Networks

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 know: Rapid coverage expansion – Vodafone Idea plans to grow …

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: Sovereignty push grows – Poste’s bid reflects a broader European …

Deutsche Telekom is expanding AI-driven automation beyond monitoring into operational control In sum – what to know: Expansion scope – Deutsche Telekom is deploying AI across customer services and network operations, with broader rollouts planned throughout the year. Voice integration …

The new tool is a single part of the operator’s grand plan to establish autonous networks with high levels of AI automation by 2030 In sum – what to know: AI ops support – NOA assists engineers with troubleshooting, diagnostics, …

The trial used Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) coherent optics over an unregenerated link In sum – what to know: Record distance – 800 Gb/s transmitted over 16,608 km without regeneration on a transpacific subsea link. Higher capacity – The …

The solution combines AT&T’s IoT core network and Cisco’s mobility services platform, allowing localized data routing, predictable performance, and secure connectivity for enterprise and industrial environments In sum – what to know: Edge networks – AT&T and Cisco integrate AI …

GlobalData told RCR Wireless News that despite high fiber penetration, growth will continue to be driven by network upgrades, premium high-speed plans, and the gradual migration away from legacy copper infrastructure In sum – what to know: Fiber growth offsets …

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 – what to know: Traffic shift ahead – Huawei expects …

The CEO of Turkcell said countries are exploring different strategies to strengthen control over their digital infrastructure In sum – what to know: Connectivity as sovereignty – Turkcell CEO said telecom networks have become a pillar of economic resilience and …

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 wholesale network In sum – what to know Government exit …

The CEO of Qualcomm told MWC that connectivity will remain the foundation of 6G networks, but its design priorities will evolve as AI becomes central to digital services and mobile computing In sum – what to know: Three 6G pillars …

The CEO of the Orange Group noted in her MWC 2026 keynote that telecom operators must act as the ‘active shield of the digital world’ In sum – what to know: Telcos must become trust architects – Heydemann said AI …

In his keynote session at MWC 2026 in Barcelona, the Qualcomm CEO said 2026 is going to be the year of agents In sum – what to know: AI agents – Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon predicts the shift from smartphone-centric …

Eric Yang, president of carrier business at Huawei, said that China Telecom is upgrading VIP services with fiber-to-room packages combined with home AI agents In sum – what to know: Massive AI scale ahead – Huawei predicts 10x AI capability …

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 integration using second-generation satellites. Major performance upgrades – The new …

The head of Vodafone said the sector must focus less on innovation hype and more on coordination and safeguards as satellite services become integrated with terrestrial networks In sum – what to know: Satellite rules urged – Vodafone’s CEO called …

Deutsche Telekom is extending AI into enterprise infrastructure under the theme “Magenta AI at scale. Human at heart.” In sum – what to know: AI integrated into live networks – Deutsche Telekom highlighted AI agents that autonomously optimize mobile capacity …

U Mobile said its 5G rollout is targeting 80% population coverage by the second half of 2026 In sum – what to know: Three-year wholesale agreement – U Mobile will provide 5G MOCN services to Telekom Malaysia, covering provisioning, integration, …

MasOrange evaluated bids from several vendors, including Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, ZTE, and Mavenir In sum – what to know: Unified 5G SA core deployment – MasOrange will replace dual legacy cores with a single Ericsson-supplied 5G SA core under a …

During the tests, Samsung and KT said they recorded peak downlink speeds of up to 3 Gbps in the 7 GHz band using X-MIMO In sum – what to know: 3 Gbps at 7 GHz – Field testing using X-MIMO …

Under the terms of the agreement, Samsung will provide a cloud-native 5G and 4G core solution running on Dell PowerEdge servers In sum – what to know: Core modernization – Samsung moves from RAN supplier to core provider for Videotron, …

Operators already deployed around 500,000 5G base stations across India In sum – what to know: 1bn 5G users by 2031 – Subscriptions expected to rise from 400 million today to 1 billion, reaching nearly 79% penetration. Full 5G coverage …

MasOrange and Ericsson said the network upgrades could support applications such as cloud gaming, real-time video, AR/VR, and connected wearables In sum – what to know: 5G-A live in 20 cities – MasOrange has activated new RAN capabilities nationwide, including …

Dave Bolan research director at Dell’Oro told RCR Wireless News that the research firm projects the 5G MCN market to account for more than 50% of the market this year In sum – what to know: MCN revenues up 15% …

Telia is offering the service across its entire Norwegian footprint under the name Advanced 5G In sum – what to know: First nationwide SA 5G in Norway – Telia has launched commercial 5G SA across its full Norwegian footprint after …