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EventwatchTelcoTitans Eventwatch calendar: the industry events that matter
TelcoTitans Eventwatch highlights the key events to look out for in 2025 that really matter, and those we will be covering, attending, and associated with as an official media partner.
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Network & InfrastructureUK MNO trio call for deadline extension as Shared Rural Network stagnates
Laggards Three, VM O2, and Vodafone ask for two-year delay to interim timeline to account for claimed planning permissions and pandemic obstacles. EE smugly maintains committment.
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Network & InfrastructureVector Technologies: Telcos must own interoperability to leverage multi-vendor strategic benefits
Vector Technologies considers that to succeed in a fast-moving multi‑faceted market (incl. M&A), service providers need to create an interoperable multi‑vendor access environment that can adapt. The fundamental significance will ultimately prove itself in stability and customer experience benefits that will support business growth, the broadband SI believes.
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Network & InfrastructureVodafone revamps monitoring capabilities with Celfocus as it eyes billion IoT devices mark
Artificial intelligence, machine learning and sub-second processing capabilities introduced into Vodafone’s monitoring of IoT core services connectivity for oversight of hundreds of millions of IoT connections. Upgrade driven by need to address client frustration over slow fault resolution, as well as internal desire for efficiency improvement. Scalability also key: ...
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EventwatchAmerican Tower eyes open RAN for ‘next-gen’ neutral host services
Infra giant performing PoCs with ORAN-equipped solutions that could address MNO demand for advanced urban and in-building services.
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EventwatchT-Mobile will ‘lean into’ wireless partnerships, vows wholesale chief
T-Mobile Wholesale chief says it is “open for business” for Wireless-as-a-Service tie-ups, targeting IoT players, MVNOs, and startups. Partner-focused tech stack readied after BSS overhaul with Netcracker. AI- and Web3 - enabled services seen as offering fresh wave of growth opportunity. Alongside IT revamp, T-Mobile has refined go-to-market ...
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Public AffairsUK telecoms to follow financial sector with open data requirements
DSIT seeking to cut through confusion of converging connectivity options by requiring operators to share relevant usage data with customers, and potentially third parties.
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EventwatchInvestors say “time to think better” on UK altnet strategy
Connected Britain 2023: investment firms express clearer vision for which altnets it anticipates will succeed in the market.
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Network & InfrastructureVector Technologies: fibre access networks must embrace multi-vendor to achieve scale efficiencies and spur innovation
As fibre access operators focus on operational excellence for sustainable growth, fostering vendor competition while protecting service stability will be essential, according to Vector Technologies. The broadband SI also has clear execution and strategy guidance on automation, softwarisation, complexity, standardisation, and the skills gap.
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EventwatchExclusive Steffen Roehn interview and DTW23 – Ignite preview: The view from TM Forum’s transformative top
Ahead of the telecoms industry’s digital transformation gathering in Copenhagen, TM Forum chair and visionary Steffen Roehn shares key perspectives on partnering hyperscalers (and leveraging B2B in Europe), Asia-the-innovator, un-learning the past, ‘greenfield in the mind’, software-or-extinction, the Forum’s own reset and new CEO Playbook and much more…
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Public AffairsIn depth: “Betrayed” Drahi firewalls Altice corruption claims as impact gets personal
Speaking to investors, Altice owner reiterates position of business as a victim of corruption scandal in Portugal, emphasising major personal financial crossover. Read more about how role of ‘co-founder’ Armando Pereira and fallout for strategic BT and Vodafone tie-ups are being downplayed, implicated vendors already being axed, and ...
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Public AffairsDeep dive: Altice scandal tremors reach BT and Vodafone
TelcoTitans’ deep dive into the still-developing financial scandal enveloping telecoms buccaneer Patrick Drahi and his highly-leveraged Altice, following co‑founder’s arrest in Portugal, incl. potential ramifications for vendors, investors and intertwined BT, Vodafone investments…
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Network & InfrastructureUK gov commits to bolstering rural connectivity
Unleashing Rural Opportunity programme includes £7m fund to “test out new ways” of bringing together satellite, wireless and fixed line connectivity.
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PremiumFutureNet World: BT, Vodafone call out 5G SA delays, urge industry rethink
BT’s Josie Smith and Vodafone’s Andrea Doná lament slow progress but remain optimistic about standalone 5G if approach changes.
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PeopleDunne joins Patterson on Glow board as fintech targets telco
Former O2 chief adds another advisory post to his portfolio as emerging FinTech Glow sets its sights on telco-led expansion.
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PeopleLatest Orange people moves: Laurent Martinez named new finance chief
Laurent Martinez to serve as Executive Director of Finance, Performance & Development from September.
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Network & InfrastructureRakuten + Rocky Linux = open RAN economics and sustainability at scale
Switching lanes from Red Hat to Rocky Linux for its cloud telco OS is designed to keep Rakuten’s disaggregated network model sustainable at scale.
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Premium4iG swaps shares to boost Vodafone Hungary stake to 70%
4iG presents growing challenge for Magyar Telekom as it builds market share.