China Mobile remains the world's largest mobile operator, with 990 million subscribers as of June 2023. Of these, 750 million were 5G package customers, according to the company's financial results for the third quarter of 2023. It is particularly focussed on mobile cloud computing and 5G industry applications and has… Read more...

The leading Nordic telecommunications company has been rearranging its Asian assets since its exit from Myanmar in 2022. Read more...

Vodafone calls itself the largest pan-European and African telecoms company, with 323 million mobile customers according to its FY23 annual report. It operates mobile and fixed networks in 17 countries, with stakes in another five countries through joint ventures and associates. It also partners with 46 countries outside its footprint,… Read more...

Deutsche Telekom (DT) is a leading integrated telecoms company. It remains focused on its goal of becoming the "leading digital telco" through the convergence of its fixed and mobile networks. US subsidiary T-Mobile USA, the nation's second-largest mobile provider, says it has the US's first and largest nationwide 5G network.… Read more...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting Western sanctions have pushed Moscow into international isolation, cutting Russian operators off their foreign sources of high-quality base stations, and making acquiring new equipment for LTE the main challenge on their minds instead of 5G. Read more...

Ofcom continues to improve its local licensing regimes and working towards a mmWave auction, while also considering new policy objectives put forth in the recently announced UK Wireless Infrastructure Strategy. Read more...

Germany is still considering how to assign 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2.6 GHz licences which expire in 2025. The country's new fourth operator 1&1 has requested an "industry assignment" instead of an auction, yet some have raised doubts about the new entrant after its failure to hit rollout targets. Read more...

Having successfully completed 5G spectrum auctions, France is expanding the dedicated spectrum available for 5G verticals. Read more...

Telenor Group is a leading telecoms firm in Nordic countries and Asia with 158 million mobile subscribers in 2022. It has set out a comprehensive approach to spectrum and is engaged with 5G issues, stating that 5G business models and use cases aren't yet clear. Read more...

China Mobile remains the largest mobile operator in the world, with 975.5 million subscribers in January 2023. This includes 622.5 million 5G package customers, according to its monthly customer data. It continues to be a strong player in mobile cloud computing, 5G-related R&D activities and commercialisation, 5G standard-setting and 6G… Read more...