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Telefonica Germany gears up for VoLTE

2014-10-21 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Operator taps Ericsson's IMS portfolio; plans to launch commercial service once it has compatible devices in stock.

Telefonica Deutschland to cut 1,600 jobs untill 2018

2014-10-17 13:15:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Telefonica Deutschland has unveiled the key parameters for the integration of E-Plus, including 1,600 job cuts until 2018 on a total of 9.100 employees. The job cuts are part of the streamlining process to create a springboard for the digital transformation of the business model and create synergies of more than EUR 5 billion. Most of the job cuts are due to duplicate functions that need to be abolished. . In this process, Telefonica Deutschland intends to implement a severance pay scheme for employees leaving the company and strives to avoid compulsory redundancies wherever possible. The supervisory board and the workers council have been informed about the planned measures, which are subject to approval by the supervisory board. The company will now continue negotiations with the workers council. The two sides agreed to conduct these negotiations in a spirit of partnership.

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Telefonica to share cyber intelligence with Microsoft

2014-10-17 10:41:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Telefonica has bolstered its cyber-security offer with a number of new products and services, including a global strategic agreement with Microsoft to combat digital crime through intelligence sharing. Under the agreement Telefonica will share cyber intelligence in real time with Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit with a view to eradicating malware and harmful programs. In turn, Telefonica's digital security subsidiary Eleven Paths will contribute its experience in the advanced search for malware threats and other types of cyber-intelligence. The agreement was announced at Telefonica's second Security Innovation Day, held at its Madrid quarters, during which the operator also revealed that the digital certification and biometric technology of Spanish security company SmartAccess would be integrated into Eleven Paths. In addition, the company launched a new cyber-intelligence product, dubbed Path5, designed to counteract threats in the mobile world.

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