 100Gbps on a single wavelength using a combination of 25G optics and “advanced” DSP techniques. Nokia envisages commercial availability in “second half of decade”.
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Network & Infrastructure
Canonical hails BT progress on 5G core
Deployment of fully cloud native core appears to be in full swing with open source developer.
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Innovation (R&D)
Elsewhere in BT Technology: vyn joins Adastral
Martlesham explores possibilities of vyn.
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Interview
Openreach pushes ahead in journey to agile
CTIO Colin Lees discusses three-year transformation project across IT, network, and processes to support FTTP rollout. Independent Openreach Technology division treads in parent’s tech footsteps. Adopts agile development where it can and organises into Tribes and Squads. Data strategy seeks “single source of truth”. Takes pragmatic approach to cloud ...
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Network & Infrastructure
Movistar deploys traffic management solution from Enea
Network efficiency and quality-of-service in focus as video usage grows.
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Venturing & Investments
5G and edge added to activation programme
Wayra Acceleration Programme expanding to seek out edge innovation, and leverage Spain’s rapid 5G rollout.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Deutsche Telekom Group ties Nextcloud for Euro-centric cloud apps
Managed Nextcloud offer taps into a rising data sovereignty sentiment in Europe, but are efforts to combat the might of US hyperscalers futile? DT said to be market leader among European cloud providers with a 2% market share.
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Innovation (R&D)
DT’s NGMN tenure collides with first 6G project
Group yet to fully embark on its own 6G agenda.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Systems Solutions: Corona-Warn-App hits 25 million downloads
SAP talks up Corona-Warn-App agility as downloads pass 25 million.
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Venturing & Investments
Elsewhere in Telefónica Venturing: Wayra buys into retail
Wayra doubles up on retail and fintech focus. Brazilian portfolio trimmed further with LinkApi exit.
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Venturing & Investments
Telefónica, Vodafone-backed Loon discontinued
Venture falls foul of harsh winds of reality, failing to reach commercial viability.
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Network & Infrastructure
O2 and Sky test 5G broadcast in live sport event
5G smartphones capture handball Bundesliga action for Sky’s live broadcast.
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Network & Infrastructure
Elsewhere in T-Mobile US: politics, security, and 5G
T-Mobile US plugs 5G into racing drones.
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Partnerships & Alliances
DT reveals first Campus Network Program members
Group continues to steadily build out solution partnerships, with emphasis on connected-robotics. Network rollouts spreading out beyond Germany and into major European markets. DT confirms hubraum ecosystem programme will have a bearing on Group products development.
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Network & Infrastructure
Robots aren’t taking over just yet, says T-Mobile’s Larsen
CTIO Kim Larsen looks beyond the hype to deliver a realistic assessment of the road to network autonomy and guides on early incremental opportunities. Still early days for OpCo’s zero-touch ambition, with Larsen seeing TMNL at stage one of five. Capabilities, experience, and data quality seen as key challenges. ...
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Venturing & Investments
Tech Ventures looks to unlock Alias Robotics’ full potential
Alias becomes tenth addition to new investment vehicle’s portfolio. EC-backed robot “antivirus” solution to be put on show at Bavarian cybersecurity lab. Importance of cybersecurity solutions for autonomous robots illustrated.
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Innovation (R&D)
Vodafone supports drone inspection trial led by Sees.ai
Multimillion-pound drone project ready for deployment, with VfUK a key enabler. Drones to work as surveillance system for construction sites — just one of its many potential use-cases, according to Group CTO. Another addition to Group’s expanding portfolio of drone tech collaborations.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone in “no rush” to deploy XGS-PON
Cornaglia says GPON fibre architecture is “probably sufficient” to meet bandwidth needs until 2025. Executive sees some promise in TWDM-PON technologies in longer term, but high costs and system instability causes for concern.
