Sweden’s telecoms regulator PTS had to postpone its 5G auction following a court ruling to suspend the decision to exclude Huawei.

Nokia announced a new services deal with A1 Austria.

5G is switched on in the center of the three largest cities in Estonia: Tallinn, Tartu, and Pärnu and before the end of the year a total of 20 sites will be up and running.

BT and EE customers are set to benefit from Ericsson 5G RAN connectivity following the company’s selection as BT’s 5G RAN provider in London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff and other major cities.

The commercial use of 5G networks is starting in the world, and this was the opportunity to talk to Zhang Heng, CEO of Huawei Technologies Croatia, who points out that many applications are expected in various segments of the economy of smart manufacturing, remote health care, smart agriculture. He points out that 5G will have a big impact on fixed wireless access.

TIM is joining the Italian government’s Voucher scheme, managed by Infratel Italia, to boost the use of ultra-broadband across the country.

TIM and INWIT started a collaboration to deploy small cells in Italy’s major cities in order to make the mobile phone signal more performing and support the development of 5G.

The Town of Donja Stubica and the municipalities of Bistra and Dugopolje are part of the cities and municipalities which, as part of the WiFi4EU initiative, were awarded a voucher in the amount of €15,000.

Vodafone UK plans to deploy open RAN in 2,600 network sites by 2027.

Intel secured a contract to supply virtualised RAN (vRAN) equipment for a standalone 5G deployment by US operator Dish Network.

Ookla has recognized Hrvatski Telekom as one of the world's ten fastest mobile networks in 2020.

Qualcomm unveiled the Immersive Home Platforms, a successor to the company’s mesh networking platforms.

As a direct result of crises, Hrvatski Telekom total consolidated net revenue decreased by HRK 221 million or 3.9% in 9M 2020 compared to 9M 2019. The revenue decrease was caused by lower realization in mobile revenue (HRK 175 million or 6.7%), fixed revenue (HRK 138 million or 5.5%), and miscellaneous revenue (HRK 11 million or 93.5%) but was partially offset by higher System Solutions (HRK 103 million or 18.3%).

Hrvatski Telekom is the first to launch a commercial 5G network, which is the foundation of the future technological development of the economy and society. At the moment, the 5G network is available in areas of Zagreb, Rijeka, Split, Osijek, Samobor and Sveta Nedelja. With 5G, Hrvatski Telekom is building a network of the future that will enable the connection and automation of numerous sensors, industrial devices, autonomous vehicles, drones, as well as the advances in telemedicine. In selected tariffs Hrvatski Telekom, without additional charges until June 10, 2021, offers all of its customers the possibility to use the 5G network, in by 5G covered areas and with use of a compatible 5G device.

Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete, Telefonica CEO, said it is critical that Europe introduced competition rules to strengthen the beleaguered telecoms sector.

Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) banned operators taking part in a forthcoming 5G auction from using products made by Huawei and ZTE.

Deutsche Telekom and Stratospheric Platforms Limited (SPL) conducted the first successful demonstration of LTE/4G voice and data connectivity over a platform flying at the edge of the stratosphere and fully integrated into a commercial mobile network.

Hrvatski Telekom has started implementing the most modern fiber-optic infrastructure in Mali Lošinj.

Telefonica might team with the private equity arm of German insurance company Allianz, with the aim of creating a joint venture to invest in network expansion across the country.

Infinet Wireless, together with its partner Flex, has successfully tested its Quanta 70 platform, pushing it to the limits in the most challenging conditions possible.

Verizon joined forces with Microsoft to create new ways for enterprises to accelerate the delivery of fast and secure 5G applications, benefiting from reliable and low latency connections.

Nokia was named by NASA as a partner to advance “Tipping Point” technologies for the Moon, deploying the first LTE/4G communications.

Serpil Timuray, Vodafone Group European cluster CEO, accused Portugal’s communications regulator of trying to impose illegal conditions to its delayed 5G spectrum auction.

Nokia and Vivacom have signed a deal to extend the GPON network in Bulgaria and introduce XGS-PON in strategic locations.

Nokia announced its Smart Node portfolio of All-in-One base stations for 5G indoor use will be powered by Qualcomm’s unique chipsets.

Ericsson and China Telecom have successfully completed China’s first 5G Standalone Ericsson Spectrum Sharing data call on a commercial network.

Cellnex Telecom and Everynet have reached an agreement to jointly promote the roll-out of new Internet of Things networks in Italy, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Merely a week after France completed its spectrum auction, Orange revealed a December launch date, early adopter deals and tariff options.

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest communications service provider, and Ericsson have strengthened their long-standing partnership.

Telecom Italia and their investor Ardian have finalised the agreement for a partial sharing of the investment in Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane (INWIT).