Technology – Page 227
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Suppliers & SCM
T-Mobile US putting manufacturers through their paces
T-Mobile US (TMUS) opened a new testing laboratory in a bid to put 5G smartphone and connected-device manufacturers through their paces.
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RigNet confirms details on T-Mobile US partnership
T-Mobile US’s (TMUS) infrastructure partner on an extension of its 4G services to the Gulf of Mexico, RigNet, confirmed some operational details and targets relating to the arrangement they announced in July 2019 (Deutsche Telekomwatch, #85).
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T-Mobile US baits Verizon (again) with ‘fake 5G’ jibe
Legere and Ray try and rain on Verizon’s 5G parade.
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T-Mobile US pushes hard on standalone 5G NR
TMUS completes multi-vendor 5G SA NR data session at Bellevue lab. Cisco, Ericsson, MediaTek, Nokia take part. New device lab opened.
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Public Affairs
T-Mobile US teams up with AT&T on a caller verification service
T-Mobile US (TMUS) is working with rival AT&T to offer cross-network call verification, based on the Caller Verified service the NatCo released in early-2019 (Deutsche Telekomwatch, #81).
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Deutsche Telekom appears unaffected by cyber attack
Deutsche Telekom (DT) was named among telecoms operators that appeared to have been unaffected by a long-running cyberattack flagged by US-Israeli cybersecurity specialist Cybereason.
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Strategy & Change
Timotheus Höttges plays hard-to-get after Vodafone Group tower overtures
Focus increasing on German infrastructure reshaping as cash-strapped European operators seek to extract asset value. Group yet to be convinced to draw up the tower bridge and help Vodafone’s consolidation plan. Telefónica Deutschland relationship a possible plan-b for Vodafone.
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Crnogorski Telekom signs up to use IPification
Crnogorski Telekom (CT) signed up to use a mobile authentication solution from the IPification unit of Hong Kong-based mobile technology specialist Benefit Vantage.
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Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier manages its voice business with Linxa
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier, the Group’s international wholesale services arm, deployed a management platform developed by Linxa, a wholesale telecoms platform provider, to manage its voice business.
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Deutsche Telekom gives gaming the Magenta streaming treatment
Germany moves first with beta-phase cloud-based gaming. Nemat ambitiously positions service as Netflix of video games.
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Products & Services
Telekom Deutschland and rivals officially launch Mobile Connect
Telekom Deutschland and rivals Telefónica Deutschland and Vodafone Germany finally made an official launch of Mobile Connect, the mobile phone number-based authentication system they have been developing under the umbrella of the GSM Association (GSMA).
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Public Affairs
German operators soften 5G cash blow with mobile pact
Operators secure improved payment terms for 5G frequencies. Added 4G and 5G rollout commitments made in return.
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Strategy & Change
Telekom Deutschland’s 5G service stalled by spectrum logjam
Initial false 5G dawn down to 3.6GHz delay. Höttges open to expanded tower sharing with other German operators.
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Vodafone Idea remains leery of 5G reserve prices
OpCo considers pulling out of upcoming 5G auction. 3.5GHz reserve prices a major stumbling block.
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Vodafone Group in talks on wholesale 2G/3G switch
Vodafone’s new thinking on network assets leads to consideration of cross-operator 2G/3G meld.
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Vodafone Germany testing Cellular Vehicle to Everything technology
Vodafone flagged tests of Cellular Vehicle to Everything technology as part of a two-year project in Düsseldorf.
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Vodafone Germany goes large on 5G coverage
Different data caps, not speed-tiering, guide 5G pricing. 700MHz airwaves now available to support network rollout. Live 5G roaming in 55 European cities and towns.
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VodafoneZiggo establishes its first Dutch live 5G connection
VodafoneZiggo flagged the establishment of its first live 5G connection in the Netherlands.
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VodafoneZiggo implementing international handover system
VodafoneZiggo is implementing a handover system to reduce number of dropped calls along the Dutch-German border.
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Vodafone Ghana partnership providing rural areas with mobile data connectivity
GSMA, VfGh and GIFEC in partnership to support deployment of mobile data connectivity.