Vodafone switches on Dutch 5G using spectrum sharing
Around half the country will have access to 5G, despite the national 5G spectrum auction not yet taking place
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Author: Harry Baldock
US–China tensions flare as FCC threatens to revoke Chinese telco licences
China’s alleged cover-up of the COVID-19 outbreak has renewed tensions, with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) telling Chinese telcos to prove they are not government puppets
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Patent power: Samsung’s route to 5G glory?
A new study positions Korea’s Samsung at the top of the 5G patent pile, with more patents granted than competitors Nokia, Ericsson, and Huawei in 2019
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Deutsche Telekom’s vision of 5G Germany in 2020
The operator said over 50% of the nation’s population would have access to 5G by the end of 2020
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Almost halfway there! Europe’s FTTH coverage nears 50%
The latest report from the FTTH Council Europe shows that fibre-to-the-home coverage has reached nearly 172 million homes
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Twitter bans tweets inciting 5G vandalism
The social media platform said it would remove unverified claims if they pushed people to act in a disruptive way
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Zoom adds encryption as it passes 300 million daily users
The company has come under fire recently for its lax security measures, but the latest update has began to address the issues
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Cellnex cleared to buy Arqiva’s cell sites for £2bn despite Three’s protests
The Spanish operator has been snapping up mobile towers around Europe at an incredible pace
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Netcracker’s BSS/OSS solutions come to Amazon Web Services
The company notes that T-Mobile Netherlands is already taking advantage of Netcracker’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) partnership to accelerate the delivery of new services
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T-Mobile and Sprint begin consolidating 5G networks
Customers in Philadelphia and New York will be the first T-Mobile customers to gain access to Sprint’s 2.5GHz spectrum
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Facebook ‘commits to India’ with $5.7bn stake in Reliance Jio
The social media giant has been trying to break into the Indian market for some time and a 10% stake in one of the nation’s leading telcos could be just the way to do it
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5G coming to Mount Everest courtesy of China Mobile and Huawei
It seems the sky really is the limit for Chinese 5G
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Altice Europe launches Fastfiber, its new Portuguese FTTH wholesaler
Fastfiber will be the largest fibre wholesaler in Portugal, having passed around four million homes by the end of 2019
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WHO and ITU initiative to share coronavirus healthcare advice via text
The organisations will work together with operators to spread the reach of vital health information, particularly to those without access to the internet
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Covid-19 takes its toll on China Mobile, but 5G subs boom to nearly 32m
The operator lost almost 4 million subscriptions in the first three months of the year, but its 5G user base is expanding rapidly
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Vodafone Idea, Airtel and Jio extend prepaid validity to May 3rd
The extension will help keep millions stay connected during the pandemic
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Poland the latest country to delay 5G auction
The deadline for preliminary bids was set for the 23rd of April, but now the operators will have to wait indefinitely to get their hands on 5G spectrum
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Verizon still set to add 30 new cities to 5G network despite Covid-19
The operator said it was still “on track” to achieve its goal of doubling its current coverage of 30 cities by the end of this year
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Orange slashes dividend as coronavirus takes its toll
The operator cut its dividend by 30%, but insists its 2020 outlook remains realistic
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Deutsche Telekom strikes Mobile IoT roaming agreement with a trio of operators
Deutsche Telekom has signed NarrowBand IoT roaming agreements that will bring nine more countries into the fold
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