Connected & Smart Technology News
Products & Services
Telefónica España launches alarms JV with Prosegur
Movistar Prosegur Alarmas JV started operations in March 2020. Prosegur becomes minor Telefónica Group shareholder as part of transaction.
Products & ServicesVodafone Spain launches smart city project
Vodafone Spain (VfS) flagged the implementation of digital services in Lalín in Pontevedra
- Strategy & Change
Alonso sets out his stall as Digital Consumer Officer
Digital Consumer services arguably a secondary consideration in a unit dominated by executives with an innovation or entrepreneurial bent. Previously-launched Digital Home solutions and added-value services may get a burst of management attention in the early days of the unit.
- Suppliers & SCM
Telefónica certifies Quectel IoT module
Telefónica Group awarded certification to an Internet of Things (IoT) module from Chinese supplier Quectel Wireless Solutions.
- Innovation (R&D)
Telefónica España opens DEKRA V2X lab
Telefónica España, the Andalusian local government, and vehicle testing and inspection expert DEKRA opened the doors to a new research and development laboratory for 5G vehicle‑to-everything (V2X) technology.
- Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone Greece tests 5G networks in Trikala
VfGr began testing 5G in the city of Trikala as part of e‑Trikala, the city’s digital initiative
- Products & Services
Vodafone Italy, HDI partner to launch telematics-based insurance policy
Italian insurance provider HDI Assicurazioni launched HDI Insieme, a telematics-supported policy created in partnership with Vodafone Italy and Vodafone Automotive.
- Innovation (R&D)
Deutsche Telekom NatCos hook up with academia on 5G campuses
Hungary trial moves to “real-world”. Technology universities in Austria, Czech Republic enlisted. DT partner Ericsson joins 5G-Industry Campus Europe consortium.
- Partnerships & Alliances
O2 brings 5G to CAV real-world testbed in London
O2 UK to use its 3.4GHz, 5G‑ready spectrum in the testing and development of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) by joining the Smart Mobility Living Lab (SMLL) in London.
- Products & Services
Movistar Car free for a month
Movistar is offering free activation and a month’s subscription to its Movistar Car service as part of seasonal promotions.
- Products & Services
Movistar+ TV now Chromecast-compatible
Telefónica España confirmed that content from its Movistar+ pay‑TV platform can now be ‘cast’ to television sets via Google Chromecast.
- Innovation (R&D)
Cycling 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.
- Innovation (R&D)
Vodafone Italy ropes up for vertical 5G
OpCo has been busy exploring 5G innovation and partnership possibilities.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Vodafone under pressure to rethink CityFibre partnership
CityFibre wants end to VfUK exclusivity to capture more business. Openreach turns VfUK’s head with generous FTTP discounts.
- Operations
Vodafone opens London digital hub ‘The Speechmark’
London mayor Sadiq Khan cut the ribbon to officially open Vodafone UK’s new digital hub.
- Strategy & Change
Deutsche Telekom eyes ‘true convergence’ with all in one home OS
Group developing single OS for smart-home, TV, and comms.
- Partnerships & Alliances
Orange-backed SoundHound helping Deutsche Telekom find voice
New buddy for DT’s vaunted ‘voicification’ strategy.
- Partnerships & Alliances
T‑Systems flags smart‑city partnership with Arcus Infrastructure Partners and Arthur D. Little
T‑Systems (T‑Sys) highlighted a smart‑city partnership with infrastructure fund Arcus Infrastructure Partners and management consultant Arthur D. Little.
- M&A
Telefónica España acquires 50% stake in alarm business
After the abrupt end of its Securitas partnership, Telefónica is again attempting to integrate security services into its connected home strategy. Despite allusions to “smart” solutions, Prosegur currently remains principally a traditional burglar alarm business. Shareholder and partner.
- Innovation (R&D)
O2 UK’s smart ambulance trial creates remote consulting room
Telefónica UK (O2 UK) provided connectivity for a smart ambulance at Millbrook Proving Ground in September 2019, as part of a trial which it claims “has the potential to revolutionise patient diagnosis, transport and treatment”.
- Innovation (R&D)
Telefónica sets up 5G vehicle-testing in Malaga
European operating businesses are continuing to ratchet-up participation in connected vehicle projects as part of efforts to develop 5G industrial use cases. A testing centre in Spain appears to fit with smart city ambitions, while, in the UK, connectivity for ambulances as part of research into using 5G as ...
- Products & Services
Vodafone Greece enables smart waste collection system in Athens
Vodafone Innovus, Vodafone Greece’s (VfGr) Internet of Things solutions subsidiary, was reported to have helped set up a new “smart waste collection” system in Athens.
