
‘This company will be very different in 2025’ – B2B AI props up Orange revamp for 5G era
France-based Orange has followed Spanish telecoms operator Telefónica to announce a major strategic overhaul that places analytics and automation, to underpin both internal efficiencies and external services, at the heart …

Telefónica puts new €2bn digital-change unit at heart of five-step reinvention plan
Telefónica has revealed a five-point reinvention plan to set it for “the next 100 years”. The strategy leans heavily into the digital transformation of industry and society, and sees the …

Three private LTE deployments in the mining industry
The mining industry continues to recruit operators and vendors to deploy new industrial LTE and 5G networks on the promise of industrial change. Here is a summary of recently announced deployments. …

Telefonica, SEAT use IoT to increase road safety in Spain
IoT system includes drone imagery and real-time data processing Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica, the Directorate General for Traffic (DGT) and Spanish car marker SEAT have presented two cases in which …

Nokia and Telefónica tie-up five-year private LTE deal with copper mine in Peru
The mining industry continues to recruit operators and vendors to deploy new industrial LTE and 5G networks on the promise of industrial change. Minera Las Bambas in Peru, the ninth …

Ericsson deploys private 5G with Telefónica and Vodafone for German car industry
Ericsson is to be carrything-through with its promise to fall in line with operators for rollout of private networks, as new 5G slicing projects in the automotive manufacturing space have …

Telefónica O2 and UK Space Agency test 5G and satellite for autonomous vehicles
UK operator Telefónica O2 has joined with the UK Space Agency on a new four-year public-private sector partnership to test 5G and satellite communications for autonomous vehicles. Project Darwin, announced …

Telefonica partners with Schindler to provide IoT connectivity for escalators
Telefónica and Schindler announced a global partnership under which the Spanish telco will be the IoT and network connectivity partner for Schindler’s digital offering for smart elevators and escalators. Telefonica …

Telefonica launches new unit to focus on IoT security
Spanish telecom giant Telefónica has launched the IoT Cybersecurity Unit, a new project focused on the securing the internet of things, the telco said in a release. The new unit combines …

Telefónica takes three-pronged approach to private networks, unlicensed spectrum
Among telecoms operators grappling with the concept of private industrial networks, and ways to coexist with enterprises seeking control of their own LTE and 5G infrastructure, Telefónica cuts an assured …