Europe Operators Regulation September 24, 2020 EC to rule on Iliad, Play deal next month The European Commission (EC) set a deadline of 26 October to make a decision on a proposed acquisition of Play, Poland’s largest operator, by Iliad which was announced earlier this week. By Kavit Majithia
September 24, 2020 Virgin aims to crown UK connectivity with O2 merger CONNECTED BRITAIN 2020: Virgin Media CEO Lutz Schuler (pictured) explained the company aimed to leverage a pending merger with O2 UK to become a connectivity leader and boost competition in the country. By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva
GSMA September 24, 2020 Intelligence Brief: Is Czech Republic ready for 5G? As a part of our blog series this year, we have looked at Sri Lanka, Taiwan and South Africa to study how suited they are for launching 5G. By GSMA Intelligence
5G+ September 24, 2020 Experts warn complexity hindering enterprise 5G BIG 5G EVENT: Executives from Cisco, T-Mobile US and Ericsson stressed simplicity as key for widespread enterprise 5G adoption, arguing too many options and requirements could be overwhelming. By Diana Goovaerts
AT&T North America Operators T-Mobile US Verizon September 23, 2020 T-Mobile hits back at AT&T, Verizon spectrum claims T-Mobile US accused AT&T and Verizon of attempting to handicap its ability to bid in a key mid-band spectrum auction in December, after they claimed the operator already holds more than regulators allow. By Diana Goovaerts
September 23, 2020 3 UK chief calls for consolidation CONNECTED BRITAIN 2020: Robert Finnegan, CEO of 3 UK and Ireland (pictured), asserted consolidation in the UK would boost network quality and competition in a market he claimed was overcrowded. By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva
5G+ BT Europe Operators Vodafone September 23, 2020 UK taps former BT boss for 5G advice The UK Government recruited a panel of eight industry experts to help investigate ways to attract new 5G equipment suppliers following its decision to ban Huawei, with the group also set to assess development of open RAN. By Chris Donkin