Ericsson Nokia RAN Vendors April 11, 2022 Ericsson suspends business in Russia Ericsson halted its operations in Russia as it seeks to comply with international sanctions imposed in the weeks after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The Sweden-headquartered equipment vendor noted it would record a SEK900 million ($95. By Anne Morris
Big Tech X April 11, 2022 Musk rejects Twitter board seat Elon Musk (pictured) declined to join Twitter’s board of directors, CEO Parag Agrawal announced, in a dramatic U-turn after the company’s new largest shareholder appeared set to take a seat after securing a 9. By Kavit Majithia
Operators Orange Vodafone April 8, 2022 European operators pledge Ukraine roaming aid Operators including Orange, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Group agreed to reduce wholesale roaming charges with Ukrainian carriers for three months to help an estimated 4. 2 million refugees keep in contact with the nation. By Mike Robuck
April 8, 2022 Magenta Telekom plots end of 3G Deutsche Telekom-owned Austrian operator Magenta Telekom outlined plans to begin retiring its 3G network in 2024, becoming the latest mobile operator to seek to use the freed-up spectrum to improve the speed and coverage of its 4G and 5G networks. By Anne Morris
April 8, 2022 Safaricom makes m-Pesa push in Ethiopia Safaricom indicated it was confident about launching financial services in Ethiopia soon as it reportedly began a process to hire a head for its m-Pesa mobile money unit in the country. By Kavit Majithia
5G+ Europe Operators April 8, 2022 3 UK pushes 5G progress CK Hutchison-owned 3 UK highlighted a jump in 5G device ownership and use of the network technology by its customers in 2021, with data consumed using the latest protocol double that on 3G by the end of the year. By Chris Donkin
Europe Operators April 8, 2022 TIM, KKR hit due diligence impasse Telecom Italia decided not to grant KKR access to its books for the purposes of due diligence, a move which could kill off the US investor’s €10. 8 billion non-binding offer for the group. By Anne Morris