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Deutsche Telekom invests $25M in cloud start-up

Teridion Technologies provides multi-cloud WAN systems to connect business premises to cloud centers Deutsche Telekom has invested $25 million in Teridion Technologies, a cloud connectivity software start-up that the operator has been working with since early 2022, to strengthen its connectivity offering to enterprises. Per...

UK5G survey finds UK businesses are prepared to adopt 5G

The survey showed that 45% of surveyed businesses are planning to make investments in 5G by 2023 A survey carried out by UK5G, which focuses on accelerating the adoption of 5G in the U.K., found that 70% of the surveyed businesses are now using 5G...

Find the right fixed wireless partner: Here’s my checklist (Reader Forum)

Every fixed wireless network operator will say they want to build a network that’s resilient, easy to operate and performs up to expectations. That’s the easy part. But today, choosing a partner that can help turn that promise into practice has never been harder. As...

Five lessons from three years in the public cloud (Reader Forum)

As a company, three years ago, we decided to head toward the public cloud — and do so in a very public and aggressive way. It was seen as an interesting move, perhaps too far ahead of its time, but an idea worth keeping...

Ericsson suspends business in Russia ‘indefinitely’

On February 24th, Russia invaded Ukraine in an internationally condemned act of aggression Following international sanctions, Ericsson announced that it has halted operations in Russia as a result of its invasion of Ukraine. The pause, said the vendor, will last “indefinitely.” In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine...

How COVID-19 accelerated digitalization opportunities and challenges (Reader Forum)

It is said that the world’s adoption of everything digital leapfrogged several years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A hotelier was forced to go out of business during lockdowns before he found fresh air in cloud kitchens and app-based home deliveries. An entrepreneur running...

Four key ways technology is enabling companies to reap the benefits of diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace (Reader Forum)

The world has changed in the last two years. Companies have swiftly moved onto the digital bandwagon not to thrive — but to survive. When I began my career almost two-and-a-half decades ago, conversations regarding diversity and inclusion were reluctant and, at times, awkward....

New Zealand’s 2degrees and Orcon to merge, offering integrated services

The NZ $1.7 billion deal between 2degrees and Orcon would make them New Zealand’s third-largest integrated telecommunications company New Zealand’s telecom provider 2degrees and internet provider Orcon have revealed plans to merge in a NZ $1.7 billion deal, positioning them as the country’s third-largest integrated...

Samsung surprises with massive leadership, business unit restructuring

Samsung is replacing all three of its CEOs and is merging its mobile and consumer electronics and IT units On Monday, Samsung Electronics revealed a company restructuring that involves a shake-up of its leadership team and the merging of its mobile and consumer electronics and...

What is XaaS and how is it changing the face of IT and business? (Reader Forum)

XaaS stands for Anything as a Service. After various technologies and innovations were connected through networks and converged to become productized, the word was coined. To deliver multiple services and reach clients, XaaS uses cloud computing rather than on-site local applications. It allows you to...

Verizon 5G Business Internet now available in five additional cities

A total of 47 cities now has access to Verizon 5G Business Internet Verizon Business has expanded coverage for its 5G Business Internet, a fixed-wireless Internet offering for businesses of all sizes, to parts of an additional five cities, bringing the total number of cities...

Well, technically… Verizon has small business tools you probably don’t know about: Verizon’s Wendy Taccetta (Ep. 47)

According Verizon's Senior Vice President for Nationwide Small Business Wendy Taccetta, small businesses are usually the last to bounce back after a financial crisis like the one we saw during Covid-19. But, she says, this time it can be different thanks to the advances...

Verizon Business expands 5G internet offering to additional cities

The offering is now available in parts of 42 U.S. cities, up from 24 in April Verizon Business has expanded its fixed-wireless internet offering, 5G Business Internet, to a total of 42 U.S. cities, a rapid expansion from the previous total of 24 announced in...

Verizon deploys 5G Business Internet in 21 more cities

The Business Internet offering leverages the Verizon 5G mmWave network Verizon Business announced the expansion of its fixed-wireless connectivity offering 5G Business Internet to 21 new U.S. cities. As an alternative to cable internet, the offering leverages Verizon’s 5G millimeter-wave (mmWave) network, referred to by the carrier...

Well, technically… It’s still 5G, 5G, 5G: Jane Rygaard, Nokia (Ep. 1)

On the first episode of Well, technically... Nokia’s Head of Dedicated Wireless Networks Jane Rygaard discusses the importance of using technology for real change, both in business and in everyday life, as well as some of Nokia’s priorities for the rest of 2020.

Regulator: Saudi Telecom must offer full purchase Vodafone Egypt

If STC makes the offer, analysts predict that Telecom Egypt might actually sell some of its stocks At the end of January, Vodafone signed an initial agreement to sell a 55% stake it has in Vodafone Egypt in the company to Saudi Telecom Company (STC)...

The Sunday Brief: The master switch, 10 years later

Happy Thanksgiving from Lake Norman, North Carolina, where I finally got the turkey to look normal after grilling (thanks to YouTube videos).  Hope your Thanksgiving was filled with good food, fellowship, and safe travels.  This week’s Brief is a review and summary of one...

Telefonica launches internal program to achieve higher growth

  The Spanish carrier’s CEO said he was not satisfied with the growth levels experienced by the company over the last years Spanish telecom giant Telefonica has unveiled “Reconnect”, an internal program aimed at boosting growth over the next three years. Telefónica's Chairman and CEO José María...

Bharti Airtel to launch NB-IoT network in India in the short term

  Airtel is already working to develop industry-specific solutions for its future NB-IoT offering Indian telecommunications firm Bharti Airtel expects to launch a narrowband internet of things network in the country in the short term, local newspaper the Economic Times reported. With this move, the telco aims to...

Sprint makes major exec shuffle following T-Mo merger breakdown

According to an internal email obtained by RCR Wireless News, Sprint is making major changes to its organizational structure that CEO Marcelo Claure says are intended to "reduce management layers and bring leadership closer to the customer." Last week COO of Technology Günther Ottendorfer announced that...

SoftBank calls off Sprint, T-Mobile merger talks

Sprint rebounding with MVNO arrangement with Altice USA The months of will they, won't they speculation then formal discussions between Sprint parent SoftBank and T-Mobile US parent Deutsche Telekom are officially done. The two sides couldn't agree on terms regarding pricing and corporate governance of a...

Kagan: Few companies do industry analyst relations well

One of the most important secrets of success for every company is doing analyst relations and media relations right. These are so important for creating a positive image in the marketplace for customers, investors, workers and partners. As an industry analyst and columnist for...

Report: Ericsson planning to cut 25,000 jobs

Ericsson says it will "accelerate" planned cuts Last month network infrastructure giant Ericsson reported across the board sales losses in a Q2 2017 financial report with CEO Borje Ekholm projecting a continued decline in operating income between $362 million and $600 million over the next...

Sprint profitable for first time in three years

Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure calls return to profitability "important milestone" Amid on-again, off-again merger and acquisition discussion regarding U.S. carrier Sprint, the company on Tuesday morning released Q1 2017 financial reports indicating a return to profitability for the first time in three years. Sprint, in a...