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Turkcell said it is delivering new services at least three months faster than it could with its legacy infrastructure Affirmed Networks is offering some insights into how it helped Turkish mobile network operator Turkcell with the rapid deployment of one …

  The German carrier aims to launch a new 5G trial near Frankfurt in Q2 Deutsche Telekom announced plans to set up new 5G test areas across Germany this year, the telco said in a statement. The operator said that …

  The global outdoor advertising company said that small cells will be deployed in ten cities across France   Global outdoor advertising company JCDecaux has announced that will provide support for French telecoms operators to roll out small cells in …

The companies securing trial spectrum will be authorised to use 26 GHz frequencies for up to three years The French government, together with the country’s Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (Arcep), are issuing a call for the creation of …

  The Nordic carrier is working with Ericsson to launch the new trial in Q2 2019   Nordic telecom operator Telenor Group announced plans to expand its 5G piloting in Norway, the telco said in a statement. The new pilot …

  Companies including Audi, Daimler, BASF and Siemens have already expressed interest in obtaining spectrum for 5G applications Germany’s main industry associations is urging communications regulator Bundesnetzagentur to award local spectrum in the 3.7 GHz-3.8 GHz range as quickly as …

  Deutsche Telekom also said it will start to review its network equipment procurement plans The deployment of 5G across Europe would be affected if governments ban Chinese vendor over security concerns, Bloomberg reported, citing an internal assessment by German carrier …

  The 5G auction is expected to take place in the second half of March German communications regulator Bundesnetzagentur confirmed it had received applications from four companies to take part in its 5G auction, a process scheduled for late March. …

  Vodafone’s CEO Nick Read said that the debate about Huawei was taking place at a “simplistic level” U.K. telecom group Vodafone will continue to use gear from Chinese vendor Huawei in 5G Radio Access Network but will pause the …

The European Commission said member states will be able to access this band for 5G by end-2020 The European Commission (EC) announced it will harmonize spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band for the future deployment of 5G technology. In a …

Ericsson’s CEO also said that rollout of 5G in European markets could experience a slow down due to regulatory issues Political troubles being faced by Chinese vendor Huawei could affect the investment climate by telecom operators globally seeking to deploy …

  The executive said that Huawei would probably face difficult times as a number of countries are planning to ban the vendor in 5G contracts   Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Chinese vendor Huawei, warned employees about potential job …

  In October last year, the German authorities had said that there was no legal basis to exclude any vendor from 5G deployments, following warnings from the U.S authorities The German government is currently considering the implementation of stricter security …

The Swiss regulator aims to announce the results of the auction in Q2 2019 Swiss telecommunications services regulator Ofcom  said it aims to kick off a 5G spectrum auction this month, according to Reuters. The country’s main carriers, including Swisscom, Sunrise and …

Ericsson said that the 5G data call was made at its lab in Kista, Sweden Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies said they have achieved a non-standalone 5G New Radio data call at 2.6 GHz, adding a new frequency band to those …

  The partners are demonstrating several use cases in a 5G lab in the Rotterdam Harbour area Accenture said it is currently working with Dutch telecommunications company KP and other partners in the KPN-led Industrial 5G Field Lab Initiative, located …

  The French telco used a mobile terminal powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 modem French telecom operator Bouygues Telecom made the first 5G call in the streets of Lyon in real conditions with a mobile terminal powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X50 …

  The 5G trial will be carried out by Italian telco Fastweb and Chinese vendor Huawei   Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) has approved the use of 5G frequencies in network trials to be conducted in the city of …

  Both Vodafone and Ooredoo obtained frequencies in the 3.5-3.8 GHz band to support 5G services Qatar has approved amendments to network rollout and coverage obligations in the licenses of Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar. The amendments adopt unified obligations for …

The German telco said the 5G conditions would discourage further development of mobile infrastructure across the country   German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom has filed a lawsuit against the 5G auction rules set by Germany’s communications regulator Bundesnetzagentur before the …

Orange Spain confirmed plans to work with Huawei in trials in Andalucia, while a 5G trial in Valencia will be carried out in partnership with ZTE Spanish telecom operators Vodafone and Orange are planning to work with Chinese vendors Huawei …

  The new facility is the result of a previous agreement between the two companies to test network solutions and technologies Nokia and Telefónica Germany have announced the launch of a 5G innovation cluster in Berlin. The new 5G cluster …

  The decision will allow the U.K. carrier to have access to 100 megahertz of contiguous 5G spectrum UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom said it will allow local carrier Three UK to merge two separate blocks of spectrum, ahead of the …

  TIM also signed an agreement with LG to foster 5G development Italian carrier Telecom Italia (TIM), together with Nokia, says it has completed full coverage of the republic of San Marino with 5G technology. The coverage has now been …

  The deal will allow Fastweb to have access to Cellnex’s infrastructure in areas where the telco is testing 5G technology European telecom infrastructure firm Cellnex and Italian telecom operator Fastweb have signed a cooperation agreement to deploy a 5G …