The operator and IBM have announced Cloud Garden 2.0, the next phase of Telefonica’s cloud services platform designed to modernise applications.
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O2, Three and Vodafone agree new deal to improve UK's rural coverage
The agreement is part of the Shared Rural Network project and scheduled to begin this year and go through to 2024.
ONF publishes initial SD-RAN release to support O-RAN architecture
The Open Networking Foundation's (ONF) SD-RAN project was launched in April 2020 and has published its first software release.
TIM's launches Noovle – Italy's biggest cloud project so far
The new venture will be the centre of excellence for the Group's cloud and edge computing solutions.
Orange, Sanofi, Capgemini and Generali form eHealth ecosystem
The founders claim this is the first joint venture of its kind in Europe and will be based in Paris.
Belgium finally makes progress on first 5G auction
The government has approved the draft legislation – but bidding is not expected to begin before early 2022.
Vodafone Foundation to invest €20 mn in digital skills and education
The money will be spent on local initiatives in 13 European countries and Turkey, over five years.
Orange to raise €1.3 bn from sale of some fibre in France
The operator plans to sell part of the fixed fibre assets in its home market to a consortium.
Vodafone Group separates infra and services in drive to become techco
Scott Petty, CTO of the UK opco, will take over responsibilities at group level for digital and services.
NEC's mmWave with distributed-MIMO supports three times more connections
The vendor claims it is the first to demonstrate this capability, which it expects to be a common requirement.