Vodafone Germany has extended its LTE network coverage to a further 350,000 people, after switching on 120 new base stations in the last four weeks.

T-Mobile Polska announced late last week that it has met the coverage obligations attached to its LTE spectrum licences.

Norway's Ice has signed an LTE network agreement with Nokia that it says will help it to drive a higher proportion of on-net traffic and pave the way for 5G rollout.

Orange has launched a commercial pilot of LTE-M technology in four Polish cities, including the capital, and has invited interested parties to apply to take part.

Telenor has rolled out voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) technology in Bulgaria, offering services to a select number of customers.

Wind Tre has installed new 4G equipment in a newly-built restaurant area in the central Italian town of Amatrice, which was hit by a major earthquake almost two years ago.

BT has launched a new service for enterprises offering LTE fallback if a workplace's broadband network fails.

MTS has debuted the first commercial Gigabit LTE network using licensed assisted access technology in eastern Europe.

EE is testing a "hybrid broadband" technology combining a fixed line network with LTE so cellular can take over in the event of a fault or poor performance.

Tele2 and Telia are working together to phase out their joint 3G network in Sweden, with plans to use the spectrum to bolster their respective LTE frequencies.

Telefónica’s O2 has launched its first 4G services in the spectrum it acquired from last week’s auction and announced a new agreement to roll out small cells in the UK’s capital.

T-Mobile Netherlands has been named the best performing network in the country, according to the latest research by testing agency P3, which found the Deutsche Telekom-owned operator achieved its highest ever score.

Arcep has announced draft plans to reallocate a raft of 2G and 3G frequency bands, with a focus on boosting 4G coverage in metropolitan areas.

The UK’s BT Mobile and Russia’s MTS have both launched VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling to their markets, as Turkcell’s subsidiary in Ukraine introduced the country's first 4.5G services.

Vodafone is set to provide fixed and mobile connectivity to a Portuguese water company as the latter looks to launch new digital services.

Inmarsat has claimed its European Aviation Network (EAN) “remains on track” after a Belgian court annulled a decision by the country’s regulator to allow it to operate there.

Ukranian operator lifecell is ploughing ahead with its 4G plans after obtaining the largest amount of spectrum per subscriber in a recent auction.

EE has reached 90 percent geographic 4G coverage of the UK as it seeks to deliver on a contract to support the country’s emergency services.

BT has live-streamed a high-quality video feed of a Champions League match to a smartphone app in what it claims as an industry first.

The CTO of VEON Group has urged operators to truly embrace end-to-end transformation in order to reap the benefits of 5G.