Carriers

Telefónica opened 2026 with steady growth, stronger profitability, and lower debt, driven largely by a surge in Brazil and discipline in Germany and Spain. Execs moved to calm expectations about …

Vikram Sinha, chief executive officer of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison told RCR Wireless News that neocloud services contributed around $35 million in revenue during 2025 In sum – what to know: …

KT has outlined plans to deepen the company’s AX – or AI transformation – strategy through new AI platforms, enterprise services, and hyper-personalized customer offerings In sum – what to …

T-Mobile’s latest moves in AI-native RAN and private 5G for elite sports suggest a carrier evolving beyond its disruptive roots into something more formidable: the operator with the clearest story …

Telus chief Darren Entwistle says the telco’s AI enabling capabilities delivered strong double-digit revenue growth of 22% in Q1 2026 In sum – what to know: B.C. expansion – Telus …

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 …

Pietro Labriola told investors that TIM is seeing interest from tower companies in developing around 6,000 additional sites, with a rollout pace of roughly 500 sites per year shared across …

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 …

Telenor said the platform will operate from nationally controlled data centers in Norway and will remain separated from commercial global cloud environments In sum – what to know: Sovereign cloud …

Sanil Ramachandran, director of technology at Samsung Electronics America, told RCR Wireless News that 5G PC1 technology could strengthen the position of 5G FWA as an alternative to fixed broadband …

SK Telecom said the improvement was driven by a recovery in its wireless business alongside accelerating growth in AI infrastructure services, particularly AI data centers and GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) In sum …

Indosat is working to integrate AI more deeply into its core telecom business, while expanding into adjacent areas such as cloud, cybersecurity and AI-driven services In sum – what to …

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 …

Virgin Media O2 has extended its 5G+ coverage to 86% of the U.K. outdoor population In sum – what to know: Revenue pressure – Service revenue fell 3% as competition …

Reza Rahnama, managing director of mobile networks at BT Group, told RCR Wireless News that the rapid growth in ‘5G+’ usage is already influencing how U.K. carrier EE prioritizes network …

Guang Yang, senior principal analyst at Omdia, told RCR Wireless News that China Mobile is facing growing competition from rival telcos In sum – what to know: Profit under pressure …

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 …

ZTE said it is positioning its business around a combined connectivity and computing model, expanding its role in AI infrastructure alongside its established telecom portfolio In sum – what to …

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 …

Industry analysts say that, given its 53% stake in the business, that Deutsche Telekom’s move for full ownership of T-Mobile US is less about acquiring control and more about simplifying …

América Móvil reported a 25.1% increase in first-quarter profit, supported by stronger operating performance and reduced financing expense In sum – what to know: Capex set at $7bn annually – …

The potential acquisition of French telco SFR by Orange, Bouygues Telecom, and Iliad could reshape pricing dynamics and investment incentives in the local telecoms market In sum – what to …

Verizon explains how the company is scaling network capacity and deploying infrastructure across host venues In sum – what to know: Capacity boost – Verizon will increase bandwidth by 3–5x …

Analysys Mason says early adoption of 5G positioning is likely to come from localized private network environments In sum – what to know: Early adoption – Private networks in logistics, …

Rakuten Symphony reckons the solution delivers a 70-80% reduction in deployment timelines, costs, and errors In sum – what to know: Deployment gains – Integration with Weezie can reduce fiber …