TIM and Vodafone Italia sign 5G network sharing pact
Competing Italian MNOs TIM and Vodafone Italia have decided it makes sense to pool their resources when it comes to 5G infrastructure. Having blown their reserves on the recent 5G spectrum auction, the...
View ArticleBT’s rural position is nothing more than defensive strategy
BT has unveiled its own proposals to bridge the rural divide, but this strategy is just as much about protecting its own attractive position as it is connecting the unconnected. In a letter to the...
View ArticleCoopetition is becoming permanent fixture of 5G world
It might be a management consultant phrase, enough to have some clawing their eyes out, but coopetition is quickly becoming the norm as telcos drive towards the elusive goal of ROI. The latest firms to...
View ArticleO2 and Vodafone double down on network sharing deal for 5G
Network sharing deals are not new in the UK, but with O2 and Vodafone evolving their existing relationship to active infrastructure, the partnership certainly has a new mission. Announced today, O2 and...
View ArticleEurope not happy about Czech network sharing arrangements
The Czech Republic’s two dominant mobile operators are sharing one network and the European Commission thinks this is taking things too far. When the EC thinks something might be dodgy, but hasn’t...
View ArticleChina Telecom and China Unicom jointly build and share 5G RAN
China Telecom and China Unicom, two of China’s three leading telecom operators, and two of its four 5G licensees, will jointly cover parts of the country with one shared 5G radio access network. The...
View ArticleDutch regulator hints at 5G network sharing plan
The Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has proposed plans to create a network infrastructure sharing framework to counteract any potential for a digital divide. With the plans intended to be...
View ArticleBelgian watchdog puts the brakes on Orange and Proximus JV
The proposed network sharing joint venture between Orange and Proximus has been slowed as the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) launches an investigation. At the request of Telenet, the Belgian...
View ArticleVodafone kicks off UK 5G multi-operator RAN era
UK operator Vodafone wants everyone to know how much it’s ramping 5G, but the big news was the hard launch of 5G RAN sharing. The approved acronym is MORAN (multi-operator radio access network) and...
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Deep dive: what’s the deal with network sharing?
Information is only as useful as the context you place it in, and for that reason Telecoms.com periodically provides deep dives into industry-defining topics. In this one Jamie Davies explores the...
View ArticleIliad calls on courts to block Wind Tre and Fastweb sharing deal
Wind Tre and Fastweb have been attempting to take network sharing in Italy to a new level in recent months, but once again, Iliad has its objections. While there will always be objections to network...
View ArticleCould Iliad Italia be a victim of Corporate Darwinism?
Iliad’s Italian business unit has lodged complaints with Italian and European regulators regarding network sharing deals, but could these objections be effectively ignored? While network sharing is a...
View ArticleTelenor and Telia claim Multi-Operator Core Network first in Denmark
Every Nordic country was represented when Telenor and Telia got Nokia to help them build a new shared network in Denmark. They are collectively laying claim to the world’s most advanced shared wireless...
View ArticleKDDI and Softbank join the network sharing craze as Rakuten risk rises
Japanese telcos KDDI and Softbank have inked a network sharing partnership to ease the commercial pressures of connectivity in the rural regions. Network sharing agreements are becoming increasingly...
View ArticleNetherlands consults on joining the network sharing craze
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has launched a consultation to identify the pros and cons of a more collaborative approach in telecoms. Like most markets around the world, the...
View ArticleGerman mobile operators actively get closer
Germany’s big three mobile operators have inked a pair of bilateral deals that effectively mean they will all share active mobile network equipment to boost 4G coverage. Deutsche Telekom has signed a...
View ArticleOrange and Free fail to agree on network sharing
French MNOs Orange and Free Mobile have been chatting about forming a network sharing agreement, but it came to nothing. Having dropped a serious chunk of change on 5G spectrum late last year, the two...
View ArticleUK government forced to jump through EU hoops over notspot initiative
A year after it was announced, the Shared Rural Network programme took one step closer to actually happening with the publication of a transparency notice. Leaving aside questions about why it took a...
View ArticleNokia bags 5G RAN deal in Denmark
Nokia will be the sole supplier of 5G radio equipment for the Danish network joint venture between Telia and Telenor, which recently picked up new spectrum to enable it to forge ahead with 5G rollout....
View ArticleKDDI and Softbank cosy up with shared 5G RAN
KDDI and Softbank are using shared RAN equipment to help them reduce the cost and increase the speed of their 5G network deployment. The pair are deploying a Multi-Operator Radio Access Network (MORAN)...
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