Ericsson Nikola Tesla secures over EUR 22 million in contracts
Croatian telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson Nikola Tesla (ENT) has secured new contracts totalling over EUR 22 million. These agreements cover projects in national and public security, as well as telecommunications. Domestically, ENT will work with the Ministry of the Interior of Croatia to monitor the European Union's external borders. In the export market, ENT has partnered with HT Mostar to provide maintenance support for Ericsson's fixed and mobile network solutions. This latter contract aims to st
Ericsson Nikola Tesla secures over EUR 22 million in contracts
Croatian telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson Nikola Tesla (ENT) has secured new contracts totalling over EUR 22 million. These agreements cover projects in national and public security, as well as telecommunications. Domestically, ENT will work with the Ministry of the Interior of Croatia to monitor the European Union's external borders. In the export market, ENT has partnered with HT Mostar to provide maintenance support for Ericsson's fixed and mobile network solutions. This latter contract aims to st
Cogent revenues fall 6% in 2025 on contraction in legacy services
Cogent Communications reported annual service revenues of USD 975.8 million for 2025, down 5.8 percent from a year earlier due mainly to lower revenues from former Sprint contracts and other legacy services. EBITDA declined to USD 122.8 million from USD 192.8 million in 2024, and the US operator had a net loss of USD 182.1 million, slightly smaller than the loss of USD 204.1 million the previous year.
Cogent revenues fall 6% in 2025 on contraction in legacy services
Cogent Communications reported annual service revenues of USD 975.8 million for 2025, down 5.8 percent from a year earlier due mainly to lower revenues from former Sprint contracts and other legacy services. EBITDA declined to USD 122.8 million from USD 192.8 million in 2024, and the US operator had a net loss of USD 182.1 million, slightly smaller than the loss of USD 204.1 million the previous year.
Megafon plans training programme with Volga telecom university
Russian operator Megafon has signed a cooperation agreement with the Volga State University of Telecommunications and Informatics based in Samara. The cooperation is expected to lead to the start of a new training programme in the university, adapted to technological standards used at Megafon. The operator will support the training programme, including a bachelor's study focused on 5G, V2X, IoT and satellite technologies.
Megafon plans training programme with Volga telecom university
Life offers device financing with 12-month contracts
Belarusian operator Life has introduced to customers its own installment plan for devices, without banks. Subscribers of the operator can purchase mobile devices under 12-month contracts with no increase in prices.
Life offers device financing with 12-month contracts
TDS FY revenues fall 2% as fibre expansion offset by customer losses
US operator TDS Telecom announced that it added 44,900 new fibre subscribers in 2025, while expanding its network to 140,000 new addresses ready for fibre services. The total number of active connections at the operator was still slightly lower year-on-year, at 1.08 million compared to 1.13 million in 2024, due to fewer residential voice and TV subscribers and losses on the B2B market.
TDS FY revenues fall 2% as fibre expansion offset by customer losses
Helexon consortium to implement Calix One in BEAD-funded fibre builds
Helexon, a consortium of rural broadband providers in the US Midwest, has picked the evolved Calix One platform to support fibre buildouts, potentially subsidised through the federal BEAD digital divide initiative. The multi-year deployment sees Calix One rolled out to bring subscriber experiences, operational intelligence and team workflows into a single, AI-native platform, incorporating Calix's new Agent Workforce Cloud for agentic AI-orchestrated visibility into service quality. Calix will also source X
Helexon consortium to implement Calix One in BEAD-funded fibre builds
Rostelecom's X.Technologies launches services portal for start-ups
Russian national operator Rostelecom said that its digital ventures unit X.Technologies has launched a website for start-ups and innovation companies. The platform offers a broad spectrum of cooperation opportunities, starting from help with attracting investments and ending with integration of ready-to-use digital products. The website includes solutions focused on automation of the banking sector, software development, anti-fraud, targeted advertising and other business services. All technological assets
Rostelecom's X.Technologies launches services portal for start-ups
Beeline Russia upgrades indoor network at Sokolniki ice arena
Russian operator Beeline has renewed the digital infrastructure in the ice arena Sokolniki in Moscow. The operator said it modernised the indoor antenna system, improving the quality of mobile services in all areas of the arena. The upgraded infrastructure is able to serve more customers simultaneously, after additional LTE spectrum was added to boost capacity.
Beeline Russia upgrades indoor network at Sokolniki ice arena
T2 launches gaming subscription Mixx Play Pro
Russian mobile operator T2, a subsidiary of the national operator Rostelecom, has launched its new gaming subscription Mixx Play Pro. The subscription includes popular game tokens, top-ups for Steam without commission fees, as well as unlimited data traffic when using mobile gaming. Customers also get access to limited competitions with CyberHero.
T2 launches gaming subscription Mixx Play Pro
Vodafone Ukraine launches 5G services in Kharkiv
Vodafone Ukraine announced that it launched its pilot 5G services in the city of Kharkiv, in the downtown area. Operators Kyivstar and Lifecell had earlier announced the launch of 5G there, too. In January, all three operators launched pilot 5G networks in the city of Lviv and in the town of Borodyanka in the Bucha municipality in the Kiev region.
Vodafone Ukraine launches 5G services in Kharkiv
Russian audit chamber flags network duplication in public subsidy programme
The Russian Audit Chamber has found problems with how the Ministry of Digitisation carried out the federal programme on elimination of the digital divide in 2025, reports Vedomosti. The ministry spent almost RUB 3 billion on the deployment of LTE networks in 500 villages. However, other operators had already provided mobile services for those villages before the deployment of publicly funded networks. Russian national operator Rostelecom carries out the federal programme funded by the federal budget.
