Carriers

Virgin Media O2 said the Manchester deployment is part of a wider national plan to extend SA 5G to cities, towns, and transport routes In sum – what to know: …

In a conference call with investors, Rakuten Group’s chairman Mickey Mikitani said that Rakuten Mobile plans to invest over JPY200 million in fiscal 2026 In sum – what to know: …

América Móvil had initially explored a joint bid with Entel for Telefónica’s Chilean business but ultimately decided not to proceed In sum – what to know: Chile remains strategic despite …

The U.K. government noted that up to $46.3 billion is required for the deployment of advanced 5G to 2030 In sum – what to know: UK targets nationwide SA 5G …

All three carriers are increasingly focused on broadband expansion, customer retention, and long-term network monetization T-Mo subscriber, broadband growth – T-Mobile US once again outpaced rivals in postpaid and broadband …

Telefónica Germany’s CTIO Mallik Rao: Cloud-native networking is a fundamental shift in how networks are designed, built, and operated In sum – what to know: Full network transformation – Cloud-native …

NJJ will hold a 51% stake in the new JV, with Millicom owning the remaining 49% In sum – what to know: Joint structure – Millicom takes a 49% stake …

SoftBank posted approximately $34.6 billion in revenue, up 8% year-on-year In sum – what to know: Record financial performance – Revenue was up 8% year-on-year to ¥5.2 trillion (~$34.6B) and …

LG Uplus said the AI-based platform anticipates traffic surges during large events and adjusts base-station settings in advance In sum – what to know: AI cuts complaints – LG Uplus …

Telus now holds an average of 104 megahertz of mid-band spectrum in the 3.5 GHz and 3.8 GHz ranges nationwide In sum – what to know: Total investment – Canadian …

BT said it passed more than 1 million premises with FTTP for an eighth consecutive quarter In sum – what to know: Revenue down 4% to £5B in Q3 – …

Verizon has joined AT&T in challenging T-Mobile’s aggressive switching strategy that includes promotions, pricing comparisons, and a new Easy Switch tool In sum – what to know: Escalating legal pushback …

Bell’s CEO Mirko Bibic said in a conference call with investors that the company’s AI-powered enterprise solutions businesses are collectively growing approximately 60% year-over-year In sum – what to know: …

Deutsche Telekom noted that the infrastructure is built on nearly 10,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs In sum – what to know: AI factory – Built with nearly 10,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs …

Jeff Heynen, vice president at Dell’Oro Group, told RCR Wireless News that XGS-PON will serve as the primary technology through at least 2030 for mass-market residential deployments In sum – …

The new entity will provide RAN services to Telia Norway and ice based on capacity usage In sum – what to know: Shared RAN, separate cores – Telia Norway and …

SK Telecom reported a consolidated revenue of KRW 17.099.2 trillion — down 4.7% year-on-year for fiscal year 2025 In sum – what to know: Cybersecurity fallout – The breach hit …

Rakuten Mobile plans to deploy 1Finity’s 32T32R massive MIMO O-RAN radio units operating in the 3.7 GHz band In sum – what to know: O-RAN mMIMO rollout – Rakuten Mobile …

Under the terms of the deal, Ericsson will supply its latest generation of radio equipment, including massive MIMO radios In sum – what to know: Programmable networks – SmarTone is …

U Mobile said that some partners in this initiative include Amazon Web Services, Huawei Malaysia, Palo Alto Networks, and Qualcomm In sum – what to know: Neutral platform – U …

Vodafone Idea said it added more than 6,500 new unique 4G towers during the most recent quarter In sum – what to know: 4G expansion – Vodafone Idea lifted 4G …

T-Mobile US earned the title of Best Mobile Network in Ookla’s latest assessment Ookla has released the results of its H2 2025 Connectivity Assessment, and RCR Wireless News read through …

In Sweden, Telia said it delivered a record quarter, with service revenue growth of 4.8%, supported by consumer, TV, broadband and mobile services In sum – what to know: Revenue …

The deployment will support growing demand for cloud services, AI-driven workloads, and high-speed connectivity across the Indo-Pacific In sum – what to know: Pacific upgrades – TPN is deploying Ciena’s …

Virgin Media O2 launched its 5G SA network in February 2024 In sum – what to know: 5G SA rollout in Dorset – The Dorset rollout brings Virgin Media O2’s …