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.

Qualcomm has teased early details about its forthcoming 5G mobile platform, staying coy on detail but vowing it will transform industries, inspire new business models and power next generation devices.

Europe will be three years late to the 5G party, new research has claimed, with operators in the United States set to launch the world's first deployments by the end of this year.

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.

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

Ericsson is opening a new software development centre focusing on baseband technologies in the United States this year as part of fresh investment in the country.

Audi and Ericsson are to run 5G trials in the car manufacturer's production lab to explore how the technology could aid vehicle construction.

Telia Company has identified eSports has "one of the most interesting use cases" of 5G, as it held its latest public demonstration of the cellular technology.

German operators are holding back innovation and disrupting competition by not giving MVNOs adequate access to spectrum, industry body MVNO Europe has claimed.

Swisscom's Italian subsidiary Fastweb is to buy Tiscali's fixed wireless business and its 3.5GHz spectrum, in a boost to the operator's 5G plans.

Vodafone Spain has started deploying pre-commercial 5G infrastructure across major cities just days after winning spectrum in the country's latest auction.

O2 UK is inviting every major company on the stock market to participate in 5G trials on its new testbed.

Proximus has hit out at the Belgian government's decision to open its forthcoming 5G auction up to a fourth player, claiming it will damage network quality across the country, operators' bottom lines and jobs.

Orange is widening the scope of its 5G testing to greater Paris and Île-de-France, with new research facilities, consumer services and a connected racetrack.