Among other things, CERRE recommends the competitive use of networks by different players – rather than focusing on competition between network owners – to lower entry barriers.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) says the successful candidates will ensure worldwide compatibility of equipment and interoperability.

From 3 December, Orange’s 5G network will be live in 15 French municipalities including Nice, Marseille, Le Mans, Angers and Clermont Ferrand (pictured).

They cover the access ecosystem, from fixed mobile convergence, to the access gateway function and customer premises equipment.

The UK government is to publish a telecoms security bill which includes fines of £100,000 daily for operators that fail to stick to rules regarding vendors like Huawei.

The former Dutch incumbent also expects to save up to €250 million through digital transformation.

The hold-up is due to the time needed for "legal and legislative preparations" now that the coalition government is in place, amid regional spats.

Analysis of R&D tax relief shows spending has varied more in telecoms than in other sectors over last 10 years.

The combined speeds of two devices hit 8Gbps on a commercial 5G network on mmWave spectrum using tech from Nokia and Qualcomm.

The Japanese corporation hopes the Centre will help accelerate global adoption of 5G Open RAN and leverage the expertise it gained in Japan with Rakuten Mobile.

Finnish operator and Helsinki University Hospital (HUS) are continuing their cooperation to help manage the pandemic.

H1 revenues fell, but profits are up: more 5G litigation looms in Portugal, but there are high ambitions for Vantage Towers, valued at €14 billion.

The Chinese vendor points to public good in the UK market, but the acquisition of its Honor smartphone brand does not appear public as we know it.

France's Bouygues Telecom and IBM have signed a collaboration agreement to support business customers in their development of 5G use cases.

The Czech Telecommunication Office (CTU) appears not to have achieved its goal of introducing a fourth player into the market via the 5G spectrum auction.

Altice Portugal, which operates the converged services provider MEO, said it would halt ongoing investment in projects in response to the regulator's decisions.

Nokia’s 7750 Service Router portfolio will replace and upgrade IP edge and core networks, starting in Greece and Hungary.


The Swedish equipment maker’s Capital Markets Day was all about being back on track but stock markets are not convinced – and there's the China factor too.

The operator has worked with Barcelona-based Gestamp, which designs, develops and manufactures automotive components.

The companies will each hold a 50% stake, and appoint a leader for the new entity which will have headquarters in Germany.