Telco Supplier News – Page 76
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Content & TVDeutsche Telekom preps move into edge-based TV
Group putting connectivity and cloud together with plan for rollout of personalised, low latency-reliant TV services layer. Another sign of rampup of capabilities for a big Magenta commercial push ahead of Euro 2024.
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Suppliers & SCMVodafone set to switch on IBM’s blockchain for buyers
Vodafone Procurement Company now actively using Trust Your Supplier platform — a means of simplifying buyer-seller relationships.
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Partnerships & AlliancesHrvatski Telekom connects Split
HT and IT services subsidiary Combis take home smart-city platform contract, building digital transformation service for the City.
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PremiumDeutsche 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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PremiumT-Sys looks to take campus offering to next level
Ericsson relationship expanded to cover markets beyond Germany. Move appears to align with bubbling private network initiatives at Europe and US NatCos.
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PremiumTDE to boost Vodafone Gigabit range with new accord
Expanded wholesale deal encompasses TDE provision of wholesale fibre access. Deal ties in with Group goals of delivering an efficient accelerated fibre rollout in Germany.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in T-Mobile US: 5G FWA incoming
TMUS takes R&D looks into agricultural use-cases and immersive tech.
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PremiumPartner Markets: Vodafone’s scale-up substitute
Federation spanning 46 markets across the globe, with operators in New Zealand, Oman, and eastern Europe among recent adds.
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Innovation (R&D)T-Labs enters quantum realm for AI
Quantum computing in focus for T-Labs and German government. Government-funded PlanKQ project develops quantum-assisted AI platform. T-Labs tests quantum AI use cases, but too soon for business cases.
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Suppliers & SCMNETSCOUT hints at toughening competition for Vodafone business
Business assurance software provider highlights the need to stay ahead of the curve.
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M&ARumours of Vodafone tie-up with MÁSMÓVIL resurface
But MÁSMÓVIL not necessarily the prey. Renewed media speculation that Spain’s fourth largest operator might acquire Vodafone Spain. Report from Banco Santander says MÁSMÓVIL, under new private equity owners, has the necessary financial clout to pull it off.
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PremiumTelefónica agrees to monetise Cornerstone
Telefónica UK and Vodafone UK give each other freedom to “commercialise” their 50% stakes in Cornerstone JV. Uncertain how Group’s top brass will proceed, but partial or full sale seems likely.
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PremiumCanonical 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.
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PremiumO2 gets in on “grey spot” action with DT and Vodafone
O2 boasts of bilateral site sharing agreements with its rivals that are expected to expand 4G coverage to hundreds of previously underserved rural locations. Agreement reached as German watchdog only approves existing DT and Vodafone grey spot partnership on condition that O2 is brought into the fold.
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Partnerships & AlliancesAmdocs continues LatAm transformation
System services provider Amdocs further extended its Movistar Chile partnership to cover wireline and wireless services, mirroring Brazilian precedent set in 2019. eSIM management platform added on top.
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Network & InfrastructureDeutsche Telekom, Samsung team up on standalone 5G
Samsung massive MIMO radio put through its paces in Czech city of Pilsen. Project enables first massive MIMO call on end-to-end 5G architecture within Deutsche Telekom’s European footprint. Tie-up marks another (but still rare) appearance for the South Korean vendor in DT’s orbit.
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Products & ServicesTelefónica 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.
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PremiumElsewhere in T-Mobile US: politics, security, and 5G
T-Mobile US plugs 5G into racing drones.
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Products & ServicesBT to launch Eagle-i security as statement of intent
New cybersecurity platform to debut in coming months, as a flagbearer for Global’s re-energised and evolving digital portfolio. Creation of internal digital, threat, and network units within Global enabling integration of new solutions across traditional and cloud-based services. Workflow platform provider ServiceNow namechecked as a crucial partner.
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Partnerships & AlliancesDT teams with Cellnex for European tower expansion
Two groups firm up relationship following a long courtship. Dutch unit T-Mobile Infra to be DT’s anchor investment in new Digital Infrastructure Vehicle. Move releases DT to join European TowerCo gold rush, but while keeping options open on future ownership of its own infrastructure assets.