Telefonica Tech and Ecoembes unveil the bin of the future
Digital transformation firm Telefonica Tech and environmental organisation Ecoembes have teamed up to produce a series of 5G enabled ‘smart bins’ in Spain.
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Telefonica looks to shed over-50s in new redundancy plan
Telefonica is reportedly looking to lose around 3,000 staff from its payroll in Spain by offering a new redundancy plan to employees of a certain age and career longevity.
Telefónica industrial 5G services to go live in January
After being told for years how 5G promises to shake up the enterprise market, one operator is on the cusp of actually turning that dream into a reality.
Europe’s big shots launch Open RAN manifesto
Five of Europe’s biggest operators sent out a rallying cry for the continent to win leadership in Open RAN, with plenty of hyperbole and some fundamental flaws.
Energy costs hit Telefónica’s Q3 earnings in Spain
Telefónica turned in a solid performance in the third quarter of this year, buoyed by its German unit and businesses in Latin America, but all is not rosy at its domestic operations.
Telefonica sells El Salvador business…again
Telefonica has brokered a deal to sell its operations in El Salvador just over a year after a previous attempt to offload the business collapsed.
Telefonica turns to blockchain to help telcos flog towers
Telefonica and partner Atrebo have unveiled plans to use blockchain to gain greater visibility and control of telecoms towers, something that will be very useful for any party looking to offload these types of assets.
Telefonica could bring in €5 billion from Spanish fibre sale
Telefonica’s at it again – selling assets to pay down debt, if the latest newswire reports prove to be correct.
European incumbents push on with OpenRAN rollout
Two of Europe’s biggest telecoms players have announced new initiatives to scale up their early moves into OpenRAN.
Eurobites: Poland’s Nexera bags €73 million EU loan for fiber rollout
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Virgin Media O2 grows its gigabit network, recruits field engineers; Spain’s La Liga may stream itself; Telefónica combines with STC on cybersecurity.
Eurobites: Musk sets up Isle of Man beachhead for UK broadband assault
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: UK government updates on Project Gigabit; Telecom Italia makes quantum leap; O2 turns on 5G street light in Frankfurt.
Eurobites: Xavier Niel bids €3.1 billion to take Iliad private
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Proximus earnings slip in Q2; Sparkle teams up with Google on subsea links; Orange sets targets.
Eurobites: Pain in Spain punches hole in Orange’s Q1
Also in today’s EMEA regional results-fest round-up: Telefónica’s Q2 boosted by Virgin Media O2 merger and Telxius deal; BT’s fiscal Q1 dented by corporate and public sector struggles; Cellnex puts in a towering performance in H1.
Eurobites: KPN turns a corner in Q2
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: T-Systems heads deeper into the Google Cloud; customer satisfaction (or not) in France; Telefónica Tech takes up with CrowdStrike.
Eurobites: Telefónica moves further into data analytics
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Telecom Italia prepares for DAZN probe; Nokia gets into testbeds with Greece’s 5G Ventures; Virgin Media O2 sets up ‘national databank’ for the barely connected.
Spain nets €1 billion in lacklustre 700 MHz sale
Spain has finally auctioned off spectrum in the 700 MHz band, but bidding was lacklustre at best, with the final total only just exceeding the reserve price.
Telefonica creates another fibre JV, this time in Colombia
Telefonica is spinning off its fibre business in Colombia and has agreed to sell a majority stake to KKR, lopping US$200 million off its debt pile in the process.
Telefónica, Telia, Globe indulge in some 5G back-slapping
There are all manner of metrics that telcos cite when crowing about their 5G milestones, and these last few days have seen some top-notch braggadocio.
Telefonica CEO kicks off MWC 2021 with call to AI
It wouldn’t be Mobile World Congress if the opening keynote session did not feature at least one high-profile telecoms executive seeking to reshape the regulatory landscape.
Telefonica’s latest asset sale makes for interesting reading
News of new asset sales from Telefonica seems to break pretty regularly and this week is no exception.
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