News The Federal Association of Broadband Communication (BREKO) has released an analysis of the German broadband market showing significant progress According to the report from BREKO, at the end of June there was 35.6% fibre coverage in Germany, up from 26% at the...
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Vodafone backs Amazon’s nascent LEO satellite business Project Kuiper
News Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites will help extend the reach of Vodafone’s 4G and 5G networks to some of the hardest-to-reach areas in Europe and Africa This week, Vodafone has announced plans to work with Amazon’s burgeoning low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite...
Potential ‘remedies’ for Spain’s Orange–MásMóvil merger draw in Digi
News Digi Communications have expressed interest in taking ownership of MásMóvil’s mobile assets if the European Commission (EC) mandates their divestment as part of merger conditions Earlier this summer, the EC extended its investigation into the potential $19...
Phoenix Tower International snaps up 2,000 French cell sites
News The two deals will make France the largest market in which Phoenix Tower International (PTI) operators PTI, based in Florida, has closed two deals allowing it to acquire 1,978 cell sites located in urban areas across France. These sites will be added to the...
Reliance Jio seeks $2 billion funding for 5G rollout
News The Indian operator is reportedly in discussions with financial services firm BNP Paribas to arrange the loans Reliance Jio Infocomm, the telecoms arm of India’s Reliance Industries, is set to raise $2 billion in offshore loans, according to a report from the...
BT partner with Infovista to streamline customer operations
News BT is set to deploy technology from Infovista, a French network lifecycle automation specialist, in an effort to improve “operational efficiency and customer satisfaction” As part of the deal, Infovista will utilise their existing solution, the Ativa™ Suite, to...
Friday financial roundup
News A summary of all the essential financial news in the telecoms world this week Vodafone Ukraine releases half-year results In the release of its half year report, the firm saw revenue reach UAH 10.4 billion ($283.3 million), a 5% year-on-year increase. The...
Connected Britain Awards: The Shortlist
News The Connected Britain Awards recognise the most significant and innovative organisations, solutions, and programmes that are shaping Britain’s digital future. This year we've had a record number of entries across our 15 categories. Join us at the end of Day One...
Ericsson and TDC NET launch Denmark’s first 5G Standalone network
News As well as providing better connectivity for customers, TDC NET says the deal will also help it reach its goal of Net Zero Emissions by 2030 Back in 2020, TDC NET launched the first non-standalone 5G network in Denmark, powered by Ericsson’s 4G core. Now, the...
Vodafone to begin UK’s largest Open RAN rollout
News The rollout will begin in Devon, replacing the “high risk” infrastructure from the now banned equipment vendor Huawei Vodafone has completed the testing phase of its Open RAN programme and is moving onto the ‘volume deployment’ phase, which aims to deploy the...
Vodacom and Eskom sign virtual power wheeling deal
News Vodacom claims that the deal may help get South Africa’s load-shedding energy crisis under control Vodacom South Africa has signed South Africa’s first ever virtual wheeling agreement with state-owned utility firm Eskom. As per the terms of the deal, Vodacom...
Winter is coming: Vodafone Ukraine ups network investment by 75% to add resiliency
News As the war in Ukraine continues, Vodafone is heavily investing in the preservation of its infrastructure Vodafone Ukraine increased its capital investments by 75% in the first half of this year, spending over UAH 2 billion ($54.2 million) on repairs and winter...
CityFibre’s network rollout passes 3 million UK premises
News The firm passed 2 million premises last September and is currently rolling out fibre at a rate of one million premises per year UK fibre network operator CityFibre has today announced that its full fibre (FTTP) broadband network now covers 3 million UK...
Huawei and South Africa begin broadband initiative
News The duo say the partnership will aid the advancement of South Africa’s digital economy South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) and Huawei South Africa have launched a joint broadband development initiative, with the aim of...
T-Mobile to cut 5,000 US jobs
News The announcement comes as the firm fights with rising costs in the increasingly competitive market T-Mobile US has announced that it will cut 5,000 jobs in the US, reducing its 71,000-person workforce by 7%. The job cuts will take place over the next five...
Huawei and Ericsson sign global patent licensing deal
News Huawei is currently the world’s largest 5G patent owner with 20% of global patents Chinese tech giant Huawei has signed a deal with Sweden’s Ericsson to renew their patent cross-licensing agreement. The deal, which was last renewed in January 2016, allows...
Brazil making rapid 5G progress but challenges remain on the horizon
News According to statements from the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel)’s president Carlos Baigorri, standalone 5G coverage now reaches almost 46% of the country’s population Brazil’s road to 5G has been a bumpy one, full of delays, regulatory clashes, and...
Why 25G PON is right for the 10G era
Fiber broadband technology evolution is not really about technology: it is about business opportunity. Successive generations of PON technology have increased performance levels, providing the opportunity for PON to deliver unbeatable residential services and go beyond residential broadband into higher ARPU 10G services for businesses, factories, mobile backhaul, smart cities, and more.
Rogers contentiously launches 5G on Toronto subway
News The move leaves rival operators Bell and Telus' customers without access to connectivity on the subway, with network access negotiations proving contentious This week, Canadian mobile operator Rogers Communications has announced that it has begun offering...
Viavi adds testing solutions for non-terrestrial networks
Press Release Viavi Solutions Inc. today announced the availability of base station and end-to-end testing supporting Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) and High Altitude Platforms (HAPs). Wireless technologies are increasingly augmenting traditional terrestrial...
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