SK may drop ‘Telecom’ to highlight data, AI focus
South Korean operator mulls name change as it looks to shed it traditional telco image
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Author: Mary Lennighan
KT reaches 1 million 5G subs, launches 5G roaming
South Korean operator hits customer milestone one month after its major domestic rival
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Austria uses carrot and stick to drive rural 5G coverage
Regulator includes coverage requirements, plus bonus scheme in 5G auction proposal; says no need to provide MVNO access to 5G
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DoCoMo launches pre-commercial 5G at Rugby World Cup
Japanese mobile operator said it has rolled out a trial service in major centres ahead of spring 2020 commercial launch
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O2 gets ’em in at Oktoberfest
German mobile network operator details temporary mobile network infrastructure for annual beer festival
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Telefonica teams up with media group on Spanish language content factory
Spanish operator creates content JV with Atresmedia with a view to competing better with the global big guns
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Huawei latest reported suitor to distance itself from Oi
Chinese vendor denies report it is teaming up with telco to explore bid for troubled Brazilian operator
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Tata Comms seeks new CEO as Kumar quits
Indian wholesale operator says industry veteran Vinod Kumar will step down on Friday
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Confusion reigns as Huawei remains blacklisted in US
Chinese vendor still subject to ‘presumption of denial’ review
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Vodafone flicks 5G switch in the UK
Telco promises 5G roaming in four European countries this summer; set to launch 5G unlimited data plans next week, priced based on speed
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Deutsche Telekom starts selling 5G
German incumbent to launch 5G in six cities by year-end, first 5G devices already on sale
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Deutsche Telekom to close stores, cut jobs in Germany
German operator plans to reduce number of retail outlets to reflect growing importance of online sales channel
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NBN Co exceeds (modest) rollout targets
5.52 million premises are now connected to Australia’s national broadband network, meeting current targets but falling short of those shared a couple of years ago
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Telia brings low-cost MVNO in house
Swedish operator buys Fallo and its 45,000 customers; sees continued interest in ‘stripped-down services’
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Safaricom announces passing of CEO Collymore
Kenyan mobile operator pays tribute to Bob Collymore, who led the company for nine years
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TIM, Vodafone finalising towers tie-up
INWIT reportedly in talks with banks for €2.5 billion in financing as telcos look to bring 22,000 towers under a single umbrella
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BT uses 5G launch to push converged offerings
UK incumbent to start offering 5G in the autumn with BT Plus customers getting first dibs
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Liquid Telecom rolls out fibre broadband network in South Sudan
Pan-African fibre network operator says phase one of South Sudan infrastructure will be complete by year-end
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Over half of smartphones shipped in 2023 will be 5G, driven by China
China’s telcos seen aggressively marketing 5G in wake of new mobile number portability policy
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Czech govt aims to boost competition through 5G sale
Proposed conditions for sale of frequencies in 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz bands designed to attract new player
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