Europe Operators March 27, 2018 Veon CEO to step down Veon’s CEO Jean-Yves Charlier (pictured) will exit the operator after three years of overseeing “performance, structural and business transformation”. By Saleha Riaz
5G+ AT&T North America Operators March 27, 2018 AT&T aims to reshape network with white box rollout AT&T set out to break the chains of closed hardware ecosystems, with plans to deploy 60,000 white box routers in its cell towers and small cells over the next few years. By Diana Goovaerts
Asia Pacific Huawei Network Tech North America RAN Vendors Regulation ZTE March 26, 2018 FCC moves to ban vendors deemed security threats Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai (pictured) confirmed the regulator is considering banning operators from using government funds to acquire infrastructure and services from companies identified as US national security threats – a move which could be a major… By Diana Goovaerts
T-Mobile US March 26, 2018 T-Mobile turns attention to mid-band T-Mobile US launched additional mid-band spectrum in hundreds of cities across the country over the past two weeks, topping up network capacity and speed as it broadens coverage through 600MHz deployments. By Diana Goovaerts
5G+ Devices March 26, 2018 Sprint chief expects flood of 5G phones in 2021 Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure (pictured, centre) rejected analyst predictions 5G handsets will represent a fraction of all phones available in 2021, revealing all the US operator’s devices will be compatible with the next generation technology that year. By Diana Goovaerts
5G+ Europe March 26, 2018 UK 5G testbed ready for action A government-backed UK 5G testbed will be up and running in April, enabling trials of applications and use cases delivered by the next-generation technology. By Steve Costello
Europe March 26, 2018 United Internet calls for new German mobile operator Ralph Dommermuth, a billionaire and CEO of one of Germany’s largest ISPs, urged authorities to pass regulation to support a new mobile network operator in the country, Die Welt reported. By Chris Donkin