The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) decided to put on hold a 5G spectrum auction scheduled to begin on November 10 after a court in Stockholm issued a ruling suspending parts of its decision that had excluded Chinese vendor Huawei from 5G networks.
“The...
Korean carrier SK Telecom announced plans to form a joint venture with German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom (DT) this year with the main goal of developing 5G technology, SK Telecom said in a release.
They will each hold 50% of the joint venture and each...
Italian carrier TIM and cell tower company INWIT started a collaboration to deploy small cells in Italy’s major cities with the aim of supporting the development of 5G.
The two companies said that the collaboration will begin in the cities of Milan and Genoa where...
French telecommunications regulator Arcep said it will award 5G spectrum licenses to local mobile operators in the short term after a frequency positioning auction was recently completed.
The regulator said that 5G networks are formally allowed to begin commercial operations on November 18.
Last month, Arcep...
Telenor Sweden has activated its 5G network in central Stockholm, marking the launch of nationwide roll-out using the new technology.
The operator said the 5G network will provide internet access at 1 Gbps to customers with a compatible handset and a Telenor 5G-ready 30 GB,...
BT has selected Ericsson as its 5G RAN provider in London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff and other major cities across the UK.
Earlier this year, BT had selected the Swedish vendor to provide the company’s next-generation cloud-native dual-mode 5G Core. Once the deployment is completed, Ericsson...
Nokia announced that it is has deployed 5G radio, core and fixed network solutions across South African operator Vodacom’s network.
In a release, the Finnish vendor said that Vodacom is using Nokia’s 2G, 3G, 4G and fiber access networks, as well as 5G fixed wireless...
Japanese vendor NEC will play a role in the development of next-generation 5G wireless networks in the U.K., according to reports published by Japanese newspapers.
In a Twitter post last week, Britain's Department for International Trade said NEC is expected "to support roll out of...
Ericsson and POST Luxembourg have expanded an existing partnership with a multi-year deal to deploy a 5G core and 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) in Luxembourg.
Ericsson said that POST’s 5G network went live in this European country on October 16.
The Swedish vendor noted that...
Huawei reported revenues of CNY671.3 billion ($100.5 billion) for the first three quarters of the year, an increase of 9.9% over the same period last year, the company said in a release.
In the same period the previous year, the vendor had recorded a revenue...
After kicking off 5G services in large public venues, U.K. operator O2, owned by Spanish telco Telefonica, announced that its 5G network now serves a total of 108 towns and cities across the country.
O2 launched its 5G network in the UK in October 2019....
Nokia has been selected by Nordic telecommunications group Telia Company as the exclusive provider of its 5G Radio Access Network in Finland, the vendor said in a statement.
Telia Company also selected Nokia as the supplier of 5G standalone (SA) core in Denmark, Estonia, Finland,...
U.K. carrier EE, part of telecom group BT, announced it has switched on 5G technology in 12 new cities and towns across the country.
The new areas covered by EE’s 5G network are Aberdeen, Aldershot, Barrhead, Blackpool, Castleford, Crawley, Mirfield, Oxford, Porthcawl, Shipley, Stafford and...
Dutch communications service provider KPN has selected Ericsson as its mobile core network vendor, the latter said in a release.
Under the five-year agreement, Ericsson will deploy dual-mode 5G Core software with full support services, including an accompanying systems integration program with third-line support services.
Ericsson...
Japanese operator Rakuten Mobile has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Telecom Company (STC) with the aim of collaborating in the field of innovation and strategic mobile technology.
Under the terms of the deal, the two companies will explore future opportunities to collaborate...
Spanish operator Telefonica has switched on its 5G network in all of Spain's 50 provincial capitals, as well as in 400 other localities across the country, just sox weeks after announcing the launch of non-standalone (NSA) 5G commercial services local newspaper Cinco Dias reported.
According...
Nokia has won 5G contracts with Belgian mobile carriers Orange and Proximus, while Ericsson secured a 5G core deal with Proximus.
Orange Belgium has selected Nokia to gradually renew its existing 2G/3G/4G mobile radio network and for the rollout of 5G, the carrier said in...
New Japanese market entrant Rakuten Mobile, which is a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Rakuten, is seeing a high level of interest by multiple governments around the world for the adoption of the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP), said Tareq Amin, representative director, EVP and CTO...
Finnish vendor Nokia announced that it has signed 17 new 5G commercial agreements in the third quarter of the year.
With these wins, the vendor reached 100 commercial 5G deals with individual customers and a total of 160 commercial 5G engagements, including paid trials.
Nokia said...
Telefonica and Liberty Global announced the aim to offer 5G services in 100 towns and cities across the U.K. by the end of 2021, following the proposed merger of Telefonica’s O2 and Virgin Media, U.K. newspaper The Times reported.
According to the report, Telefonica’s CEO...
French telecommunications regulator Arcep announced that the main auction for 3.4-3.8 GHz frequencies for the provision of 5G was completed today, after three days of bidding.
In a release, the regulator said that local operators Orange, SFR, Bouygues Telecom and Iliad committed to pay a...
Finnish telecommunications service provider Elisa has announced new 5G agreements with Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia.
Ericsson has been selected for a comprehensive 5G technology deployment spanning 5G Core and 5G Radio Access Network (RAN). The new agreement includes both 5G Non-standalone (5G NSA) and...
Nokia announced it has been selected by U.K. telco BT as its 5G RAN vendor, the Finnish company said in a release.
As part of the agreement, which will make Nokia BT’s largest equipment provider, Nokia will provide equipment and services at BT radio sites...
The U.K. government announced that ex-BT CEO and former trade minister Ian Livingston is to chair a new task force to drive forward ongoing work to diversify the country's telecoms supply chain and reduce reliance on high-risk vendors.
Later this year, the government will publish...
