Vodafone is confident that it will secure EU antitrust approval for its $22 billion (€19.6 billion) purchase of Liberty Global’s assets in Germany and Eastern Europe by the middle of the year, it said this week.

Company calls on industry and governments to establish unified, objective cyber security standards.

The strategic partnership will collaborate on projects aimed at accelerating innovation at Telefónica and “transforming the telecommunications industry”. 

Claudia Nemat, Member of the Deutsche Telekom Board of Management, Technology and Innovation, held centre stage and kept contentious issues at bay.

5G is on track to account for 15% of global mobile connections by 2025 and to contribute  €1.94 trillion to the worldwide economy over the next 15 years.

At MWC19 in Barcelona, a group of European operators has launched the first specification for data portability among operators.

EE will trial its 5G network at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), which it sponsors, using hologram technology and AI to show off fashion.

Thirteen months after the revised Electronic Communications Code came into play, network operators, and property and land owners remain dissastisfied.

Telefónica has become the first company in the telecoms sector to issue a green bond with a €1 billion, five-year offering.

Telcos must do more than offer basic 5G connectivity if they want to gain a foothold in the smart manufacturing sector, ABI Research has warned.