The UK operator also plans to launch VoLTE in the short term
U.K. telecom operator EE plans to start offering 4G LTE services through spectrum in the 800 MHz band by the end of this year, according to reports.
The telco acquired 2×5 megahertz of paired...
Telcos seeking European Commission’s approval to merge Danish operations
Scandinavian mobile operators TeliaSonera and Telenor have offered to sell up to 40% of TT-Netvaerket, their joint network infrastructure company, to a new company in a bid to secure the approval of European Commission antitrust regulators...
Telco upgraded 400 outdoor sites to "4G+" as part of the Supernet project
Mobile operator Ooredoo Qatar added 21 new sites to its nationwide network and upgraded 400 outdoor sites to what it calls "4G+" technology as part of its network enhancement project for the...
Demo reached data rates of up to 375 Mbps
Nokia Networks and Nordic mobile operator TeliaSonera conducted a live demonstration of LTE-Advanced three-band carrier aggregation using Category 9 devices in Finland. The companies claim the demo reached data rates of up to 375 megabits per second on...
Recently I had an opportunity to meet with Martin Hunt, senior business development director of the automotive industry practice for BT Global Services, to better understand how BT is working in the connected car space. It’s important to clarify that BT Global Services is just...
Nokia Networks today announced its programmable "5G" multiservice architecture that is said has the capability to automatically and dynamically adapt both radio access and the core network in support of different services and traffic loads. This would allow operators to basically offer network-as-a-service business...
Revenue from the region accounted for more than 10% of Ericsson’s global business in Q2
Ericsson is seeing increased opportunities for both LTE and 3G projects in the Middle East and Northeast Africa, the company's president for the region Rafiah Ibrahim told RCR Wireless News.
Ericsson posted revenue...
BICS today announced the first end-to-end voice-over-LTE call between Asia and Europe. Working together with SK Telecom's SK Telink – international carrier services division – located in South Korea and Proximus located in Belgium, this trial was conducted on a live commercial network with...
The body said the proposed merger will hurt competition in the local market
South Africa’s Competition Commission blocked a proposed radio access network sharing and bilateral roaming deal between mobile operators MTN and Telkom, with the regulatory body recommending the Competition Tribunal prohibit the deal...
The daughter of Uzbek President Islam Karimov is the focus of an investigation into alleged payments that authorities believe secured spectrum in Central Asia for three European carriers. Gulnara Karimova, a recording artist and daughter of Uzbekistan's president, is reportedly at the center of...
LTE stations accounted for over 50% of deployments
Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems said it has deployed more than 9,160 base stations across the country, compared to 5,730 base stations installed during the same period last year.
The Russian telco said that approximately 53% of the base...
Jibe Mobile said it is working with Deutsche Telekom’s regional operating company Telekom Albania to offer rich IP communications services. The move builds on last month’s announcement of a deployment with SFR in France and two prior announcements last year in partnership with DT...
The telco aims to expand the new technology to other cities in Denmark this year
Danish mobile telephony operator TeliaSonera kicked off a test of LTE-Advanced technology in the country's capital of Copenhagen. The telco plans to expand the LTE-A trial to other cities across...
Orange and SFR encouraged to cede part of the spectrum to rival operator Free Mobile
France’s telecom regulator Arcep authorized mobile operators Orange and SFR to reuse their 1800 MHz spectrum bands for the provision of LTE services beginning next year. The regulator said that...
The operator paid almost $25M for spectrum in both 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands
Mobile operator Ooredoo has acquired additional 4G LTE spectrum in Oman in a move to boost 4G coverage across the Sultanate. The telco paid OMR 9.6 million ($24.9 million) for...
Over-the-top content is a fact of life for network operators and the friend or foe conversation continues. Telekom Austria Group has announced a new offer to ride the wave of traffic its OTT customers drive to its network. The traffic is coming, so why not...
Deutsche Telekom is taking the "Internet of Things" to the cloud, solving what I believe is a key challenge to more widespread adoption. We’ve all seen the huge prediction for IoT usage over the next five years; but what you don’t see very often...
Earlier this year Huawei announced the creation of the 5G Vertical Industry Accelerator testbed in Munich. The experimental system is being developed in partnership with the Bavarian State Government, the city of Munich, Technische Universität München and M-Net.
The live testbed is expected to allow...
To follow up on last month’s diversity in the telecommunications industry article, it’s time for the third and final article in this series, which will highlight the innovation grant program GSMA is running in order to help women advance in the world of connectivity.
The Connected Women...
The company aims to sell additional towers in six African markets in the coming months
Indian telecommunications group Bharti Airtel has obtained nearly $1.3 billion from the sale of its telecommunication towers in five African markets. In a note to the National Stock Exchange of...
The United Arab Emirates’ second-largest operator Du has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei to develop an advanced mobile broadband network.
Under the terms of the three-year project, Huawei will assist the Dubai-based telecom firm in developing its next-generation mobile...
Sierra Wireless announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MobiquiThings in a move to expand its presence in the European market. The acquisition is expected to be completed by August.
Although Sierra Wireless is a well-known name in the world of embedded...
Jibe Mobile today announced its partnership with SFR to offer native RCS devices providing applications via the cloud. SFR said it will be providing rich communications suite-based native messaging for Samsung and Sony Mobile smartphones supported by Jibe’s communications cloud.
Native devices have been one...
It’s finally done. As of 2 a.m. the EU has brokered a deal to ban all EU roaming charges by 2017. The deal is part of the Europe 2020 initiative and belongs to an effort entitled Connected Continent. The Latvians led this compromise among the...
