Nokia has pushed further into services, this time focusing on optimisation, as it looks to improve how operators manage their networks.

Vodafone has rolled out spam blocking technology in the UK that means it can block nuisance calls before they reach its customers.

Nokia is extending its services portfolio to deliver mobile, fixed and Wi-Fi connectivity and to meet the demands of data-hungry consumers, as well as launching a new mobile edge computing solution.

Telekom Austria has brought mobile connectivity to remote huts in the Tux Alps and Karwendel Mountains after partnering with the German and Austria Alpine associations.

Nokia has grown its AirScale range of products, adding new radios and a solution to help roll out cloud based RAN.

Orange Polska is the latest operator to move towards an all-IP network and is working with Nokia to transform its legacy public switched telephone network (PSTN).

Nokia has launched a range to services to help operators shift to 5G, with the vendor's CEO identifying healthcare as a key opportunity for the company.

Nokia is on the hunt for a new President of its Technologies business after Ramzi Haidamus announced he is leaving to "explore new opportunities".

Belgian operator BASE has launched a €250 million network modernisation programme aimed at sharpening its 3G, LTE and LTE Advanced infrastructure.

InfoVista is to bolster its network performance orchestration solutions portfolio with the acquisition of Acsom's TEMS business.

Nokia claims it has won more than 30 percent of China Mobile’s 2016/17 construction work for its next-generation mobile broadband network, slated to be the largest 4G network anywhere with 300 million subscribers.

EE has used a drone to carry a compact Nokia base station to areas around Inverness, in northeast Scotland, and establish remote LTE coverage.

Nokia and China Telecom have struck a deal to expand 4G coverage and capacity in 19 provinces in China.

TIM will deploy virtual RAN (vRAN) in Italy this year, following the July launch of “intelligent” cloud RAN based on virtualised hardware in Palermo.

Deutsche Telekom’s new production site in Budapest is “one of the cornerstones” of its emerging pan-European network, the company said today.

Nokia has used IP/MPLS and packet microwave radio technology to strengthen a public safety network in California.

Facebook has developed an open source wireless access platform as part of its plans to connect remote parts of the world.

French operators will have better access to transport, power and water infrastructure as the country's regulator aims to improve coverage in the country.

Proximus and Belgian start-up Tessares are aiming to connect Belgium's unconnected by debuting a new technology that combines fixed and mobile networks.

Dynamic spectrum sharing company Federated Wireless is working with Siemens to provide connectivity in the Citizens' Broadband Radio Service band.