Telefónica Technology – Page 49
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Suppliers & SCM
Telefónica UK taps Mavenir again, this time for vIMS
Mavenir solution to slot into operator’s UNICA data centre infrastructure. Timelines hazy for commercial launch.
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O2 critical of ‘final’ 5G auction rules
Operator still concerned over Three’s power coming into 3.4GHz–3.8GHz assignment negotiations. Talks’ outcome said to have implications for 5G enabler choices.
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Operators keep hold of licence fee ‘windfall’
Telefónica gains a win in a licence fee dispute. Group looks set to keep £54m returned, after courts find against Ofcom once more.
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Suppliers & SCM
Telefónicawatch 5G Momentum Index, March 2020
Telefónicawatch’s 5G Momentum Index (5GMI) for the year to March 2020 reflects Telefónica strategic decision to be best not first at 5G globally, with a shuffled pack of suppliers showing that work is well underway. Arguably most significant is the high-profile swap at the top, with ...
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O2 Germany trumpets Aldi contract
O2 Germany trumpeted a major contract with German supermarket chain Aldi.
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Public Affairs
O2 Germany plays down coverage fine threat
O2 Germany sought to dampen suggestions that it could be fined up to €30m for failing to meet LTE coverage obligations linked to spectrum licences acquired in 2015.
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Public Affairs
Telefónica Mexico partners ring alarm bells after AT&T network sharing deal
Concerns were raised by Telefónica Mexico partners over how the operator’s late-2019 network-sharing deal with AT&T might affect their businesses.
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Telxius, Orange supply backhaul for transatlantic submarine cable
Telxius is cooperating with Orange to supply backhaul connectivity for Dunant, a Google-backed submarine cable connecting Europe and the USA.
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Colombia spectrum auction needs “clear and permanent rules” - Telefónica Colombia CEO
Hernández, Telefónica Colombia CEO, called on MinTIC to enforce “clear and permanent rules” to help market development amid spectrum auction farce.
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Movistar Chile plans consumer broadband upgrade
Movistar Chile unveiled plans for a free upgrade to internet speeds for an estimated 80% of its broadband customers.
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Telefónica International Wholesale Services teams with Hammer Fiber Optics
TIWS formed a bilateral SMS messaging interconnection agreement with Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings, a fledgling wireless service provider based in New Jersey, USA.
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Telefónica España, MediaPro Group, and TMB launch 5G, AR tourism project
Telefónica España, MediaPro Group, and Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), Barcelona’s metropolitan transport agency, highlighted their collaboration on a 5G and augmented reality (AR) project for tourism.
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O2 UK confirms LTE-M plans by 2020-end
O2 UK confirmed plans to complete the deployment of an LTE for Machines (LTE-M, category M1) network across the UK by the end of 2020.
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Atresmedia, Telefónica España video content JV still in the works
Atresmedia Corporación assured that its pending video content joint venture (JV) with Telefónica España remained set for creation.
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Products & Services
Telefónica España doubles O2 fibre services
Telefónica España doubled the speed of O2-branded fibre services at no extra cost.
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O2 Germany opens Berlin 5G campus network
O2 Germany officially opened its 5G campus network in Berlin and invited all and sundry to go along and experience 5G services.
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Strategy & Change
Telefónica hits ground running with restructuring plans
Hispanoamérica expected to be put on a par with Partners Program operators as Group prepares for sale and encourages local independence. Latin American billionaires float a majority stake acquisition of local assets, with Telefónica a minority shareholder, but individual OB sales still a prospect. Morgan Stanley working on Telefónica ...
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O2 Germany heralds start of 5G era, rules in Huawei
O2 Germany sees next decade as a growth phase following years of network build and integration. Outlines plans to start building 5G in five cities during 2020. Huawei and Nokia selected to build the 5G RAN, although the China-based vendor remains a political hot potato in Germany.
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Public Affairs
O2 dodges bullet as Huawei capped
Industry looks set to be given three years to firewall Huawei, with potential 35% cap on High Risk Vendors. O2’s longstanding links with Ericsson and Nokia mean operating business avoids costly replacement programmes that major rivals must implement. Security officials position the decision as largely a clarification and formalisation ...