network sharing
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Orange and Vodafone are looking for strategic vendors for a pioneering open RAN collaboration in Romania.
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Australian group TPG Telecom, which merged with Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) in 2020, has agreed a network-sharing deal with rival operator Telstra.
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Two of Finland’s mobile operators, DNA and Telia, are to expand the area of their shared network so it covers 62.5% of the country.
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Deutsche Telekom has signed a letter of intent with Telefónica’s operation in Germany to share infrastructure to improve rural coverage.
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Two Japanese telcos, KDDI and SoftBank, have formally set up a joint venture to build out 5G networks in rural parts of the country.
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Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone are to work together to improve LTE coverage in rural Germany.
Forthcoming events
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The European Commission has come out against a proposed network sharing agreement by O2 and T-Mobile in the Czech Republic, along with network infrastructure company Cetin.
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Orange Belgium and Proximus – formerly Belgacom – are to set up a joint company to run their mobile networks.
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The UK regulator has given Openreach, the BT subsidiary that runs last-mile copper and fibre in the UK, a “good but try harder” assessment.
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Two of Italy’s leading mobile operators, Vodafone and TIM, say they will share active networks for 5G – and might extend the deal to existing 4G services.