Operations
Bracken cools VM O2 ServCo prospects, but fibre JV on track
Liberty CFO Charlie Bracken talks up management benefits of separating infrastructure from service, but imminent hard split not on the cards.
InterviewRakuten Symphony turns up the volume in Europe
After setting up shop in France, Germany, and the UK, Symphony puts out welcome mat for software companies to join its Symworld marketplace.
- Network & Infrastructure
O2 Germany in regulator’s crosshairs over coverage lag
BNetza report says operator well behind rivals Telekom Deutschland and Vodafone in rolling out antenna transmission speeds of at least 100Mbps.
- Interview
Rakuten Symphony woos European startups
TelcoTitans interviews Geoff Hollingworth, Chief Marketing Officer at Rakuten Mobile’s next-gen cloud connectivity platform spinout. After setting up shop in France, Germany, and UK, Symphony puts out welcome mat for software companies to join its Symworld marketplace.
Unmanned Life creates “brain” for autonomous robotics
Elsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: Telxius expands Brazilian connections
Telxius ownership rejig gains green light
Telefónica Innovation & Venturing Roundup: Alaian alliance calls for fresh ideas
Elsewhere in Telefónica Group: Álvarez‑Pallete gets pay pump
Latest Telefónica people moves: German fibre JV swaps CTIO
Unsere Grüne Glasfaser brings de Santos in for Vílchez, whose ‘development’ work has come to a close.
Ex‑O2 CEO Dunne takes M&S non‑exec spot
Ronan Dunne named Non‑Exec at UK retailer, adding to Verizon board role.
Liberty snags Vodafone’s Suceveanu to lead converged tech
Madalina Suceveanu leaves Vodafone after eight years.
