Germany operator 1&1 is up and running, with what it claims is Europe’s first Open RAN 5G network, with technology provided by Mavenir and Rakuten. 1&1 has offered FWA since December 2022 and while the mobile network is being built out, customers will use the Telefónica network and from summer 2024 onwards, on the Vodafone network. The Nepalese National Telecommunications Authority (NTA) may block Axiata’s sale of Nepalese unit Ncell because it was not notified of the sale beforehand, according to an NTA chairperson. Malaysian telco conglomerate Axiata said publicly that it would sell its 80% stake in Ncell, the Nepalese mobile service unit last week. In another boost for network APIs, BT has signed up to Nokia’s Network as Code platform.…