The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) blocked Vodafone’s acquisition of Cabonitel, owner of mobile and fixed operator Nowo.

BT Group, Nokia, and Qualcomm successfully finished the first test of 5G carrier aggregation using five components in Europe.

Verizon unveiled the first portable private network service for deployments across sports stadiums and entertainment venues when permanent networks are not available.

Nokia made the world’s first live immersive voice and audio call over a cellular network.

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) noted that 5G commercialization directly contributed to a total economic output of CNY5.6 trillion ($788 billion) over the past five years.

Hrvatski Telekom plans to shut down its 3G network in the City of Zagreb and its surroundings between July 8 and 12, 2024.

Authorities covering markets across the globe outlined their expectations and challenges in deploying the next generation of mobile network technology at the 6G Global Summit in London.

To encourage the adoption of new fiber-optics technologies and accelerate the process of digitalizing the country, TIM has begun decommissioning the first 62 all-copper exchanges.

The mobile network of Hrvatski Telekom was once again recognized as the best in Croatia.

Samsung and O2 Telefónica have launched their first virtualized RAN (vRAN) and Open RAN commercial site in Germany.

Vodafone and Nokia successfully completed a three-month open RAN pilot test over standalone 5G in Italy.

Nokia and SURF, the organization for IT in Dutch education and research, have successfully reached a single carrier 800Gb/s optical transmission over SURF’s existing cross-border, multi-vendor research and education network infrastructure.

Nokia and Vodafone are collaborating to test the viability of L4S technology over passive optical networks (PON).

The GSMA believes that critical reform of European laws is necessary to position the region as a technology frontrunner by 2030.

Hrvatski Telekom again won both umlaut 'Best in Test' awards, for the best mobile and fixed broadband network.

A Spanish government decision left Orange and Masmovil on track to complete a merger of their operations in the country by the end of the current quarter.

At its 5.5G Industry Summit during MWC Barcelona 2024, the GSMA launched an initiative "Embracing a prosperous 5G-Advanced era".

Many different technologies are required to achieve universal coverage and satellite services continue to be a vital solution to deliver connectivity to unconnected areas of the world.

SoftBank, T-Mobile US, and Telia Sweden teamed with Ericsson to trial an enterprise service that connects laptops with the operators’ 5G services.