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Telefónicawatch Report #170 – January 2023
Key stories include: M&A buffer gets extended | Telco rivals link up on adtech JV | Green light for Bluevia venture | German MNOs go low on energy | VM O2 calls for Equinox scrutiny
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telxius partners América Móvil on new subsea cable
Providers work with Alcatel Submarine Networks on deployment of Tikal subsea cable.
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Telefónica Tech supports blockchain tourism ‘SuperApp’
Telefónica Tech’s TrustOS blockchain platform underpinning Web3 tourism SuperApp from smart city solutions specialist unBlock to provide fungible token-based incentives.
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O2 falls short of German coverage targets despite progress
O2, Telekom, and Vodafone submit coverage reports to regulator BNetzA, opening up a ‘critical examination’ of progress.
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Telefónica people moves: telco reinforces in Spain and Hispam with Advisory Board newcomers
Telefónica España, Hispam and Tech appoint new members to Advisory Boards in a move to “resolutely strengthen” scope of action.
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Virgin Media users set to migrate to O2 mobile plans
Transfer of Virgin Mobile subscribers to O2 mobile plans to begin in March; expected to conclude by end of 2023.
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Virgin Media O2’s access director exits
Omar Calvo, brought in to fill CTO vacancy in 2021, departs the operator after two years.
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Telefónica backs plan to save Ezentis from bankruptcy
Troubled supplier receives support from creditors for refinancing and restructuring plan which will ensure continued support for Telefónica contracts.
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SME device loan service set for Hispam expansion
PDTI workstation rental scheme proves a success and prompts move to launch in Chile and Peru.
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VM O2 criticises new Openreach wholesale pricing
Virgin Media O2 CEO Lutz Schüler among those to call out new Equinox 2 proposition.
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Operators granted adaptive energy network green light
Energy savings set to come in form of “standby mode” for mobile networks.
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Spain takes telco side on “fair share” and M&A policy
Minister for Economy says tech companies must share telco cost burden.
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Telefónica chooses Intersec for German emergency warning system
Operator selects French supplier Intersec for Cell Broadcast deployment.
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Elsewhere in Group: CriteriaCaixa increases Telefónica stakeholding
CriteriaCaixa increases Telefónica stakeholding
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Elsewhere in Hispanoamérica: Deployment of private 4G networks on the rise in Hispam
Deployment of private 4G networks on the rise in Hispam
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Elsewhere in Spain: Pay‑TV customers given control over personal data
Telefónica gives pay‑TV customers control over personal data
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Elsewhere in Telefónica Germany: Berlin underground LTE services pushed back again
O2 joins peers in emergency warnings system demo; operators reportedly push back dates for Berlin underground LTE services, again.
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Elsewhere in Brazil: Anatel-sponsored research highlights underdeveloped open RAN ecosystem
Anatel-sponsored research highlights underdeveloped open RAN ecosystem
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Elsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: Telefónica Tech applies digitisation to services for holidaymakers
Seven up for Telefónica as it gains public work on tourism digitisation and applies digitisation to services for holidaymakers.