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Telenor calls enterprise in-building wireless a “top priority” The middleprise is currently the white whale of the in-building wireless vendor market. Declining carrier spend puts the capex impetus onto venue …

The European Commission (EC) has called for both national governments and private enterprises to contribute to the region’s digital transformation programme from 2021. If new finances are not secured from …

The public sector in Europe will come to depend on blockchain technology. This was the claim by the European Commission (EC) as it announced major cross-border deals on blockchain and …

Nokia claims to be the global market leader in GSM-R for railroads Railroad travel is a mainstay of both commuter and long-distance mobility within Europe. As such, European Union regulators …

European carriers expected to deploy 412,000 non-residential small cells this year Europe accounted for 13.7% of all non-residential small cell deployments last year, according to the latest report by the …

STC also working on 5G with Ericsson, Cisco and Huawei Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has announced a cooperation agreement with Nokia, under which the two partners will work to launch …

Microsoft to open data centers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai Microsoft announced plans to open its first data centers in the Middle East, while expanding its data centers in Europe. The …

The U.K. government plans to kick off a 5G spectrum auction on March 20 The implementation of 5G technologies will enable cities in the U.K. to generate annual savings of …

The Finnish government acquired a 3.3% stake in Nokia via its fully-owned holding company Solidium The Finnish government has acquired 3.3% of the shares in Nokia Corporation for approximately  844 …

The 5G testbeds will receive approximately $35 million in funding The U.K. government has allocated £25 million ($ 34.7 million) in new funding to six 5G pilots across the country. …

The government of Australia also announced plans to offer 5G spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band Italy’s telecommunications services regulator Agcom announced the launch of a public consultation process for …

The IoT connectivity provider aims to cover 60 countries with its technology by the end of the year European firm Cellnex Telecom and Heliot, Sigfox’s operator in Switzerland, have signed …

Under the new contract, Orange will provide ICT and smart city services to Jeddah Tower, the world?s tallest building French company Orange Business Services has signed a smart city consulting …

The project aims to cover 75% of the cities of Bari and Matera with 5G by the end of 2018 Italian mobile operator TIM, together with Italian broadband provider Fastweb …

In France, Huawei will initially trial 5G technology in the city of Bordeaux BARCELONA–Huawei signed a new agreement with U.K. telecom group BT and French telecommunications firm Bouygues Telecom which …

Under the agreement, ZTE will provide technical support, applications and terminals Chinese vendor ZTE has signed a strategic agreement with Middle East telecommunications group Ooredoo to foster cooperation in the …

Deutsche Telekom also announced a smart energy testbed connected by 5G BARCELONA- Deutsche Telekom expects to launch 5G commercial trials in Europe during 2018, Claudia Nemat, board member for technology …

With appeals court decision, 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands will be auctioned for 5G U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom has said it can now move forward with the auction of …

T-Mobile is currently showcasing 5G in the city of Innsbruck, in Austria, while Vodafone has tested the technology in Ireland’s capital Dublin A pair of 5G trials, in Innsbruck and …

The 5G trial is being carried out in partnership with Italian operators TIM and Fastweb Chinese vendor Huawei announced the completion of the first 5G trial in the city of …

The vendor also recently opened a 5G innovation and research center in the city of L’Aquila. Chinese vendor ZTE has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Rome City …

Telia Company working with the Finnish postal service to develop a smart mailbox project The Finnish postal service Posti and Swedish telecommunications group Telia Company have developed a new type …

The German regulator confirmed plans to awards 5G spectrum in the 2 GHz and 3.6 GHz bands Germany’s telecommunications services regulator released a draft decision laying out its proposals for …

New partners in the 5G for Italy program include Cisco, SAP and Arthur D. Little Italian mobile operator TIM, owned by telecommunications group Telecom Italia, and Swedish vendor Ericsson have …