Deutsche Telekom has shifted from its goal of being the "leading European telco" to being the "leading Digital telc0." Following its merger in 2020 with rival Sprint, US subsidiary T-Mobile US last year became the number two mobile operator in the US market, positioned between Verizon and AT&T. Both companies… Read more...

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. is one of many businesses of Reliance Industries Limited, which bills itself as the largest private sector corporation in India. It is the market leader in mobile communications, with 421 million subscribers as of 31 December 2021. It is a proponent of making all potential IMT/5G… Read more...

China Mobile is the largest mobile operator in the world. It is actively engaged in 5G-related R&D activities, commercialisation and standards-setting. As of September 2021, it had a total of 956 billion mobile customers, with 816 million on 4G, according to Q3 2021 financial data. Read more...

France has focused its spectrum policy on supporting rapid and widespread 5G deployments Read more...

Germany completed an auction of spectrum for 5G in June 2019, generating more than €6.5 billion, and the country's regulator is currently considering to provide local players with expanded access to the 3.7 - 3.8 GHz band to enhance the technology’s roll-out. Read more...

Auction procedures have been used in the UK to assign all 5G pioneer bands – with the exception of 26 GHz which remains unassigned– but spectrum sharing and local licensing dominate much of the regulator’s current and future agenda. Read more...

Are the network economics of traditional 5G networks unsustainable? 5G operators are spending billions of dollars building out networks with increasing operational complexities also adding to costs. At the same time ARPU is languishing. Can Open RAN solve the problem? Read more...

French carrier Orange continues to broaden the reach of its 4G network, with 214 million mobile customers worldwide, according to its 2020 annual report. It has deployed 5G in several countries and is looking ahead to 6G. Read more...

The Vodafone Group's mission is to "connect for a better future," according to its 2020 annual report. It wants to connect over 250 million people to its next-generation networks by 2025 and is "investing significantly" in network infrastructure and coverage. Vodafone is a key player in the move toward Open… Read more...

Granted a 5G commercial licence in June 2019, China Mobile is now focused on strengthening and updating its existing businesses, exploring new growth areas and adding value to mobile customer services through such things as smart home operations (5G+). As of June 2020, it had 947 million mobile customers, with… Read more...