Telia Lietuva has announced repairs to a major subsea cable that runs between Lithuania and Sweden in the Baltic Sea. The fault was first detected on 17 November, affecting one of three critical communications links between Sweden and Lithuania. On the same day, another cable connecting Helsinki, Finland, and Rostock, Germany, was also cut. Preliminary … Read more

Deutsche Telekom and Tele2 have agreed to sell T‑Mobile Netherlands to WP/AP Telecom Holdings, a consortium jointly controlled by private equity firms Apax and Warburg Pincus. Deutsche Telekom initiated a strategic review of T‑Mobile NL in May. The transaction, which values the business at an enterprise value of €5.1 billion, concludes that review and transfers … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/domin_domin) Last week we reported that personnel from the United States and United Kingdom intelligence agencies had allegedly infiltrated the systems of large SIM card manufacturer Gemalto in an effort to obtain encryption keys used to secure mobile communications worldwide. Gemalto has now completed an investigation and says the intrusion “probably happened,” though … Read more

Signs are mounting that China is close to its first large-scale LTE rollout, with a license expected within months. This development is welcome news for network equipment vendors facing slowing capital expenditure and intensified competition. China Mobile is well positioned to benefit from TD-LTE given its early investments in the TDD ecosystem and strong government … Read more

The latest report from Ookla shows AT&T leading Verizon in average 4G speeds, while T-Mobile dominates in 5G performance. Ookla’s 4G speed score places AT&T at the top with a score of 41.23. T-Mobile follows in second with 33.69. Sprint and Verizon trail closely behind, scoring 31.53 and 30.77 respectively. All major carriers now report … Read more

Nokia reported a profit of €574 million (£511.2m) for the quarter, up 73% compared with the same period last year, but warned that its networking business will continue to face challenges. In its Q2 2017 financial report, Nokia recorded strong year-over-year gains in Global Services and Nokia Technologies — the latter driven mainly by patent … Read more

Achieving reliable, safe, secure, trusted, and affordable internet access for everyone is widely recognized as a vital enabler of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Around the world, people increasingly rely on the internet for education, healthcare, employment, commerce, and access to information. The expanding Internet of Things (IoT)—with its vast network of connected … Read more

Global mobile broadband traffic grew by 83% in the second half of the year, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 234% in 2011, according to an Allot Mobile Trends report. Carriers are struggling to fund the rapid expansion of mobile data networks while many internet companies capture the bulk of the revenue that … Read more

US senators have urged the United Kingdom, America’s closest ally, to reconsider its decision to allow Huawei equipment in its telecommunications networks. In January, the UK government announced it would permit Huawei gear to be used in a “limited capacity” after a multi-year security review. A bipartisan group of 20 US senators sent a letter … Read more

Edward Snowden’s disclosures about the NSA’s intrusive surveillance programs sparked widespread public uproar and concern among regulatory bodies. One of the leaked items detailed PRISM, a slide that indicated the agency had access to servers belonging to many major consumer technology companies. Under existing law, companies are required to provide information they hold about individuals … Read more