Iliad Italia teams up with Amazon for Giga Prime offer
Iliad Italia has partnered with Amazon to launch a new premium plan with 300 GB of data and Prime access for under EUR 13 a month. The offer, dubbed Iliad Giga Prime, is initially available until 16 June and comes with the 300 GB data bundle at 5G speeds plus unlimited calls to mobile and fixed line numbers in Italy, Canada and the US, as well as unlimited calls to foreign fixed line numbers in dozens of countries. Also included is 30 GB a month of EU roaming data and 12 months of Amazon Prime for a total o
Iliad Italia teams up with Amazon for Giga Prime offer
Iliad Italia has partnered with Amazon to launch a new premium plan with 300 GB of data and Prime access for under EUR 13 a month. The offer, dubbed Iliad Giga Prime, is initially available until 16 June and comes with the 300 GB data bundle at 5G speeds plus unlimited calls to mobile and fixed line numbers in Italy, Canada and the US, as well as unlimited calls to foreign fixed line numbers in dozens of countries. Also included is 30 GB a month of EU roaming data and 12 months of Amazon Prime for a total o
VodafoneThree launches new 5G+ Local Slicing, Network Boost services
VodafoneThree's business division has launched a new 5G+ Local Slicing service for enterprise customers, becoming the first UK mobile network operator to offer commercial 5G network slicing. The 5G+ Local Slicing service operates over the group's 5G Standalone network, delivering guaranteed performance over a defined site or local area up to 5 sq km in size. The service is targeted at organisations requiring mission-critical connectivity, such as retailers, universities, transport hubs, healthcare providers
VodafoneThree launches new 5G+ Local Slicing, Network Boost services
VodafoneThree's business division has launched a new 5G+ Local Slicing service for enterprise customers, becoming the first UK mobile network operator to offer commercial 5G network slicing. The 5G+ Local Slicing service operates over the group's 5G Standalone network, delivering guaranteed performance over a defined site or local area up to 5 sq km in size. The service is targeted at organisations requiring mission-critical connectivity, such as retailers, universities, transport hubs, healthcare providers
EU outlines plans for mandatory search data sharing by Google to boost market competition
The EU has laid out how it expects Google to share data from its search engine to help level the playing field with other online search providers. The proposed measures are part of Google's designation as a dominant player under the EU's Digital Markets Act, which allows the European Commission to impose restrictions and remedies on the company's business. The data-sharing proposals will be open for market comment until 01 May before the Commission confirms the plans, and Google will then be given time to i
EU outlines plans for mandatory search data sharing by Google to boost market competition
Lumen initiates provisioning of last-mile connections for AWS cloud services
Lumen Technologies has become the first fibre backbone provider to offer 'AWS Interconnect - last-mile', a new service plug-in for the Amazon Web Services public cloud that extends full network interconnect beyond metro hubs into enterprise campuses and edge locations. The feature is available for enterprise Lumen Cloud Interconnect customers in the US. Connections can be initiated through the AWS Console or Lumen Connect portals, where users can also access monitoring tools to track link availability, late
Lumen initiates provisioning of last-mile connections for AWS cloud services
Freenet explores listing of streaming service Waipu.tv
Freenet is exploring strategic options for its TV streaming platform Waipu.tv, operated by Exaring, including an IPO. The feasibility and timing of any IPO depend on different factors and general market conditions, the German company said. Freenet remains focused, meanwhile, on expanding Waipu.tv as the second core business of the group, which holds a strong and profitable market position in the growing TV streaming and aggregation market in Germany.
Freenet explores listing of streaming service Waipu.tv
Vivo debuts compact X300 FE smartphone with 50MP Zeiss telephoto
Vivo has announced the global launch of the FE version of its flagship X300 smartphone, featuring a 50-megapixel Zeiss telephoto lens, a 6.31-inch Amoled display and a 6,500 mAh battery with 90W wired and 40W wireless charging. It also includes a vapour chamber cooling system and the company's OriginOS 6 with five years of OS updates and seven years of security patches.
Vivo debuts compact X300 FE smartphone with 50MP Zeiss telephoto
Brazil prepares for 6G with CPQD's ERA 6G project
Brazil's CPQD, with support from Funttel and the Ministry of Communications, has launched the 'Evolution in Open Networks towards 6G' (ERA 6G) project to prepare Brazil for the next generation of mobile connectivity. This 36-month project aims to enable advanced applications like extended reality, massive IoT, and holographic communications, while also addressing long-standing connectivity issues in rural and remote areas. ERA 6G will focus on developing a 6G mobile infrastructure built on open, disaggregat
Brazil prepares for 6G with CPQD's ERA 6G project
MTS Belarus activates 900 MHz band on 520 base stations
MTS Belarus said that it has activated services on the 900 MHz band on 520 of its base stations in 89 municipalities across the country. The capacity of base stations outside major cities has doubled as a result.
MTS Belarus activates 900 MHz band on 520 base stations
Fonia Group attracts new investor to support international expansion
Polish businessman Mateusz Borowiecki has acquired shares of the telecommunications company Fonia Group. Borowiecki was the majority shareholder of the company OptiBuy until 2025, when he sold his stake. The newly secured funding will support the international expansion of Fonia Group's offering and strengthen its established position on the Polish mobile market.
Fonia Group attracts new investor to support international expansion
Orange Poland deploys 42 base stations in Q1, expands 5G coverage
Orange Poland deployed 42 new base stations in the first quarter of this year. The operator said this takes it to a total of 12,713 base stations across the country. The operator also upgraded 113 base stations to provide 5G services on the C band. 5G services from Orange were available at 4,600 sites at the end of March, and Orange plans to raise this to 5,600 sites by the end of this year.
