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The European Commission believes that the proposed merger of Spanish operatorsOrange and MásMóvil may reduce competition in the mobile and fixed internetmarkets. On April 3, 2023, the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation toassess if the proposed merger would potentially …

Orange said that the new 5G technology was recently launched in Bilbao, Alicante, Sabadell, Hospitalet, Castellon and Valladolid Spanish telecom operator Orange activated its 5G Standalone (SA) network in new cities across the country. According to the telco’s website, the …

The Spanish government said the consultation period on the move will remain open until June 12 Spain’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation has launched a public consultation on potentially extending the length of time that current spectrum license …

Up against mounting cost pressures and stagnant revenues, operators need to undertake technological and business model transformations if they want a chance to drive growth and monetize 5G investments AUSTIN—Operators have not effectively monetized 5G. From consumer-facing mobile bundles and …

UK-based IoT connectivity provider Eseye has struck a deal with Orange’s wholesale business in France to resolve permanent roaming issues for IoT customers in certain territories. The arrangement enables Eseye to piggyback on Orange’s roaming footprint with 700-odd network operators …

First impressions count – and the trains are late, the stairs are broken, and the food is wrong. This is not the fabled German efficiency we came here to discuss – and see projected into the digital age across 17 …

The telcos had previously inked a MoU to boost the adoption of O-RAN across Europe European operators Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, TIM and Vodafone have published further documents on technical priorities for Open RAN (O-RAN). In a release, the carriers …

In France, mobile operators are currently providing 5G services through spectrum in 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands France had a total of 39,895 authorized 5G sites as of April 1, of which 30,460 were declared technically operational …

German chemical company BASF is to deploy a private 5G network at a facility in the Port of Antwerp in Belgium with the help of local networking specialist Citymesh. The development, which actually follows a number of cellular-linked Industry 4.0 …

France-based telecoms operator Orange has signed with satellite operator OneWeb to augment its fixed and cellular network connectivity in rural and remote areas of Europe, Latin America, and particularly in Africa. Orange said OneWeb’s low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites will “complement” …

Orange said the new financing will enable the telco to boost 4G networks in rural parts of France French operator Orange has secured financing for a total of 500 million euro ($530 million) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to …

The CEO of Orange said that European operators considered that the huge investments in network infrastructure was being hard to monetize MWC, BARCELONA: European telcos face intense pressure on two fronts, said Christel Heydemann, chief executive of French group Orange …

MWC 2023: The GSMA has announced a framework of universal network application programmable interfaces (APIs) to provide universal access to operator networks for developers. At launch, at the annual MWC showcase in Barcelona, the so-called GSMA Open Gateway initiative has …

The first commercial O-RAN sites to be deployed under this agreement are planned for a rural area of Romania European carriers Orange and Vodafone have reached an agreement to build an Open Radio Access Network (RAN) with RAN sharing in …

AWS has opened a new shopfront and for operator partners to hawk their private LTE (4G) and 5G solutions to enterprises, to be combined with its own cloud-to-edge compute services and applications, including sundry IoT and AI/ML based solutions. AWS …

Orange and AMN will deploy roughly 500 base stations in rural Madagascar over the next ten years Orange Madagascar has signed an agreement with tower company Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) to build additional 2G and 3G infrastructure in the country’s …

Ericsson noted that one of the main aspects of the 6G project is the concept of deterministic communication Ericsson has joined forces with Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology and eight other partners to solve what it says is one …

In France, mobile operators are currently providing 5G services through spectrum in 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands France had a total of 38,745 authorized 5G sites as of February 1, of which 29,753 were declared technically operational …

SFR currently provides 5G services in 6,200 municipalities across France French telco SFR announced it has selected Finnish vendor Nokia for the deployment of its 5G Standalone (SA) core network, the former said in a release. As part of its …

In France, mobile operators are currently providing 5G services through spectrum in the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands France had a total of 38,132 authorized 5G sites as of January 1, of which 29,315 were declared technically …

Free Mobile had the highest number of operational 5G sites in France as of the end of last month, with 16,346 France had a total of 37,571 authorized 5G sites as of December 1, of which 28,832 were declared technically …

Telefónica said its 5G network provides coverage in 1,719 towns and cities across Spain Spanish telecom operator Telefónica’s 5G network currently covers 83% of the Spanish population, the telco said in a release. The operator said its 5G network provides …

In March 2022, Arcep opened a trial platform in the 3.8-4.0 GHz band for manufacturers looking to experiment and test new 5G use cases   French regulator Arcep said it has awarded a total of 25 trial licenses for manufacturers …

Editor’s note: The teams from RCR Wireless News and Enterprise IoT Insights recently convened a wide range of telecoms and enterprise stakeholders to examine all things mobile edge computing at the Mobile Edge Forum virtual event, available on demand here. …

Earlier this year, Transforma Insights undertook a survey of 1,100+ enterprises in the US and Europe, asking about their buying behaviour and vendor preferences cellular IoT connectivity. As part of that survey, we asked respondents which connectivity providers they were …