All 4G (LTE, 4.5G) articles
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Public AffairsVodafone’s Read on a mission to get everyone a smartphone
Group CEO Nick Read joins UN and ITU in push to improve access to affordable smartphones in poor countries.
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Partnerships & Alliances
O2, Telekom go ‘live’ with grey spots cooperation
Duo announces first fruits of active network-sharing agreement struck in January 2021.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT weighs in on disaggregation pain points
NGMN IC&E 2022: integration, operating model, and skills seen as top challenges.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodacom takes 5G to Tanzania
First 5G network goes live in Vodacom’s second-largest market.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT, Nokia demo carrier aggregation over 5G SA
Duo combines four carrier components in trial using “commercial spectrum” available to EE.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica’s rural operator IpT extends Gilat deal
Telefónica‑backed joint venture signs “multi‑year” agreement with satellite operator Gilat.
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Network & Infrastructure
VM O2 flags small‑cell expansion in London
Operator’s small‑cell footprint now comprises 1,300 live sites in England’s capital, up from about 1,100 in April 2021.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in BT Consumer: Group gaining on Scottish 4G Infill target
EE outgoing on Scottish 4G infill; instigates wide‑ranging tariff refresh.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodacom likes Facebook for rural 4G in Tanzania
Duo clubs together to upgrade 120 rural sites for 4G.
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Strategy & Change
Safaricom spreads out on fibre, targets seven-figure connections
Kenyan operator wants to grow its FTTP/FTTB footprint by five times in mid to long term.
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Innovation (R&D)
BT-backed drone Skyway earns government funding
BT continues drone development with participation in Skyway project.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica flags legacy band barriers for 5G investment
Telefónica’s Javier Domínguez Lacasa highlights unacceptable lack of certainty on legacy band licence durations. Warns that incentives to re‑farm spectrum for 5G will be diminished if issue not addressed. Lukewarm on sharing legacy spectrum to maintain services that cannot easily migrate to 5G.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Dish and T-Mobile agree new roaming terms
$3.3bn deal said to resolve “outstanding disputes”.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Vodafone Spain fined for GDPR breach
Vodafone Spain fined nearly €4m for violating customer data protection regulations; VfUK requests licence variation from regulator to refarm 4G spectrum, in tandem with VM O2.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in BT Enterprise: operator wins £26m NI extension
Long-running deal with NI government further extended; hybrid copper and 4G broadband speed booster launched for small businesses awaiting fibre upgrade.
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Operations
Vodafone quietly settles long-running patent battle
TOT Power Control and Top Optimized Technologies withdrew all confidentiality and patent infringement claims in late-2021.
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Network & Infrastructure
Deutsche Telekom gains clean sweep in 5G network rankings
Opensignal analysis recognises Telekom with clutch of awards, besting O2 and Vodafone across most metrics.
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Interview
Droniq sees pivotal role for telcos in BVLOS flight
Deutsche Telekom JV believes beyond visual line of sight essential for drone market success.
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Network & Infrastructure
EE nears target on rural Scottish 4G project
EE remains well ahead of UK MNO competitors when it comes to activating sites through S4GI scheme.
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Network & Infrastructure
VM O2 switches on Samsung’s 4G, 5G RAN lights
After more than six months of putting Samsung RAN kit through its paces in field tests, VM O2 flicks the switch on “multiple” 4G, 5G sites.
