Carriers

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 …

AT&T reported strong fourth-quarter and full-year results, meeting or exceeding its 2025 guidance as it doubled down on fiber and 5G expansion with deals for Lumen and EchoStar assets, plus …

BSNL already deployed 98,000 4G sites across the Asian nation In sum – what to know: 22,000 new 4G sites – The Indian government is considering an additional BSNL 4G …

Dell’Oro noted that RAN spending is expected to remain subdued until 6G-related capex gradually ramps up toward the end of the decade In sum – what to know: RAN market …

NEC plans an initial Japan launch in early fiscal 2026, followed by international versions later in the year In sum – what to know: Throughput and efficiency gains – NEC’s …

Entel said the added capacity will support use cases that depend on low latency and high reliability, including telemedicine, connected education, and industrial automation In sum – what to know: …

Vodafone is adding Samsung as a third O-RAN partner, alongside existing suppliers, with Wismar set to become the country’s first O-RAN city In sum – what to know: Network expansion …

Ericsson aims to enable communications service providers to support location-based services across sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, automotive, drones, and public safety In sum – what to know: Location becomes a …

Government data shows that India had 518,854 5G base stations in operation by the end of 2025 In sum – what to know: 400 million 5G users – India now …

AT&T said that while many in-vehicle services can function over 4G, advanced use cases increasingly benefit from 5G performance In sum – what to know: 5G as a vehicle platform …

Viettel plans to begin rolling out 5G-Advanced in 2026, using the 700 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands already licensed for 5G In sum – what to know: Trial hits 7.3 …

Dell’Oro Group VP Jeff Heynen told RCR that U.S. operators are being careful not to over-utilize their spectrum for FWA Disciplined expansion – Operators are carefully managing spectrum and capacity …

The potential IPO by Jio could raise over $4 billion at current valuations, according to a previous estimate In sum – what to know: India’s biggest IPO in sight – …

Chunghwa Telecom reported that its FTTx subscribers reached 3.93 million as of the end of last year In sum – what to know: Record financial performance in 2025 – Revenue …

A new report from Dell’Oro Group estimates that total FWA subscriptions will surpass 191 million by 2029 In sum – what to know: FWA growth holds – Dell’Oro expects total …

Kyivstar’s 5G initiative is designed to assess 5G performance in real urban conditions In sum – what to know: 5G amid conflict – Kyivstar is advancing 5G pilots despite ongoing …

Telefónica has been gradually exiting most international markets since 2019, focusing instead on its core operations in Brazil, Germany, Spain and the UK In sum – what to know: Chile …

EchoStar’s $40bn spectrum sell-off to AT&T and SpaceX ends its own ambitions to be a fourth mobile operator in the U.S., and boosts capacity for other terrestrial and satellite providers. …

Roughly 80% of operators already use AI for analytics; however, these deployments are largely limited to decision-support use cases In partnership with Radcom, GSMA Intelligence has launched a new report, …

BT has sold BT Federal, its US government contracting operation, to system integrator 22nd Century Technologies, marking another step to gut its international infrastructure portfolio as BT International pivots to …

Operators in China had deployed a total of 4.83 million 5G base stations as of the end of November 2025 In sum – what to know: Modest revenues – Telecom …

Fastweb+Vodafone and TIM plan to use a RAN sharing model to accelerate 5G deployment om Italy, targeting small towns. In sum – what to know: Shared rollout – Fastweb+Vodafone plan …

VoWiFi uses IMS technology to provide a packet voice service delivered over IP via a Wi-Fi network In sum – what to know: Core element — VoWiFi is a key …

Local carriers had deployed 518,854 5G BTS across India as of the end of 2025, according to data from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) In sum – what to know: …

Singtel said the trial also lays the groundwork for next-generation Wi-Fi, autonomous devices, and AI-generated entertainment formats In sum – what to know: 50Gbps fiber trial launches – Singtel becomes …