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  Vodafone Germany continued to expand its 5G coverage across the country, following the activation of the first 5G network in Berlin. Vodafone said that the first antenna in Berlin is located in Germany’s largest science and technology park, Adlershof. …

  Ericsson and Vodafone have launched what they claim is the first commercial 5G network in Ireland. Vodafone initially launched 5G services in the cities of Cork, Limerick, Dublin, Galway and Waterford. The partners said they will continue expanding this …

  Chinese vendor ZTE and Austrian telco Drei have announced a partnership to use real 5G technology for digitization, tourism and the environment in Austria’s state of Carinthia. As a result of the declaration of intent, live operation of 5G …

CEO discusses balance of capex and auction revenues French operators will have enough financial resources to deploy future 5G networks as the government and telecom regulator Arcep are not looking at the upcoming spectrum auction as a way to obtain …

  The U.K.’s Vodafone Group has confirmed that it will create a separate business to house its tower infrastructure in Europe. Vodafone said the new entity, dubbed TowerCo, woill be the largest tower company in Europe. Its assets include 61,700 …

  Russian state-run company Rostec has started to develop telecom equipment for 5G mobile communications, the company said in a release. Rostec said that the 5G gear developed by the firm will comply with international 3GPP standards and will be …

  U.K. operator O2, owned by Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica, has announced plans to launch 5G in the country in October. The telco said it aims to cover a total of 20 town and cities with 5G technology this year …

U.K. telecommunications operators Vodafone and O2 Telefónica UK (O2) announced that they have agreed to share 5G active equipment, such as radio antennas, on joint network sites across the country. The two carriers said that this network sharing agreement will …

  The Italian government confirmed it will drop emergency legislation aimed at strengthening state powers to intervene in the country’s 5G infrastructure market, Reuters reported, citing Italian lawmakers. Last week, Italy approved a decree to increase the government’s powers to …

  U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone has announced the launch of 5G technology in eight additional cities across the country, the telco said in a statement. The service is now live in Birkenhead, Bolton, Gatwick, Lancaster, Newbury, Plymouth, Stoke-on-Trent and Wolverhampton. …

  French telecommunications regulator Arcep has launched a public consultation on its draft procedure for awarding licenses to use frequencies in the 3.4-3.8 GHz band in France. Arcep said that this spectrum band had been identified in Europe as the …

  Chinese vendor ZTE has opened a cybersecurity lab in Brussels, Belgium as part of the company’s efforts to provide transparency and cooperation with customers and other stakeholders. ZTE said that the new cybersecurity facility will provide access to the …

  Telecom Italia (TIM) expects to provide 5G technology in at least 120 cities and 200 tourist destinations across Italy by 2021, the operator said in a release. By that year, TIM also plans to provide 5G coverage for 245 …

  German telco Deutsche Telekom (DT) has kicked off the rollout of its 5G network in six cities across the country, the company said in a release. The initial rollouts are taking place in Berlin and Bonn, which will be …

Vodafone is the first UK operator to offer unlimited data with both 4G and 5G contracts. The move comes as it switches-on 5G in seven UK cities, following on the heels of EE in the UK, and 27 cities across …

SHANGHAI–Chinese vendor ZTE expects to double the size of its business operation in the European market in one year, the company’s president of global sales, Xiao Ming, told reporters. The executive said that growth prospects include both the network and …

  Telecom Italia (TIM) has activated its commercial 5G network in parts of Turin and Rome, the telco said on its website. With this launch, TIM has become the second telco to launch commercial 5G services, after rival Vodafone launched …

  Chinese vendor ZTE expects to open a cybersecurity center in Brussels, Belgium next month, the company’s President for Western Europe, Hu Kun, told RCR Wireless News. The executive said that the new facility will allow customers, government agencies and …

  Italian carrier Wind Tre expects to fully complete a 5G trial with Chinese vendor ZTE before the end of this year, the operator’s CTO Benoit Hanssen told RCR Wireless News. “Since 5G deployment picked up speed in 2017, the …

  Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica and compatriot bank Banco Santander have inked an agreement to launch a joint initiative to apply 5G technology to the banking sector. The two partners have developed three 5G use cases that customers can already …

  Germany’s Federal Network Agency Bundesnetzagentur announced that the auction for 2 GHz and 3.6 GHz mobile spectrum has come to an end after 52 days and 497 rounds of bidding. The government confirmed it will raise a total of …

  French telecommunications regulator Arcep has announced new rules supporting its plan to clear the 1.5 GHz band (1427–1517 MHz) for the future provision of 5G services. Known as the L-band, this spectrum band is currently being used for point-to-point …

Three to go to market with fixed wireless 5G U.K. mobile operator Three announced it will launch 5G in August with a 5G home broadband offering in London. Following this initial launch, Three will also offer both mobile and home …

  The U.K. government is planning to send a delegation to the U.S. to get additional details on how President Donald Trump’s decision to place Chinese vendor Huawei on an export blacklist would affects companies overseas, Bloomberg reported, citing a …