Cloud Technology News

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.

Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone 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.
Enterprise (B2B)
Vodafone Business signs seven-year agreement with Ryanair
Business unit will be Ryanair’s technology communications partner in Europe.
Enterprise (B2B)
Amdocs signs NFV deal with VodafoneZiggo
VodafoneZiggo has agreed to a new contract with telecoms software supplier Amdocs to provide network functions virtualisation technology.
Events
Höttges supports European enterprise push at Digital X
Germany’s move for shared European cloud infrastructure backed. CEO laments lack of European rivals to tech giants from America, Asia. TDE announces upcoming campus network products. NatCo signs strategic partnership with Teradata. T-Sys unveils new public and private cloud propositions.
Products & Services
T‑Systems Iberia launches its first connectivity‑as‑a‑service solution
T‑Systems Iberia (T‑Sys IB) flagged the launch of what it described as its first complete connectivity‑as‑a‑service solution.
Enterprise (B2B)
BT Global signs cloud-based cybersecurity contract with icare
BT signs contract with icare, to deploy its cloud‑based cybersecurity solution.
Suppliers & SCM
BT Enterprise’s RingCentral-powered UCaaS is division’s fastest growing solution, claims vendor
RingCentral claims involvement in BT Enterprise’s fastest growing division.
Strategy & Change
Vodafone’s analytics team starts looking outward
Vodafone ready for long-trailered Location Intelligence services expansion. Five-year IT and organisational update ensures so-called ‘single version of truth’. IoT and security use-cases also in focus.
Partnerships & Alliances
T-Systems adds VeloCloud to SD-WAN team
Parent VMware makes gains in unit’s ongoing partner and portfolio refit.
Partnerships & Alliances
Deutsche Telekom seeks next level in Microsoft partnership
Leadership love-bombs Nadella, seeking a replenished, “forward-looking” relationship after German cloud tie-up demise. Mix of opportunities seen in old ground (cloud and IoT) and new (voice interfaces).
Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica Group extends Azure alliance to Peru
Telefónica’s cloud services alliance with Microsoft reaches the Peruvian market, with hybrid offerings for enterprise set to roll out.
Financial & Performance
Telefónica’s Wayra developments
Wayra investments’ recent activity, August-September 2019.
Partnerships & Alliances
National Express gets on board with Vodafone Group and IBM cloud venture
Strategic partnership looks to be getting going.
Suppliers & SCM
Cisco provides peering upgrade for BT Group
Cisco is supporting a BT platform overhaul intended to facilitate improved cloud connectivity with other network and service providers.
Partnerships & Alliances
BT Group brings Canonical into 5G core
Fully cloud-native core a step closer with new partnership with open-source developer. Canonical wins deal after initially being categorised as a dark horse. McRae frames deal as foundational for converged networks, supporting multiple platforms over the next decade.
Strategy & Change
BT Technology’s 2029 vision: a future at your service, as-a-service
Watson concluded the BT Technology Briefing event by providing an insight into BT Technology’s ten-year vision, and how the operator would evolve to meet the changing demands of the communications market.
Products & Services
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.
Partnerships & Alliances
Vodacom Tanzania and Optiva to expand partnership
VdT and Optiva to expand partnership, allowing the OpCo to launch new services faster.
Suppliers & SCM
BT recruits Juniper for Network Cloud
Juniper Networks revealed it will play a significant role in BT Group’s rollout of the Network Cloud initiative, which aims to better support new services including future 5G applications through the creation of a programmable, automated network (BTwatch, #304).
Partnerships & Alliances
McRae talks-up cloud partner capabilities
BT Chief Architect keen on collaboration over competition with more established cloud services giants. CTIO Watson, meanwhile, appears to be weighing value of BT’s exchange estate as a bargaining chip in evolving relationships.
Strategy & Change
DTW19: Vodafone Germany on charge to cloud payments
Long-running, Huawei-supported project said to have been met well, with customer experience and efficiencies benefits. Some compromises made on legacy and vendor retention.