The country’s three mobile carriers had filed legal claims to challenge the terms of the 5G auction
A German court has dismissed the legal claims filed by the country’s three mobile carriers against the terms of an incoming 5G spectrum auction, the Federal Network Agency...
German telecommunications regulator said the 5G auction is scheduled for the second half of March
German telecommunications operator Telefonica Deutschland filed an emergency injunction seeking a temporary halt to Germany’s 5G spectrum auction, Reuters reported, citing a spokesman for the Cologne administrative court.
The country’s telecom...
The 5G auction is expected to take place in the second half of March
German communications regulator Bundesnetzagentur confirmed it had received applications from four companies to take part in its 5G auction, a process scheduled for late March.
Although regulator did not reveal the identity...
The company said it will apply for admission to the 5G spectrum auction, which is scheduled to take place later this year
German operator 1&1 Drillisch said it will apply for admission to the 5G auction with the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), according to a...
The German telco said the 5G conditions would discourage further development of mobile infrastructure across the country
German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom has filed a lawsuit against the 5G auction rules set by Germany’s communications regulator Bundesnetzagentur before the Cologne Administrative Court, local press reported....
The GSMA said current terms include unrealistic conditions for existing operators
German telecom regulator Bundesnetzagentur has approved the final conditions and auction rules for the 5G spectrum auction scheduled for next year.
With this approval, the regulator said that the qualification procedure for admission to the...
Vodafone Germany also announced that Deutsche Bahn and automobile firms e.GO, Audi and Continental have become its first 5G partners
Vodafone Germany has announced the activation of its first 5G mast in the country, German press reported.
The 5G mast is located in the city of...
BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler have already expressed interest in operating private 5G networks for their plants
German car makers are looking to deploy their own 5G networks in order to start manufacturing self-driving cars by 2021, German press reported.
Under such a scenario, car makers would...
The German government aims to launch a 5G spectrum auction early next year
German mobile operators will not have the obligation to cover all of the country’s territory when deploying 5G services over the next decade -- but they'll have to come close, according to...
The U.S. government said companies doing business with Iran will be barred from making deals with American firms
German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom (DT) has halted all business operations in Iran, following the new wave of sanctions imposed by the U.S government to the Asian...
Spectrum auction will take place at the beginning of 2019
Germany’s Federal Network Regulator (BNetzA) said it plans to auction spectrum in the 2 GHz and 3.6 GHz frequency bands for the provision of 5G services.
"The mobile network operators need additional frequencies for network expansion...
The deal stipulates cooperation in IoT and smart cities fields
Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica has signed an agreement with compatriot infrastructure company Ferrovial for the provision of a range of communications services.
Under the terms of the five-year agreement, Telefonica will provide fixed and mobile technology,...
Orange confirmed it will not appeal the ruling of French regulators
French competition regulators fined local operator Orange 350 million euros ($380 million) for abuse of its market dominance as France’s former national telecom monopoly.
The regulator said in its resolution Orange had offered tariff discount...
VoLTE deployment runs across VMware NFV platform
VMware reported that its VCloud for NFV platform has been deployed by Vodafone Germany to support voice-over-LTE services.
VMware said its platform is supporting virtual network functions from multiple network vendors to power the VoLTE service. Vodafone Germay noted the VoLTE...
