This summer, Telefónica announced it was exiting the Ecuadorian market. It's one of the many Latin American countries the operator has left since 2023.  Read more...

In June, the European Commission issued a call for evidence relevant to its planned Digital Networks Act. It received over 300 responses from various industries, and opinions are divided on every aspect of the proposals. Read more...

The European Commission has completed its investigation into the proposed merger of Orange Spain and MásMóvil, approving the deal subject to some spectrum being transferred to another operator. Read more...

Chilean regulator Subtel had planned a 3.4—3.6 GHz beauty contest at the beginning of February but Movistar has challenged the process, claiming it is anti-competitive. Read more...

Virtual mobile operators are calling for a requirement to allow wholesale access to be enshrined in the country’s upcoming spectrum award. Read more...

The CEO of 1&1, Ralph Dommermuth, thinks operators should decide among themselves how spectrum should be divided up. Read more...

The Spanish telco has poured cold water on recent proposals designed to allocate spectrum in the 3.8-4.2 GHz band for local vertical networks, in particular the approach taken by UK regulator Ofcom.  Read more...

Sustainability is becoming higher priority, with regulators announcing concrete new measures and the top European mobile operators unveiling a new scoring system for the environmental performance of mobile phones. Read more...

The world’s biggest players in telecoms are attempting to find a common vision for 6G with several key events already taking place this year.  Read more...

Spain's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation has sold off the last two 10 MHz blocks of spectrum available in the 3.5 GHz band, raising a total of €42 million. Read more...