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Analyst ReportTelefónicawatch Report #141 – March 2020
Key stories include: Transformation: ahead of schedule but hitting a bump | Microsoft and Telefónica deepen cloud alliance | Telefónica to trial 5G open RAN | Juniper and NEC to extend Fusión to Chile | Telefónica UK taps Mavenir again
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PremiumTelefónica Group people movements, March 2020
Departure of Enrique Lloves prompts further streamlining at the top level of Group management, with Eduardo Navarro expanding his considerable sphere of influence.
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PremiumTelefónica Europe people movements, March 2020
Laura Abasolo steps away from oversight role in Germany to focus on growing Hispanoamérica responsibilities.
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PremiumTelefónica LatAm people movements, March 2020
Latam people moves for March 2020 sees changes in Mexico.
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PremiumO2 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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Products & ServicesTelefónica España doubles O2 fibre services
Telefónica España doubled the speed of O2-branded fibre services at no extra cost.
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PremiumBetaFilm buys Movistar+’s Libertad series
Beta Film, a Germany-based distributor that has been closely involved with international sales of Telefónica’s original titles, acquired the worldwide broadcast rights to Movistar+’s new Spanish-language historical drama series “Libertad”.
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PremiumAtresmedia, 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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PremiumO2 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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PremiumTelefónica 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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PremiumTelefónica 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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PremiumAT&T, Singtel, Telefónica partner on cybersecurity data
AT&T, Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel), and Telefónica partnered on sharing of cybersecurity threat data.
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Suppliers & SCMO2 UK targets net zero mobile operator status
O2 UK flagged plans to become the UK’s first ‘net zero’ mobile operator, and work with its suppliers to reduce emissions across its supply chain by 30%, by 2025.
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PremiumMovistar 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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PremiumColombia 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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PremiumTelxius, 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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Public AffairsTelefónica 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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PremiumO2 Germany shrugs off DT, Vodafone Germany network-sharing tie-up
Markus Haas, Chief Executive of Telefónica Deutschland, shrugged off a provisional network-sharing tie-up between rivals Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Vodafone Germany, and the associated snub received by his business.
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Public AffairsOsiptel told Movistar Peru to reverse price hike
Osiptel told Telefónica Peru (Movistar) to reverse recent price increases and reimburse affected customers.