German operators beat their own 5G targets
Two of Germany’s big mobile operators are very excited to have beaten their own targets for 5G network rollout.
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Telefonica JV spends $360 million on Chile fibre network
Entel Chile has announced the sale of its fibre network to a Telefonica/KKR joint venture, bringing in the best part of US$360 million.
Telefónica and Qualcomm are developing a metaverse ecosystem
Operator Telefónica and chip firm Qualcomm are putting their heads together to ‘establish the groundwork that will drive the metaverse forward’… but it’s all still a bit vague.
Euro telco giants test holographic calling
A group comprising some of Europe’s biggest operators has given the nascent holographic calling market a much-needed dose of credibility.
Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia plough £4.5 billion into new UK fibre JV
The new joint venture will be 50% owned by Liberty Global and Telefónica and 50% owned by InfraVia Capital Partners, while will VMO2 be the anchor wholesale client and provide technical services.
Telefónica raises guidance after Q2 revenue inches up
Spanish telecoms group Telefónica tentatively raised its full-year financial guidance following a respectable Q2 2022 performance.
Telefónica sells €1 billion stake in Spanish fibre ops
Spain has a new wholesale FTTH provider after incumbent Telefónica agreed to sell a €1 billion chunk of its rural fibre business to a consortium led by Crédit Agricole’s insurance arm.
Telefónica flirts with Sateliot’s direct-to-satellite IoT tech
Spanish operator group Telefónica is looking to space to help it offer seamless NB-IoT coverage in those hard-to-reach places.
Network slicing nears its moment of truth after Telefónica and Ericsson test
5G network slicing is inching ever closer to becoming a commercial reality after Telefónica and Ericsson tested out some new bells and whistles.
Telefonica gives up Mexico network, but it’s not an MVNO
Telefonica has completed the migration of its mobile traffic to AT&T’s network in Mexico and has handed back the last of its spectrum to the regulator, but it remains pretty insistent that that does not make it an MVNO.
Telefónica diversifies into IoT security
The inventive boffin arm of Spanish operator Telefónica – Telefónica Tech – has developed a security monitoring service for IoT environments.
Telefónica creates platform for second-hand network kit
Spanish operator group Telefónica wants other telcos including its own operating companies (opcos) to reuse its network equipment.
Telefonica forms Spanish solar energy JV with Repsol
Spanish telco group Telefonica is getting into the solar self-consumption game through a joint venture with compatriot Repsol.
Telefónica Tech and Cisco buddy up on converged network and security services
Spanish Telco group Telefónica and US networking firm Cisco will together launch a new portfolio of managed services based on Cisco SD-WAN, Security, and SASE solutions.
Telefónica jostles for position in the metaverse
Telefónica Chairman José María Álvarez-Pallete says ‘the metaverse will be the most profound change the Internet has undergone’ – but is it time the telecoms sector got specific as to what its place is in all this?
OneWeb and Telefónica pledge to hook up remote areas
Low Earth Orbit satellite firm OneWeb and operator Telefónica have teamed up to bring network connectivity to rural and remote parts of Europe and Latin America.
Telefónica Tech bolsters Microsoft relationship with BE-terna buy
Telefónica has high expectations this year for its acquisitive Tech division, and Microsoft looks set to play an important role in fulfilling them.
New telco alliance wants to turn 5G start-ups into global powerhouses
A group of five operators plus one towerco have joined forces to give budding young companies the ability to reach a worldwide audience.
Mine’s bigger than yours: German operators vie for 5G bragging rights
For all their talk of services and enabling a digital lifestyle, sometimes telcos just want to show off about the size of their networks.
Telefonica says it has ‘immersed itself in Web3 and the metaverse’
Spanish MNO Telefonica has created a collection of NFT’s based on drawings by an artist called Ferran Adrià – a move which is says demonstrates its commitment to Web3 and metaverse.
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