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PeoplewatchHrvatski Telekom’s enterprise IT business selects new boss
Telco’s enterprise IT business Combis places Dean Krušić in the driver’s seat, as he seeks to continue the business’ “growth trajectory” and strengthen its position in the IT market.
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InterviewBattle scars and skin in the game: VOIS breaks out from Vodafone’s captive shared services
Deep dive: by stepping out of the shadow, the once-captive telco shared services business is rewriting the playbook for commercial enterprise ‘shared intelligence’ as a standalone powerhouse. With Accenture on side, and tapping Vodafone Business and others for go-to-market, leaders Gary Adey and Chris Meads tell TelcoTitans that VOIS is an increasingly ‘big lever’ for its parent to pull…
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Financial & PerformanceAmerican Tower to bring US savvy (and clout) to European ops, to drive margin
US wireless infra giant looking to globalise American best practices and buying power across its international operations, in pursuit of new FY30 margin goal. Areas being targeted for savings include land, internal tech, supplier spend, and site maintenance.
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch MWC roundup: Murtra’s European merger masterplan
MWC26 Special Analyst Briefing: Murtra kicks off Telefónica’s MWC with calls for the EC to “unleash” telcos through M&A, and in doing so enable “deeper” technology investments. AI, cross-border collaboration, and sovereignty took precedence in the wave of developments the operator unveiled during the event…
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Network & InfraTelenor picks Red Hat to underpin Norwegian AI factory
Telenor deploys Red Hat’s cloud-native platforms to power data centre campus in Norway, representing the operator’s latest upgrade to the facility since its inception two years ago.
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Suppliers & SCMTelefónica taps Red Hat’s OpenShift for cloud-native modernisation in Spain, Brazil
MWC26: Amidst a raft of telco deals worldwide, the open-source leader confirms strategic IT and network migration contracts with Telefónica in Spain and Brazil, driving cloud-native modernisation from virtualisation to containerisation with OpenShift, and teasing an automated, AI and edge future.
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Venturing & InvestmentsHungary’s 4iG attracts fresh investment from Mubadala
Telco bags investment from Emirati sovereign wealth fund, with 4iG Chairman and CEO Gellért Jászai saying the transaction could “open new avenues” in international financial markets…
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PeoplewatchDT−Orange procurement JV names new CEO
BuyIn appoints current finance and HR chief Michael Rubas as its new CEO, as Béatrice Felder retires. Move comes as the JV seeks to create additional value in the coming years through digitalisation and pricing optimisation…
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch: fibre trends hit home
Analyst Briefing: DT’s home-market broadband strategy continues to evolve, as the operator expands its FTTP footprint and enlists side-brand congstar and a new house-call team in a bid to boost sales. Fibre upsell may be being given more urgency by management as tough market conditions continue, and as regulators up prioritisation of copper shutdown as a catalyst for Gigabit uptake…
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PeoplewatchVodafone installs fresh CIOs in Czech Republic and Greece
Vodafone names Hilda László and Petr Brunclík as CIOs for its Czech and Greek OpCos respectively, continuing a wider refresh of its European IT leadership line-up.
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Partnerships & AlliancesT-Mobile extends Netcracker tech tie-up in hunt for wholesale growth
T-Mobile agrees “long-term” extension of wholesale platform relationship with Netcracker, including plans to shift partner stack into the cloud …
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Venturing & Investmentsmaincubes eyes fresh infra mega-projects after €2.5bn fundraise
DTCP-backed data centre operator seeks to accelerate construction of additional data centres (with a focus on Germany) and expansion of existing facilities after securing €2.5bn from new and existing lenders…
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Venturing & InvestmentsMacquarie backs DT data centre partner Polarise
Private equity giant adds German data centre player to its European AI infra portfolio, with bulk of investment to go towards kitting out Deutsche Telekom and NVIDIA’s €1bn ‘AI factory’…
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Venturing & InvestmentsKKR, Oak Hill funnel $1.9bn into European data centre platform
Private equity duo commit additional capital to Global Technical Realty, seeking to fuel expansion in new and existing European markets. The financing sees KKR continue its multi-billion bet on data centres…
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M&ATelefónica secures deal to sell Hispam B2B interests
Spanish group agrees a multi-layered deal to offload Telefónica Tech businesses in three Hispam markets but while also ensuring its maintains services for MNC clients.
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Venturing & InvestmentsHungary’s 4iG makes $100m bet on space-based data centres
Hungarian telco to acquire stake in US-based space player, and eyeing collaboration on orbital data centres, among other tech areas. Move marks the latest in a series of purchases it has made under an M&A-led expansion strategy bridging telco and military…
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Partnerships & AlliancesO2 makes latest AI move with refreshed Capgemini deal
Operator to implement AI solutions from Capgemini under renewed agreement, seeking to develop new services and drive user experience improvements…
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Suppliers & SCMTata wins big as Virgin Media O2 outsources IT — report
UK operator said to have signed a billion-dollar deal with Indian IT services giant. VM O2 has been handed a mandate from Madrid to modernise systems and processes, and has mooted a major external sourcing agreement to come…
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M&ABrazil’s Vivo buys back cybersecurity unit from Telefónica
Operating business takes back control of assets held under Telefónica Tech’s national cybersecurity unit as it preps to accelerate expansion in digital B2B services under Telefónica Group’s revamped strategy…
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M&ASoftBank ‘in talks’ to expand infra portfolio with DigitalBridge buy
Japanese investment group said to be in discussions to buy US-based digital infra asset manager, as both businesses are seeking to expand their portfolios to meet demand for compute in the AI space…