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...

Telefónica is a diversified telecommunications group operating mainly in Europe and Latin America. It provides extensive 4G coverage and continues to build out its 5G and 5G standalone networks. It had 298.6 million mobile customers at the end of 2023. 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...

Operators around the globe are now frenetically engaged in building out their networks, 4G as well as 5G. Interest in open access radio networks (Open RAN) continues to grow, although not all of the players we surveyed have embraced it—or 6G—yet. 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...

Japanese operator SoftBank is a segment of the SoftBank Group, which describes itself as a "capital provider driving the Information Revolution". It says it has been at the forefront of key technical shifts, from computers to the internet and from broadband to smartphones. Its focus now is on the "next… Read more...

NTT Docomo remains Japan's largest telecom provider. It also offers mobile services in the Philippines, Taiwan and Guam, as well as various ICT, enterprise and R&D services globally. It is a key player in 5G, 6G and Open RAN activities. Read more...

Axiata companies are at different stages of implementation and rollout of 5G, the telco has noted. Read more...

Ooredoo is an international communications company with customers across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. It is the leading operator in Qatar. A highlight of 2022 was the 5G-enabled football World Cup in Qatar. The group had around 56 million fixed and wireless customers at the end of… Read more...