Vodafone used its FY26 earnings call to outline how AI will reshape telecom networks and operations, while reporting stronger revenues, improved profits, robust African growth, and broadband momentum in the …
The GSMA has issued a lobbying report to argue for sweeping regulatory reform in the EU as telcos face a €475 billion investment gap to catch up with rivals in …
Vodafone’s sovereign-cloud deal with AWS in Germany and BT’s brand refresh and UEFA deal in the UK, plus lots else, shows how European telcos are repositioning as trusted intermediaries for …
Nvidia has agreed a multi-year supply deal with Corning that could grow into a $3.2bn equity position, alongside a major expansion of US optical fibre manufacturing capacity aimed at meeting …
Vodafone Group will buy out CK Hutchison’s stake in VodafoneThree for £4.3bn, ending the joint-venture structure and taking full ownership of the UK’s largest mobile operator in a move expected …
Lumen Technologies is acquiring cloud networking platform Alkira for $475 million to strengthen its ‘east-west’ DCI strategy, and bolster its programmable NaaS roadmap to cover all the compass points – …
Cut-price FWA sale shows Nokia’s shift to AI infrastructure, sets the tone for further disposals, and gives Inseego an instant double-your-business boost – which poses questions for the San Diego …
Theme of the week: edge computing and private networks for physical AI and AI inference in industrial and military zones. HPE has released a new AI server platform, ruggedized and …
Most factory-floor ‘physical AI’ runs on lightweight (non-GPU) edge compute, reckons NTT Data – but 5G sensing, in the form of ISAC via SRS, could unlock a new wave of …
T-Mobile US signed off another good quarter with some fighting talk about acquisition strategies and accounting habits at rivals AT&T and Verizon, and said its 5G network and compute build-out …
Strong growth and raised guidance sit alongside major AI work at Verizon, about to be unveiled with a brand new AI tech stack to drive further network automation and customer …
Colin Bannon, chief tech officer at BT Business, reframed the sovereignty debate at FutureNet World in London last week: data sovereignty is largely secured, tech sovereignty is unrealistic, and operational …
Modest top-line growth in the first quarter masks a more dramatic shift at Nokia, where a surge in optical networking for AI infrastructure is reshaping its revenue mix. In line …
Debate at FutureNet World shifted from strategy to execution, as telcos BT and Orange outlined platform-led, partner-driven models, while Telus and Rakuten pressed for faster moves into AI-led solutions and …
At FutureNet World, Rakuten and Telus pushed for bold AI-led reinvention, while BT and Orange argued for a measured platform-driven evolution. But beneath the contrast, a shared strategy is taking …
Physical AI for robot automation in factories and plants requires lightweight maths models, not token-hungry language models, says NTT Data. It does not have to wait on expensive GPUs, when …
Ericsson is sticking to what it knows: 5G, public and private, and APIs, to expose 5G capabilities to developers and enterprises; it offers more coherent longer-term diversification, it implies, than …
Ericsson saw 6% organic growth in Q1 2026, but slumped 10% in real terms with currency swings, divestment costs, and higher AI chip prices – causing it to miss targets. …
Industrial humanoid robots and physical AI are moving from pilot to production – as Siemens, Nvidia, and lots of private 5G providers (including Nokia) roll up to Hannover Messe. In …
Private networks are not a niche, says Ericsson; they are the route to new markets, new buyers, and a third growth engine beyond the industry’s cyclical capex grind. Åsa Tamsons, …
Amazon has agreed a $11.5 billion deal to buy satellite company Globalstar to add scale, spectrum, and services to its fledgling Leo proposition; it has also extended a satellite airtime …
Lumen chief executive Kate Johnson has penned an open letter to enterprise CEOs (and the whole telecoms industry): that there is a golden opportunity to connect the AI revolution, but …
A new partnership between InfiniG and Nokia upgrades in-building neutral-host coverage to ‘carrier-class’ standards while quietly positioning enterprise networks for AI-driven RAN innovation – which ties to both the Finnish …
AT&T is positioning private 5G as a necessary enterprise capability rather than a breakout revenue engine, tying its future instead to edge AI, spectrum pragmatism, and a broader “AI grid” …
AT&T has clarified its emerging AI “grid” and IoT strategy, combining regional inference, cloud platforms, and private 5G to target enterprise use cases while testing where edge AI delivers most …
