The Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (Post & Telestyrelsen, PTS) completed its auction of 2.3GHz and 3.5GHz 5G spectrum after four rounds of bidding on a single day, with all... more

Mobile network operators Telefonica Deutschland, Telekom Deutschland and Vodafone Germany plan to enter into mutual cooperation agreements to close gaps in their wireless networks, known as ‘grey spots’. The aim... more

Australian mobile network operator (MNO) Telstra has claimed a new record, having registered what it called a ‘whopping’ download speed of 5Gbps for a single user on its commercial 5G... more

Nepali Digital Payment Company, a joint venture created by state-owned telecoms provider Nepal Telecom (NT) and Rastriya Banijya Bank, has applied to Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) – Nepal’s central bank... more

Lativian cellco Bite has installed additional six 5G base stations in Riga, extending the operator’s 5G coverage to areas of Old Riga, Krastmala and Kipsala. Bite invested over EUR10 million... more

Vancouver-based Tower One Wireless has confirmed that it has 75 new cell sites under construction in its three core markets: Mexico, Argentina and Colombia. According to the company’s December 2020... more

SBB, Serbia’s second-largest ISP by subscribers, has announced that it is extending its ‘GIGA’-branded fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network to three new cities from next month. Following the upgrade, users in the... more

Orange Poland says its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks were available to five million residential and commercial premises at the end of 2020, with 389,000 sites passed in twelve months. Its networks... more

British pure fibre provider CityFibre has announced the start of work on its network in Reading, as part of a GBP58 million (USD79 million) investment it is making in the... more

Vogel Telecom, a wholesale and B2B telecoms provider in Brazil, has enlisted Ciena to successfully deploy what it says is Sao Paulo’s first 800Gbps optical network. Ciena says that it... more

SSi Canada – which operates the QINIQ broadband and SSi Mobile services in Nunavut – has signed a multi-year partnership with SES Networks under which the latter will deliver new... more

Canadian cableco Cogeco Connexion has announced the full commercial launch of its ‘EPICO’ IPTV service based on a technology platform integrated with Google's Android TV ecosystem, available now for ‘the... more

Cote d’Ivoire postal operator La Poste has signed a deal with Eutelsat to provide communications services to its nationwide network of 170 post offices. According to a report from Agence... more

Sky Italia has expanded the footprint of its broadband services under its wholesale deal with Fastweb. The Sky WiFi broadband service is now available in 1,500 cities and towns via... more

The Indian government has sought bids from banks for the sale of its full shareholding of 26.12% in telco Tata Communications – previously known as Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL)... more