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  The French government will not implement a total ban on the use of equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei in the rollout of 5G networks, but it will encourage local …

  French telecoms regulator Arcep confirmed that a 5G spectrum auction which had been delayed by COVID-19 will begin in September. In a statement, Arcep said it plans to run …

  French telecommunications regulator Arcep confirmed that all four mobile operators in the country are qualified to take part in an upcoming 5G spectrum auction, the regulator said in a …

  France’s cybersecurity agency, ANSSI, is expected to allow local operators to use equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei for the deployment of 5G networks in the country, Reuters reported, citing …

  French communications regulator Arcep officially opened applications for the sale of 5G spectrum licenses, Arcep said in a statement. Interested operators will have until February 25 to submit their …

  The French government has launched a procedure for assigning 5G frequency licenses after it approved specifications proposed by telecoms regulator Arcep as well as the financial conditions for the …

France plans to make 5G spectrum available in 50 megahertz blocks French regulator Arcep has published and submitted to the government the conditions for awarding licences to use frequencies in …

  The French government is likely to delay the process of awarding 5G spectrum until at least March 2020, three months later than the original date, Reuters reported, citing two …

  Arcep confirmed plans to kick off a 5G tender by mid-2019 French telecom regulator Arcep has kicked off a public consultation period on the 5G auction process for the …

  Altice said the 5G demo used equipment from Cisco and Huawei Altice France (SFR Group) has achieved downlink speeds of 2.3 Gbps in a live demonstration of 5G technology …

Altice said it expects to raise $2.9 billion through the sales of stakes in its businesses in these two countries Dutch-based telecoms and cable group Altice plans to raise 2.5 …

  The Finnish vendor and French telco SFR completed the 5G test at Nokia’s facilities in Paris Nokia and French telecommunications company SFR confirmed they have successfully completed a 5G …

Next step before 700 MHz band is dedicated to mobile is negotiation with European Parliament The European Council confirmed it’s looking at opening the 700 MHz band for wireless broadband …

In a partnership with Arris, the French-based Altice Group is rolling out gigabit Internet services to SFR customers in France, with Suddenlink in the U.S. and Orange-Tricom subscribers in the …

Enterprise focus on cybersecurity technologies Vodafone launched its Enterprise Security Services platform, which is designed to provide enterprise customers with cybersecurity technologies and support. The company said the VESS line …

ARCEP confirms the auction will take place in November France’s four mobile operators have filed applications to participate in an auction through which telecom regulator ARCEP will award spectrum in …

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 …

Telecom regulator ARCEP expects to award the spectrum by year end France formally launched plans toward auctioning 700 MHz spectrum band licenses, according to local press. Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron …

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 …

After buying most of French operator SFR from Vivendi in November, Altice is now back for the rest. The company, owned by billionaire Patrick Drahi, announced an offer to purchase Vivendi’s remaining …

Deutsche Telekom is paying the price for T-Mobile US’s success. U.S. expenditures were blamed for the decline in Deutsche Telekom’s earnings this quarter. The Bonn, Germany-based carrier posted a 3.9% …

Deutsche Telekom has begun a quest to convince its cash-loving countrymen to accept mobile payment. The carrier this week launched MyWallet in Germany, allowing its customers to make purchases with …

After losing its bid to buy SFR, Bouygues Telecom might just be bought itself. According to the French newspaper Le Parisien, the number three carrier in France is in talks …

Spanish telecom giant Telefónica will provide wireless Internet connections for the high-end electric car the Tesla S in Europe ― and reportedly its getting paid millions to do it. While …