The US Attorney-General, William Barr, has suggested the US and its allies should consider taking a “controlling stake” in the firms to build stronger alternatives to Huawei.

Proximus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a private 5G network for the Port of Antwerp.

The Chinese giant, which has itself often been accused of the industrial espionage, is filing lawsuits across the state of Texas.

Group CEO Nick Read (pictured) said it will take five year and cost €200 million – meanwhile growth remains incremental and India hangs in the balance.

Telekom Albania has selected Ericsson as the sole supplier to modernise its radio and core networks in a five-year deal.

Working with Ericsson, Huawei and Qualcomm, Vodafone says it demonstrated the world’s first 5G dynamic spectrum-sharing on a combination of two low spectrum bands.

Belgian telecoms regulator, BIPT, plans to issue temporary spectrum licences to allow the introduction of 5G this summer.

The move is intended to offer operators cloud-native service assurance via software as a service (Saas), using artificial intelligence, automation and analytics.

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Orange made the decision after issuing a request for proposals in early 2019 followed by several months of testing.

The delayed advice, which was due by the end of December, follows the UK’s decision regarding Huawei in 5G and full-fibre infrastructure.

VodafoneZiggo and Ericsson, along with Brainport Development and High Tech Campus Eindhoven, have launched a new “5G co-creation environment” in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

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Ericsson and consultancy firm Capgemini have formed a global partnership to support operators in supplying private network solutions for enterprises.

The head of the Czech Republic’s telecoms watchdog resigned over last-minute changes by the government to the country’s planned 5G auction.

After much deliberation, the UK Prime Minister announces Huawei will be allowed a limited presence in non-core elements of 5G infrastructure.

DNA has started selling 5G phone and broadband subscriptions, ahead of rolling out services to 20 locations in Finland early this year.

Rakuten Mobile is expanding its ‘Free Supporter Program’ to an additional 20,000 participants, and says it is on track to launch the world’s first end-to-end fully virtualised cloud-native network in April.

Swisscom says it has successfully tested a private 5G network at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Italy’s newest mobile operator, Iliad, has asked courts to prohibit a 5G network-sharing agreement between Wind Tre and Fastweb, according to a report from Reuters.