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Cloud Technology News
Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom tests 5G SA waters in Germany
Operator sets up antenna site near Munich to gain 5G standalone experience before commercial deployment. Plans afoot to run 5G SA core network in Telekom cloud infrastructure. Nemat views the tech as essential if network slicing and edge computing are to realise their full 5G potential.
Network & InfrastructureOpenreach hops on AWS cloud for data analytics and ML
Customer experience data project becomes a cloud strategy. Openreach expands data science and ML to more business processes.
- 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.
- Network & Infrastructure
giffgaff embraces AWS public cloud
Telefónica UK’s sub-brand MVNO goes “all‑in on AWS”. Move accelerates product development. Years-long effort required changes in processes and skills.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Canonical and Netcracker flag new Vivo contracts
CIO Kriger reveals progress with key IT projects Fusión and Pandora as part of ongoing work to upgrade Telefónica|Vivo’s systems.
- Products & Services
Telefónica teams with IBM to re-wild Cloud Garden
Operator gives digitisation platform a spruce up with Red Hat OpenShift technology. Update provides ‘lingua franca’ to support smooth adoption of digitalisation strategies by Telefónica’s corporate customers.
- Venturing & Investments
Wayra plants further capital in Ireland’s SalesOptimize
Ireland-based startup given (another) leg-up by Telefónica’s incubator hub.
- Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom’s four-play makes an impression
Operator’s long-planned Access 4.0 platform goes into operation in Germany, on schedule — but with a small footprint and plenty of work to do to realise Group’s full ambitions for softwarised system.
- People
Telefónica people moves: global Tech changes
Recently‑established Telefónica Tech subsidiaries bed in across regional outposts. Well‑travelled strategy exec lands at O2 UK.
- Vendor Voice
Nutanix: Silicon Valley oblivious to emerging telco renaissance
Nutanix’s Tarkan Maner discusses with Vodafonewatch his take on the evolution of the cloud services sector, and the way in which digital transformation efforts demand a fundamental re‑think of the misbalanced relationship between telecoms and technology players. Sector veteran Maner predicts telco fightback in the hyperscaler blind spot of ...
- Venturing & Investments
Weaveworks sews up Deutsche Telekom funding
Group taps Telekom Innovation Pool to join in on Series‑C round with several big industry names. Weaveworks, creator of Kubernetes platform GitOps, takes total funding to $60m. TIP investment suggests Deutsche Telekom partnership could extend beyond mere fiscal support.
- Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in BT Technology: Open Digital Architecture gets tested
BT backing digital architecture commoditisation; data traffic records tumble.
- Strategy & Change
Telefónica Tech changes shape ahead of carve-out
Reorganisation sees cybersecurity and cloud businesses merge. Telefónica IoT & Big Data Tech registered as a Telefónica Tech company.
- Products & Services
BT enhances cloud phone platform with RingCentral
RingCentral‑based unified comms service is given bigger remit and brand refresh.
- Partnerships & Alliances
T-Systems’ and OVHcloud’s first GAIA-X offering takes shape
GAIA-X project gathers pace, as T‑Systems and OVHcloud share details of first commercial services to be launched early next year. Deutsche Telekom remains strong supporter of GAIA-X. Largest cloud providers pledge support for project’s principles, but there are signs of regulatory headwinds ahead.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Three‑tier cloud for Vértice platform
Telefónica Empresas and in‑house cloud specialist acens partner for digital content distribution platform. Cloud services, hosting, infrastructure, and management provided in the deal.
- Products & Services
BT dials up Zoom
Global taps into growing popularity of the video conferencing service.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Vi extends IBM remit to big data analytics
Latest IBM deal in India brings Hadoop back into the fold.
- Strategy & Change
Kubernetes underpinning cloud native push
T‑Mobile US highlights cloud cost benefits of container‑based and standardised platforms. DT’s Nathan Rader reiterates need to change people and processes en route to a cloud‑native future.
- Interview
Gawendo strategy to “move the needle” at Telefónica
Telefónica honing a venture strategy that aligns with current Group priorities and brings in new technology partners without dulling their edge. Gawendo paints picture of the telco ventures sector as collegial and collaborative as co‑opetition reigns. Chema Alonso’s influence seen nudging Telefónica investment portfolio towards consumer propositions.
- Venturing & Investments
GeoSpock takes up residence in Vodafone’s Tomorrow Street
Luxembourg venture makes second addition in a month, with one more expected to follow.
- 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.
