Telekom Slovenije  has begun rolling out 5G technology for mobile phone users, Slovenia's biggest telecom operator said earlier this week.

Montenegro’s regulator EKIP (Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services) is planning to auction 5G-capable spectrum in Q4 2021.

Mobile network operator Vodafone Czech Republic has launched its non-standalone (NSA) 5G network in a number of major cities throughout the country.

Orange is expanding its fibre networks in two of its markets – Poland and Cote d’Ivoire.

Ukraine is laying the foundations for the advent of 5G, with the country’s Cabinet of Ministers approving a plan aimed to boosting mobile quality within the next two years.

The Czech Telecommunication Office (CTU) has confirmed that seven interested parties are seeking to bid in the Czech Republic’s upcoming sale of 700MHz and 3400MHz-3600MHz 5G-ready spectrum.

Slovakia’s government has stated that it plans to commence its delayed 5G spectrum auction before the end of 2020.

Telenor Serbia and Montenegro CTO Sasa Lekovic hailed recent digital transformation efforts for preparing the operators for future revenue streams, predicting new ICT infrastructure and data leverage will become vital in this as technology evolves.

It’s been a very busy week for Nokia. Following an LTE FWA announcement involving Nigeria and an FTTH announcement involving the Philippines, there’s now 4G expansion news from Azerbaijan.

The Czech units of Vodafone and T-Mobile have filed legal complaints against the country’s regulator over its planned 5G spectrum auction.

Altus IT, the leading carrier-neutral data centre provider in Croatia, has been acquired by Interxion, a Digital Realty company.

Croatia’s Hrvatski Telekom (HT) has extended its agreement with Ericsson’s Nikola Tesla unit for the delivery of managed services up to end-2023.

Serbian state-owned operator Telekom Srbija is looking to finance its debt with a corporate bond sale that it expects to raise around €200 milllion ($236.52 million).

In November 2019 it was announced that Orange Romania was the first operator within the Orange Group’s footprint to commercially launch 5G. Now the 5G network in Bucharest has been expanded to cover the entire city.

A1 Belarus has purchased the assets of Multiservice Network LLC, a Soligorsk-based broadband and TV provider.

Ukrainian number three Lifecell has confirmed that it will join the 4G infrastructure sharing arrangement signed in July by its larger rivals Kyivstar and Vodafone Ukraine.

The Slovenian telecommunications regulator has listed its requirements for winning bidders in the country’s delayed auction of 5G spectrum.

Ukraine’s Ukrtelecom is planning deploy ultrafast broadband reaching 2.6 million people living in rural areas.

Poland’s government is looking to hold its delayed 5G spectrum auctions in early 2021.

The Estonian government has drafted a proposal that would ascribe security credentials to equipment vendors looking to supply 5G technologies.

Russian operator MTS has become the country’s first recipient of a 5G licence, enabling it to deliver services in the 24.25–24.65 GHz mmWave band under the 5G/IMT-2020 standard.

Telekom Slovenije is now delivering Slovenia’s first commercial 5G services via its 2600MHz spectrum.

MTS Belarus has nearly doubled data usage on its network after a substantial infrastructure deployment in the first half of this year.

Kyivstar and Vodafone Ukraine have formed an active and passive infrastructure sharing agreement to boost 4G coverage in rural Ukraine.

Vodafone Hungary has set out its 5G coverage goals up to the end of 2020.

Telekom Srbija has submitted a €155 million bid to acquire Kosovar ISP and mobile operator IPKO.

Montenegrin operator Crnogorski Telekom (CT) has been ordered to lower its calling rates from 1st July.

Croatia’s Hrvatski Telekom (HT) has awarded a five-year 5G RAN contract to Ericsson.

Ukraine’s three largest mobile operators have commenced “joint actions” to expand their 4G-LTE networks using redistributed 900MHz frequencies.