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I’ve just published an extended piece on Digi, its strategy and the lessons for others. The article is for subscribers, but here are some key points: - It wants to offer fixed and mobile in all of its markets, and TV in most. (”TV is an important product also in the Spanish market and we must have it.”) - Digi is not interested in the business market (”we are not actively pursuing the B2B market.”) - It is not ideological in how to build a network (”We will choose the best option available in each market”) - It is not interested in the latest technology (”AI is a domain for other companies and operators”) - The strategy is not simply based on low prices (”we do not have a philosophy of not changing the prices or keeping the prices low”) More on the potential limitations and lessons for others in the article. The transcripts from the conference calls are well worth a read and offer more insight than the typical quarterly Q&A. They are also refreshingly direct when they can’t/don’t want to answer a question. “I am sorry, I will not be very helpful” is a typical response. My favourite was: “This is a comparative question, comparing us to the others, and is way too rhetorical. I cannot be helpful here.” https://lnkd.in/ewdPb_ff

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Excellent view to the European #RDI in the field of #6G - Europe is frontrunner in 6G

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Discover how Towa International transformed its IT infrastructure in record time, enabling seamless international communication across offices in Spain, Italy, and Portugal. 🌐 Learn how our agile solutions powered their global expansion and supported a smooth transition from legacy systems. Read the full case study now: https://lnkd.in/gXJwuF9E #ExtraordinaryConnections #DigitalTransformation #DigitalInfrastructure

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Second part for Spanish MVNOs Market analysis, dedicated to operator relationships, numbering sub-allocations.

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My longer article looking at Iliad was published this week. A few key points: - Iliad is keen to argue that it is not doing well simply because its services are cheap: "The central case for our good commercial performance is, on the one side innovation … plus our amazing revolution in customer care.” Its investments in set top boxes and content bundles are interesting and performing well, but as the chart shows customer satisfaction is only about average for most of its products. - The structure of Iliad - privately owned with a strong key shareholder in Xavier Niel - makes it able to take bold decisions more quickly. As I say in the piece "it is hard to think of another European operator more willing to take risk" than Iliad. It is investing heavily (for a telco) into adjacent areas to telecoms, like AI. - Despite these differences, the core strategy of Iliad isn't that far apart from most other operators - sell fixed and mobile, plus a bit of TV, push into business services (through security) I'll put the link to the piece in the comments.

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#Spain is a European and World leader in #FTTH Networks. But, how these networks are performing in terns of reliability? Are they matching our expectatives as a #DigitalSociety? A new report from Opensignal defines #FBB Spanish networks as #Moderate, not #Higher. In fact, Spanish networks fall behind #SWE, #NOR or #JP but also #UK. In this #espisode of #Telco #SuperLigero we try to understand this new ranking and to match it with another data sources as Ookla; MedUX; umlaut company; SETELECO. Secretaría de Estado de Telecomunicaciones e Infraestructuras Digitales or CNMC (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia). The Opensignal analysis includes also a very smart and elegant approach to measure the geographical #DigitalDivide. And concludes that there is a Digital Divide in every single country with Spain number 5 in a shorter gap ranking.

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• In a new white paper on mobile communications for the decade 2030–2040, the Orange Group argues that society needs to be a stakeholder in the design of the networks of the future. • This approach is part of a global rationale of sustainability. • Research Program Manager Marie-Hélène Hamon discusses the dynamics of innovation in mobile network technologies, the importance of societal dialogue and some of the expected technical developments. #6G #Networks #Prospective

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Curious about the evolution of 6G? Experts will share their visions and next steps in a 6G IA webinar 25th November.

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Having public information about prices in #Telco #ESP is a rare event. But the people of Finetwork (a Spanish #MVNO) have recently published its #Barometer with a major data point: on average a customer pays 53,90 €/m by its FBB+Mobile services! But beyond this we can, with this data set, play with brands and some technical service attributes. We have identified 3 "premium brands" and 4 "Low Cost" from 18 included in the barometer. And we have drawn some U-Shapped curves about the FBB speed and the MBB monthly data allowance! The "Premium bonus" is about 25 €/m, so construct a Brand eventually pays

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🚀ACCESSIBILITY IS ACCESSIBLE IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE🚀 ✅ Harness your #teams & #students #potential. ✅ Reduce #presenteeism & #absenteeism ✅ Increase #wellbeing job satisfaction and employee #retention #reasonableadjustments #g8gener8te #accessibility #dyslexia #mentalhealth

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Colleagues Mikko A. Uusitalo, Andreas Mueller and Risto Jurva and colleagues to come 😊 José Luis Almodóvar Chico and Konstantinos Trichias dicussing about #6G use cases. European collaboration and projects, such as Hexa-X-II, 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) and 6G Flagship are supporting with their controbutions 3GPP SA1 #6G #standardisation work. Validation of use cases is an essential part of the work. While working with 6G standardisation there is still on-going #5G mission with lot of use cases to be accomplished before 6G is reality. #Sustainability is essential aspect for the work. Challange is that there are different views to the topic. We need to generate understanding about what can be done with help of new technologies and how to turn sustainable solutions into sustainable business. Many of the use cases are implemented in #SmartCity context. This creates concrete connection with people, creating a possibility about showing the opportunities and potential of new technologies to large audience.

