Czech national infrastructure provider CETIN plans to extend fibre-optic connectivity to areas with low-density populations, with support from the European Union.

nPerf’s annual Barometer of fixed connections in Switzerland for 2019, found Salt offered the best download and upload speed for the second year in a row.

Romania is a successful and pioneering market for Orange Group as its CTO, Emmanuel Chautard, explained to Annie Turner.

Federal Judge Victor Marrero cleared the way for the $59 billion transaction without imposing any further conditions.

O2 says 50 sites are now live on its Long Term Evolution, category M1 (LTE-M) low-power, wide-area network (LPWAN) for IoT devices.

Slovakian operator Orange Slovensko has chosen Nokia to upgrade its Radio Access Network (RAN) to pave the way for 5G.

Deutsche Telekom has reportedly told Nokia to improve its products and services to be in with a chance of winning business back from the operator.

Proximus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a private 5G network for the Port of Antwerp.

The Chinese giant, which has itself often been accused of the industrial espionage, is filing lawsuits across the state of Texas.

Group CEO Nick Read (pictured) said it will take five year and cost €200 million – meanwhile growth remains incremental and India hangs in the balance.

Telekom Albania has selected Ericsson as the sole supplier to modernise its radio and core networks in a five-year deal.

Swedish wholesale network operator Telia Carrier claims to be the first to launch aa 400GB, Ethernet-ready network using Cisco’s cloud-scale NCS5500 series routers.

Belgian telecoms regulator, BIPT, plans to issue temporary spectrum licences to allow the introduction of 5G this summer.

5G promises a world of unprecedented speed and differentiated quality of service with the potential to unleash a wide array of use cases, new services and business models. Network slicing is the cornerstone of the 5G architecture that supports this. By Oren Marmur, VP, Head of NFV, Amdocs

Orange made the decision after issuing a request for proposals in early 2019 followed by several months of testing.

The delayed advice, which was due by the end of December, follows the UK’s decision regarding Huawei in 5G and full-fibre infrastructure.

STC, Saudi Arabia’s biggest operator, has agreed to pay $2.4 billion (€2.18 billion) for the stake in Vodafone Egypt.

Policy action is needed to boost investment in European telecom networks, according to research commissoned by the European Telecom Network Operators Association (ETNO).

The head of the Czech Republic’s telecoms watchdog resigned over last-minute changes by the government to the country’s planned 5G auction.

Ericsson and consultancy firm Capgemini have formed a global partnership to support operators in supplying private network solutions for enterprises.