The event report from the 3rd European 5G Observatory Workshop has been published on the event website.
News in the EU
Majority of Germany now covered by 5G
The German telecom regulator, Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) says that 53% of the country is now covered by 5G services.
26 GHz holds back achievement of EU 5G goals
The lack of demand for this band was identified in the latest 5G Observatory quarterly report.
Telenet to launch 5G in Belgium using provisional spectrum
Belgian telecom operator Telenet has announced plans to deploy its 5G mobile network in the country starting on December 6.
Epic launches 5G in Malta
The Maltese telecom company Epic (formerly Vodafone Malta) has now launched its 5G network.
Volkswagen and Nokia trial private 5G network at manufacturing plant
Nokia has deployed a private 5G standalone network at Volkswagen’s main manufacturing plant in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Portuguese operator NOS launches 5G
NOS has announced that it is the first operator in Portugal to launch 5G, following the country’s spectrum auction in October.
Nokia to build private 5G network in Finnish goldmine
Nokia has announced it is working with mobile operator Telia to build a private 5G standalone network for Agnico Eagle Finland Oy, which operators a gold mine in northern Finland.
Deutsche Telekom tests hybrid 5G home internet
Deutsche Telekom is offering a 5G home internet service to a small sample of existing customers
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