EE has earmarked six UK cities for its 5G launch and promised commercial devices will be ready for the network going live next year.

KPN has created a new Chief Technology and Digital Officer role and appointed the CTIO of MTN Group to lead its technology, systems and network infrastructure operations.

TIM and Huawei are offering Italian enterprises new services based on software-defined wide area network technology, as they aim to help businesses increase the reliability, flexibility and efficiency.

Infrastructure vendor Commscope has acquired UK rival Arris in a deal worth $7.4 billion, which it said would help it take advantage of trends such a convergence, fibre, 5G and fixed wireless.

Telefónica Deutschland is broadening its fixed line reach after gaining access to German utility company EWE's network.

Telia Company has enabled connectivity for driverless trucks at a logistics company.

Swisscom has secured the first over the air connection on a live 3.5GHz 5G network by connecting a prototype smartphone.

Telenor Group is using five Norwegian families to test broadband and TV over a 5G network, in the first real-life pilot of the technology in Scandinavia.

Samsung has finally launched its much rumoured foldable phone with a new device that is able to flip from a tablet to conventional smart device.

Orange has launched a LTE-M network in France and is targeting Romania and Spain by the end of this year.

EE, O2 and Three have continued their race to be the UK's leading 5G operator with new masts, new investment and new connected car projects.

5G's potential could be under threat without a sensible approach to spectrum, the GSMA has warned, as it advised operators will need a minimum of 100MHz in the 5G mid-bands and 1GHz in millimetre wave frequency in order to fully capitalise on the technology.

Operators must take advantage of network virtualisation and other technologies if they are to minimise the cost per bit of forthcoming 5G networks and maximise its potential, a new report has claimed.

Samsung is continuing to feel the squeeze from Chinese rivals, as new research revealed smartphone shipments fell for the second quarter in a row.