Telefónica Technology – Page 12
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Financial & Performance
Telefónica Tech charts three-year course towards €3bn revenue target
Division seeks to ease reliance on acquisitions while expanding portfolio of “next-gen” IT solutions to grow total revenue.
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Strategy & Change
Telefónica outlines €200m ‘recovery plan’ for German unit, after 1&1 breakup
Loss of major wholesale customer provides a Meerkat Moment for Group to up its ownership of Telefónica Deutschland while also refreshing its German services and partnerships.
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M&A
Telefónica’s Bluevía acquires sliver of Spanish fibre from Excom
Operator’s Spanish fibre joint venture makes first M&A move to expand footprint in Andalusia.
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Eventwatch
Telefónica keeps eyes on programmable networks prize in push for open fixed broadband
Spanish operator shares strategic thinking behind long-gestating Open Broadband project at Telecom Infra Project’s (TIP) Fyuz event.
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Financial & Performance
Vivo Q3 growth fuelled by fibre and B2B services
CEO Christian Gebara heralds fixed-line business segments as key areas for operator as it reports a solid quarterly performance.
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Network & Infrastructure
Brazil’s Vivo calls for 5G RAN sharing freedom
Operator moots 5G extension to wide-scale RAN sharing arrangement with rival TIM Brasil, despite increased regulatory jumpiness over urban infra collaboration between major mobile operators.
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Partnerships & Alliances
O2 Germany kicks off ORAN trials with Samsung
Pragmatic move to lean heavily on Samsung and encompass vRAN will trigger ‘true ORAN’ zealots, but operators understandably prioritise ‘optionality’ benefits and outcomes above all else.
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Public Affairs
Wait goes on for EC’s investment revival ‘vision’
European Commission guidelines for new Digital Networks Act expected before June 2024, but draft legislation not until 2025.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica Tech launches new Spanish node for VDC service
Telefónica Tech sets up new node for Virtual Data Center service in Barcelona, harnessing tech from VMware and Zerto.
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Network & Infrastructure
Spain kicks off 5G SA funding call
Spain opens bidding for UNICO-5G Redes Activas programme, providing €543.8m to accelerate 5G standalone rollout in rural areas of the country.
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Network & Infrastructure
Movistar–Tigo network-share deal approved in Colombia
Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio green lights Movistar and Tigo infrastructure-sharing deal in Colombia, but no word on clearance from MinTIC.
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M&A
Telefónica ‘weighs up’ Tech stake sale
Group said to be considering partial sale of B2B digital services arm, with the unit valued at more than €2bn.
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Premium
VM O2 given open RAN funding boost
Virgin Media O2 secures place on four state‑backed open RAN projects, focusing on connectivity in high‑density environments.
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Telefónica Tech takes up Snowflake data platform
Telefónica Tech partners with Snowflake to commercialise its Data Cloud storage and analysis platform.
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Telefónica Argentina partners Kyndryl on IT automation
Telefónica Argentina signs three‑year deal with Kyndryl to manage hybrid cloud infrastructure and boost IT automation.
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Telefónica Innovation and Venturing Roundup: Wayra invests in car services management platform Cafler
Wayra invests in car services management platform Cafler.
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VM O2 finally confirms 3G shutoff date
Operator last of country’s MNOs to announce 3G retirement plans, in a staggered shutdown expected to complete in 2025.
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People
nexfibre brings in new CEO
nexfibre appoints Rajiv Datta as CEO to lead footprint expansion beyond 500,000 premises.
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Products & Services
O2 Germany cuts the ribbon on 5G SA
Telefónica Deutschland readies 5G standalone service launch, claimed to offer improved call quality and new use-cases.
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Premium
Elsewhere in Hispanoamérica: Telefónica Colombia shows off Starlink’s broadband wares
Telefónica Colombia shows off Starlink’s broadband wares.