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Telefónica earns 979 million euros to June, up 29%, and confirms all its financial targets for 2024 🚀 ✅ Revenue grew 1.2% in the second quarter to €10,255 million and reached €20,395 million in the first half of the year, up 1.1%. ✅ EBITDA increased 1.8% between April and June to €3,219 million and rose 1.9% to €6,424 million in the first half of the year. ✅The Group confirms targets for 2024: revenue growth of around 1% and EBITDA and operating cash flow growth between 1% and 2%; a CapEx over revenue ratio of up to 13%; and a FCF increase of more than 10%. ✅The company also confirms the shareholder remuneration for 2024, consisting of a dividend of €0.30 per share payable in two tranches of €0.15 to be paid in December 2024 and June 2025. “Revenues are growing, EBITDA is up and the customer base is larger and more satisfied with the service they receive. Telefónica is a more profitable and sustainable company, meeting the pillars of its GPS strategic plan, confirming all its financial targets for 2024 and reaffirming its attractive shareholder remuneration,” said Telefónica Chairman José María Álvarez-Pallete.

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Telefónica has started a series of posts entitled "EU 2024-2029: Forging a competitive path", in which we will analyse Telefónica’s vision on how to strengthen competitiveness and better position the European Union’s society and economy on the global stage. Competitiveness will undoubtedly be the central priority guiding the EU’s forthcoming policy and legislative initiatives during the next institutional cycle in Europe that runs from 2024 to 2029, following the European Parliament elections. In this second article, we analyse the competitiveness strategy that Telefónica considers key, articulated in four axes. The first of these is of crucial relevance for the success of the rest of the axes: the creation of a regulatory environment that allows European companies to grow and compete. There will not be any recovery of competitiveness for Europe, if regulation is not fit for purpose. After the "regulatory tsunami" of the previous period, most companies argue that a complex, difficult to understand and inconsistent regulatory environment undermines the competitiveness of their companies. In Europe, companies have to devote significant resources to ensure compliance with complex, exhaustive and prescriptive regulations. We need public policies to foster an enabling environment for competitiveness. This articles gives more details on our proposals for this goal.

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Since the big Metaswitch layoffs in June, we've been saying that it would make the most sense for Microsoft to sell the Metaswitch Networks assets to a third-party - and today the announcement came. Alianza, Inc. has acquired Metaswitch. Obviously there's a lot that we don't know, but significantly, I did hear that Alianza is planning to extend the end-of-life dates on MaX UC and MaX Meeting. Obviously this is a huge deal, and significantly changes the industry landscape for service providers who are using Metaswitch products - but at the same time, this process is just beginning, and it's going to take a long time to really understand what this all means. I think my biggest questions are (a) what will the team look like once this is all complete, and (b) what is the vision for the product in the future? One of the most challenging things about any acquisition is that it takes a long time. I imagine today's announcement was the result of months of negotiations and due diligence, but this is not the end of the process. The deal won't be finalized until sometime in Q1 2025. I would assume that Alianza has a clear plan - and hopefully we'll get to learn more about that soon - but it will take time to implement that plan. Even once Alianza fully controls the Metaswitch organization and assets, the effort involved to integrate a large organization is very significant - so it could be six months or a year from now before anything starts to change. So what does this mean for service providers with Metaswitch products? Well, I've said this before and I'll say it again:  DON'T PANIC! The Metaswitch platform is a good product, and if it's working well for you now there's no need to make any hasty decisions. And whatever happens, my team at Award Consulting is committed to supporting our service provider clients with whatever you decide to do. https://lnkd.in/gGBVDYVr

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How can you turn organisational change from a challenge into an opportunity? 🚀 Inspired by our colleagues from Cegos España, this article breaks down the key steps for managing change effectively: from preparation to team engagement. You'll find simple tips and proven models that make change easier and more motivating for everyone 🌟 If you want to delve deeper into a specific aspect of organisational change management, such as change management models, resistance to change, or communication strategies - Contact us today 😉 Cegos Group #ChangeManagement #OrganisationalChange #Leadership"

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Interesting new insights into Digi's approach to being an MNO in Spain and how it plans to manages the challenges of building out a 5G Network. https://lnkd.in/eFigk395

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📲 Holographic calls might not be a thing in the distant future or galaxies faraway anymore! Spain’s leading operator Telefonica, Ericsson and holographic technology developer MATSUKO have successfully completed a Proof-of-Concept that allows holographic calls to be viewed on the dialer of a smartphone supporting standards-based IMS Data Channel! 🎯 ✅ Integrating holographic calls directly into dialer apps would allow users to access and utilize this advanced communication technology seamlessly without the need for additional applications. This groundbreaking Proof-of-Concept (PoC) showcases the potential of IMS Data Channel to revolutionize future #5G and #6G voice services with innovative applications, including holographic communication. The PoC achieved several significant milestones. It demonstrated the transmission of a one-way hologram (from presenter to viewer) with two-way audio between them, using IMS infrastructure. The holographic service was seamlessly integrated into native smartphone dialers, eliminating the need for additional applications. Additionally, MATSUKO’s advanced holographic service processed and reconstructed the hologram data in the cloud, ensuring high-quality performance. #innovation #ericsson #teamericsson Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g6X6ZHuA

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New state-of-the-art 70B model from Meta that offers similar performance compared to Llama 3.1 405B model. The Meta Llama 3.3 multilingual large language model (LLM) is a pretrained and instruction tuned generative model in 70B (text in/text out). The Llama 3.3 instruction tuned text only model is optimized for multilingual dialogue use cases and outperform many of the available open source and closed chat models on common industry benchmarks. https://lnkd.in/g3G8gWTw

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