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Major cloud customers include the U.K.'s Ministry of Defense and Aston Martin Microsoft has expanded its cloud offerings with the addition of Azure and Office 365 to data center locations in the United Kingdom. The rollout comes with major wins with major players including the...

The UK telco plans to offer LTE-Advanced services in the largest cities during 2017 U.K. mobile operator EE, part of the BT Group, said it has added a third carrier to its LTE-Advanced network at Wembley Stadium, London, increasing the peak speed to up to...

ZTE has specific plans to expand its presence in the UK, France, Italy and Turkey Chinese vendor ZTE expects sales of mobile devices in the European market to reach approximately 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) in three years, Yijing Fan, ZTE Spain’s terminals director, told reporters during...

Study projects 5G connections will account for 7% of global mobile connections by that year Sales of 5G compatible handsets will exceed 300 million by 2025, according to a recent study by Strategy Analytics. The consultancy said that sales of 5G phones will begin in 2020. According...

The new smart home service, O2 Home, will be expanded to the rest of the U.K. soon U.K. telecommunications company O2 has launched a new service dubbed ‘O2 Home’, which lets people control their heating, lighting, locks and more from their mobile phone. The mobile operator...

Telefonica said that it will initially use the 5G technology to offer IoT services MADRID – Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica expects to launch commercial trials of 5G technology in 2019 or 2020, the company’s global CTO, Enrique Blanco, told reporters. The executive said massive deployments of 5G...

Machine vision sales growth stuck in single digits despite advent of Industry 4.0 Very sophisticated sensor technology is key to the next phase in the development of the "internet of things." Machines, vehicles and devices will need to be able to “see” in order to...

Machine vision sales growth stuck in single digits despite advent of Industry 4.0 Very sophisticated sensor technology is key to the next phase in the development of the internet of things. Machines, vehicles and devices will need to be able to “see” to collect valuable...

Telefónica also plans to expand 4G coverage in Spain and Latin American markets MADRID – Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica expects its fiber-to-the-home network to reach 2.4 million new homes in the Spanish market this year, the company’s global CTO Enrique Blanco told RCR Wireless News in...

Network infrastructure partner ZTE said business with Telefonica generated revenue of $446 million in 2015 MADRID – Chinese telecommunications services provider ZTE Corporation expects 5G technical trial with Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica to start within the next few months, ZTE General Director for the Telefonica Global...

ZTE will help the Belgian operator upgrade to 3G, 4G and "4G+" technologies Belgium’s largest cable TV and broadband provider Telenet signed a long-term strategic partnership with ZTE to modernize its nationwide network. Telenet acquired mobile operator BASE from KPN for 1.325 billion euros ($1.47 billion)...

Apple CEO Tim Cook says tax decision will hurt European investment and job creation Based on a more than two-year investigation, the European Commission announced Apple, which headquarters its European operation in Ireland, illegally received undue tax benefits from the country worth a whopping $14.5 billion. Commissioner...

ZTE plans to deploy hundreds of LTE base stations for Spanish operator, as well as fiber MADRID – The Spanish subsidiary of Chinese vendor ZTE expects to deploy between 400 and 600 LTE base stations in Spain’s Basque region, according to Mariano Almagro, head of...

ZTE is currently working with local municipalities to identify potential smart city initiatives MADRID – Carrier business accounted for approximately 87% of ZTE Spain revenues last year, the firm's GM Jia Yunpeng told reporters during a press conference. The executive said its main customers for infrastructure...

In July, former Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg stepped down after seven years at the helm of the Swedish telecom infrastructure vendor. EVP and CFO Jan Frykhamar has stepped in as interim CEO while a search for a permanent replacement takes place. But now, according...

While "5G" promises to bring multigigabit speeds to mobile, there's still a long runway for the development of innovative new LTE-based services like gigabit LTE. Claiming a world first, Finnish operator Elisa, in conjunction with equipment vendor Huawei, said it achieved a 1.9 gigabits per...

The Swedish operator acquired internet of things security firm Kombridge Swedish telecommunications company Tele2 Group announced that Tele2 IoT has closed a deal to acquire compatriot internet of things company Kombridge, which specializes in security services, connected device management and application management for IoT applications and...

Oslo will see the first pilot of the internet of things network Norwegian telecommunications operator Telenor confirmed plans to develop and launch a dedicated, next-generation internet of things (IoT) network in several Norwegian cities. The telco said that Norwegian startups and students will get cost-free access...

Iraq Wallet, in partnership with Zain, launches online and mobile pay apps Iraqi mobile commerce firm Iraq Wallet expanded its ZainCash service by introducing an online payment solution, dubbed Pay with ZainCash, to expand the reach of mobile pay solutions. The service is available to...

The trial used Nokia Flexi Zone Pico cell solution U.K. telecommunications operator EE and Finnish vendor Nokia have carried out a trial to provide LTE services in rural areas of Scotland, Nokia said in a blog post. Both companies have used drones to carry a Nokia...

A total of 192 telcos are deploying advanced LTE technologies A total of 521 operators have commercially launched LTE, LTE-Advanced or LTE-Advanced Pro networks in 170 countries, according to a recent report focused on the state of LTE network reach released by the Global mobile...

5 things to know today... 1. Nokia moved one step closer to relaunching its smartphone brand with news that Pekka Rantala will become CMO at the company that has licensed the Nokia brand. Rantala is a Nokia veteran who also has served as CEO of...

LTE-450 network went live in Armenia last month International telecommunications group VimpelCom is currently evaluating opportunities to roll out LTE-450 networks in other markets, the operator’s CTO Yogesh Malik told RCR Wireless News. The executive said the possibility of launching in further markets is dependent...

DT ended June with 41.3M mobile subscribers in the German market; revenue up, net profit down German telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom posted revenue of 17.81 billion euros ($19.86 billion) in the second quarter of 2016, surging 2.2% year-on-year. The operator’s net profits for the quarter reached...