BROWSING: EMEA

  The European telco is currently testing 5G technologies in a cluster in Berlin Deutsche Telekom said it expects to offer 5G coverage to 99% of Germany’s population and 90% of its geographic territory by 2025, the operator said in a statement. Deutsche Telekom's plans for the...

The German telco will invite industry to take part in the process to develop a standardized European 5G platform German telecom group Deutsche Telekom announced plans to launch commercial 5G services in 2020, Reuters reported. The group’s CEO Tim Hoettges said the commercial launch will take...

  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 at the operator’s new headquarters in Paris. The 5G trial network enabled SFR to stream 4K content...

  Under the new agreement, both firms will connect 5,000 Telefonica’s base stations to DT’s fiber infrastructure German carriers Deutsche Telekom and Telefónica Deutschland have announced an agreement to speed up the deployment of 5G networks and reduce cost. Under this new deal, the two companies have...

  The mobile operator aims to launch a commercial 5G network during 2019 U.K. mobile operator EE, owned by BT Group, has activated what it claims to be the country’s first 5G trial network in London’s Canary Wharf, local press reported. EE said it is using equipment...

  The telecom watchdog said the 5G licenses will be valid for a 15-year period The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (Ficora) has completed the auction of 5G spectrum that began on September 26. Through the tender process, the telecom regulator awarded licenses in the 3410–3800 MHz spectrum...

  Under the deal, the two partners will deploy massive MIMO technology in Beeline’s network Russian mobile carrier VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand controlled by the Veon group, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Ericsson. Under the terms of the two-year agreement, both companies...

  The three partners have showcased several use cases as part of a 5G initiative Italian operator TIM and Fastweb, in partnership with Chinese vendor Huawei, have activated what they claim is the first commercial 5G base station in the city of Bari, the second city...

  The Middle Eastern carrier showcased a number of 5G use cases in Qatar's capital Doha Qatari telecom operator Ooredoo has showcased a self-driving 5G connected aerial taxi in Doha, as part of a demonstration of 5G use cases in different locations across Qatar’s capital. The telco...

  Altice France and KKR will form a new entity dubbed SFR TowerCo   The European Commission has approved a deal in which U.S. investment company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts will acquire a stake in European cable group Altice’s telecom towers business in France. In June, Altice Europe said...

  Vodafone’s new facility will allow local firms and start-ups to test 5G and IoT capabilities U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone has inaugurated its 5G and internet of things center, dubbed ‘The Landing,’ in Manchester. The new facility, located at MediaCityUK, will become a new innovation hub and...

The company’s small cells will be tested in Trafalgar Square in November U.K.-based wireless infrastructure-as-a-service provider Ontix has been selected by Westminster City Council to deploy small cells on the city's street furniture. The council said that the small cells will boost network capacity and create...

Vodafone Spain said the recently deployed node has already supported several demonstrations of 5G use cases Vodafone Spain, in association with Chinese vendor Huawei, has installed what it claims to be one of the first 5G network nodes in the world at La Nave, an...

  Earlier this month, the Italian telco and Nokia activated the first 5G site in San Marino Italian telecom group TIM and Robopac have signed an agreement to develop the first 5G smart factory in San Marino, a 24-square-mile micro-state surrounded by Italy. Robopac is a specialist...

The regulator aims to award spectrum in the 2GHz and 3.6GHz band in the first quarter of 2019 Germany's Federal Networks Agency (BNetzA) has presented the draft terms for the 5G auction planned for early 2019. The draft terms of the 5G spectrum auction do not...

  Samsung said FWA trials will start in November in the city of Hamburg Telefónica Deutschland and Samsung Electronics have agreed to carry out fixed wireless access trials in Germany. Under the terms of the agreement, up to 20 households in the city of Hamburg will test...

  Vodafone Group currently operates 110,000 towers across its European footprint U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone is considering selling towers in order to help reduce the company’s debt, which currently totals 31 billion euros ($36.2 billion), its incoming CEO Nick Read said. At a Goldman Sachs investor conference,...

  Yamazaki Mazak is currently part of the Worcestershire 5G consortium Japanese machine tool builder Yamazaki Mazak has been selected by the U.K. government as one of a select few companies to act as a testbed for the deployment of 5G technology. Yamazaki Mazak, which is part...

Telecom regulator Arcep said it plans to launch a consultation process next month French telecoms regulator Arcep said a tender to award mobile frequencies for the provision of 5G services could take place by mid-2019, French press reported. “We are going to launch a consultation in...

The telco is also using 3G spectrum to boost 4G signals at 500 sites across the country U.K. mobile operator EE, owned by BT Group, announced plans to launch commercial 5G services in 2019. The carrier also said it will use 2100 MHz bandwidth, currently used...

The Italian government confirmed Telecom Italia, Vodafone, Wind Tre, Iliad and Fastweb submitted offers for 5G frequencies The Italian government raised a preliminary 2.48 billion euros ($2.87 billion) in an auction of 5G frequencies, the country’s Ministry of Economic Development said in a statement. The government...

  The French telco aims to launch full 5G commercial services in 2020 MUNICH, GERMANY- Fixed wireless access technology will be the main driver of French telecom group Orange’s 5G rollout, the group’s SVP of quality operations and performance Roberto Kung said in a keynote presentation...

  The two partners carried out a end-to-end, multi-vendor 5G data call on 3.5 GHz spectrum Ericsson and Swisscom recently completed what they claim is Europe’s first end-to-end, multivendor 5G Non-Standalone data call on 3.5 GHz band. The two partners said the 5G data call took place...

  The Nordic telecom group aims to launch commercial 5G services in Finland next year Nordic telecommunications group Telia has activated its 5G network at the Telia 5G Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The telco said that the first base stations are now operational in Helsinki, and the...