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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Vodafone Group: Group shells out €20m in fines
Dutch copycat in Ireland ‘not on cards’; sustainability front and centre with green network boost; Group shells out €20m in privacy fines.
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PremiumVodafone TV seeks AI smarts with Kaltura and AWS
Next phase for cloud-based Vodafone TV is applying ML and AI. Operator also exploring MEC via AWS partnership for low-latency TV services.
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Suppliers & SCMOpenreach enlists CommScope for full-fibre support
CommScope’s NOVUX platform to enable Openreach to hit FTTP deployment goals. US-based vendor added to a growing list of rollout programme partners.
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Strategy & ChangeFintechs ready to disrupt capital markets’ status quo
BT Radianz directors discuss the potential for fintechs to drive a step change in the capital markets sector. Hybrid cloud described as an accelerator at the culmination of a 20-year digitalisation process for the industry.
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PremiumBT flags hollow core fibre trial with Lumenisity, Mavenir
BT optical networks guru Lord hails technology as “truly remarkable”, but large-scale deployments unlikely anytime soon. Shorter latency times of up to 50% and lower 5G rollout costs among perceived benefits.
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PremiumZoom CEO shares love with BT Global
Zoom top dog hails input of BT in recent contract win. Telco sees channel partnership as something worth shouting about. Clear confidence that there exists sustainable level of business with Zoom, as remote working key part of post-COVID world.
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PremiumBT bets on Sisal lottery bid
National Lottery licence up for grabs, with three challengers to Camelot incumbency. Sisal, with BT as technology supplier, faces competition from Allwyn and its partner Vodafone UK. Digital transformation top of the ticket for tender adjudicators.
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PremiumEE backtracks on post-Brexit roaming charges
EE became the first UK MNO to announce plans to reinstate roaming charges for customers travelling to the EU. O2 UK and Three UK follow suit to an extent, tweaking fair usage policies.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Technology: Qlik’s cost-saving BT deal
Qlik trumpets cost-saving success in BT deal; “better trust models” needed to combat cyber risk; and G7 conference leads to UK–US R&D agreement.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Enterprise: new multichannel campaign for SMEs
All business at Enterprise with the launch of a new multichannel campaign; Street Hubs get an upgrade; and local authorities the target for future partnerships.
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in Openreach: fibre rollout crosses Forth Road Bridge
Altice impact on Openreach future yet to be seen; full-fibre rollout crosses the Forth Road Bridge.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Consumer: BAI goes underground
BAI takes fibre competition underground and BT unveils a new set-top box.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Global: Arqit relationship bolstered
Arqit’s BT relationship bolstered with FQS sign-up; BT Global takes US government contract.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Group: Procurement adopts spend management system
Procurement adopts tail spend management system; new stakeholder engages workers union; BT’s future HQ under new ownership.
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Digital ReportsTelefónicawatch Report #155 – June 2021
Key stories include: Telefónica Tech could sidestep UK JV | Union deal sees COVID work rethink | Vivo preps move to standalone 5G | Spanish rivals’ Canal+ case sinks | Prosegur relationship expands to LatAm
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Strategy & ChangeShuter shake-up preps BT Enterprise for growth
New CEO Rob Shuter presented his plan for BT Enterprise. He’s shaking things up for future growth, but first priority is stabilising revenue decline. Revamped organisation tightens commercial focus on customer segments. New Division X to place bets in high-growth areas, with inorganic ventures aligned with BT Digital agenda. ...
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Digital ReportsVodafonewatch Report #197 – June 2021
Key stories include: Board review concludes ”refresh” needed | VPC scores with promoter turnaround | Vodafone Egypt set to be rehoused | Benelux merger ’not on agenda’ | Vodacom to centralise IT and network assets
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Digital ReportsBTwatch Report #325 – June 2021
Key stories include: Jansen’s five-year transformation touted | Altice picks up £2.2bn BT stake | Vacancies on the Group board | Enterprise moves into SoHo | Openreach tech turnaround nears completion
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PremiumVodafone gets down to business with MEC
Scott Petty: UK needs four to eight multi-access edge compute sites. Vodafone is first in Europe with AWS Wavelength, but early days for services. Next distributed MEC target market will be Germany later in 2021. Vodafone Business blends edge into service portfolio.
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Suppliers & SCMVPC’s Wilson says Tech 2025 bringing clarity
Wilson expects speedier decision-making, faster onboarding of new suppliers, and a stronger drive to standardisation across Group OpCos. Ericsson says it will be “happy” to pass on greater cost efficiencies to Vodafone. Swedish vendor targets African gains on back of tech reorg.