José María Álvarez-Pallete (pictured) called for "progress in the deregulation of the telecoms sector and the establishment of new rules for the digital world".
TIM presents fibre co-investment model to Italian regulator
The operator is hoping to attract investors to share the cost of FTTH to underserved areas.
Vodafone, Nokia record speeds of 100Gbps in broadband tech test
The 100Gbps passive optical network (PON) will underpin cable and fibre broadband connections from 2030.
Europe lagging behind in digitalisation and network deployment
Average spending by consumers and prices are much higher in the US and Japan than in Europe's "stretched" telecoms sector.
O2 and NEC jointly conduct Open RAN trial
Telefonica UK and NEC Corporation completed a successful trial on O2’s network with NEC's ecosystem of partners.
Telia seeks investors for new towerco
CEO Kirby announces new strategy and purpose, intending to raise more revenue from better customer experience and reducing costs.
75% of telcos to spend more on digital transformation in 2021
A new research report find that the same percentage still rely heavily on stores and call centres for revenues.
Orange ends talks on network-sharing with Free
France's largest operator cites "divergence in deployment strategy" as the reason.
Rumour resurfaces of MásMóvil -Vodafone España merger
A Spanish newspaper reports that talks have intensified in recent weeks but no agreement has been reached.
Elisa, Nokia claim world’s first 1Tb deployment
The two are exploring a new clear-channel interface to scale up the capacity of Elisa’s network.
Ericsson launches 5G RAN slicing for new use cases
The Swedish vendor says it promises customised 5G services with guaranteed performance parameters.
DT and Samsung triple capacity in 5G SA trial in Czech Republic
Deutsche Telekom (DT) is trying out options to replace its heavy dependence on Huawei kit.
Telefónica, Red Hat and IBM team up to offer clients hybrid cloud
The operator and IBM have announced Cloud Garden 2.0, the next phase of Telefonica’s cloud services platform designed to modernise applications.
O2, Three and Vodafone agree new deal to improve UK's rural coverage
The agreement is part of the Shared Rural Network project and scheduled to begin this year and go through to 2024.