German government reaches deal with mobile operators to phase out 5G equipment from Chinese firms, including Huawei
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Virgin Media O2 In Talks Over £3bn CityFibre Bid – Report
Talks have reportedly begun between Virgin Media O2 and Cityfibre over a possible takeover worth £3 billion
Telefonica Spain Replaces Huawei 5G Kit For Ericsson Gear
Telecoms giant Telefonica confirms it has begun to replace some of its Huawei 5G gear in Spain with equipment from Sweden's Ericsson
O2 Coverage Advert Banned By ASA
Advert by O2 that claimed it had the best coverage citing an uSwitch survey, has been banned by the Advertising watchdog, after complaint from BT's EE
UK Regulator Provisionally Approves Virgin, O2 Merger
CMA gives provisionally blessing to the 50/50 merger between Virgin Media and O2, after initial concerns over backhaul pricing
Ofcom Hits O2 With £10.5 Million Fine For Overcharging
Put on the naughty step. Mobile operator O2 fined £10.5m by UK regulator for overcharging 140,000 customers between 2011 and 2019
Virgin Media And O2 Join Forces In Joint Venture
Major UK telecom shakeup...O2's ownership odyssey continues, with confirmation it is to merge with Virgin Media to take on the BT/EE juggernaut
Telefonica Deutschland Opts For Nokia, Huawei 5G Kit
Unlike its counterpart in the UK, O2 in Germany opts to use 5G equipment from Huawei, despite ongoing US pressure on its allies
German Operators Lambast 5G Spectrum Auction ‘Disaster’
Operators face £6bn payout and stringent regulatory burden as they prepare to deploy next-generation networks
MWC 2019: Telecoms Chiefs Warn Governments Over 5G Rollouts
Exploiting spectrum auctions for short-term cash could kill the long-term 'golden goose' before 5G networks are even deployed, say Telefonica and the GSMA
Telefonica Turns Towns Into ‘Living Labs’ For 5G Tests
Telefonica will test 5G technologies, deployment and business models in Segovia and Talvera de la Reina
Telefonica Deploys AI-Powered Operations Centres
Three centres are up and running in Argentina, Chile and Germany
Telefonica Deutschland CEO Wants Looser Privacy Regulations In Germany
Telefonica Deutschland boss wants to monetise customer data, despite touchy feelings in Germany
O2 Reaches 10m 4G Users But Brexit Hampers IPO Plans
O2 is still looking at floating on the stock exchange but won't commit to a timeline post-Brexit vote
O2 CTO Talks Network Upgrades As Life Goes On After Failed Three Merger
O2 CTO Brendan O'Reilly says network will only get better under Telefonica despite failed Three merger but wants spectrum and dark fibre reforms
O2 CEO Ronan Dunne Steps Down After Failed Three Merger
O2 CEO decides its time for a change as Telefonica abandons plans to leave the UK market and appoints CFO Mark Evans as new chief
Telefonica And Huawei Want To Sell OpenStack Cloud Together
Two firms hold hands with global cloud agreement to speed up enterprise migration
Huawei And Telefonica Join Forces For 5G Development
Partners will work together on a number of 5G technologies after agreeing deal at Huawei MBBF 2015
Monitise Signs Telefónica Cloud Platform Deal
Latest in a series of partnerships between Monitise and Spanish carrier
Telefónica Mobile Alerts To Prevent Fraud And Blocked Cards Abroad
‘Travel Alerts’ service created with TeleSign lets users verify their location with their mobile, avoiding fraud and inconvenience of blocked card
40 Percent Of Companies Risking Cyber Security Catastrophe
Too many European firms are nowhere near ready for a data breach, with no incident response plans in place
What Is The Security Impact Of Wearables In The Workplace?
Chema Alonso, CEO of Telefonica subsidiary Eleven Paths, discusses the security implications of introducing a wear your own device (WYOD) policy
Sky And Telefonica ‘Discuss’ Potential O2 Partnership
Sky reportedly in talks to launch O2 MVNO, but takeover unlikely
Monitise Gets Major Investment For Mobile Money Expansion
Santander, Telefónica and Mastercard contribute to £49.2m investment, as Monitise also announces further IBM collaboration
Box Targets Japan, Latin America And Australia In $100m Expansion Push
Box gains new partners and investment as it looks to increase its global footprint
Nick Clegg Opens Social Enterprise Accelerator Wayra UnLtd
Telefonica launches another start-up accelerator, but will it see any massive successes in London any time soon?
Ed Vaizey: “A Geek Heaven – That’s What We Want The UK To Be”
Politicians and businesses get behind Campus Party technology festival in London
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Wayra London Kicks Off Its First Start-Up Internship Fair
The start-up accelerator thinks young companies should hire interns as soon as they can
David Miliband Says Technology Makes Governments More Open
Former foreign secretary discusses the impact of tech on government and the conditions for startups