BT and Facebook are aiming to unlock fresh connectivity solutions for rural areas and self-healing networks after launching its latest start-up competition.

Three UK CTO Bryn Jones has left the operator, with the technology duties being split around the business to reflect the ongoing softwarisation of telecoms.

EE and Three is extending the work Ericsson is doing on its shared network, as it looks to improve the quality of 3G connectivity in the UK.

Artificial intelligence could help knit together disparate devices and standards, writes Thomas Rockmann, VP Connected Home at Deutsche Telekom

Swisscom is delaying the nationwide deployment of its 5G network thanks to a restrictive political climate that is causing more expensive investment conditions, the operator has said.

Network slicing could bag operators $6 billion in revenues through the creation of new services but only if interoperability is central, a new report has claimed.

Swedish triple play provider Com Hem has rolled out 1.2GBps fibre to 600,000 households across the country.

O2 has used beams of light to transmit data through light bulbs in a trial of LiFi, a technology that could prove a rival to Wi-Fi.

3 Denmark is launching a three year project to modernise its transport network through the deployment of 5G ready routers from Ericsson.

Samsung has launched the first modem compatible with 3GPP's specifications for 5G New Radio infrastructure, with the chipset hitting the market by the end of this year.

Orange is hoping to boost its Big Data and cloud strategies for enterprise customers after its Business Services subsidiary completed the acquisition of Basefarm Holding for €350 million.

Swisscom and EE have been deemed the best networks in Switzerland and the UK, in two separate tests of market performance.

Telenor is aiming to establish Norway as a "national powerhouse" for artificial intelligence after partnering on a new lab to develop enterprise solutions.

Orange Poland has passed three million premises with FTTH technology, with the operator also exploring the potential of 450MHz spectrum to connect the energy sector.