5G

Türkiye has ranked second in Europe in fiber-optic cable infrastructure, with 18 million households subscribing to fiber, while France takes the lead, according to a report by the FTTH Council Europe.

BELGRADE - Telekom Srbija CEO Vladimir Lucic said on Tuesday Serbian authorities would allocate 5G frequency bands at the end of the year and that almost the entire territory of Serbia would be covered by a 5G network by 2027.

German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom has given a vote of confidence in the Greek economy and its prospects.

As pointed out by Dominique Leroy, the member of Telekom's Board of Directors responsible for Europe, during a meeting with Greek reporters at this year's MWC in Barcelona, Telekom continues to steadily invest in Greece and its prospects through OTE Group.

Bulgaria is set for a significant tech upgrade along its borders with the implementation of two major 5G connectivity projects. The initiatives, part of the trans-European transport corridor Orient/East-Mediterranean, have received substantial funding from the Connecting Europe Facility.

Bulgaria is poised to achieve a major connectivity milestone with plans to provide 5G access to 80% of its population by the close of 2025, as announced by Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications, Grigori Grigorov.

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei said on Aug. 25 it had renewed a licensing agreement with Ericsson to use each other's technologies, in a rebuff to U.S. warnings about the risk of espionage by Beijing.

Huawei has been at the center of an intense technological rivalry between China and the United States, which suspects the company of spying for Beijing, accusations Huawei denies.

OTE Group announced Thursday that second-quarter consolidated revenue rose 1.1% year-on-year, to €854.1 million.

But adjusted operating profit (after leases) fell 1.8% in the same period, to €326.8 million, with the strong results increase offset by negative ones in Romania. Q1 adjusted operating profit dropped 1.4%, to €648.8 million.

Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır has announced that Türkiye's first domestic communication satellite, Türksat-6A, will be launched into space in March 2024, stating that his ministry has also made significant strides in high-speed 5G telecom networks and artificial intelligence.

Network infrastructure and 5G technology provider Nokia has signed a new long-term patent license agreement with Apple to replace the current deal between the two companies that is set to expire at the end of 2023.

A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe's big telecoms operators to force Big Tech to help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband in the region, people familiar with the matter said.