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Telefónica’s Wayra X looks back at 10 years of telecom startup challenges
Luisa Rubio, Head of Telefónica’s Wayra X, talks about the company’s experiences in corporate venturing and what’s hot in the market now. Read more…
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Telefonica cuts Huawei kit but finds no evidence of back doors
Telefonica plans to drastically reduce the amount of equipment it buys from Huawei but finds no evidence of back doors. Read more…
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Huawei scores 5G deal with Telefonica Deutschland
Telefonica Deutschland picked Huawei as well as Nokia to build its 5G network even as Germany finalizes security rules governing equipment suppliers. Read more…
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Telefónica and Huawei apply quantum crypto to live optical net
Telefónica, Huawei, and UPM (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) have conducted a field trial demonstrating the application of quantum cryptography on commercial optical networks, and integrating the technologies operationally using SDN. All secure communications are based Read more…
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PCCW Global and Colt’s settlements blockchain trial gets bigger
PCCW Global and Colt Technology Services say that they have expanded their blockchain proof of concept (PoC) for inter-carrier settlement payments, and that more carriers have now joined the initiative. PCCW Global, Colt and blockchain Read more…
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Telcos form alliance to defend enterprises against cyber attacks
Etisalat, Singtel, SoftBank and Telefónica have signed an agreement to create the Global Telco Security Alliance to offer enterprises a comprehensive portfolio of cyber security services. The alliance aims to be one of the world’s Read more…
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Telefonica launches its digital assistant ‘Aura’ in six markets
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spanish mobile operator Telefonica on Sunday launched a voice-activated assistant, called ‘Aura’, in six countries, using artificial intelligence to interact with its customers. The announcement, on the eve of the Mobile World Read more…
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MWC17 Halftime Report: the Game of Innovation has some interesting plays
It is pretty much half time in Barcelona. Fatigue is already showing on several players’ faces, but we must accept that the Game of Innovation is about pace, timing and execution. Early leaders are emerging, and for Read more…
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MWC17: Telefonica set to become provider of trust with Aura strategy
Over on DisruptiveViews, we have been saying for a couple of years now that privacy leads to trust and trust is an important asset for operators. Be the ones who give control of data back to Read more…
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MWC17: Telefonica and Ericsson drive a remote controlled car 70 km away
BARCELONA (Reuters) – The brave new world of remote-controlled cars is now technically possible using wireless technologies which are set to be commonplace early in the next decade, Telefonica and Ericsson said at a test Read more…
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MWC17: 5G is really all about giving mobile networks a brain
If the opening keynotes of MWC17 are anything to go by, the “Next Element” of mobile networks is a brain –specifically, cognitive computing and artificial intelligence powerful enough to enable new services, empower customers and Read more…