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

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.

Proximus is aiming to increase the capacity of its network tenfold after launching a three year transport network modernisation project.

BT and Facebook are aiming to unlock fresh connectivity solutions for rural areas and self-healing networks after launching its latest start-up competition.

EE and Three is extending the work Ericsson is doing on its shared network, as it looks to improve the quality of 3G connectivity in the UK.

O2 has used beams of light to transmit data through light bulbs in a trial of LiFi, a technology that could prove a rival to Wi-Fi.

3 Denmark is launching a three year project to modernise its transport network through the deployment of 5G ready routers from Ericsson.

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.

Ericsson and Nokia have been boosted by separate deals, with the Finnish vendor set to supply 5G equipment to T-Mobile and the Swedish telco resolving a patent disagreement with LG.

The radio access network basestation equipment market will be worth more than $26 billion in 2023, a new report has predicted.

Play is set to expand its radio access network in Poland after signing a new partnership with Ericsson.

Wind Tre has brought ZTE back in as a vendor partner to restart its hardware work, sparking confusion about the operator's recently signed deals with Ericsson.

3 Denmark has boosted network capacity at the country's recent Roskilde Festival by deploying a Huawei radio solution to alleviate congestion.

Turkcell has boosted capacity and data performance in one of Turkey's biggest arenas after implementing new RAN technology.

Wind Tre has added RAN modernisation to Ericsson's to-do as part of the Swedish vendor's network upgrade project for the Italian operator.

Telefónica Deutschland is looking to the next stage of merging the O2 and E-Plus networks after completing integration in several major German cities and rural parts of the country.

Fastweb has completed construction of a 200-Gbps transport network stretching from Milan to the south of Sicily.

Growth in global spending on IT and telecom equipment, software and services is expected to slow down this year, and slow even further next year, according to a forecast from IDC.

BEREC has launched a public consultation seeking input on proposals to roll out common standards for measuring mobile network coverage across Europe.

Orange Poland and Nokia have together carried out a live trial of cloud-based radio access technology as part of the former's preparations for the arrival of 5G mobile technology.