Deutsche Telekom's long-stated goal has been to be the "leading European telco," an aim not only achieved but surpassed despite the "difficult market environment and the negative impact of coronavirus," management board chairman Tim Höttges claimed in the company's 2020 annual report. And, following its merger with Sprint, US subsidiary… Read more...

Poland’s regulator UKE is aiming to auction 5G spectrum this year after its previous attempt was canceled in 2020. But the rollout could be delayed by the lagging legislative work on amending the law on the National Cyber-Security System, inefficient cooperation with industry players, and lack of understanding with neighbouring… Read more...

While led by the US, many nations in Europe, and to a lesser degree the Asia Pacific, have moved to ban equipment from Huawei and ZTE. Many of these actions fall short of outright bans, although measures such as strict security requirements and increased government intervention powers effectively constitute de… Read more...

This table shows the actions taken against Huawei in 40 countries. Read more...

Deutsche Telekom's spectrum focus continues to be 5G, with auction gains in Germany and the U.S., and final approval for US subsidiary T-Mobile's merger with rival Sprint.  5G "will revolutionize digitization," opening the path to the Internet of Things and autonomous driving, but not unless Europe changes its spectrum policy,… Read more...

Poland’s spectrum regulator UKE is preparing to release 5G spectrum, but the rollout could be delayed by the lagging legislative work on amending the telecommunications law, inefficient cooperation with industry players, and lack of understanding with neighbouring countries. Read more...

Poland’s telecoms regulator UKE is in talks with its counterparts in Russia and Ukraine on releasing spectrum for 5G in the 700 MHz band, but its priority is to assign the 2.3-2.4 GHz and 3.4-3.8 GHz bands for 5G rollout. Read more...

The French telecoms carrier is focused on 5G, with its immediate priorities to ensure effective, coordinated rollout of 700 MHz and 3.6 GHz spectrum. For its expanding 4G networks, Orange is lobbying on refarming and license renewal issues. Read more...

Poland has a competitive mobile market but has found it difficult to assign new spectrum in recent years. Auctions have been dogged by delays, disagreements and litigation. Read more...

The French telecoms carrier wants more harmonised, affordable spectrum and advocates the need for sub-6GHz spectrum for 5G. Read more...