News from Central & Eastern Europe

Wireless Networks

Is Cellnex going to reduce its assets in Poland?

A widely reported but so far formally unconfirmed news story suggests that Cellnex, a leading operator of wireless telecommunications...

Operators

Orange strengthens in Romania

Orange Group bolstered its position in Romania by signing a deal with the government to form a converged fixed-mobile operator.

Optical & Fixed Networks

Baktelecom extends GPON broadband to Garadagh

Azerbaijan operator Baku Telephone Communications (Baktelecom) revealed it has deployed a fibre-optic GPON network in the Garadagh settlement in...

Operators

Turkcell selling Ukrainian units to NJJ Capital

Turkcell has signed an agreement to sell its units in Ukraine to the French investment firm NJJ Capital.

Cloud & Virtualisation

Ericsson Nikola Tesla to deploy dual-mode 5G core in Croatia and Montenegro

Croatian service provider Hrvatski Telekom and Montenegran operator Crnogorski Telekom have selected Croatian telecoms manufacturer Ericsson...

Wireless Networks

Nokia to deliver critical communications network for Polish power firm PGE

Poland's largest power grid operator PGE has selected Nokia to deploy a country-wide critical backhaul network.

Operators

OTE enters MoU for Romania departure

Deutsche Telekom subsidiary OTE Group announced it is negotiating the sale of its subsidiary Telekom Romania to Quantum Projects Group...

Operators

4iG reveals major business transformation plan

Hungarian operator 4iG Group revealed its plan to separate its business into three entities by 2025, a move to streamline operations...

Regulation

Google fined for again refusing to localise data in Russia

Google has been fined US$164,000 by a Moscow court. The fine, which was imposed on Tuesday, was said to be for repeated refusal to store Russian...

Regulation

LMT and Tele2 bag 5G spectrum in Latvia

Latvia’s Public Utilities Commission (SPRK / Sabiedrisko Pakalpojumu Regulesanas Komisija) has issued permits for 5G-ready spectrum to LMT...

Investment

Infosys opens new proximity centre in Bulgaria

Next-generation digital services and consulting group Infosys has announced what it calls a new proximity centre in Sofia, the capital of...

Energy & Sustainability

Wind power investments announced by Google in Poland and Amazon in India

Wind power is in the news again, with Google signing a power purchase agreement (PPA) to procure renewable energy from a wind farm in Poland and...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Poland’s Hawe Telekom boosts wholesale offering with Infinera

Hawe Telekom has selected Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent solution to deliver high-capacity wholesale services to network operators in Poland.

Optical & Fixed Networks

DZS and Orange partner to deliver advanced fibre in Poland

DZS has completed the first phases of a live pilot solution deployment of its flagship Velocity fibre access portfolio within Orange’s production...

Operators

Yettel to complete Hungary 3G shutdown

Yettel Hungary announced it will switch off its 3G network next month, finally joining its rivals in ultimately sunsetting the legacy...

Operators

Veon finally exits from Russia

Netherlands-based operator group Veon has announced that it has completed its exit from Russia with the closing of the sale of its Russian...

Data Centres & Networks

Equinix supports the Warsaw Stock Exchange

The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW), the leading stock exchange in the CEE region, has selected Equinix, a leader in hosting financial markets and...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Telecom Egypt and 4iG propose Egypt-Albania subsea cable

Telecom Egypt, one of the largest subsea cables operators in its region, and 4iG, a Budapest-based telecommunications and IT group, have signed a...

Regulation

MTS Kosovo wins appeal against licence suspension

MTS Kosovo looks set to continue providing services in the market, with local media reporting that the country’s authorities have approved its...

Wireless Networks

New project aims to bring advanced comms to Poland's railways

The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS), an advanced communications standard meant to replace the currently used GSM-R system, may...

Regulation

Hungarian government confirms telecom tax reforms in MoU with Magyar Telekom

An otherwise uncontroversial recent MoU from Hungary on government and private sector telecoms cooperation nevertheless contained some...

Operators

Veon finalises Russian exit

Netherlands-based operator group Veon announced it finalised the sale of its Russian unit Vimplecom to Kopernik-Invest 3, a company set up by...

Operators

Beeline completes first leg of 4G upgrade

Veon announced its Beeline Uzbekistan unit completed the first phase of its network upgrade as part of wider plans to improve 4G coverage from...

Operators

Orange Poland to begin 3G shutdown

Orange announced it will begin switching off its 3G network at the end of September in six counties, to re-farm spectrum and enhance its LTE...

Investment

United Group confirms tower sale to Tawal

United Group, which describes itself as the leading multi-play telecoms and media provider in Southeast Europe, has confirmed that it has...

