In today’s industry news roundup: Deutsche Telekom shows off its best fiber foot; BT tackles manufacturing efficiency with technology and startups; Huawei won’t be kicked out of German 5G networks (at least not yet); and more.
Deutsche Telekom is accelerating its fiber optic broadband access network deployment plans for 2023, committing to add to the 5.2 million premises it will move to at the end of 2022 by building its FTTP network to move another 2.5 million to 3 million locals next year and go beyond 10 million in 2024.”Our fiber optic engine is running,” exclaimed Telekom Deutschland CEO Srini Gopalan at the operator’s network day in Bonn. “We built more fiber this year than all the other competitors combined. In the second phase, we will bring even more fiber even faster to our customers. It’s all about growth and scalability… Our 5G coverage already reaches 94% of people in Germany a good three years after its launch. Whether mobile or fiber, our ambition is to be ahead of our customers. And to achieve its goals, the operator has also pledged to increase the workforce of its so-called “Fiber Factory” operation by 1,000 people, bringing the total to 3,000. For more details, see this advert.
UK national carrier BT launched phase two of its Green Technology Innovation Platform which aims to “accelerate new, cutting-edge digital solutions to help manufacturers reduce carbon emissions and move towards a circular world.” As part of the process, three additional specialist startups – RIICO, made of the sensor and Circularize – have joined the platform. “In partnership with BT and the Manufacturing Technology Center (MTC), they will begin proof of concept (PoC) activities to prove their impact for UK manufacturers,” BT noted. In a joint report Released by BT and Accenture, the partners shared a forecast that technology, including 5G, “can help reduce carbon emissions from manufacturing by 13% by 2030”, while BT said the three startups “have been selected to solve some of the sustainability challenges with the greatest impact on carbon-intensive manufacturing. Read more.
Just a few days after the The United States has tightened the screw further away Huawei and ZTE, and the news of a Huawei’s decline in Europe, the Chinese supplier has received something of a silver lining from Germany, one of the main remaining markets in Europe where the company under fire has not received its marching orders. The country’s economy ministry has decided that it will not issue a general ban on the use of Huawei equipment in German networks, but will continue to make decisions on a case-by-case basis. Reuters reported. But the policy of introducing a short-term ban on specific products or the entire production of companies exists, so things could change very quickly. However, it has been repeatedly pointed out that Germany has a strong business relationship with China and that the kind of ban on Huawei technology that the US or even the UK has already introduced could have a negative impact on this important collaboration.
giant flea Wonderwho earlier this week expanded its strong relationship with Nokiahad a fantastic third quarter, recording record revenue of $1.54 billion, up 27% year-over-year thanks to “our key growth drivers in cloud, 5G and automotive, as well as sharing and content gains in our enterprise networking end market,” said President and CEO Matt Murphy. But the company also warned that its fourth-quarter performance will suffer as customers dip into inventory, with sales expected to approach $1.4 billion. Read more.
Having options explored unload Communications Suddenlink this summer in hopes of securing up to $20 billion to help reduce its debt, United States changed his mind. “Over the past few months, the company has been considering options, including the potential sale of its Suddenlink business,” Altice USA noted in this advert. “Following this assessment, the Board of Directors has unanimously determined that continuing to operate Suddenlink and pursuing the company’s long-term business plan represents the best path forward for Altice. USA and its shareholders.” However, those shareholders weren’t so excited about the move as the carrier’s share price fell more than 11% to $4.09 when the news broke on Thursday, but rallied more than 4% on Friday to $4.25.
– Staff, TelecomTV