19 May 2022

Orange Poland says it now has more than one million 5G devices on its network. The firm added that 47% of all handsets sold during April this year were 5G-capable,... more

The Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) has announced that the country’s mobile phone users will be required to register their SIM cards with their service provider starting from 24 June. The... more

PLDT mobile division Smart Communications announced today (19 May) that it hopes to be the first company in the Philippines to test US-based start-up AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite to... more

T-Mobile US has requested special temporary authority (STA) from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to test spectrum in the 3.45GHz-3.55GHz band in and around Dallas, Texas, Kansas City, Missouri, New... more

Indian government-backed Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and mobile operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and deploy IoT/M2M solutions in India. A... more

State-owned Mobile Communication Company of Iran (MCI) has expanded its 5G coverage with a launch on the island of Kish, off the coast of southern Iran. A report from Ebinews... more

Optimum, a brand of Altice USA, has unveiled a new ‘Optimum 5 Gig Fiber Internet’ product, which it says represents the fastest residential fibre service in the New York Tri-State... more

US cableco Cable ONE has revealed that it has made investments of nearly USD950 million over the last three years, as it seeks to increase capacity and extend coverage ahead... more

Smaller Australian broadband providers increased their market share in the National Broadbandn Network (NBN) wholesale market in the opening three months of 2022, doing so at the expense of the... more

US satellite TV giant DISH Network has entered into a distribution agreement with AT&T Communications that will allow it to offer AT&T fixed broadband services – including AT&T Fiber –... more

Swiss telecoms watchdog the Federal Communications Commission (ComCom) has extended the universal service licence of state-backed incumbent operator Swisscom for an additional year. In a statement from the watchdog, ComCom... more

Vodafone New Zealand and the Commerce Commission have both said they will appeal a NZD2.25 million (USD1.4 million) fine imposed on the telco for its historic marketing of ‘FibreX’ branded... more

Hong Kong fixed broadband provider HKBN could be the subject of takeover bids from several private equity firms. A report from Bloomberg links KKR, PAG and Stonepeak as potential buyers.... more

Ireland’s eir has released what it called ‘solid results in line with expectations’ in publishing its performance for the quarter ended 31 March 2022. With the company reporting a total... more

Russia’s Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) reported that Q1 2022 consolidated group revenue increased 8.5% year-on-year to RUB134.4 billion (USD2.1 billion), driven by robust top-line performance in its Telecom, Fintech and Media... more