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International expansion continues for FreedomPop, which launched its free MVNO service in Spain to claims of strong demand U.S.-based mobile virtual network operator FreedomPop continued its international expansion, announcing the availability of service in Spain. The operator, which launched its …

German telco said LTE-V is a potential enabler for road safety and traffic efficiency apps German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom, Chinese vendor Huawei and car makers including Audi and Toyota are currently testing LTE-Vehicular in Germany. The German telco said …

In partnership with UnaBiz and Engie, internet of things network will be fully operational by early 2017 Sigfox, a French provider of global communications service for the “internet of things,” announced plans to deploy its dedicated IoT network in Singapore …

The deal with Bouygues for an initial 230 telecom towers stipulates the ultimate acquisition of up to 500 sites Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex Telecom announced plans to enter the French market with the acquisition of 230 telecommunications towers from …

In a live commercial network demo, Ericsson and Vodafone Ireland hit 136 Mbps uplink using Qualcomm processor Swedish vendor Ericsson and Vodafone Ireland have implemented what the companies claim to be Europe’s fastest uplink speeds in a commercial network using …

The first 400G fiber route will link Denmark and Frankfurt As carriers around the world work to meet consumer and business demand for high-speed connectivity, transport providers and fiber network owners are similarly upgrading the backbone infrastructure to support the …

French firm aims to expand internet of things network coverage to the rest of the country next year Sigfox, a French provider of global communications service for the “internet of things,” announced the deployment of its dedicated IoT network in Mexico in …

Mobilink and Waird combined entity to serve 50 million mobile subscribers International telecom groups VimpelCom and Global Telecom Holding together with Warid Telecom Pakistan and Bank Alfalah, a subsidiary of the Dhabi Group, completed the merger of Pakistani telecom operators …

Mobile edge computing is seen as an important part to alleviating network congestion and improving cloud-based applications for both current 4G and future 5G networks. In the approach to 5G commercialization, Ericsson and Vodafone conducted a 5G mobile edge proof …

Beyond technological transformation, 5G will require that operators reinvent themselves to support vertical industries LONDON–The step change from 3G to 4G was relatively straightforward: delivering better mobile broadband. With 5G, it is a whole different story. The industry consensus is …

Commercial 5G could come sooner than expected. An exclusive interview with Volker Held, head of 5G Market Development at Nokia. The search for commercial 5G use cases was some sort of a catchphrase at this week’s 5G World conference in …

Use cases for 5G are still on the drawing board but global standards and network slicing expected to be key to 5G LONDON – We can easily envision multiple plausible use cases for “5G” technology, but many of them will …

Tele2 already operates limited LTE-450 network in 2 regions Russian mobile operator Tele2 Russia announced the launch of a new LTE-450 network to provide services in St Petersburg. The telco also announced it will roll out LTE-450 technology in Moscow in July, following its previously …

IHS expects VoLTE subs to reach 310M by the end of 2016 The number of Voice-over LTE users worldwide is expected to reach 1 billion by 2020, according to research firm IHS, which said there were 185 million VoLTE users at …

Ericsson will upgrade MTS network to support LTE-U, IoT Russian mobile operator MTS and Swedish vendor Ericsson have successfully tested a “5G” technology solution,  LTE-Unlicensed, by aggregating two frequencies – 10 megahertz in the 1800 MHz spectrum band and 20 megahertz …

MegaFon said its 5G trial achieved internet speeds of more than 1 Gbps Russian mobile operator MegaFon demonstrated mobile internet speeds of more than 1 Gbps during the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). The test used Huawei network equipment and a prototype …

Connected vehicles are part of the Huawei smart city portfolio Chinese ICT services provider Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SamTech Middle East, a regional systems integrator specializing in smart vehicle tracking systems. Under the terms of the …

Stockholm tops Ericsson’s Networked Society City Index 2016, a global smart city index measuring both sustainable urban development and ICT maturity in 41 cities around the world. Ericsson’s global smart city league table, the Networked Society City Index 2016, ranked …

Swisscom and Ericsson aim to launch commercial 5G in 2020 Swiss mobile operator Swisscom has partnered with Swedish vendor Ericsson to launch the “5G for Switzerland” initiative in collaboration with local university Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne. The three parties involved …

US-based MVNO FreedomPop launched an OTT application in the UK providing access to its unique ‘free’ service to any customer FreedomPop continued its push into the U.K. market, launching an over-the-top application designed to expand availability of its unique “free” …

The French IOT firm expects to connect 1M devices across the country by 2017 French provider of global communications service for the “internet of things,” and Irish telecom provider VT Networks, announced the nationwide availability of the Sigfox IoT network …

Nokia will make smart home product commercially available for operators by year end Finnish vendor Nokia launched a new smart home solution that will enable network operators to offer new services to residential customers seeking a digital home solution for the “internet of …

Deal will position VimpelCom to provide IoT, mobile entertainment and mobile financial services using Ericsson IT solutions International telecom group VimpelCom signed a software partnership with Ericsson valued at more than $1 billion. The partnership encompasses a complete overhaul of …

Huawei said smart parking solutions would generate revenue opportunities for municipal governments Chinese vendor Huawei and U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone have completed the first trial on commercial networks for pre-standard Narrow-Band-“internet of things” smart parking in Spain. Following a smart metering …

Vodafone upgrading core, radio networks for NB-IoT services U.K. telecom group Vodafone plans to focus on narrowband-“internet of things” trials during the rest of the year ahead of plans for a commercial launch of the technology next year, said Vodafone research and …