Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 16 | Page 31

LATEST INTELLIGENCE THE NETHERLANDS OPPO and T-Mobile have announced their collaboration on the Dutch telecom market. It’s the first time that the rapidly growing OPPO has entered into a direct partnership with a Dutch telecom partner. T-Mobile and OPPO find each other in their joint ambitions in areas such as technology and 5G. Earlier this year, OPPO already presented its first 5G smartphone, while T-Mobile is working hard on preparations for the rollout of 5G in 2020. The OPPO RX17 Pro smartphone has been exclusively added to the T-Mobile range. GERMANY Deutsche Telekom and energy and telecommunications company, EWE, signed a contract that establishes a joint venture between the two companies, representing the next step in their collaboration. The joint venture is called ‘Glasfaser NordWest’ (‘NorthWest Optical Fibre’ in English). Glasfaser NordWest aims to provide up to 1.5 million households and business locations with fast Internet. www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 31