A group comprising some of Europe’s largest operators published a list of priority technical requirements for open RAN systems.

Nokia was selected by Swisscom to transform the operator’s existing infrastructure to a fully automated and high capacity optical transport network.

Hrvatski Telekom has implemented free WiFi internet in the Town of Samobor and the municipalities of Pučišća, Tounj, and Trpanj, which provides access to the internet in public locations for citizens and visitors.

Italian operator TIM is starting to switch off its copper telecommunications network. The process starts in Trento.

Nokia introduced an indoor small cell that will support 5G.

Swisscom has strengthened its long-term strategic partnership commitment to Ericsson with a deal extension focusing on continued 5G deployment, including 5G Standalone rollout.

Real-world test results demonstrate that 5G mmWave connectivity speeds on commercial devices is 16 times faster than 5G operating solely in sub-6 GHz frequencies, according to Qualcomm.

Hrvatski Telekom continued introducing its commercial 5G network in Croatia.

Telecom Italia laid is one of the first operators in Europe and the only one in its domestic market to deploy open RAN in its mobile network, teaming with vendor JMA Wireless.

Slovenia’s Agency for Communications Networks and Services (Akos) announced the completion of the multiband auction, which raised €164.2 million.

Ofcom, UK telecommunications regulator, informed on the outcome of its latest auction for 5G-suitable frequencies.

With a 60 million kuna investment, Hrvatski Telekom introduced fiber-optics in the Town of Krapina and the municipalities of Đurmanec, Jesenje, Petrovsko, and Radoboj.

Last week, A1 Slovenia and their parent company A1 Telekom Austria Group has acquired spectrum for a total of €42.2 million.

Qualcomm completed a test of data calls combining mmWave with sub-6GHz spectrum over a standalone 5G network.

Ericsson, Vodafone, OPPO and Qualcomm are partnering to deploy a 5G Standalone (SA) network, beginning in major German cities including Frankfurt.

In a survey of 215 mobile network operators from 109 countries, Infobip placed in the top two overall rating of providers with a score of 4.38 out of a possible 5 and topped the ratings in performance and leadership categories. This marks Infobip's fourth consecutive appearance in the top tier of SMS firewall vendors worldwide, further solidifying its reputation as a reliable and high-performing provider of SMS traffic filtering and monetization solutions.

Portuguese regulator Anacom revealed proposals to streamline the country’s ongoing 5G auction.

Ericsson has partnered with Deutsche Telekom and Cosmote to trial and test an answer to the challenge, using W-band as 5G backhaul spectrum.

Ericsson has launched a new network programmability tool, called 5G Core Policy Studio.

Nokia will deploy industrial-grade Digital Automation Cloud 5G standalone private wireless networking at the University for Business and Technology in Pristina, Kosovo.

Nokia has signed a deal with United Group to deploy a fiber network and in-home mesh Wi-Fi solution across the eight different countries it operates in.

Nokia has achieved a 5G speed record during a trial with Turk Telekom in the Turkish capital city, Ankara.

SoftBank has launched its 5G millimeter service in Japan using devices based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G Mobile Platforms and Modem-RF Systems.

Four operators in the UK auctioned a combined £1.36 billion for fresh allocations of 5G suitable frequencies.

Hrvatski Telekom continues to introduce a commercial 5G network throughout Croatia.

Hrvatski Telekom continued with the introduction of a commercial 5G network throughout Croatia.

Deutsche Telekom continues to spread their NB-IoT roaming agreements.

The number of US households relying solely on mobile for their broadband connectivity grew by approximately 600,000 in 2020 to 15 million.

Samsung achieved a breakthrough in 5G data speeds using E-UTRAN New Radio Dual Connectivity (EN-DC).

Hrvatski Telekom is the first to start involving commercial users in Croatia in testing on the 3.5 GHz frequency band.