Operators Kyivstar hails 4G network expansion Ukrainian operator Kyivstar revealed it built 828 new base stations in the first quarter of 2025, continuing its modernisation project...
Operators Telia Lithuania to pilot nation’s first standalone 5G network Telia Lithuania has announced plans to trial the country’s first standalone (SA) 5G network by deploying a private 5G system at the Baltic Sea...
Service Management Cellfie Mobile expands Qvantel partnership to boost digital growth Georgian mobile operator Cellfie Mobile has expanded its partnership with Finnish BSS provider Qvantel to include managed services for its...
Vendors Nokia to equip Maersk vessels with private wireless networks Nokia has signed a deal with Danish shipping giant Maersk to deploy private wireless network solutions across 450 vessels in its fleet.
Optical & Fixed Networks Exatel deploys Ciena optical transceivers in open SDN network Polish telecoms operator Exatel said it is deploying pluggable optical transceivers from Ciena in its multi-vendor SDN infrastructure to improve...
Satellite Networks Rivada gets market access to Costa Rica and Czech Republic Aspiring LEO satellite player Rivada Space Networks announced on Monday it has signed new deals enabling it to launch its "Outernet" services in...
Operators Emitel to build hundreds of towers for Orange Poland Poland-based telecoms infrastructure company Emitel has signed an agreement with Orange to build several hundred new mobile towers...
Wireless Networks Belarus to deploy single 5G network The Belarusian government has announced plans to roll out a single 5G network, following a similar approach taken by the Malaysian...
Operators United Group sells SBB Serbia to e& PPF Telecom for €825M Southeast European media and telecoms operator United Group has completed the sale of Serbian cable TV and broadband provider SBB to...
Wireless Networks Veon and Airspan partner on Open RAN and air-to-land tech for Kyivstar Global digital operator Veon announced on Friday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airspan Networks to collaborate on Open...
Consumer Ecosystems Veon’s Kyivstar buys ride-hailing firm Uklon for US$155.2m Veon’s Ukrainian operator Kyivstar says it has acquired local ride-hailing and delivery platform Uklon in a deal valued at US$155.2 million to...
Investment Kyivstar’s US IPO to go ahead despite investor concerns Global digital operator Veon and Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, have announced the signing of a business...
Business Magyar Telekom confirms plans to spin off tower assets Following months of speculation, a decision that may come as little surprise to many observers has been made by Hungarian mobile carrier Magyar...
Enterprise Ecosystems Kyivstar and Mavenir to boost B2B connectivity in Ukraine Kyivstar, the leading Ukrainian digital operator and part of Veon Group, a global digital operator, has selected Mavenir, a cloud-native...
Satellite Networks 4iG meets SpaceX to discuss Starlink, space collaboration The chairman of Hungarian operator 4iG, Gellért Jászai, has revealed that he met with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to explore a potential deal involving...
Wireless Networks United Group inches closer to axing non-EU markets Southeastern Europe telecoms and media player United Group agreed to sell its Serbian telecom assets in deals worth a combined €1.5 billion,...
Wireless Networks Kontron and Telekom Slovenije partner for private 5G in Slovenia 5G private networks continue to make waves in a number of markets, this time in Slovenia, with the news that Kontron, a provider of...
Energy & Sustainability Orange Romania announces renewable power deal with Engie Operator Orange Romania has signed a ten-year virtual power purchase agreement (vPPA) with Engie Romania, a division of French low-carbon energy...
Enterprise Ecosystems GSMA, UK launch fund for AI boost in emerging markets The GSMA and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) have launched a fund to equip enterprises in developing...
Satellite Networks Vodafone to plug connectivity black spots with satellite Vodafone Group has unveiled a new satellite connectivity service designed to eliminate coverage blackspots across its footprint.
Operators Veon plans Nasdaq listing for Kyivstar Veon announced plans to float its Ukrainian operator, Kyivstar, on the Nasdaq stock exchange through the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) with...
Wireless Networks 4iG and Ericsson join forces for Albanian 5G rollout 4iG Group, a leading ICT company in Hungary and the Western Balkans, has announced a partnership with tech giant Ericsson for the deployment of a...
Satellite Networks Direct-to-cell service coming to Ukraine after Starlink-Kyivstar deal Before the end of 2025 Ukraine is expecting to be one of the first countries to have the Starlink direct-to-cell satellite service up and...
Wireless Networks Kyivstar launches VoWiFi service to extend coverage Ukrainian telco Kyivstar announced on Wednesday it’s launching voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) services for eligible subscribers, enabling them to make...
