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Resilient, high-capacity mobile could unlock £230bn in UK by 2035

This is the main conclusion from a new BT report – the problem is customers think they are paying for reliable total coverage now, although it's not what they get

T-Mobile Poland launches 5G Plus services with 700 MHz band

Operator is adding the band to its 5G Plus 3.x GHz band services for wider geographic coverage, especially in rural or hard-to-reach areas

NGMN releases “common language” for base station antennas

The publication is especially timely as operators move towards hybrid antenna systems, which blend passive and active components

Boldyn Networks restructures European leadership

The move comes as the neutral host specialist rebrands German private network builder Smart Mobile Labs Neutral host builder and operator Boldyn Networks has announced...

Germany switches to handsets to measure actual mobile coverage

Regulators across Europe are shifting away from theoretical signal maps toward real-world, experience-based coverage metrics

Latvijas Mobilais Telefons opts for Ericsson to pave the way to 5G SA

The vendor will modernise LMT’s cloud infrastructure and replace its legacy communication services and the systems that manage its users' data

Asterion to acquire Spanish MNVO Finetwork for €210m plus debt

The deal, under discussion, could see a further €100 debt added to overall transaction

VodafoneThree lands exclusive multi-year partnership with Currys

The new carrier’s first big renewal test has been passed after the distribution deal with the technology retailer

Safaricom hits 10 million subscribers in Ethiopia

After a rocky start due to the market just liberalising, the Kenyan-based operator is winning customers as it build out its network

UK backs neutral host model for railway connectivity

Network Rail’s Project Reach will see Freshwave building neutral host infrastructure to clear blackspots and Neos deploying 1000km of high-capacity fibre

Bridging the Edge: SATCOM with an Edge – Phase III

Partner content: This award-winning proof of concept demonstrates how satellite can play a key role, alongside edge and 5G, in delivering reliable connectivity all over the world

T-Mobile Poland shakes market with single mobile plan

The new one unlimited‑everything plan at PLN 75  (€17.7) a month is going to disrupt Poland’s already crowded mobile market

5G FWA to account for 35% of new fixed broadband links by 2030

Ericsson Mobility Report says mobile data increased 19% Q1 2024-Q1 2025 but rate of growth to slow; predicts 5G will carry 80% of global mobile traffic by 2030

Verizon, Nokia to deploy private 5G nets across Thames Freeport

The Freeport is intended to rejunvenate the Thames Estuary to the east of London in partnership with local councils, the Port of Tilbury, Ford Dagenham and logistics centres

Romania’s telcos are fixing faults faster

Regulator ANCOM sees rise in telecom security incidents, but impact on users has fallen sharply
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