SFR passed almost a quarter of a million new premises with fibre during July and August and increased its 4G and 4G+ coverage, the French telco announced in its latest network update.

Beeline and Ericsson have struck a two-year partnership that covers the development and deployment of 5G and IoT technologies.

Vodafone on Friday announced that it has installed a 5G node in Madrid's La Nave innovation centre to coincide with an ongoing networking and innovation event.

Vodafone UK has announced plans to switch on 1,000 5G sites by 2020, as the operator seeks to position itself as leading the country towards the next generation of mobile technology.

Deutsche Telekom and engineering firm Aricent have taken the wraps off an open source mobile edge compute platform designed to help operators rapidly develop and launch 5G applications and services.

Austria's auction of spectrum for 5G services will begin in February next year, the country's regulator announced on Wednesday, with the sale structured in such a way as to allow regional broadband providers the chance to gain access to the mobile market.

Germany's telecoms regulator has issued draft 5G auction rules that 'open the door' for operators to work together to improve rural coverage.

Bidding continues in Italy's 5G spectrum auction, but the closely-watched 700MHz band has already been allocated, with three operators together spending €2.04 billion to secure a share of those low-band frequencies.

Telia Company has shown how 5G could increase the operational efficiency of wood mills, in its latest demonstration of the technology.

Nokia and public television broadcaster France Télévisions have broadcast the first transmission of 8K content in real conditions via a 5G network.

Orange Poland's CEO said operators need to know "the clear rules of the game" for buying 5G ready spectrum and setting up new networks.

Europe has taken another hammering for its 5G deployment plans, with a new report arguing the region's unambitious big beasts are dragging back the dreams of the smaller players.

Five operators have thrown their hats into the ring for the Italian 5G spectrum auction, with initial bids worth €2.47 billion.

Orange Belgium made robots balance a ball, streamed holographic concerts in virtual reality, and connected gamers across a range of 5G trials held with Nokia.

Swisscom is upgrading its wireless transport network in the latest landmark in its preparations for its forthcoming 5G network.

Ericsson has bolstered its automation services with the acquisition of CENX, in addition to revealing new 5G transport and radio systems.

Telia Company has launched a 5G New Radio network in Helsinki ahead of plans to launch a commercial service by the end of this year.

Swisscom has held Switzerland's first end-to-end 5G New Radio data call as part of its next generation network deployment in the city of Burgdorf.

TIM has switched on the first 3GPP 5G New Radio site in San Marino, which it said makes it one step closer to becoming the first European 5G state by the end of this year.

The European Investment Bank has lent Nokia €500 million to help the Finnish vendor invest further in the research and development of 5G technology.