The process will integrate GSM and UMTS infrastructure
German telecom operator Telefónica Deutschland expects to start the integration of its mobile unit O2 and mobile operator E-Plus in January 2016, the telco said in a statement.
Telefónica Deutschland, which is fully owned by Spanish telecom group...
This report on smart RAN will provide an overview and assessment of new technologies and solutions that optimize mobile traffic management to deliver a better performance and QoE, by improving network resource utilization. The report will discuss how real-time traffic management and virtualization will...
Mexico telecom regulator Federal Institute of Telecommunications unveiled rules for an upcoming auction of spectrum in the 1700/2100 MHz AWS bands specifically geared toward the deployment of LTE networks. The regulator plans to auction 80 megahertz of spectrum, divided into eight national blocks, three of which...
Agreement includes joint evaluation and research activities
Chinese information and communications technology provider Huawei and Spanish telecommunications firm Telefónica have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to focus on the development of "5G" technologies.
Based on the MoU, which was inked in Hong Kong earlier this month,...
The Spanish-based telecom will focus on E2E customer experience
HONG KONG – Within the next five years, Spanish telecommunications operator Telefónica will focus its efforts on the development of mobile technology in order to improve the quality of its video offering in its mobile and...
The expansion of operation support systems and business support systems implementation throughout Latin American was the topic of a recent video interview with Bob Titus, VP of global converged solutions at NetCracker Technology. Titus talked about what is driving the expansion, what carriers are...
"Internet of Things" is a red-hot buzzword in the telecom industry. While use cases involving consumer wearables tend to dominate the discourse, there's another, much less flashy IoT optimized for low power, low throughput applications that is quietly taking shape.
Narrow-band Internet of Things (NB-IoT)...
A conversation with Ian Miller, director of radio access networks, Telefónica
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The complexity of mobile networks is increasing as their performance and capacity improve. This makes the task of optimizing the radio...
Both parties will promote global standardization for 5G technology
The European Union and China have signed an agreement for the future development of "5G" networks. The deal was inked during the EU-China High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue in Beijing.
Under the terms of the agreement,...
UK telcos to pay almost £200 million per year to use 900 MHz, 1800 MHz bands
U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom has published revised annual fees for mobile operators, which determine the amount of money they must pay to use certain parts of the mobile spectrum.
In 2010, the...
TBR report predicts U.S. and European operators to lead way in NFV and SDN investments
Spending on network virtualization technology including software-defined networking and network functions virtualization is expected to hit $157 billion by 2020, driven by telecom operators based in the U.S. and Europe.
In...
PoC combines NFV and SDN from NetCracker and NEC to power Telefónica WAN portfolio
Proof of concepts continue to dominate the world of network functions virtualization and software-defined networking, with NEC, its NetCracker Technology division and Telefónica Business Solutions claiming the successful completion of a...
Customer relationship management is a key area for telecommunications companies, as it’s direct contact with the clients. To improve CRM, the Brazilian carrier Oi has gathered multiple databases into a single interface, allowing it to enter data faster and boost access to information and...
OSS expansion deal bolsters Mexican service providers reconciliation, workforce management
Mexican quad-play communications provider Maxcom signed a deal with NEC and its NetCracker subsidiary to bolster its current NetCracker supplied operating support systems platform in a move to “improve business agility, infrastructure deployment,” and inventory...
Huawei's SBC platform designed to support VoLTE, RCS, voice-over-broadband services
Spain’s Telefónica continues to push virtualization technology across its network, with the latest move coming in a deal with Huawei to provide the vendor’s session border control platform in support of advanced voice and communication...
A pilot project has been under development to transform the city of Águas de São Pedro, a small municipality with about 3,000 citizens located 187 kilometers from São Paulo, into a digital-driven smart city. The pilot is a partnership between the city government and...
During Brazil's recent ABTA show, Vivo President Amos Genish said WhatsApp is a clandestine service as it is not regulated in Brazil and not subject to the same regulations or fiscal duties. By calling the over-the-top player, acquired by Facebook, a "pirate," Genish was...
Telefónica Spanish business showing signs of recovery
Spanish telecom giant Telefónica reported revenue of 11.87 billion euro ($13.14 billion) in the second quarter of 2015, climbing 12.4% vs. the year-ago quarter. The company's net profits for the period reached 1.89 million euro, an increase of...
Telefónica is boosting its "Internet of Things" international strategy. The Brazilian unit of the Spanish telecom group said it has partnered with Jasper to expand the reach of its machine-to-machine platform.
Bruno Pavan, manager of M2M business development at Telefónica Vivo, told RCR Wireless News...
Telefónica said the transfer of redundant infrastructure will allow the telco to focus on LTE deployments
Telefónica Deutschland, the local subsidiary of Spanish telecom operator Telefónica, is transferring 7,700 mobile telephone sites to Deutsche Telekom.
The sites selected by the two operators will be taken over...
Virtualization technologies have become a hot topic among telecom operators. Eyeing the benefits of network functions virtualization, Telefónica signed a memorandum of understanding with Alcatel-Lucent to test NFV technologies as part of the operator’s strategy to evolve its networking infrastructure. According to the companies,...
Vivendi bought out Telefónica stake in Telecom Italia while dropping shares in SFR and Maroc Telecom
French media giant Vivendi announced on June 25 plans to increase its stake in Telecom Italia to 14.9%, making it the telecommunication company’s largest shareholder.
Vivendi recently purchased some additional...
Goal is to use network analytics to improve planning, efficiency and quality assurance
Major global communications service provider Telefónica is overhauling its operations support system using software solutions provided by VPIsystems.
Telefónica, which has some 340 million customers around the world, tapped VPIsystems to provide predictive...
Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica also in the mix for 700 MHz spectrum
After 181 rounds of bidding spread over 16 days, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica emerged as the high bidders vying for access to 700 MHz spectrum covering Germany.
According to the numbers, Vodafone was...
