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PremiumArch Summit 2019: Special Report
Arch Summit now established as a forum for Vodafone suppliers and partners. Wibergh teases-out Vodafone’s Technology 2025 strategy; fuelled by ‘radical simplification’ mantra, ‘Technology Communications Company’ goal. VPC’s Wilson walks-the-digital-walk with SCM Control Centre; outlines multi-dimensional supply chain (and partnering) vision. £50m-budget Group Foundation getting commercial with VBV investment ...
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PremiumVodafone Supplier Awards 2019: Ericsson shines
Ericsson steals the show, after years in Huawei and Nokia’s shadows. Ninian Wilson emphasises NPS as awards-driver.
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PremiumVDSL: Openreach doubles-up with new ReTx trial
Openreach doubles-up with new ReTx trial Source: Web Hosting / Unsplash Openreach has said it will be trialling higher levels of ReTransmission (ReTx) on its very high-speed digital subscriber lines (VDSL), to assess the effect on both upstream and downstream traffic. Detail is scarce, but the latest ...
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US searching for Sprint-merger compromise
Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US (TMUS) appeared to be frantically searching for compromise in a bid to push through the Sprint mega-merger, as their revised, late-July 2019 completion deadline loomed.
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PremiumADVA picks up Openreach synchronisation role
Source: ADVA ADVA Optical Networking, a key long-term equipment supplier to BT, revealed that Openreach is deploying its FSP 150-GO102Pro small cell demarcation technology to support delivery of 1Gbps carrier Ethernet and internet protocol services, “and deliver the precise phase synchronisation needed for 5G mobile ...
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PremiumVodafone Group on board for arms-length Oman entry
Vodafone on verge of extending Middle East presence in “strategic partnership” with local investment funds.
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Remus Radvan leaves Wayra to join Qualitance
Reemus Radvan, Head of Wayra London Accelerator at Wayra UK, left to join digital solutions vendor Qualitance as Client Partner.
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Public AffairsTelefónica Deutschland faces resistance to restructuring programme
Telefónica Deutschland is seeing increasing resistance to its restructuring programme, with the Ver.di union, which represents the operator’s employees, calling for a guarantee that employment levels will remain constant until 2022, coinciding with the anticipated timeframe for the roll out of 5G services.
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PremiumSpain: Telefónica demos potential of IP Fusión upgrade
Huawei technology remains critical within Telefónica’s network upgrade plans for Spain. Photonic mesh infrastructure development is enabling faster transmissions over longer distances, with improved reliability. EXFO testing role in service development flagged.
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Products & ServicesTelefónica launches IoT Cybersecurity Unit with Subex
Telefónica is aiming to build cybersecurity into the foundations of its product portfolio, and new links with long-term partner Subex are expected to enable network-based security for the simplest IoT devices.
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Vivo promote Grottoli to IT Director of Customer Excellence
Vivo promoted Rafael Grottoli to IT Director of Customer Excellence, Quality, DevOps & Online Charging System. Grottoli was previously Senior IT Manager of Transformation Projects.
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PremiumTelefónica Mexico talked-up local cybersecurity credentials
Telefónica Mexico talked-up its local cybersecurity credentials and highlighted the capabilities of its Security Operations Centre (SOC) in the country.
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PremiumTelefónica Deutschland’s LTE rollout rolls on, but coverage pressure on
Keeping up its drumbeat of LTE expansion news, Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany) reported that it had built or upgraded 2,200 LTE stations in the first three months of 2019, with the run-rate reaching 800 sites in March 2019 and maintained in April 2019.
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PremiumEzentis renews contract with Telefónica|Vivo
Maintenance partner Ezentis keeps reeling-in contracts with Telefónica’s Latin America operating businesses.
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PremiumMovistar Colombia links with local retail giant
Movistar Colombia entered a commercial partnership with regional e-commerce platform Rappi that will provide the operator’s customers with additional benefits when using the retailer’s services.
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Strategy & ChangeTelefónica Chile restructures management of subsidiaries
The board of the fixed-line business is being reduced from ten members to five, with reports noting that it now comprises a majority of women for the first time.
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Rubenson Chaves leaves Vivo to join Sodexo
Rubenson Chaves, Head of B2B E-Care and New Digital Channels at Telefónica Brasil (Vivo), left to join facilities management specialist Sodexo as Digital and Innovation Director.
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Products & ServicesTelefónica Deutschland introduce smaller SIM card carrier
Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany) introduced a new SIM card carrier that is half the size of the previous iteration, in a move expected to save 30 tonnes of plastic waste per year and reduce transport costs.
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Public AffairsTelefónica UK called to a private meeting with US government officials
Telefónica UK, alongside its local operator peer, was called to a private meeting with US government officials warning of the risks of deploying 5G equipment from Huawei Technologies in future networks.