EU telecoms unite against disruptive gigabit act negotiations

The EU telecommunications industry is united in voicing strong concerns around the ongoing ‘Gigabit Infrastructure Act’ regulation negotiations and warns of unintended consequences if proposals are implemented in their current

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ADTRAN and TIM leverage SDN/NFV to advance the open network evolution

ADTRAN®, Inc.,, a provider of next-generation open networking solutions, and TIM, announce the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding relating to ADTRAN’s SDN/NFV technologies and platforms for network automation in

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Vodafone and cityfibre bring gigabit-speed fibre to the UK

Vodafone and CityFibre, the alternative provider of wholesale fibre network infrastructure, announced a long-term strategic partnership that will bring ultrafast Gigabit-capable full fibre broadband to up to five million UK

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Swisscom selects Ericsson as strategic supplier for Gigabit LTE and 5G

Swisscom, the telecommunications provider in Switzerland, has selected Ericsson for complete digital transformation and evolution of its entire network to deploy nationwide Gigabit LTE from 2018, and 5G from 2020.

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CEOs and CTOs from across Europe head for Lisbon for Connected Europe next month

Industry figures from across the European telecommunications industry are Lisbon-bound next month for the inaugural Connected Europe conference and exhibition. Themed “High Speed Connectivity for Europe’s Future”, the event will

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SmarTone and Ericsson step towards 5G with a successful trial of LAA network

Ericsson and SmarTone, the mobile network operator in Hong Kong, have taken a significant step toward 5G with the successful trial of Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) technology in a live over-the-air

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MegaFon demonstrates the first commercial Gigabit LTE network in Russia

MegaFon has showcased the capabilities of Gigabit LTE on a commercial network. The peak data download speed reached 979 Mbps. Nokia Air Scale system module and Sony Xperia™ XZ Premium,

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Nokia announces ‘three steps to heaven’ network transformation plan at BBWF

Greater partnership working will be a critical factor in operators achieving network transformation while also meeting the current unprecedented demand for broadband capacity and quality of service needs across the

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Tunisie Telecom completes field trials of G.fast technology with ADTRAN

Tunisie Telecom (TT), the Telecom Services Operator for both residential and business broadband solutions in Tunisia, has successfully completed a series of lab and field trials of G.fast technology with

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