An Italian spectrum auction risks crippling telcos on the brink of 5G rollout and should serve as a warning to other European authorities.

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Huawei helps Monaco go 'nationwide' with 5G; Vodafone brings gigabit broadband to Bavaria; Deutsche Telekom beefs up LTE coverage in Hesse.

Microsoft is developing hardware and software tools to help secure 80 billion Internet of Things devices that will come online by 2025.

Cable is exploring coherent optics technology to better access the cable network and improve fiber networks to increase capacity tenfold.

It's here! Commercial 5G arrives in the US with the launch of Verizon's fixed wireless service, which is initially based on in-house tech specs.

Microsoft is striving to win cloud customers with a new telco strategic focus, HoloLens augmented reality, and by forswearing competing with customers – unlike, Microsoft says, its crosstown rivals at Amazon Web Services.