The global private investment company is leading a consortium which will acquire a 30.2% share of Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane (INWIT) currently held by TIM.

John Grant, Chairman of ISG NIN, ETSI, explains why we need to be less reliant on IP in future and alternatives to the venerable protocol suite that served us so well for so long.

Scott Petty has been CTO of Vodafone UK since February 2018 and at the company for over 11 years. Prior to becoming CTO, he was Group Enterprise Technology Director. He spoke to Annie Turner.

The government is keen to see the long-discussed tie-up between alternative broadband fibre provider Open Fiber and the former incumbent as TIM continues with sales of its assets.

The Netherlands' Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) has published draft guidelines for sharing mobile networks.

Ericsson Nikola Tesla in Croatia has been selected by Hrvatski Telekom as its sole supplier of 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) products and services until 2024.

Europe’s biggest operator, Deutsche Telekom, says more than 16 million people have access to 5G services which will rise to 40 million by mid July.

The Swedish operator said it now operates nearly 400 5G sites on existing spectrum, half of which are in the capital.

EE, part of BT Group, has signed an agreement with Nokia to build the infrastructure for emergency services across Great Britain.

The jobs will be created over three years by the alternative fibre operator’s network of construction partners.

This is part of the international carrier's backbone expansion across Europe and the first in a city.

Michael Whitty, 47, set fire to equipment at a tower owned by Vodafone UK at Kirby in Merseyside, having researched theories linking 5G to the spread of Covid-19.

Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS) has completed live in-orbit testing across a range of applications on Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Phase 1 satellite.

Telefónica Deutschland will sell about 10,100 sites to the group’s majority-owned tower infrastructure arm, Telxius, for €1.5 billion if the deal receives regulatory approvals.

Chinese firm launches UK public campaign against exclusion from networks; Ericsson outline short-term impacts to its Network disivison from Chinese deals.

Vodafone Idea partners Nokia to complete the first phase of a dynamic spectrum refarming (DSR) deployment in India.

Nokia claims the tech has the potential to help the Finnish operator reduce energy costs by 30% and cut CO2 by 80%.

Infrastructure joint venture and roaming partnership announced to extend coverage in the Caribbean and Alaska respectively.

A wave of acquisitions is expected in the debt-laden telecoms sector after the coronavirus pandemic – how will governments react?

The Johnson Administration is reported to be drawing up plans to have all Huawei equipment removed from UK networks within three years.