21 Dec 2020

Erik Dudman Nielsen, the CEO of Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa (VMMEA), has informed ITP.net that the company is working towards a commercial MVNO launch in Kuwait. The executive... more

Cosmote has announced the commercial launch of its 5G network in Athens, Thessaloniki and other Greek cities, with speeds exceeding 1Gbps in certain areas. The company is aiming to increase... more

Greek mobile operator Wind Hellas has announced that it switched on its 5G mobile network on 18 December – a matter of days after winning frequencies in the country’s multi-band... more

US lawmakers are expected to include USD1.9 billion funding for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FFC’s) ‘rip and replace’ scheme as part of USD900 billion COVID-19 relief bill, Reuters reports, citing... more

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced that four applicants have qualified to participate in the upcoming 700MHz and 3.6GHz-3.8GHz spectrum award process. The companies have been named as EE, Hutchison... more

Orange Cameroon has increased the speed and capacity of its LTE-A network in certain parts of the country. In order to use the new service, which is described by the... more

Sweden’s Post and Telecom Agency (Post & Telestyrelsen, PTS) has confirmed that the process of frequency assignment in the 3.5GHz and 2.3GHz bands will resume on 19 January 2021. In... more

Hungary’s National Media & Infocommunications Authority (Nemzeti Media- es Hirkozlesi Hatosag, NMHH) confirmed on its website that the country’s three largest mobile operators, Magyar Telekom, Telenor and Vodafone, have been... more

Nokia has announced the launch of 5G services with Polkomtel, which operates the Plus network, in the capital Warsaw, as well as other major cities in the eastern part of... more

Saudi Telecom Company (stc) reported the successful testing of a 5G New Radio (NR) live site using the 26GHz n257 mmWave frequency band in Makkah City, in collaboration with long-term... more

Spanish regional telecoms operator Euskaltel Group has received three bids for a stake in its fixed broadband unit, Expansion reports. The news site says that the bids were registered by... more

French telecoms watchdog Arcep has adopted a series of decisions, updating the regulatory framework for the fixed broadband sector following the completion of a market analysis programme that lasted more... more

At an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held on 18 December CK Hutchison Holdings' shareholders voted to approve the previously announced sale of the group’s European tower portfolio to Spanish infrastructure... more

Vodafone Group announced today (21 December 2020) that its discussions with Saudi Telecom Company (stc) regarding the potential sale of Vodafone’s 55% shareholding in Vodafone Egypt have been terminated. Vodafone... more

Kublai, an affiliate of funds advised by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure, has announced a voluntary public takeover offer of German cable operator Tele Columbus (PYUR) at a price of EUR3.25 (USD3.98)... more

Russian fixed line giant Rostelecom has closed a deal to acquire the ‘Planeta’ group of companies via a 100% buyout of parent firm Sozvezdie which valued the business at RUB1.755... more

Season’s greetings to all CommsUpdate readers! The free daily news service is taking a break but will return in early January 2021.... more