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  U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone said that its customers can use 5G services in more than 100 places in the U.K. and other European countries. Specifically in the U.K, the telco said that its 5G offering has been recently activated …

  Finnish vendor Nokia announced that it has reached a total of 63 commercial 5G contracts worldwide. The company said that some of the customers include AT&T, KDDI, Korea Telecom, LG Uplus, NTT DOCOMO, O2, SK Telecom, SoftBank, Sprint, STC, …

  Italian operators kicked off comercial 5G offerings in parts of the country’s main cities during the second half of 2019 and have already announced plans to rapidly expand coverage during 2020. Vodafone was the first operator to offer commercial …

  U.K. telco O2 says it is providing 5G service in 20 cities across the country as of the end of 2019. O2, which is part of Telefonica, initially launched its 5G service in October, in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast, …

  Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex has reached an agreement with Altice Europe and Belmont Infra Holdings, to acquire the 100% of Portuguese telecommunications towers and sites operator Omtel for 800 million euros ($890 million), Cellnex said in a statement. …

  French communications regulator Arcep officially opened applications for the sale of 5G spectrum licenses, Arcep said in a statement. Interested operators will have until February 25 to submit their applications. This announcement follows the confirmation of pricing and terms …

Zain planning 2,000 5G towers in initial rollout Mobile operators in Saudi Arabia have been accelerating the deployment of 5G networks across the Kingdom during the second half of 2019 after the government awarded spectrum for the provision of this …

  U.K. telco EE, owned by telecommunications group BT, announced it has switched on its first 5G sites in six new cities across the U.K., the carrier said in a statement. With these new launches, the telco now provides 5G …

  The French government has launched a procedure for assigning 5G frequency licenses after it approved specifications proposed by telecoms regulator Arcep as well as the financial conditions for the licenses, the government said in a release. The government confirmed …

  Austrian telecommunications company Drei expects to operate a total of 100 5G base stations across the country by the end of the year, the telco said in a release. The carrier also said that the city center of Linz …

  Ericsson announced it has provided 5G network equipment for a new pilot network that was launched by Dannish carrier TDC in the city of Helsingør, Denmark. The Swedish vendor said that local partners and municipal customers have been granted access …

  German carrier Deutsche Telekom has launched commercial 5G services in the city of Hamburg, according to local press reports. The service is currently being offered through 18 5G antennas in the city. Deutsche Telekom expects to deploy another 40 …

  Operators in regions such as Europe, Asia and the United States have started the 5G race with commercial launches this year. RCR Wireless News interviewed Ignacio Contreras, director of marketing for 5G of Qualcomm, to learn more about the …

  The Dutch government expects to raise at least 900 million euros ($992 million) from its first auction of 5G frequencies, which will take place next summer. Dutch Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Mona Keijzer said in a statement …

  Spanish telecom giant Telefonica has awarded part of the contract to deploy its 5G core network to Chinese vendor Huawei, Spanish newspaper Expansion reported, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. According to the report, the decision to award …

  Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex has reached an agreement with Orange Spain to acquire a portfolio of 1,500 telecommunications sites in the country, the former said in a release. Cellnex said that the acquisition of the towers and antennas, which …

Operadores en regiones como Europa, Asia y Estados Unidos han comenzado la carrera del 5G con lanzamientos comerciales durante este año. RCR Wireless News entrevisto a Ignacio Contreras, director de marketing para 5G de Qualcomm, para conocer mas sobre la vision …

  The French government is not planning to exclude Chinese vendor Huawei from its 5G networks, Reuters reported, citing a high-ranking official. “We do not target one equipment maker,” Secretary of State to the Minister of Economy and Finance, Agnès …

Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy opened a process through which prívate companies will be able to apply for private 5G licenses, the ministry said in a statement. The ministry announced enterprises could apply for private 5G licences …

    U.K. carrier EE, part of telecom group BT,  announced it has switched on 5G technology in 14 new cities and towns across the U.K. EE has added 5G to Castlereagh, Guildford, Hamilton, Harlow, Hoddesdon, Kimberley, Lisburn, Maidstone, Sydenham, …

  The French government is likely to delay the process of awarding 5G spectrum until at least March 2020, three months later than the original date, Reuters reported, citing two sources close to the matter. The delay is mainly due …

MTN focused on 5G use cases relevant in South Africa Ericsson has been selected by South African operator MTN as a 5G network modernization vendor, the former said in a statement. Under the terms of the agreement, Ericsson will supply …

  Spanish telecommunications operator Vodafone, a unit of U.K.-based Vodafone Group, announced plans to expand 5G services to five new cities in the coming months, Spanish press reported Vodafone Spain’s CEO, Antonio Coimbra, as saying. Coimbra declined to name the …

  German operators Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica Deutschland, and Vodafone have signed a letter of intent to jointly deploy mobile communications networks across the country, with the aim of expanding coverage in rural areas and along road, rail and inland waterway …

  U.K. company Virgin Media has signed a five-year deal with Vodafone UK to provide mobile services,  including 5G, to more than three million mobile customers, the former said in a release. Virgin Media’s current MVNO agreement with BT Enterprise, …