Telefónica activates 5G across Spain
Telefónica switched on its 5G network in Spain. Telefónica is promising to bring 5G to 75% of the Spanish population by the end of…
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Telefónica Germany / O2 builds 5G core w Ericsson & AWS
Telefónica Deutschland is working with Ericsson and AWS to build a cloud-first 5G core for the O2 mobile network of the future. The carrier…
Google Cloud and Telefónica form partnership
Google Cloud and Telefónica announced a strategic partnership to foster Spain’s digital transformation and advance 5G mobile edge computing. The companies said their partnership…
Telefónica claims a 50% reduction in its global CO2 emissions in 2019
Telefónica achieved a 50% reduction in its global CO2 emissions in 2019, fulfilling in advance the company’s target for 2025. The company claims that…
Telefónica Deutschland picks Ericsson 5G core
Telefónica Deutschland, which operates under the O2 brand in Germany, will implement a completely independent 5G core network with full cloud compatibility in its…
Telefónica UK migrates TDM to Ciena 6500 Packet Transport
Telefónica UK will migrate its legacy Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) infrastructure to a next-generation Adaptive IP network powered by Ciena’s 6500 Packet Transport System…
Liberty’s Virgin Media to merge with Telefónica’s O2
Liberty Global plc and Telefónica SA will merge their operating businesses in the U.K. to form a 50:50 joint venture focused on broadband +…
Telefónica’s José María Álvarez-Pallete on COVID-19 emergency
José María Álvarez-Pallete, CEO of Telefónica, issued the following statement to share steps being taken in response to the COVID-19 crisis: “A global health…
Telefónica ‘O2’ UK picks Mavenir Virtualized IMS
Telefónica UK is deploying Mavenir’s virtualized IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) solution (vIMS) for VoLTE and VoWiFi in their nationwide Data Centers Infrastructure, which is…
Telefónica forms new chief digital consumer office
Telefónica has formed a new Chief Digital Consumer Office (CDCO) to be led by Chema Alonso, who until now was responsible for Telefónica’s data…
Telefónica shifts its priorities and seeks to sell assets
Warning that its current telco business is “close to being exhausted,” Telefónica announced a major restructuring that will see it divest from most of…
AT&T to provide Telefonica with last mile wireless access in Mexico
AT&T Mexico will provide Telefonica Movistar with capacity in its 3G and 4G access network and any future network technologies nationwide. Under the deal,…
Google Loon to fly over the Peruvian Amazon
Peru is likely to be the first country in Latin America in which the “Loon” Internet-via-balloon service will operate Specifically, Loon and Internet para…