The operator launched what it says is the first commercial 5G network in Norway, connecting nine cities and villages.

Telia Carrier has launched a software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) service based on Cisco’s Viptela platform.

O2 has deployed Centralised Self Organising Network (C-SON) technology in its 5G network in a bid to optimise customer experience.

5G is now live in 24 markets worldwide and set to account for 56% of connections by 2025, according to the GSMA’s new Mobile Economy report.

This is part of BT's drive to develop a portfolio of converged business networking products.

Turkish operator Turkcell will test and deploy open, virtualised radio access network (OpenRAN vRAN) technology with Mavenir, beginning in its home market.

Mavenir's launch is in collaboration with AceAxis, Facebook Connectivity, Parallel Wireless, MTI, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, and other partners.

The company claims it is the first to offer this functionality, developed with partners A1 Telekom Austria and Telia Finland.

The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has announced new collaborations with telecom industry organisations and plans to expand existing partnerships.

Nokia agreement is designed to ensure OpEx in Japan is predictable, while Singapore operator taps Rakuten’s expertise for 4G trials.

BICS, which provides international wholesale services, has contracted Belgian start-up Inmanta as the service orchestrator for the end-to-end automation of its network services.

French mobile operator IIiad Group is expanding its partnership with Nokia to roll out 5G networks across France and Italy.

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

The Japanese government is drawing up a 6G strategy setting up a dedicated panel on the technology, reports say.

Gamechanger or Trailblazer? Award Judge Caroline Gabriel, Owner of Rethink Research, explains what winning qualities we'll be looking for in our two NEW award categories.

It is the first operator to deploy a ‘production-grade’, open-source evolved packet core (EPC), based on Open Networking Foundation’s (ONF) Open Mobile Evolved Core (OMEC) platform.

A critical difference between 5G networks and preceding generations will be the diversity of organisations building, managing and monetising them.

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told charity Electrosensitivity-UK it must not run the advert again in its current form as it contains unsubstantiated claims.

The Italian telco has surpassed speeds of 2Gbps on its 5G network in what is understood to be a European-first.

Despite the Trump Administration’s efforts to keep its equipment out of Western networks and upset its supply chain, last year Huawei’s sales rose to $122 billion.