Mobile Finance Kyivstar, Mastercard to boost Ukrainian financial infrastructure with Starlink Ukrainian telco Kyivstar says it is partnering with Mastercard to create new financial services, boost uptake of digital payments, and develop a...
Enterprise Ecosystems Poland's Polsteam choses Marlink to upgrade connectivity on its vessels Polish dry bulk vessel operator Polsteam has chosen Marlink, which supplies managed services for business-critical ICT solutions, to upgrade...
Wireless Networks Kyivstar delays 3G shutdown in Chernihiv due to shelling, power cuts Ukrainian telco Kyivstar announced on Tuesday that it has postponed the planned shutdown of its 3G network in Chernihiv due to increased shelling...
Satellite Networks 4iG SDT agreement with Axiom Space could boost Hungary’s space industry Hungarian company 4iG Space and Defence (4iG SDT) says it has signed a preliminary, non-binding commitment letter with US-based Axiom Space, a...
Wireless Networks GlobalLogic and Poland’s Plus launch private 5G network in Krakow This week sees yet another 5G private network launch, in this case through a collaboration between Polish operator Plus, tech giant Ericsson and...
Satellite Networks Globalstar expands its Estonian ground station Globalstar, a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Globalstar...
Operators Vodafone and Digi carve up Telekom Romania Mobile in €70m deal Vodafone Romania and Digi Romania have entered binding agreements to acquire separate parts of OTE’s subsidiary Telekom Romania Mobile...
Wireless Networks Has the industry Open RAN away from the ecosystem? Open RAN (O-RAN) has long been touted as a disruptive technology in mobile infrastructure with the concept of splitting the RAN into three...
Optical & Fixed Networks EXA plans fibre backbone for Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary EXA Infrastructure has announced plans to deploy a new fibre backbone connecting Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary to its network in Germany...
Operators Lifecell delivers major upgrades in Kyiv Ukrainian operator lifecell has completed a network modernisation project in Kyiv in just five months, delivering major improvements across key...
Operators Tele2 to spin off Baltic towers in €560 million JV Swedish operator Tele2 has announced plans to spin off its infrastructure assets into a dedicated tower company serving all three Baltic nations,...
Regulation Armenia denies reports of Viva stake sale The Armenian government has dismissed media claims that it authorised the sale of its 20% stake in Viva.
Operators 4iG Group secures $282M for space and defence unit Hungarian telecom and technology firm 4iG Group has announced a HUF96 billion (US$282 million) investment into its B2B subsidiary, 4iG Space and...
Data Centres & Networks CRA announces major data centre project in Czech capital Czech telecoms firm České Radiokomunikace (CRA) says that it has obtained a building permit to construct a data centre on the outskirts of...
Wireless Networks Eviden to bring private 5G to major Croatian port Private network development is, arguably, one of the few successful applications of 5G technology so far. Indeed, Eviden, a specialist in...
Optical & Fixed Networks RETN upgrades fibre network ring capacity in Lithuania International network services provider RETN announced on Tuesday it has upgraded its Lithuanian fibre network ring connecting Vilnius,...
Business e& and 4iG Group plan future cooperation UAE-headquartered technology company e& and 4iG Group, a provider of integrated telecommunications services in Hungary and the Western...
Operators Bite Latvia continues 3G shutdown Latvian operator Bite is continuing the phased shutdown of its 3G network, announcing that four regions will be affected this week as part of its...
Devices & Platforms Global smartphone market sees slight dip in Q2 The global smartphone market declined by 1% year-on-year in Q2 2025, marking the first quarterly drop in six quarters, according to analyst firm...
Satellite Networks Kyivstar to launch D2C with Starlink in a European first Ukrainian operator Kyivstar is set to become one of the first European carriers to launch direct-to-cell (D2C) satellite communication services...
Operators 4iG to acquire MVNO Netfone, announces IT unit merger Hungarian telecoms operator 4iG has announced plans to acquire mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Netfone Telecom, in a move to strengthen...
Cloud & Virtualisation Latvia’s LMT taps Ericsson to upgrade backend for standalone 5G Ericsson said on Wednesday it has struck an agreement with Latvian telco Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) to modernize its subscriber domain...
Operators Kyivstar gains approval to trial Starlink Direct-to-Cell services Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar has secured regulatory approval to begin testing Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell (D2C) services, marking...
Enterprise Ecosystems Kyivstar signs deal to co-develop Ukrainian-language LLM Veon-owned Ukrainian telco Kyivstar announced on Tuesday that it has signed a cooperation memorandum with Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital...
