All articles by Telefónicawatch – Page 37
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PremiumH1 FY19: confident Telefónica cruising on
Telefónica on track for year, with management confident long-running strategy is beginning to pay off. Revenue and profit growing organically, but change in accounting standards may be flattering numbers. Operating costs floating up on digital transformation projects and to fuel the value-add commercial strategy. Latin America enterprise business growing ...
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Strategy & ChangeTelefónica/Vivo: opening Pandora’s box
CIO recounts experiences from digital overhaul of Brazilian operator’s sprawling IT operation.
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PremiumTelefónica beefs-up Google Cloud offering
Enterprise multi-cloud menu now boasts anchor-triumvirate of AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
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PremiumNokia goes for gold with 5TONIC
Nokia is muscling in on the Telefónica-research initiative that had previously been Ericsson’s playground, although the Swedish vendor continues to deliver technology including standalone 5G NR. Telefónica and partners maintain an influential role in EU efforts to explore new 5G industrial use cases.
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PremiumTelefónica banks on Alcobendas as new 5G city
Now five 5G Technological Cities, including Barcelona. Underpinned by ZTE-supplied 5G NR SA “most advanced 5G trial network to date”. Santander, Hitachi Vantara and Idronia partnered for financial services and edge computing use cases.
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PremiumTelefónica Empresas flags contracts with Bankia, Santalucia
Telefónica Empresas collaborate with Spanish banking group Bankia on development of office equipment monitoring platform. Telefónica Empresas sign deal with Santalucia to upgrade communications network and IT environment.
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PremiumTelefónica financial roundup, July 2019
Norway increases stake in Telefónica. KPN completes offload of Telefónica stake.
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PremiumTelefónica management update: Q1 FY19
Revenue growth strong across the Group, but underlying weakness emerges in profitability. Digitalisation can now be considered the norm across the Group, and creating new growth opportunities. Convergence demand getting hot in most markets, but with UK said to be an exception. Capital expenditure remains significant as long-term benefits ...
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PremiumGermany: O2 to help Vodafone take Liberty with wholesale deal
Despite earlier objections to Vodafone’s Unitymedia purchase, O2 is now providing its rival with support for the deal via a wholesale access agreement for fixed-line services that is hoped to allay EU anti-trust concerns. Gaining access to ultrafast fixed connectivity should bolster O2’s ability to follow through with a ...
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PremiumGermany: O2 goes OTT for TV, again
O2 Germany is resetting its commercial video offering through a partnership with Waipu.tv that more closely resembles a conventional pay-TV product. Latest app-based service adopts a similar technological approach to earlier attempts to break into the market, but with beefed-up content and accessibility.
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PremiumO2 UK addresses patchy coverage with WIG
O2 UK boasting of substantial performance gains from a partnership with WIG in high-footfall public spaces. While O2 stressed a multi-million investment with the neutral-host service provider, arrangements for use of the WIG network remain non-exclusive.
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Public AffairsOfcom imposes more openness on O2 UK and industry
The UK regulator is requiring more transparency from communications providers, with new rules coming into force in 2020.
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PremiumO2 UK targets health sector contracts with new tariffs
O2 flagged added-value services from partners including Asavie, Check Point, IBM, and VMware as it launched a new offering for NHS units across the UK.
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Carrillo appointed Head of B2B Information Security and Cybersecurity Services at Telefónica Argentina
Telefónica Argentina promoted Alberto Carrillo to Head of Business-to-Business (B2B) Information Security and Cybersecurity Services. Carrillo was previously Digital Services Sales Specialist at the Argentinian operating business.
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Telefónica Argentina promote Serrao to Head of B2B Marketing
Walter Serrao, Business Consultant Lead at Telefónica Argentina, was promoted to Head of B2B Marketing.
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PremiumO2’s 5G network to support autonomous vehicle testing
Telefónica UK (O2 UK) is to provide 5G connectivity to support trials of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) in Bedfordshire, UK, as part of a Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)-funded project.
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Rob Davies leaves O2 to join EMIS Health
Rob Davies, Head of Enterprise Portfolio at O2 UK, joined healthcare software solutions provider EMIS Health as Product Director.
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O2 UK appoint Vodafone exec as Head of Direct Business Partners
O2 UK hired Vodafone executive Gary Hill as Head of Direct Business Partners for the UK & Ireland. Hill was previously Head of Independent Service Provider Channel at the O2 rival.
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Andy Hodgson departs O2 UK
Andy Hodgson, Head of Innovation Labs at O2 UK, left the British operating business to start up his own digital services business.



















