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Telenor Group ends quarter with 211M subscribers Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor ended the first quarter of 2016 with 211 million subscribers in the 12 European and Asian markets in which …

Taiwanese telco targets 40% LTE market share by year-end Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom expects to attract 2 million LTE subscribers this year, local press reported. If successful, the operator’s subscriber base …

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 …

Apple Pay service also coming to France and Switzerland Apple announced plans to launch its digital wallet service, Apple Pay, in new international markets including France, Hong Kong and Switzerland …

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 …

Nokia will make smart home product commercially available for operators by end of the year Finnish vendor Nokia launched a new smart home solution to enable network operators to offer new …

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 …

Huawei said smart parking solutions would generate revenue opportunities for municipal governments Chinese vendor Huawei and U.K-based telecoms group Vodafone completed the first trial on commercial networks for pre-standard NB-IoT smart …

Mobile health service ‘Tonic’ offers medical and wellness advice Telenor Health, the digital health unit of Norwegian operator Telenor, launched a mobile health service in Bangladesh, the company said in …

At least 10 Korean companies have expressed interest in the smart city project The South Korean government signed a memorandum of understanding to participate in Sri Lanka’s $63.2 billion smart …

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 …

Norwegian telecom operator Telenor threatened to exit India if the company fails to obtain spectrum at reasonable rates. “Long term presence in India is dependent on our ability to secure …

The Indian telco paid $526 million for the LTE airwaves Indian mobile telephony operator Bharti Airtel reached a deal to acquire spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band from rival telco …

Telenor aims to expand investments in Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines Norwegian telecom operator Telenor is currently in talks with potential bidders to sell its stake in international mobile operator VimpelCom. “We are in …

Both companies look to boost 5G cooperation this year BARCELONA, Spain – Chinese vendor ZTE, together with compatriot telecom operator China Mobile, announced a “5G” high-frequency prototype. “The ZTE-developed prototype …

Telenor said it was currently in negotiation with vendors on LTE rollout plans Norwegian telecom operator Telenor is currently holding negotiations with an undisclosed company to expand its operations in …

Asian operations accounted for over 50% of Q4 revenues Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor ended 2015 with 203 million subscribers in the 13 European and Asian markets in which it operates. …

The new mobile spectrum licenses will be valid for 10 years The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) expects to award a block of spectrum in the 1800 MHz band …

Norwegian regulator Nkom running the carrier auction process The Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) plans to hold the second phase of its 1800 MHz spectrum auction later this month, the regulator …

Smartphone users represent 37% of overall subscribers Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor surpassed 200 million mobile subscribers in the 13 European and Asian markets in which it operates. That’s up from …

The telco aims to upgrade 100 telecoms towers by the end of 2015 Dannish mobile telephony operator Telenor Denmark announced the deployment of its commercial LTE+ service in the country’s …

The UK regulator said spectrum auction will wait for the implications of the Three-O2 merger U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom decided to postpone its planned spectrum auction for licenses in the 2.3 GHz …

Telecom Italia plans to keep up to 20% of the infrastructure firm Telecom Italia is looking to sell a part of its Inwit holdings, with CEO Marco Patuano noting “we are ready to …

Japanese telco announced a contract with Smart Communications Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo announced it will provide mobile network consulting services to overseas mobile operators. Starting Nov. 23, the Japanese operator …

The two telcos are expected to complete the merger agreement by year-end Pakistani mobile operators Mobilink and Warid Telecom have agreed to merge their operations to create a mobile service …