Telia toys with facial recognition for ice cream payments
In the ever-lasting search for 5G usecases, Telia has teamed-up with Finnish bank OP to trial facial recognition payment solutions.
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Swisscom, SK Telecom, Elisa and BICS claim world’s first 5G roaming services
The very small number of people who are capable and inclined can now roam between the 5G networks of Swisscom and either SK Telecom or Elisa.
DT, Carphone Warehouse and Elisa show their 5G FOMO
The 5G hard launches are coming thick and fast, which is causing fear of missing out for some in the telecoms game.
Telenor completes Nordic sweep with DNA acquisition
Norwegian telco Telenor has completed its reach across the Nordics, taking the first steps to acquire Finnish operator DNA.
Is telecom losing Europe’s next generation employees?
Telecoms companies did not feature in the top employers’ lists chosen by the current and potential young employees in a recent multi-country survey.
Finland’s AI ambitions demonstrate real intelligence
Training 1% of the population is just one part of Finland’s push for AI. The business world and public sector are also fully leaning in.
Finns launch digital version of driving license
The Finnish Government has unveiled plans to roll out a mobile version of driving licenses which will be available through an app.
Telia pays the most in Finnish 5G auction
Finland offered up nearly 400 MHz of mid frequency 5G spectrum to its MNOs and Telia bought the most expensive block.
Telia declares Finland is ready for the 5G promised land
Finland is set to be one of the first nations in Europe to experience the wonders of 5G as Telia targets the beginning of 2019 for commercial launch.
The security of Polar users’ data could be comprised, in a big way
The Finnish fitness device and software maker Polar has found itself in the centre of a data leaking scandal, which it’s feared could jeopardise the security of personnel on sensitive missions.
Deregulation in Finland: Uber Black may be back, but UberPOP is popped, again
Finland’s new Act on Transport Services has opened the taxi market to competition. 90 per cent of taxi rides in the future are expected to be booked on mobile apps, estimated the authorities.
Elisa claims world’s first commercial 5G launch
Finnish operator Elisa says it has become the first operator in the world to begin commercial use of a 5G network and starts selling 5G subscriptions.
Finnish Gov looks to influence Nokia strategy through 3.3% holding
Solidium, the investment arm of the Finnish government, has announced acquired 3.3% of the shares in Nokia for approximately €844 million as the organization looks to take a more active role in a nationally important business.
Nokia uses forced acronym to help ‘verticals’ exploit wireless megatrends
A new industry group has been created by Nokia Bell Labs with the aim of working out how certain industry verticals can get the most out of things like 5G and IoT.
Finns frustrated with roaming fees fiddle
Finland’s top three operators have put forward the case against slashing roaming fees in the country, asking regulators for exception from the rules which are set to kick in over the next few weeks.
RIP Sonera: Telia Company completes domestic rebrand
The final curtain has been drawn on the Sonera brand in Finland, as subsidiary falls in line with the rest of the family under the Telia flag.
Tecnotree CTO says operators need more agility in BSS environments
The CTO of Finnish business support systems specialist Tecnotree has said the traditional approach to BSS can hold operators back and solutions that work now might be unworkable in five years’ time. Talking to Telecoms.com at the Mobile World Congress 2015, Timo Ahomäki said telcos need to focus their thinking on where their business is going and build a system around that vision.
VTT, Oulu University to build 5G test network in Finland
Finnish technical research centre VTT and University of Oulu city have announced they are to build a 5G test network, which they said will be the first in Finland. The network will have two parts: a closed one within VTT’s premises and an open one at the university.
Ukkoverkot CEO explains benefits of 450MHz band
As recently reported, Finnish start-up company Ukkoverkot has just launched a data-only LTE network on the 450MHz radio spectrum band. Telecoms.com spoke to CEO Antti Pellinen, the man leading the young company to find out more about the network the operator says is the world’s first such service commercially available.
Nokia claims 10 times faster upload with C-RAN for Ooredoo, Elisa
Finnish vendor Nokia Networks and Qatari telco Ooredoo claimed they have made uploading 10 times faster with the Nokia centralised RAN. Demonstrating at the ITU Telecom World event in Doha, Qatar, they said average uplink capacity across a cell was doubled thus extending smartphone battery life because of less interference.
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