Europe will be three years late to the 5G party, new research has claimed, with operators in the United States set to launch the world's first deployments by the end of this year.

Swisscom is delaying the nationwide deployment of its 5G network thanks to a restrictive political climate that is causing more expensive investment conditions, the operator has said.

Network slicing could bag operators $6 billion in revenues through the creation of new services but only if interoperability is central, a new report has claimed.

Telenor is aiming to establish Norway as a "national powerhouse" for artificial intelligence after partnering on a new lab to develop enterprise solutions.

Ericsson is opening a new software development centre focusing on baseband technologies in the United States this year as part of fresh investment in the country.

Audi and Ericsson are to run 5G trials in the car manufacturer's production lab to explore how the technology could aid vehicle construction.

Telia Company has identified eSports has "one of the most interesting use cases" of 5G, as it held its latest public demonstration of the cellular technology.

German operators are holding back innovation and disrupting competition by not giving MVNOs adequate access to spectrum, industry body MVNO Europe has claimed.

Swisscom's Italian subsidiary Fastweb is to buy Tiscali's fixed wireless business and its 3.5GHz spectrum, in a boost to the operator's 5G plans.

Vodafone Spain has started deploying pre-commercial 5G infrastructure across major cities just days after winning spectrum in the country's latest auction.

O2 UK is inviting every major company on the stock market to participate in 5G trials on its new testbed.

Proximus has hit out at the Belgian government's decision to open its forthcoming 5G auction up to a fourth player, claiming it will damage network quality across the country, operators' bottom lines and jobs.

Orange is widening the scope of its 5G testing to greater Paris and Île-de-France, with new research facilities, consumer services and a connected racetrack.

France will have its first 5G city by 2020 and its major transport routes covered by 2025, as the contry's regulator Arcep outlined its plans to foster next generation technology.

Finland's regulator has become the latest to announce its plans to sell 5G ready spectrum, amid a flurry of deployments and trials across the country.

DNA is set to showcase the 5G smart home at Finland's annual SuomiAreena event, giving Finns the chance to try out next generation services.

Swisscom has brought 5G to the mountains with Hvratski Telekom announcing it is the first operator to trial the technology in Croatia.

MTS has seen a trebling of mobile data downloads and uplink video streaming increasing fivefold during the World Cup and implementation of Massive MIMO.

Ericsson and Intel have held an end-to-end 5G data call, which they said brings the telecoms' industry one step closer to the commercial deployment of 5G.

Three UK is looking to bolster its 5G preparations by signing a deal with SSE Enterprise Telecoms to give it better access to fibre networks.