Mobile Finance

Orange Romania strikes banking unit sale

Orange Romania agreed terms for the sale of its digital banking unit to Alpha Bank, as part of the wider groups’ strategy to exit the banking...

Business

Saudi’s Tawal cleared to buy mobile towers in Eastern Europe

The proposed sale of United Group’s mobile telephony towers in Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia to Saudi telecom infrastructure company Tawal has...

Operators

MTS Kosovo has licence suspended by authorities

Authorities in Kosovo have reportedly revoked the licence of MTS Kosovo, a subsidiary of Telekom Srbija, with “seemingly” immediate effect.

Wireless Networks

Veon and Rakuten to collaborate on rebuilding infrastructure in Ukraine

Veon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rakuten Symphony with a focus on rebuilding infrastructure in Ukraine through...

Operators

e& buys PPF Group European assets

United Arab Emirates-based operator e& signed a deal to acquire shares in PPF Group’s assets in Eastern Europe, as part of its wider strategy...

Wireless Networks

Georgia’s Cellfie Mobile upgrades with help from Nokia

Georgian telecoms service provider Cellfie Mobile has announced that Nokia has won an expansion deal to upgrade its 4G network and introduce...

Vendors

Nokia cuts sales and profit forecast

Nokia trimmed its sales and profit forecast for 2023 blaming a tightening economic landscape for cutting customer budgets.

Regulation

Croatian deregulation move rattles smaller players

A decision by Croatia’s regulator to remove restrictions on dominant player Hrvatski Telekom (HT) looks set to provoke a backlash from smaller...

Operators

Vivacom rivals blast acquisitions

Vivacom received the green light to acquire seven broadband and TV providers, despite backlash and furore from rivals who harbour concerns about...

Vendors

Ericsson to construct new manufacturing facility in Estonia

Ericsson is building a next-generation smart manufacturing and technology hub in Tallinn, Estonia.

Devices & Platforms

Chinese smartphones dominate Russian market

Chinese companies have taken the majority of the Russian smartphone market after Western vendors departed the country for humanitarian reasons...

Operators

4iG sells off mobile infrastructure for $199m

Hungarian operator group 4iG struck a deal to sell its mobile network assets and spectrum to Budapest-based wireless communications company Pro-M...

Operators

Cellnex wholly owns Poland’s OnTower after iliad sale

Operator iliad has sold its current stake (30%) in OnTower Poland, the Polish telecommunications infrastructure company controlled by Cellnex...

Operators

Veon to pump $600m into Kyivstar

Amsterdam-headquartered operator group Veon pledged to invest through its Ukrainian subsidiary Kyivstar, US$600 million into its network over the...

Optical & Fixed Networks

A1 Serbia snaps up fibre infrastructure from Conexio ahead of FTTH rollout

A1 Serbia has signed a deal to acquire a portion of Conexio’s infrastructure.

Enterprise Ecosystems

Beeline Kazakhstan launches software development company

Operator Beeline Kazakhstan has launched a software company, QazCode, to boost the development of new digital products and services. This was...

Operators

Play acquires Syrion in broadband expansion plan

Illiad-owned Polish operator Play expanded its TV and broadband arms by acquiring 100% shares in rival provider Syrion.

Operators

MegaFon takes legal action against EU sanctions

Russia’s MegaFon has issued a legal challenge against sanctions placed upon it by the European Union.

Operators

Azercell continues 4G rollout

Azerbaijani operator Azercell expanded its 4G network to reach the city of Nakhchivan as part of its nationwide network modernisation project to...

Operators

Veon closes in on Russian exit

Operator group Veon has announced that it is in the final stages of closing the sale of its Russian operations.

Regulation

Hungary’s main players bag 32GHz licences

All three bidders in Hungary’s 32GHz spectrum auction have procured licences.

Regulation

Poland delays 3.5GHz auction to Q4 2023

Poland’s government is reportedly planning to commence the process of licensing 3.5GHz spectrum within weeks.

Wireless Networks

Tele2 Estonia kicks off mmWave 5G trial

Tele2 Estonia has commenced its trial of mmWave 5G with a new 26GHz base station in the town of Lagedi, near the capital of Tallinn.

Optical & Fixed Networks

RETN completes phase two of Hungary-Bulgaria ring

International network services provider RETN has announced that it has completed the second phase of its Budapest to Sofia ring, achieving, it...

Optical & Fixed Networks

RETN launches new Poland-Germany fibre route

RETN, an international network service provider, has announced the launch of a new fibre route connecting Berlin in Germany and Poznan and Warsaw...

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