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5G network program to focus on industry pilots including smart cities, IoT, transport and smart agriculture Italian telecom operator TIM and equipment vendor Ericsson signed an agreement to start the “5G for Italy” program designed to create an open ecosystem for …

Samsung Pay is already available in the U.S. and China Samsung Electronics launched its Samsung Pay mobile payment service in Spain, marking its first national rollout in Europe. The mobile payment service, which is similar to Apple Pay, is already available …

In a continuing global expansion of its dedicated “internet of things” networks, French-based Sigfox partnered with network operator Connected Finland. Finland is the 19th country to work with Sigfox on deploying a purpose-built network for the IoT. Building on an initial …

Telecom regulator BIPT works with Ericsson to study suitable bands for 5G trials The Belgian government has instructed the country’s telecom authority to open up spectrum to mobile operators seeking to conduct “5G” trials, local press reported. Alexander De Croo, Belgium’s …

Next step before 700 MHz band is dedicated to mobile is negotiation with European Parliament The European Council confirmed it’s looking at opening the 700 MHz band for wireless broadband in Europe by 2020. The EC said broadcasting services would …

Swedish telco Tele2 plans to roll out Internet of Things network Swedish telecommunications firm Tele2 signed an agreement with IBM to boost the implementation of “Internet of Things” projects and business models across European markets.   Under the terms of …

The US market set to represent more than 52% of overall revenue Worldwide revenue for big data and business analytics is set to grow from nearly $122 billion in 2015, to more than $187 billion in 2019, an increase of …

LTE-A set to bring 375 Mbps speeds to more cities in Germany Vodafone Germany announced plans to roll out LTE-Advanced technology by the end of this year to around 50 cities across the country, supporting network speeds of up to …

LoRa Alliance partnership builds on Orange’s IoT network in France French telecommunications group Orange joined the LoRa Alliance, a lobbying group pushing for the global adoption of the low-power wide-area network specification targeting the “Internet of Things.” The protocol is …

Forecast for carrier SDN predicts 98% CAGR between 2015 and 2020 The carrier software-defined networking market is expected to generate $8.7 billion in revenues by 2020, compared to $280 million in 2016, due to the acceleration of commercial deployments, according …

Using Nokia equipment, MTS plans 5G trial in 2018 Nokia and Russian telecom operator MTS Group signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of “5G” technologies. Under terms of the agreement, the two companies will implement a 5G test …

U.K.-based Vodafone Group recorded revenues of $59.8 million Vodafone Group recorded 41 billion pounds ($59.8 billion) in revenues for its fiscal year ended March 31, a decline of 3% compared to the previous fiscal year. Group service revenue was 37.1 …

U.S. firm aims to complete the data center transactions in 2016 U.S.-based Digital Reality, which provides data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, entered into a definitive agreement with Equinix to acquire a portfolio of eight carrier-neutral data centers across Europe. …

U.K. regulator looks to create two additional 80-megahertz channels in the 5 GHz band for Wi-Fi U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom has proposed opening up additional unlicensed spectrum in the 5 GHz band to support Wi-Fi services in a move to create …

More than half of Bouygues Telecom phone connections running on LTE network at end of Q1 French telecom operator Bouygues Telecom said it added 240,000 new mobile connections in the first quarter of 2016, reaching 12.1 million total connections on …

Despite growth, Vodafone plans to shut down the M-Pesa service in South Africa on June 30 Vodafone Group said it recently passed 25 million active customers for its M-Pesa mobile money service M-Pesa, having hit 25.3 million users at the …

4G backhaul deal worth $29 million Avanti Communications, a provider of satellite data communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, won a contract to supply U.K. mobile operator EE with satellite capacity for “4G” backhaul. Under the terms …

Bharti Airtel will continue to use the infrastructure through a long-term lease contract Bharti Airtel International, a subsidiary of Indian telecom group Bharti Airtel, signed an agreement with towers company Helios Towers Africa to sell approximately 950 telecom towers in the …

Within the telecom industry, views differ widely on the scale of the IoT investment opportunity Asked at a recent conference when the “Internet of Things” will make a material difference to his company’s financial performance, the CEO of one major telecom …

BT 4G, fiber expansion comes as telco records $1.65 billion net profit in fiscal Q4 Including its Openreach broadband unit and EE mobile business, BT said its “4G” and fiber expansion plans will cost a projected 6 billion pounds ($8.7 …

DT ended March with 40.6 million mobile customers in Germany Deutsche Telekom posted a net profit of 3.1 billion euros ($3.54 billion) in the first quarter of 2016, up from 787 million euros in the same period last year. DT said …

The telco reached 6.61 million mobile subscribers in March Swiss mobile operator Swisscom recorded 2.88 billion francs (about $3 billion) in revenues for the first quarter of 2016, down slightly compared to 2.89 billion francs in the same quarter last year. …

Qatar-based Ooredoo reached 118 million global subscribers Qatar-based telecom group Ooredoo posted QAR 7.88 billion ($2.16 billion) in revenues during the first quarter of 2016, down 2% from QAR 8.04 billion in the same quarter a year ago. The group’s net …

The telco revenues grow 5% year-over-year in the quarter Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor ended the first quarter of 2016 with 208 million subscribers in the 12 European and Asian markets in which it operates. During the period, the telco added …