SoftBank Corp today (27 March) launched its ultra-high speed 5G mobile network in Japan, joining rivals NTT DOCOMO and KDDI (au) in a renewed battle to secure market share, particularly... more

Hungary’s National Media & Infocommunications Authority (Nemzeti Media- es Hirkozlesi Hatosag, NMHH) yesterday (26 March 2020) completed the country’s 5G spectrum auction, with Magyar Telekom, Telenor Hungary and Vodafone Hungary... more

Austria’s Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs, RTR) has delayed its upcoming second 5G auction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Der Standard reports. The allocation of... more

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has granted AT&T Communications Special Temporary Authority (STA) to use additional spectrum to serve Puerto Rico and US... more

Russia’s largest mobile operator by subscribers Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has extended its long-standing partnership with Swedish vendor Ericsson to include a large-scale network modernisation of its 2G/3G/4G infrastructure across 16... more

Mobile operator MTN Benin has extended its managed services partnership with Swedish technology provider Ericsson to include network services focused on artificial intelligence (AI), automation and analytics. Ericsson, which already... more

Vodafone New Zealand has activated additional 4G cell sites in rural areas of the country with effect from 26 March to enable more customers to stay connected during the COVID-19... more

In an eleventh hour decision ahead of the expiry of 3G spectrum licences on 31 March, the Romanian government has approved plans to charge Orange and Vodafone EUR30 million (USD32.9... more

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has extended a Special Temporary Authority (STA) given to GU Holdings (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Google) and Edge USA (a unit of internet giant... more

Sweden’s Post and Telecom Agency (Post & Telestyrelsen, PTS) has published its report on fixed and mobile broadband for 2019. The regulator says that broadband access at speeds of 100Mbps... more

Israel’s Partner Communications has published its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2019, reporting a 66% drop in net profit, on the back of increased finance costs. In... more

An investment consortium led by Russia’s VTB bank has restructured the ownership of a 13.1% stake in national telecoms group Rostelecom. The Prime news agency reports that VTB has sold... more

Brazilian telecoms operator Oi has reported total net revenues of BRL20.1 billion (USD4.0 billion) for the twelve months ended 31 December 2019, representing a decrease of 8.7% year-on-year. Routine EBITDA... more

Broadband internet and OTT providers across the globe are being forced to make changes to their operations to handle massive, pandemic-induced increases in bandwidth demand. Sharp rises in teleworking, video... more

To our CommsUpdate readers: We know that you’ve received many messages from brands about the impact of COVID-19 on their businesses. Our own Rob Schult has done a great job... more