5G

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. …

SK Telecom has detailed how AI-RAN will deliver gains in both performance and energy efficiency In sum – what to know: AI-RAN impact – AI-driven scheduling, beam management and traffic …

The deal will see Orange take sole control of MasOrange, the operator formed through the merger of Orange and MásMóvil in 2024 In sum – what to know: Regulatory clearance …

As China’s 5G market nears saturation, operators are shifting focus from subscriber growth to revenue monetization. Enterprise services, industrial applications, IoT, and premium experiences are emerging as the key drivers …

ZTE said the solution integrates directly with the 5G core, enabling end-to-end automation and reducing reliance on traditional operational support systems In sum – what to know: Intent-based services – …

Dell’Oro forecasts a 2% decline in global telecom capex in 2026, followed by modest growth at a CAGR of around 1% through 2030 In sum – what to know: Capex …

Final word on this fascinating Nokia narrative, this time from the independent analyst community – about how the Finnish firm is losing a little to Ericsson in its 5G heartlands, …

Recent moves by local telcos are mostly a market correction driven by Italy’s unique tower-market dynamics – where Inwit holds a dominant, near-monopolistic position In sum – what to know: …

Huawei said it will continue to invest in areas including connectivity, computing, cloud, and AI, while building ecosystems around its Ascend and Kunpeng chips and HarmonyOS platform In sum – …

Vodafone Idea’s 5G expansion strengthens its market position, but it still has work to do to close the gap with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. In sum – what to …

Omdia says Poste Italiane’s bid for TIM reflects a wider European push to enhance digital sovereignty by keeping critical network infrastructure under government control In sum – what to know: …

Inwit, Italy’s largest tower company with more than 25,000 telecom towers, is seeing an exodus of Italian mobile operators. In sum – what to know: Dual exit plans – Fastweb …

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said talks are underway, covering potential collaboration on towers, fiber networks, and spectrum assets In sum – what to know: Sharing talks begin – Vodafone …

China Unicom is also expanding its AI infrastructure, with more than 1.1 million data center cabinets and computing capacity reaching 45 EFLOPS In sum – what to know: AI spending …

John Bonello, director at Vecta Labs, told RCR Wireless News that the pre-assembled mobile masts for UK carrier O2 are designed to scale across different deployment scenarios In sum – …

The tower JV between TIM and Fastweb + Vodafone builds on a preliminary RAN sharing agreement signed earlier this year In sum – what to know: 6,000 towers planned – …

The 2Africa system, hit by the war in the Middle East, will be the largest subsea cable network ever built, spanning 45,000 kilometers In sum – what to know: Project …

Huawei is proposing a new method to evaluate service quality for AI applications called AI MOS, modeled after the Mean Opinion Score used to measure voice service quality In sum …

Scindia noted that India had one of the fastest rollouts of 5G in the world, with 500,000 base stations already deployed in the country In sum – what to know: …

According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the spectrum auction sold most of the 597 megahertz of spectrum offered across multiple bands In sum – what to know: $507M raised in …

The head of China Telecom said in a keynote speech at MWC 2026 that the carrier is advancing its strategy of “cloudification, digital transformation and AI for good” In sum …

MOF Inc. held a 41.67% stake in DNB from May 2025, after U Mobile sold its shares as part of conditions tied to its license to build Malaysia’s second 5G …

Ericsson’s networks chief Per Narvinger offered a measured view of AI’s impact on telecoms at MWC: fiber may lead the infrastructure boom today, but AI will also shift through the …

Starlink Mobile will run on the SpaceX’s second-generation low Earth orbit satellites In sum – what to know: Starlink Mobile rebrand – SpaceX is repositioning its D2D service for 5G-era …