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The telco is also using 3G spectrum to boost 4G signals at 500 sites across the country U.K. mobile operator EE, owned by BT Group, announced plans to launch commercial 5G services in 2019. The carrier also said it will …

The Italian government confirmed Telecom Italia, Vodafone, Wind Tre, Iliad and Fastweb submitted offers for 5G frequencies The Italian government raised a preliminary 2.48 billion euros ($2.87 billion) in an auction of 5G frequencies, the country’s Ministry of Economic Development …

  The two partners carried out a end-to-end, multi-vendor 5G data call on 3.5 GHz spectrum Ericsson and Swisscom recently completed what they claim is Europe’s first end-to-end, multivendor 5G Non-Standalone data call on 3.5 GHz band. The two partners …

  The Nordic telecom group aims to launch commercial 5G services in Finland next year Nordic telecommunications group Telia has activated its 5G network at the Telia 5G Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The telco said that the first base stations …

  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 …

  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 …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

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 …

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 …

  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 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 …

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 …

  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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

  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 …

  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 …

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 …