KPN and Dutch pension fund ABP have entered into an agreement to form a new tower company, known as TowerCo. This partnership aligns with KPN’s ‘Connect, Activate & Grow’ strategy, aiming to optimise the value of its passive infrastructure as…
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee’s report on the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme reveals critical issues in meeting the UK government’s 95% 4G coverage goal by December 2025. Launched in 2020, the SRN aims to improve 4G c…
T-Mobile has completed its acquisition of Ka’ena Corporation, the parent company of the direct-to-consumer prepaid wireless brands Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile, as well as the wholesale wireless provider Plum. The Un-carrier announced the complet…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined major US telcos for illegally selling their subscribers’ location data to third-party data brokers. According to an FCC statement, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile US – the latter two h…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined major US telcos for illegally selling their subscribers’ location data to third-party data brokers. According to an FCC statement, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile US – the latter two h…
EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager has issued a stern warning against further consolidation in the bloc’s telecommunications industry, countering a recent EU report that advocated for mergers among operators to bolster networks. Speaking at …
To reduce dependence on foreign technologies, Chinese officials have reportedly mandated the country’s leading telecom operators – including China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom – to eliminate foreign semiconductors from their networks b…
CU Phosco Lighting has unveiled a groundbreaking new product, Connected Urban, which they believe will become the next evolution in smart city infrastructure. In response to the increasing demand for densification of 4G networks and to support the con…
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed it will conduct an in-depth Phase 2 investigation into the proposed merger between mobile operators Vodafone and Three. The competition watchdog had previously expressed concern…
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has expressed concerns over the proposed merger between Vodafone and Three, two of the UK’s four major mobile network operators. The regulator launched its initial Phase 1 investigation in January after…