25 May 2023

A report from Poland says the government is set to announce the start of the long-awaited auction of 5G-capable 3.5GHz licences in the next few weeks. Puls Biznesu writes that... more

Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes, Anatel) has confirmed that 3.5GHz licensees are able to activate 5G services in a further 459 municipalities from Tuesday 30 May, as... more

The UK’s Vodafone Group has chosen advisers to help sell a stake in its IoT division, reports Sky News, which learnt that the telecoms giant has hired Akira Partners, an... more

Hungary’s Magyar Telekom has announced that its 5G network population coverage is being increased to 60% (outdoor), effective 1 June 2023 when its 5G mobile services will be available across... more

Prequalification for the second tender to replace Digicel Panama closed yesterday (24 May), with the National Public Services Authority (Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Publicos, ASEP) confirming that General Internacional... more

The Philippines’ third telco DITO Telecommunity Corp has launched a pilot trial of street level 5G microsites in Dasmarinas Village, in Makati, with the aim of providing ‘comprehensive coverage speed... more

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea from Vodafone Idea (Vi) challenging a penalty imposed on the cellco for allegedly denying sufficient points of interconnection (PoIs) to then-newcomer Reliance... more

Frontier Communications does not expect to decommission its legacy copper networks for three-to-five years, CEO Nick Jeffery revealed during an investor conference this week. Fierce Telecom quotes the executive as... more

Jacksonville-based IQ Fiber has secured USD150 million in follow-on equity funding from its founding investor SDC Capital Partners. The fresh investment will support further network deployment and customer growth in... more

Archtop Fiber has signed a stock purchase agreement with Momentum Telecom to acquire New York-based Warwick Valley Telephone Co. (WVT), which was founded in 1902 and has been part of... more

CelcomDigi, the enlarged entity formed following the merger of Malaysian cellcos Celcom and Digi, has published its financial results for the quarter ended 31 March 2023, with this marking the... more

Singtel Group has published its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2023 (FY23), with operating revenue down 4.7% year-on-year at SGD14.624 billion (USD10.85 billion), compared with SGD15.339 billion... more