The UK Government has launched a consultation to change the rules on access to land to help operators deploy digital infrastructure.
UK mobile operators make progress on the Shared Rural Network
Sweden’s 2.3GHz and 3.5GHz 5G auction comes to an end raising $277m
The PTS completed the auction of the 2.3GHz and 3.5GHz bands in just one day, which had been delayed due to appeals from Huawei.
Major European operators sign a MoU to collaborate on OpenRAN deployment
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, and Vodafone are calling for more political and government support to boost the OpenRAN ecosystem.
Irish Government pledges to accelerate the national broadband plan in its Remote Working Strategy
The strategy will seek to equip remote areas with the necessary infrastructure to facilitate remote working.
First phase of the US 3.8GHz spectrum auction raises record-breaking $80.9bn
UK operators expand 5G footprint but a common approach to defining coverage is still missing
EE and O2 have announced further 5G coverage in towns and cities, but so far only EE has disclosed the criteria it uses to consider a location covered.
Portugal adopts new rules to protect vulnerable telecoms customers during COVID-19
New regulation for wholesale broadband access markets in France
Swiss competition authority launches inquiry into Swisscom’s fibre deployment
ComCo argues that Swisscom is changing the network architecture in its new deployments, so that alternative operators are unable to access the network.