Cloud & Virtualisation Kyivstar partners with AWS to launch GenAI lab for enterprises Veon-owned Ukrainian telco Kyivstar said on Monday it has launched a generative AI (GenAI) lab in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to...
Regulation Ukrainian telcos spend US$67.7m on new spectrum Ukraine’s telecoms regulator said it raked in UAH2.8 billion (US$67.7 million) during its spectrum auction on Tuesday, with Vodafone, Kyivstar...
Regulation Resilience in connectivity: Ukraine’s digital battlefront In what has been an unprecedented year for global elections, the world may look drastically different by next year. For Ukrainians, however, life...
Operators LMT President warns of potential price rises following merger with Tet Latvian mobile operator LMT’s President, Dr Juris Binde (pictured, second from right), has stated that price increases will be inevitable if a...
Operators Vodafone and Digi sign MoU to acquire Telekom Romania Vodafone Group announced that its Romanian unit and rival Digi have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hellenic Telecommunications...
Vendors Hrvatski Telekom, Nokia partner to drive 5G app development Croatian operator Hrvatski Telekom (HT) has partnered with Nokia to launch projects aimed at connecting developers to Nokia’s coding...
Regulation BEREC chair warns EC telecom policy risks repercussions for competitiveness BEREC Chair Robert Mourik (pictured) warned of “fundamental repercussions” for the European technology sector if policies from the new European...
Energy & Sustainability Kyivstar starts next phase of network backup-power upgrades Ukrainian telco Kyivstar said on Wednesday that it has invested UAH1.9 billion (US$46 million) over the last two years to upgrade backup-power...
Operators Veon acknowledges shareholder criticism Veon welcomed a letter from shareholder Shah Capital, which criticised the operator’s board for poor stock price performance, and...
Operators 4iG sets up unit in North Macedonia Hungarian operator group 4iG has officially entered the telecoms market in North Macedonia by establishing a subsidiary, ONE Macedonia...
Business Veon shareholder blasts operator for low stock price A long-term investor in Veon has publicly criticised the operator’s board of directors for underperformance, calling for immediate...
Investment Major funding boost for Ukrainian telecoms Ukraine’s telecoms industry is about to receive a boost thanks to The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the...
Operators Veon gets green light for shares sale Veon announced it completed the sale of its 49% stake in Kazakh wholesale infrastructure company TNS+ for US$137.5 million following regulatory...
Regulation EC green-lights e& entry into Europe The European Commission (EC) approved UAE-based operator
Wireless Networks Ribbon and Telia provide comms upgrade for Lithuanian rail network Service provider Telia Lithuania and Ribbon Communications, a global provider of real-time communications technology and IP optical networking...
Vendors Intel’s financial problems may affect its Poland and Malaysia operations The financial difficulties faced by tech giant Intel seem likely to hit its operations in a number of regions, including Poland and Malaysia,...
Operators Xavier Niel seals deal for Lifecell in Ukraine A consortium led by Xavier Niel-owned investment company NJJ Holding completed the acquisition of Ukrainian operator Lifecell from Turkcell for...
Vendors Team Telecom Armenia taps Nokia for fibre upgrade Nokia announced Team Telecom Armenia deployed its fibre solution to deliver faster internet speeds to enterprises in the Central Asian...
Wireless Networks Vodafone pilots 5G for nuclear power plant in Czech Republic In what is claimed to be a first for Europe, service provider Vodafone and Czech power generation conglomerate ČEZ Group have introduced what...
Operators 4iG edges closer to North Macedonia launch Hungary-based 4iG Group received backing from the North Macedonian government to launch its operations in the country, edging the operator closer...
Wireless Networks Albanian regulator announces start of 5G auction process Will Albania soon join the club of 5G-ready countries? Telecoms regulator AKEP has officially opened the competition for the first frequencies to...
Wireless Networks Bite taps Nokia for Packet Core solutions in Latvia and Lithuania Bite Group has selected Nokia’s Packet Core appliance-based solution as it seeks to deploy advanced 5G services while simplifying its network...
Operators Magyar Telecom sells spectrum to rival for 4G, 5G boost Magyar Telekom announced the sale of spectrum to rival Yettel in a move to optimise its frequencies portfolio, and increase capacity in 4G and 5G...
Operators United Group signs deal to acquire rival in Slovenia United Group announced it signed a purchase agreement for financially troubled Slovenian quad-player T-2, a move that could save the company from...
Operators 4iG explores launch in North Macedonia Hungarian operator group 4iG’s chairman met with North Macedonia’s Deputy Prime Minster to explore the possibility of launching its operations in...
