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Poland releases 3.8-4.2 GHz band for local private (and public) 5G deployments

The Polish government has released the 3800-4200 MHz (3.8-4.2 GHz) frequency band to cities and enterprises for private LTE and 5G network deployments. The Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has allocated the 3800-3900 MHz band for use by local governments exclusively, which can apply...

Vodafone Idea, Adani Data Networks seek more time to deploy 5G

Vodafone Idea is currently testing its 5G services across cities such as Delhi and Pune Indian operators Vodafone Idea and Adani Data Networks have approached the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to request an extension for meeting the minimum obligation to launch 5G services in the...

EU to launch in-depth review of Orange-MasMovil merger

In July last year, Orange and Masmovil had signed a binding agreement to combine their operations in Spain The competition authorities of the European Commission will make an in-depth review of the proposed merger between Spanish operators Orange and MásMóvil, according to a Reuters report. According...

Rogers, Shaw extend deadline to complete proposed merger

The proposed merger was initially announced on March 15, 2021 Canadian operator Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications and Quebecor reached an agreement to extend the outside date of the proposed merger of Rogers and Shaw and the acquisition of Freedom Mobile by Videotron, a wholly-owned subsidiary...

Court paves the way for Rogers-Shaw merger

The Rogers-Shaw merger still remains subject of the approval by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Canada's Federal Court of Appeal has rejected the competition bureau's request to block the merger of Canadian carriers Rogers and Shaw, a decision that has removed one of...

Norway opens 3.8-4.2 GHz band for private 5G (SA-NPN only; PNI-NPN not permitted)

Norway has opened up 400 MHz of prime mid-band spectrum, at 3.8-4.2 GHz, for enterprises to deploy local-area private 5G networks. Following pilots last year, the Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) is now offering four different-sized tranches of the 3.8-4.2 GHz band on 10-year deals....

Rogers-Shaw merger remains blocked due to temporary stay

The proposed merger between Rogers and Shaw was initially announced on March 15, 2021 Canada’s competition bureau said a federal court has issued an emergency stay that temporarily suspends the country’s competition tribunal's dismissal of its case against Rogers Communications' CAD20 billion ($14.8 billion) acquisition...

Orange Spain exceeds 5G annual coverage goals

Orange Spain ended September with a total of 1.47 million subscribers in the 5G segment Spanish operator Orange already deployed its 5G services in 1,529 towns and cities in 52 provinces across Spain, surpassing its initial target for the full year, the carrier said in...

UK government extends deadline for telcos to remove Huawei gear

The government confirmed that Huawei technology must be removed from the U.K.’s 5G public networks by the end of 2027 The U.K. government extended the deadline for local carriers to remove Huawei’s equipment and services in core network functions to December 31, 2023, from the...

Adani Data Networks secures telecom license in India

Adani Data Network entered the Indian telecom space after purchasing frequencies in a recent spectrum auction carried out by the government Indian company Adani Data Network has obtained a license for network access services, which will allow the firm to provide all kinds of telecom...

India says ‘no’ to direct private 5G licences “for now” – but ‘maybe later’

India is to say ‘no’ to direct spectrum allocations to enterprises for private 5G and Industry 4.0, as provisioned in most other major industrial markets, according to reports. Instead, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has recommended that leases for enterprise-owned private 5G...

EU public sector cloud use is under investigation

The EU's public sector cloud use is under investigation from the Brussels-based GDPR enforcement authority.

Three enterprise IoT verticals most at risk from Europe’s GDPR and ePrivacy rules

Healthcare, smart cities and connected vehicles will be the three enterprise IoT ‘verticals’ most impacted by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force next week. Analysts suggest these market sectors, outside of the consumer internet of things (IoT) market, will be under...

25 countries join forces in major European AI collaboration

Twenty five European countries have signed a declaration to jointly develop artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and solutions. The new commitment is further evidence of the gathering political view of AI as an economic power play. It follows France’s €1.5 billion AI package last month, which...

Policy: Sprint to be fined $105M for bill cramming

Report indicates fine is currently under review at FCC Sprint is reportedly set to be hit with a $105 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission linked to overcharging customers for services. According to National Journal, the fine will be the largest ever levied against a...

EMEA: Telecom industry, EU hold dueling meetings in Brussels

As the European Parliament met in Brussels to question the incoming telecom head, Gunther Oettinger, industry leaders convened across town with their own agenda for Europe — one that involves less regulation. “We need fewer rules that are streamlined toward an investment-friendly climate and a simpler institutional landscape,” Luigi Gambardella, chairman of...

EMEA: Russia’s attempt to close off Internet, part of a trend?

Vladimir Putin wants to take Russia off the global Internet in case of an emergency, like war or anti-government protests, according to recent reports — reports which, of course, the Kremlin denies. It's easy to dismiss this move as the madness of Vlad (as German Chancellor Angela...

EMEA: EU may deregulate voice markets, delay end of roaming fees

The European Union appears to be taking a couple of regulatory steps that will please Europe's biggest carriers. First, EU member states voted this week to deregulate the voice market, according to Reuters. The measure would remove caps on the amount large carriers can charge smaller...

LatAm: Report ― NII Holdings to sell Nextel Chile, Argentina

NII Holdings is reportedly selling its Nextel operations in Chile and Argentina. According to the Argentinean newspaper La Nación, two Argentinian businessmen, Matías Garfunkel and Sergio Szpolski, the owners Grupo Veintitres, are close to buying the mobile phone service for about $250 million. Last year, NII Holdings agreed...

Reality Check: The end of traffic shaping in Brazil?

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In a world where close to 2 billion people (and rising) use the Internet and spend an average of 70...

Maravedis: 51M LTE users across Latin America by 2017; challenges remain

Low ARPU, the prevalence of prepaid usage, high churn rate, and spectrum and device availability are some of the barriers facing Latin American operators in deploying and developing LTE networks, especially in business model terms. The most recent report from Maravedis-Rethink estimates that there...

Chilean telecom companies need to comply with new antenna law

The Chilean Constitutional Tribunal (TC) has approved a law that regulates the installation of towers and antennas for mobile telephony. The decision was announced last Wednesday and now telecom companies need to modify their towers to be in compliance with the law. For example,...

Everything I learned about the wireless infrastructure industry, I learned from State Wireless Association events

Well, almost everything. When it comes to network deployments by mobile network operators large and small, I learned almost everything I know by attending State Wireless Association events and other PCIA/DAS Forum events. As one of the founding board members of the Texas State Wireless...

Now, telcos violating norms for 3G

Times of India | August 22, 2011 | Manoj Mitta NEW DELHI: Having burnt its fingers with 2G, the Department of Telecom ( DoT) is grappling with a policy anomaly that has arisen in 3G even after it had allotted that spectrum through the more transparent...