Verizon Wireless has confirmed that it will launch its delayed C-band 5G network today (19 January). However, the new cell towers will not go live in areas around airports, as... more

T-Mobile US has announced that it has introduced 5G carrier aggregation (CA) across ‘much of its network’, combining frequencies in the 600MHz and 2.5GHz bands. The press release notes: ‘These... more

Russia’s Rostelecom has applied to the State Commission for Radio Frequencies (SCRF) for permission to test 5G mobile services using 3.3GHz-4.1GHz frequency bands in the metro (subway) train networks of... more

Chairman of the board of directors of Cabo Verde Telecom (CVT), Joao Domingo Correia, has told news agency Lusa that the telco and its mobile subsidiary CV Movel aim to... more

Telenor Montenegro ended 2021 with significant revenue growth, a stable customer base and as a leader in customer satisfactions, CEO Branko Mitrovic has told Mina, adding that the company is... more

Swedish-owned cellco Tele2 Latvia has announced plans to launch VoLTE in Q2 2022. Regarding the plans, the company noted that traditional voice calls are still the predominant form of communication... more

Indian full-service provider Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio) has paid INR307.9 billion (USD4.1 billion) towards deferred spectrum liabilities for airwaves purchased at tenders in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and acquired through... more

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has confirmed that Digicel BVI has formally applied for a renewal of its operating licence, ahead of the expiration... more

Nokia has released more details of its 5G equipment contract with GO Malta. The Finnish vendor says it has been awarded a seven-year deal to supply RAN equipment from its... more

Norwegian mobile network operator (MNO) ice has selected TEOCO’s ASSET 5G planning solution to deliver 5G services to its subscribers. In announcing the development, it was noted that the contract... more

The Philippines’ third telco DITO Telecommunity (formerly Mislatel) now intends to launch a fixed wireless access (FWA) product using its 5G network in the first quarter of 2022, having initially... more

The UK’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – which is tasked with examining the value for money of government projects, programmes and service delivery – has said that it is unconvinced... more

Canadian fixed and mobile network operator Rogers Communications has budgeted CAD200 million (USD160 million) to deploy fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) to up to 314,000 homes and businesses in New Brunswick starting in... more

Peru’s National Telecommunications Programme (Programa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, Pronatel) has assumed temporary control of operation and maintenance of the National Fibre Optic Backbone (Red Dorsal Nacional de Fibra Optica or... more

At an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held on 18 January, Vodacom Group investors approved a planned transaction which will see the UK’s Vodafone Group transfer its 55% stake in Vodafone... more

The General Manager of Telecom Italia (TIM), who is expected to become the firm’s new CEO, has outlined a draft plan for TIM’s future strategy as an alternative to the... more