German mobile operators told the regulator they had largely met coverage obligations required in the terms of a 5G spectrum auction in 2019. Authorities are set to scrutinize claims by the four players.

Hrvatski Telekom's mobile network was once again recognized as the best in 2022, winning three Ookla Speedtest Awards for Best Mobile Network, Fastest Mobile Network, and Best Mobile Coverage.

Qualcomm entered the satellite-to-phone ring via a partnership with satellite provider Iridium and a new Snapdragon Satellite offering for premium Android smartphones.

Huawei and Orange have successfully achieved a new record of 157 Tbit/s transmission prototype testing over a 120 km fiber on the Orange network in South West France.

Telecom Italia and Google Cloud announced the launch of the first platform in Italy that enables smart mobility on TIM’s Edge Cloud 5G technology.

Operator Iliad Group, Nokia, and its subsidiary Alcatel Submarine Networks combined to create what they described as the largest industrial 5G network in Europe.

Nokia and A1 Austria have successfully verified 3 Component Carrier Aggregation (3CC CA) in a 5G Standalone (SA) trial network in Austria – reaching data rates of 2 Gbps.

By signing a contract worth more than HRK 65 million, Kosovo Telecom and Ericsson Nikola Tesla started their cooperation related to the modernization of the core and radio network and the maintenance of the network of this Kosovo operator.

Telstra, Ericsson, and Qualcomm announced a new 5G download peak speed benchmark of 7.3Gbps achieved in Telstra’s live commercial network.

Microsoft and Viasat announced a new partnership to help deliver internet access to 10 million people around the globe, including 5 million across Africa.

The European Commission has adopted a revised Communication on State aid for broadband networks.

Representatives of EU and Western Balkans mobile network operators presented a joint declaration on the next steps for reducing the data roaming fees between the EU and Western Balkans.

In the coming year, Deutsche Telekom plans to significantly increase the pace of its fiber rollout.

Deutsche Telekom is campaigning for the use of additional frequency bands for mobile communications.

Hrvatski Telekom has started building fiber optic infrastructure in the Town of Sveta Nedelja, the Town of Samobor, and the municipality of Stupnik.

Hrvatski Telekom has started building fiber optic infrastructure in Brod –Posavina County.

Ancom, the telecoms regulator in Romania, announced its spectrum auction for 5G suitable frequencies had concluded.

FDD 8T8R antennas based on the Huawei Hertz platform have reached a new milestone with their first-ever commercial adoption in Portugal.

Deutsche Telekom is taking the lead for 6G NeXt, a research project that is a part of the '6G industry projects for research into integrated systems and sub-technologies for 6th generation mobile communications' program.

Nokia’s Single RAN Base Station portfolio as well as its 5G Cloud RAN solution have passed the GSMA’s bi-annual Network Equipment Security Assurance Scheme (NESAS) audit.

Hrvatski Telekom started with projects for the construction of next-generation access (NGA) on the territory of ten counties in Croatia.

The International Business Unit of A1 Telekom Austria Group and Hungarian Invitech ICT Services installed the shortest and fastest fiber connection between Vienna and Budapest.

Independent experts and users recognized Hrvatski Telekom's 5G network as the fastest 5G network in Croatia.

Deutsche Telekom is taking the lead for the 6G-TakeOff research project as part of the broader 6G program.

Deutsche Telekom has validated in a lab trial the feasibility of converging the fixed network control plane into a 5G Core to steer traffic from a 5G residential gateway.

In the latest of their joint projects in mobile transport, Ericsson and O2 Telefónica have successfully demoed 5G wireless backhaul for rural and suburban coverage.

Nokia, in collaboration with Emitel and Oscilloquartz, completed the deployment of Poland’s most advanced IP transport and synchronization network for the nationwide coverage of digital TV broadcast services.

The ITU backed a range of measures to close the connectivity gap.

In his keynote speech at Huawei Connect 2022, David Wang, the company's Executive Director of the Board and Chairman of the ICT Infrastructure Managing Board, said that 5.5G is a key milestone on the path to an intelligent world and released Huawei's latest series of white papers on the intelligent world.

According to a GSA report, around 70 countries had 5G networks as of June 2022, up from just 38 in mid-2020.