BROWSING: EMEA

UK government selects West Midlands to host first 5G testbed

  5G trials are expected to take place in the cities of Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton The U.K. government has selected the West Midlands to host the country’s first multi-city 5G test bed, which will pave the way for the future rollout of 5G across the U.K. The...

Germany’s 5G auction to keep barriers for new entrants high: report

  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...

TIM turns on first standard-based 5G site in San Marino

Nokia, TIM expect nationwide 5G in San Marino by year-end Building on groundwork that began being put into place last year, San Marino, a 24-square-mile micro-state surrounded by Italy, is claiming to be the first "5G state" in Europe. Working with operator TIM and infrastructure...

Turkcell in talks with telcos to share digital transformation know-how: CEO

The Turkish operator said it is in talks with nearly 30 companies from all over the world to discuss ways to create digital economies MUNICH, GERMANY--Turkish mobile operator Turkcell is currently having talks with about 30 different operators with the main aim of sharing the...

Vodafone activates commercial 5G network in Qatar

  The Middle East telco also announced its first customer in the 5G segment Vodafone Qatar has announced the activation of its 5G network in the country, which would enable a wide range of new applications including remote healthcare and driverless cars, the telco said in...

Vodacom claiming Africa’s first 5G launch

The South African telco said it is ready to launch 5G in its home market once the government assigns spectrum in the 3.5GHz band South African telecom operator Vodacom Group has launched what it claims to be Africa’s first commercial 5G service in Lesotho, the...

U.K government launches process to implement 5G railway project

The government aims to provide mobile coverage in a railway line connecting Leeds and Manchester The U.K government has launched a process to attract interested firms for the deployment of 5G connectivity on a local railway line. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said...

Deutsche Telekom ceases business with Iran following new US sanctions

  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...

Belgian regulator unveils proposed legislation to auction 5G spectrum

  The Belgian government aims to attract a new mobile operator through this new tender scheduled for 2019 Belgian telecom regulator BIPT has published the full text of proposed legislation to auction new mobile frequencies with the aim of attracting a fourth mobile operator. The documents include...

Deutsche Telekom’s Q2 profits hit by legal settlement

International revenues represented 67.6% of Deutsche Telekom's quarterly revenues German telecom group Deutsche Telekom posted a net profit of 495 million euros ($567 million) in the second quarter of the year, down 43.4% compare to 874 million euros in Q2 2017 due to a one-time...

Italian government confirms seven carriers will participate in upcoming 5G tender

  Italian authorities expect to raise at lest $2.9 billion with the sale of 5G spectrum Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) has announced that seven mobile carriers will participate in a 5G spectrum auction scheduled to begin next month. The participating companies will be Telecom Italia,...

UK’s O2 looking for partners to take part in 5G trials

O2 is currently working to deploy a testbed for 5G trials in London UK carrier O2, owned by Spanish telecom group Telefonica, said it has written to every CEO of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index to invite them to participate in O2’s 5G...

Vodafone launches 5G trials in six Spanish cities

The European telco secured 90 megahertz of 5G spectrum in the recent tender Vodafone Spain has announced the launch of 5G trials in the cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, Malaga and Seville. The announcement follows the recent acquisition of 90 megahertz of spectrum in...

Mobile carriers spend more than $510 million in Spanish 5G tender

Spanish operators Telefonica, Orange and Vodafone have secured 200 megahertz in the 3.6 GHZ-3.8 GHz band The Spanish government raised a total of EUR 438 million ($510.2) for the sale of 5G frequencies, the country’s Ministry of Economy and Enterprise reported. The Spanish government auctioned...

Spanish 5G spectrum auction raises $469 million after four rounds

The government confirmed Spain’s four mobile carrier are participating in the spectrum auction Spain's 5G spectrum auction has already raised more than EUR 402 million ($469 million) after four days of bidding, according to the latest update from the country's economic ministry. The Spanish government is...

Orange expands 5G tests in France

The carrier announced plans to test 5G capabilities in greater Paris and Île-de-France French carrier Orange announced plans to extend 5G tests to greater Paris area and Île-de-France. The telco said that Paris, Châtillon and Linas-Montlhéry are the next zones to host Orange’s new 5G...

Spain kicks off process to award 5G spectrum

  The Spanish government plans to initially award a total of 200 megahertz in the 3.6-3.8 GHz band   Spain will begin auctioning spectrum in the 3.6-3.8 GHz band on July 18, the Economy Ministry said. The country’s four leading operators, Movistar, Vodafone, Orange and Masmovil, will bid...

France expects commercial 5G in at least one major city in 2020

  The initiative is part of the government’s 5G roadmap to foster technology development in France The French government said it expects at least one major city to have commercial 5G services by 2020 as one of the key initiatives of the country’s 5G roadmap, which...

US government officially lifts seven-year ban on ZTE

  The decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce will allow the Chinese vendor to resume operations The U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) formally lifted a seven-year ban on U.S. companies selling components and software to Chinese vendor ZTE, after it complied with all the requirements...

Italian government approves 5G tender conditions

The government aims to raise up to $2.9 billion with the sale of 5G frequencies Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) approved the tender conditions for the auctioning of 5G spectrum, which had been previously set by telecom regulator Agcom in May, the government said...

U.S government allows ZTE to partially resume business activities

The Commerce Department said the partial authorization will be valid until August 1 The U.S. government has issued a limited service authorization which would allow Chinese vendor ZTE to resume certain activities. ZTE halted business operations in May due to a seven-year ban on the...

Finnish telco Elisa claims world’s first commercial 5G network launch

Elisa said it is already selling 5G subscriptions for the recently launched service With the advent of a new generation of network technologies come the inevitable battles over "firsts" -- and Finnish mobile telephony operator Elisa has now claimed to be the first operator in...

Deutsche Telekom expands mobile infrastructure across Germany

The German telco said the new 300 base stations will also pave the way for future 5G technology Telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom has announced the deployment of 300 new mobile base stations across Germany to boost coverage in both urban and rural areas. The European telco...

Vodafone to launch 5G trials in seven U.K cities later this year

The carrier is currently working to deploy the trials in the cities of Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Manchester Vodafone has announced plans to carry out 5G trials in seven cities across the U.K during the last quarter of the year. The telco said...