21 Apr 2022

British mobile network operator (MNO) EE claims to have become the first European cellco to deliver 5G successfully over seven combined spectrum carriers, saying the development had seen it achieve... more

Rakuten Symphony, which was established in April 2021 by Rakuten Group to bring together Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP), Open RAN software and all of Rakuten’s international telco solutions, has selected... more

Canadian telecom infrastructure provider NuRAN Wireless has finalised an agreement signed with MTN Namibia in February for the deployment of a minimum of 150 sites (2G, 4G and 2G/4G combined)... more

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has revealed it intends to review its frequency band plan every four years, The Namibian reports. Speaking at a public consultative meeting about... more

The Manila Bulletin writes that Filipino telecoms operator PLDT and mobile arm Smart Communications remain committed to SIM card registration despite President Rodrigo Duterte having vetoed the SIM Card Registration... more

JT IoT and Stacuity have partnered to combine Stacuity’s programmable platform with JT IoT’s global mobile connectivity footprint. Mike Bromwich, Stacuity CEO, commented: ‘The combination of our leading-edge technology and... more

T-Mobile US has announced that it has welcomed its one millionth fixed wireless ‘5G Home Internet’ subscription, just one year after launching the service commercially. A total of 40 million... more

Lithuanian mobile operator Tele2 has announced that it has completed testing its fibre-optic internet service and is starting its commercial phase in the parts of the capital Vilnius. The network... more

Canada’s Rogers Communications has announced the successful testing of 8Gbps symmetrical fibre broadband access speeds in lab and customer trials, under a plan to launch the new download and upload... more

Spanish telecoms satellite operator HISPASAT (part of the Red Electrica Group) has collaborated with Mexican ISP GlobalSat on the rollout of satellite connectivity hotspots in 500 remote towns in Mexico,... more

Brazilian telecoms operator Oi has confirmed that the sale of its Oi Movel unit – to a consortium comprising TIM Brasil, Claro Brasil and Telefonica Brasil (Vivo) – closed on... more

Canada’s Rogers Communications reported ‘solid operational improvements’ in its Wireless (mobile), Cable (fixed internet/pay-TV/voice) and Media divisions in Q1 2022. Total revenue improved 4% year-on-year to CAD3.619 billion (USD2.871 billion)... more

Florida-based Summit Broadband has announced the acquisition of NexGen Connected Communities, an ISP which has delivered communications solutions engineered specifically for multi-tenant residential communities since 2015. Summit Broadband CEO Kevin... more

Tele2 group of Sweden has reported a 2% year-on-year increase in total revenues in the first three months of 2022 to SEK6.74 billion (USD712 million). Domestic sales were up 1%... more

Telekom Slovenije recorded revenues of EUR653.6 million in full-year 2021, down marginally on the year-earlier figure of EUR654.9 million. EBITDA climbed 5% to EUR220.8 million, while net profit jumped 52%... more