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Latest agreement between Swiss telecom operator Sunrise and Huawei builds on initial strategic partnership from 2012. BARCELONA, Spain – Swiss telecommunications operator Sunrise Telecom extended a previous partnership with Huawei as part of the company’s goal of creating a “defect-free” network. The deal...

Global investment firm KKR Group will pay $1.35 billion to Telefónica for a stake in Telxius. Telefónica reached an agreement with global investment firm KKR Group to sell up to 40% of Telxius Telecom, Telefónica’s telecommunications infrastructure division, for 1.28 billion euros...

The telco said 5G will contribute an additional $8.7 billion per year to the U.K. economy by 2026. The direct economic benefits of "5G" infrastructure to the U.K. economy will outstrip the economic benefits of fiber fixed broadband by 2026, according to...

Finnish telecommunications group DNA and Ericsson announced they have carried out a "5G" test achieving a transmission rate of 20 gigabits per second. “Last spring we already achieved a 600 4G network speed in the fastest 4G village in Finland, Karuby in Siuntio. Now...

Vendors and key mobile operators across Europe are already carrying out trials of 5G technology ahead of the expected standardization and commercial launch, which is expected to occur at a very limited scale in 2018. In France, local telecommunications provider Orange and Ericsson recently said they...

In addition to 5G trials, the company’s Moscow subsidiary also announced deployment of XG-PON technology. Russian mobile carrier MTS and its fixed subsidiary MGTS unveiled a new strategy for technological development, including "5G" trial zones, in the Moscow area beginning this year. The...

French IoT firm Sigfox currently operates in 30 markets. Global internet of things and mobile virtual network operator enabler Teleena signed a strategic partnership with Dutch Sigfox network operator Aerea. Under terms of the agreement, Teleena will become an authorized Sigfox Channel Partner,...

5G trial reached peak rates of more than 10 Gbps. French telecommunications provider Orange and Ericsson said they hit peak rates of more than 10 gigabits per second as part of a trial in France using components of "5G" network technology....

The subsea fiber system is expected to launch commercial operations in late 2018. Ireland-France Subsea Cable Limited announced a partnership with U.S. company Tiger Infrastructure Partners to finance and construct IFC-1, a submarine fiber optic cable system that will become the only direct...

European Union leaders last month announced a plan to invest more than $127 million to provide free Wi-Fi services in thousands of cities on the continent. Dubbed WiFi4EU, the plan calls for providing funding to between 6,000 and 8,000 cities in order to deploy...

The new fiber system is said to allow the carrier to offer 100G-plus service in Russia and Baltic countries. Nordic company Telia Carrier established a new fiber route connecting Stockholm, Sweden, with St. Petersburg, Russia, via Tallinn, Estonia, and upgraded multiple submarine cables...

The French telecom operator is set to provide IoT connectivity for the car rental company’s hourly vehicle service. Orange Business Services won a three-year contract with Hertz to support "internet of things" connectivity services for its hourly vehicle rental service. Under terms of the agreement,...

Santander is one of the Spanish cities with the highest development of smart city initiatives. Santander, Spain, is working through its SmartSantader smart city program developed by the municipal government as part of the city’s strategic plan for 2010 to 2020. The initiative was...

The new deal is set to extend the MVNO operation until 2021. British Telecommunications and Virgin Media signed a new five-year mobile virtual network operator agreement that will see BT Group's EE mobile unit provide wholesale mobile network services to Virgin Media, a subsidiary...

New JV, called VodafoneZiggo, unifies communications in Dutch market; combines mobile and fixed telephony with home broadband and video services. Liberty Global and Vodafone Group announced that Liberty Global Europe Holding and Vodafone International Holdings completed a transaction to combine their Dutch operations. The...

In addition to submarine cable system, Huawei will upgrade capacity for the Greenland Connect system. Huawei Marine announced plans to partner with Tele Greenland for the deployment of a 100G network along Greenland's west coast, as well as a capacity upgrade of...

Trial is said to have achieved 40 Gbps speed using Nokia TWDM-PON technology. Nokia and mobile operator Ooredoo Qatar said they achieved a symmetrical 40 gigabit per second speeds using Nokia's Time and Wavelength Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Network fiber technology...

The two firms plan to launch joint NB-IoT solutions in Europe and Latin America in 2017. Huawei and Telefónica signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to jointly develop narrowband "internet of things" solutions for markets in Europe and Latin America. Under terms of...

The fiber system connects countries in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Western Europe The SEA-ME-WE 5 Consortium completed deployment of a 20,000-kilometer subsea fiber infrastructure developed by a 16-nation consortium. The system is designed with 24 terabits per second of capacity on three-fiber pairs, said...

European telco Proximus is looking to reach 85% of enterprises and more than 50% of households with fiber. Belgian telecommunications operator Proximus said it expects to invest 3 billion euros ($3.13 billion) over the next 10 years to accelerate deployment of fiber across the...

Amazon Web Services also recently launched services in Canada. Amazon Web Services launched its first data center in the U.K., enabling local cloud storage for its 100,000 U.K.-based customers. AWS said it now manages three data center facilities in Europe, including...

The broadband fund set to invest in at least 20 countries by 2021. The European Commission and the European Investment Bank plan to launch a fund to invest in broadband infrastructure in underserved areas across Europe. The Connecting Europe Broadband Fund is set...

The two companies plan to evaluate technical and commercial feasibility of 5G research. Huawei and U.K. telecommunications provider BT have partnered to carry out joint "5G" research activities. The agreement calls for the companies to evaluate the technical and commercial feasibility of the...

The trial completed the first phase of a 5G MoU between the two firms covering 5G components like massive MIMO and UCNC. ZTE and Telefónica said they completed a pre-"5G" massive multiple-input/multiple-output antenna test in Madrid. ZTE said it was Telefónica's first...