Nokia will make smart home product commercially available for operators by year end
Finnish vendor Nokia launched a new smart home solution that will enable network operators to offer new services to residential customers seeking a digital home solution for the "internet of things."
Nokia said the new solution...
Nokia will make smart home product commercially available for operators by end of the year
Finnish vendor Nokia launched a new smart home solution to enable network operators to offer new services to residential customers seeking a digital home solution for the Internet of Things.
Nokia said...
Huawei said smart parking solutions would generate revenue opportunities for municipal governments
Chinese vendor Huawei and U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone have completed the first trial on commercial networks for pre-standard Narrow-Band-"internet of things" smart parking in Spain.
Following a smart metering trial in Spain last November, the...
Huawei said smart parking solutions would generate revenue opportunities for municipal governments
Chinese vendor Huawei and U.K-based telecoms group Vodafone completed the first trial on commercial networks for pre-standard NB-IoT smart parking in Spain.
Following a smart metering trial in Spain last November, the two companies began...
Mobile health service 'Tonic' offers medical and wellness advice
Telenor Health, the digital health unit of Norwegian operator Telenor, launched a mobile health service in Bangladesh, the company said in a statement. Launched through Telenor’s mobile operator Grameenphone, the m-health service, dubbed ‘Tonic,’ is a...
At least 10 Korean companies have expressed interest in the smart city project
The South Korean government signed a memorandum of understanding to participate in Sri Lanka’s $63.2 billion smart city development project, South Korean press reported. The project is part of Sri Lanka’s plan...
The telco revenues grow 5% year-over-year in the quarter
Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor ended the first quarter of 2016 with 208 million subscribers in the 12 European and Asian markets in which it operates. During the period, the telco added a total of 5.4 million...
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor threatened to exit India if the company fails to obtain spectrum at reasonable rates.
“Long term presence in India is dependent on our ability to secure additional spectrum. We are not able to compete with current spectrum portfolio we have in...
The Indian telco paid $526 million for the LTE airwaves
Indian mobile telephony operator Bharti Airtel reached a deal to acquire spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band from rival telco Aircel, local press reported.
With this acquisition, Bharti Airtel will have a pan-Indian presence in the...
Telenor aims to expand investments in Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor is currently in talks with potential bidders to sell its stake in international mobile operator VimpelCom.
“We are in contact with potential buyers,” Bloomberg quoted Telenor CEO Sigve Brekke as saying. “We are not dumping...
Both companies look to boost 5G cooperation this year
BARCELONA, Spain – Chinese vendor ZTE, together with compatriot telecom operator China Mobile, announced a "5G" high-frequency prototype.
“The ZTE-developed prototype operates on a 15-gigahertz carrier with a bandwidth of 500 megabits and boasts a hardware structure...
Telenor said it was currently in negotiation with vendors on LTE rollout plans
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor is currently holding negotiations with an undisclosed company to expand its operations in the Indian market, Indian newspaper The Economic Times reports, citing Telenor CEO Sigve Brekke.
Telenor India...
Asian operations accounted for over 50% of Q4 revenues
Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor ended 2015 with 203 million subscribers in the 13 European and Asian markets in which it operates. At the end of 2014, the telco had 186 million mobile subscribers.
Telenor Group said it...
The new mobile spectrum licenses will be valid for 10 years
The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) expects to award a block of spectrum in the 1800 MHz band by the end of 2016.
The telecoms regulator said interested operators have time February 24 to...
Norwegian regulator Nkom running the carrier auction process
The Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) plans to hold the second phase of its 1800 MHz spectrum auction later this month, the regulator said in a statement.
In the second phase of the process, mobile operators Telenor and TeliaSonera...
Smartphone users represent 37% of overall subscribers
Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor surpassed 200 million mobile subscribers in the 13 European and Asian markets in which it operates. That's up from the 185.9 million subs Telenor Group counted at the end of 2014. Telenor Group said it...
The telco aims to upgrade 100 telecoms towers by the end of 2015
Dannish mobile telephony operator Telenor Denmark announced the deployment of its commercial LTE+ service in the country’s largest cities. Using carrier aggregation technology, Telenor is currently upgrading a total of 430 telecommunications...
The UK regulator said spectrum auction will wait for the implications of the Three-O2 merger
U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom decided to postpone its planned spectrum auction for licenses in the 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands until the European Commission reaches a final decision on the merger...
Telecom Italia plans to keep up to 20% of the infrastructure firm
Telecom Italia is looking to sell a part of its Inwit holdings, with CEO Marco Patuano noting "we are ready to send tender invitations to potential bidders for the Inwit stake." Patuano said the company expects...
Japanese telco announced a contract with Smart Communications
Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo announced it will provide mobile network consulting services to overseas mobile operators.
Starting Nov. 23, the Japanese operator said it will provide network consulting services to Philippines-based Smart Communications, focusing on improvement and optimization...
The two telcos are expected to complete the merger agreement by year-end
Pakistani mobile operators Mobilink and Warid Telecom have agreed to merge their operations to create a mobile service provider with a presence in both the 3G and 4G segments, according to a report...
The Norwegian telco said the market value of its stake is $2.38B
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor announced it will sell its 33% stake in international mobile operator VimpelCom.
The European carrier said that it will explore all options to divest its shares in VimpelCom and that...
UK telcos to pay almost £200 million per year to use 900 MHz, 1800 MHz bands
U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom has published revised annual fees for mobile operators, which determine the amount of money they must pay to use certain parts of the mobile spectrum.
In 2010, the...
Nordic telcos faced regulatory obstacles from the European authorities
Swedish telecom operator TeliaSonera and Norway’s Telenor decided to withdraw a proposed merger of their respective business units in Denmark.
The two Nordic companies said they reached the decision as they were not able to agree with...