Wireless Networks O2 Czech Republic deploys 5G SA core software from Nokia Nokia announced on Thursday that O2 Czech Republic has deployed its cloud-native 5G standalone (SA) core software that will enable the telco to...
Satellite Networks Kyivstar connects network to Starlink for planned D2D service Veon-owned Ukrainian telco Kyivstar said on Monday it has successfully connected its core network to Starlink’s LEO satellite infrastructure,...
Operators Kyivstar reallocates 3G spectrum to boost 4G rollout Ukrainian operator Kyivstar has announced plans to reallocate 3G spectrum to enhance its 4G network across settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk and...
Operators Kyivstar hails 4G network expansion Ukrainian operator Kyivstar revealed it built 828 new base stations in the first quarter of 2025, continuing its modernisation project...
Operators Telia Lithuania to pilot nation’s first standalone 5G network Telia Lithuania has announced plans to trial the country’s first standalone (SA) 5G network by deploying a private 5G system at the Baltic Sea...
Service Management Cellfie Mobile expands Qvantel partnership to boost digital growth Georgian mobile operator Cellfie Mobile has expanded its partnership with Finnish BSS provider Qvantel to include managed services for its...
Vendors Nokia to equip Maersk vessels with private wireless networks Nokia has signed a deal with Danish shipping giant Maersk to deploy private wireless network solutions across 450 vessels in its fleet.
Optical & Fixed Networks Exatel deploys Ciena optical transceivers in open SDN network Polish telecoms operator Exatel said it is deploying pluggable optical transceivers from Ciena in its multi-vendor SDN infrastructure to improve...
Satellite Networks Rivada gets market access to Costa Rica and Czech Republic Aspiring LEO satellite player Rivada Space Networks announced on Monday it has signed new deals enabling it to launch its "Outernet" services in...
Operators Emitel to build hundreds of towers for Orange Poland Poland-based telecoms infrastructure company Emitel has signed an agreement with Orange to build several hundred new mobile towers...
Wireless Networks Belarus to deploy single 5G network The Belarusian government has announced plans to roll out a single 5G network, following a similar approach taken by the Malaysian...
Operators United Group sells SBB Serbia to e& PPF Telecom for €825M Southeast European media and telecoms operator United Group has completed the sale of Serbian cable TV and broadband provider SBB to...
Wireless Networks Veon and Airspan partner on Open RAN and air-to-land tech for Kyivstar Global digital operator Veon announced on Friday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airspan Networks to collaborate on Open...
Consumer Ecosystems Veon’s Kyivstar buys ride-hailing firm Uklon for US$155.2m Veon’s Ukrainian operator Kyivstar says it has acquired local ride-hailing and delivery platform Uklon in a deal valued at US$155.2 million to...
Investment Kyivstar’s US IPO to go ahead despite investor concerns Global digital operator Veon and Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, have announced the signing of a business...
Business Magyar Telekom confirms plans to spin off tower assets Following months of speculation, a decision that may come as little surprise to many observers has been made by Hungarian mobile carrier Magyar...
Enterprise Ecosystems Kyivstar and Mavenir to boost B2B connectivity in Ukraine Kyivstar, the leading Ukrainian digital operator and part of Veon Group, a global digital operator, has selected Mavenir, a cloud-native...
Satellite Networks 4iG meets SpaceX to discuss Starlink, space collaboration The chairman of Hungarian operator 4iG, Gellért Jászai, has revealed that he met with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to explore a potential deal involving...
Wireless Networks United Group inches closer to axing non-EU markets Southeastern Europe telecoms and media player United Group agreed to sell its Serbian telecom assets in deals worth a combined €1.5 billion,...
Wireless Networks Kontron and Telekom Slovenije partner for private 5G in Slovenia 5G private networks continue to make waves in a number of markets, this time in Slovenia, with the news that Kontron, a provider of...
Energy & Sustainability Orange Romania announces renewable power deal with Engie Operator Orange Romania has signed a ten-year virtual power purchase agreement (vPPA) with Engie Romania, a division of French low-carbon energy...
Enterprise Ecosystems GSMA, UK launch fund for AI boost in emerging markets The GSMA and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) have launched a fund to equip enterprises in developing...
Satellite Networks Vodafone to plug connectivity black spots with satellite Vodafone Group has unveiled a new satellite connectivity service designed to eliminate coverage blackspots across its footprint.
Operators Veon plans Nasdaq listing for Kyivstar Veon announced plans to float its Ukrainian operator, Kyivstar, on the Nasdaq stock exchange through the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) with...
