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BTwatch Report #352 - February 2024
Key stories include: Q3: no drama as Jansen exits | Kirkby enters the BT dugout | BT on the docket for class action | BT employs AI-assisted code | Openreach plays challenger in island duel
Vodafonewatch Report #224 - February 2024
Key stories include: Della Valle optimistic despite setbacks | e& CEO joins Vodafone boardroom | Germany braced for MDU impact | Vodafone shuts down Iliad advances | Vodacom cross 200 million customers
Deutsche Telekomwatch Report #132 - February 2024
Key stories include: DT nominates a BT rep for the times | MagentaTV revamped as TDE tools up | Fiber Factory under new management | Amdocs pick up Europe charging deals | Nokia gets in on US FWA action

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Telefónica’s Rao warns against 6G jump before realising 5G’s B2B potential
2024-04-19T15:03:00+01:00 Cameron Page
FutureNet World: O2 Germany CTIO cautions telcos against jumping into 6G too quickly and calls for improvements in enterprise sector to close gap between potential and realised revenue growth. Read more, including further views from BT and Three UK…
25G/50G slow-go: Openreach may hold out till 2030s on next-gen fibre tech
2024-04-18T14:52:00+01:00 Richard Agnew
In depth report — two of the UK’s biggest fibre wholesalers have dampened expectations of imminent 25G and 50G PON upgrades, despite prep-work. Virgin Media O2-backed nexfibre sees no “imminent” case for commercial launch. Openreach also wants greater energy efficiency and to maximise older-gen GPON value extraction, with point-to-point eyed for enterprise. Read more…
Tomorrow Street adds AI and automation smarts to Vodafone’s scaleup accelerator
2024-04-11T14:45:00+01:00 Michelle Donegan
Newest members of VPC/Technoport Luxembourg hub: Emplay, Squirro, and Workato.

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