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The Indian government has reckons 5G coverage now extends to all states and 99.6 percent of districts nationwide. India had 469,000 5G base stations at the end of February, according to the latest available figures from the country’s Ministry of …

  Editor’s note: The telecommunications sector continues to evolve rapidly, driven by advancements in 5G, the emergence of 5G Advanced, the growing adoption of Open RAN and the integration of AI into network operations. Given the high volume of industry …

CoreWeave noted that the contract value for this strategic AI infrastructure deal is up to $11.9 billion CoreWeave has announced a strategic agreement to deliver AI infrastructure to OpenAI, expanding the latter’s compute capacity for training and delivering its latest …

Vodafone UK is using Ericsson’s advanced AI and ML powered software solutions Vodafone UK and Ericsson said they have successfully lowered the daily power usage of 5G radio units (RUs) by as much as 33% at selected sites in London. …

By making this new spectrum available, Canada aims to enhance network performance, encourage innovation and drive productivity across various sectors The government of Canada announced new initiatives to release 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum for cutting-edge applications. In a release, …

Sunil Mittal, chairman of Indian telco Bharti Airtel, said during MWC 2025 that consolidation in the telecom sector is essential to enable operators to invest heavily in infrastructure and partner with satellite providers BARCELONA- Indian telco Bharti Airtel’s chairman Sunil …

During MWC 2025, ZTE and China Mobilethe unveiled ‘Communication-Sensing-Computing-Intelligence’ and ‘Ambient IoT’ ZTE Corporation has partnered with China Mobile to present the latest innovations in 5G-A x AI during an event at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2025. During the …

Huawei has developed intent-driven AI-centric 5.5G solutions, which include GigaGear, GreenPulse and GainLeap BARCELONA—Chinese vendor Huawei announced the introduction of AI-centric 5.5G, or 5G-Advanced solutions at the Huawei product and solution launch event during Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2025. …

The CEO of Telefónica said it is time to allow major European telecom companies to consolidate and grow to build technological capacity BARCELONA—Spanish telco Telefónica has urged European authorities to enable consolidation in the telecommunications sector, allowing operators to scale …

Ericsson explained that a key component of this transformation is the use of network APIs, which will facilitate collaboration with technology innovators Australian carrier Telstra is set to introduce what it claims to be the first programmable network in the …

Vodafone said that this expansion includes bringing 5G to approximately 1,000 additional municipalities across 49 provinces Vodafone Spain’s 5G network will cover 90% of the population and more than 3,700 municipalities, surpassing its initial deployment commitments, the carrier said in …

O2 Business, the company’s enterprise division, is running live network tests of 5G RedCap in collaboration with Power Plus Communications German telco O2 Telefónica, owned by Spanish operator Telefónica, said it has become one of the first telecommunications providers to …

Ericsson noted that the achievement took place at Telstra’s Innovation Center on the Gold Coast Telstra, in partnership with Ericsson and MediaTek, has reached a peak downlink speed of 9.4 Gbps on its live commercial 5G Standalone (SA) network, with …

China ended last year with over 1 billion subscribers in the 5G field Chinese telecom operators have deployed a total of 4.25 million 5G base stations across the country, according to local press reports citing official data. More than 4,000 …

MasOrange noted that the transaction is expected to close by the end of the first half of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals MasOrange and Vodafone Spain have reached a binding agreement to establish a joint fiber company in Spain, the …

Telefonica said that 1,500 municipalities are currently benefitting from its 3.5 GHz coverage Spanish telco Telefonica said it currently delivers 5G coverage to more than 90% of the Spanish population. Since launching 5G in September 2020, the operator said it …

As of today, all operators in Malaysia are offering 5G service via state-run 5G network DNB The government of Malaysia has revoked a previous ministerial direction of 2021, which had designated Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) as the sole entity responsible …

The 5G subscriptions now represent 56% of all mobile lines in China China’s 5G mobile phone subscriptions surpassed 1 billion by the end of November, local press reported, citing data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). …

Swisscom anticipates finalizing the acquisition by the first quarter of 2025 The Italian Competition Authority approved Swiss carrier Swisscom’s acquisition of Vodafone Italia, contingent on specific behavioral commitments, the latter said in a release. Swisscom aims to merge Vodafone Italia …

BSNL has already installed over 62,000 4G towers across India Indian state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is nearing its milestone of deploying 100,000 4G towers across the country, according to local press reports. The operator has relied on …

Vodafone Idea expects to begin rolling out commercial 5G services by March 2025 across 17 priority circles across the country Indian carrier Vodafone Idea has initiated trials for its 5G services in India, according to local press reports. The 5G …

Nokia said the genAI solutions aims to streamline service provision, reduce costs and increase network efficiency Nokia’s Bell Labs Consulting and Saudi Arabian telco stc Group, announced the successful trial of a generative AI solution that will be implemented to …

SK Telecom also merged its AI R&D efforts to strengthen AI and digital transformation (AT/DT) capabilities Korean telco SK Telecom (SKT) unveiled its 2025 organizational restructuring and executive appointments to achieve progress in its dual focus areas of telecommunications and …

The Vodafone-Three merger is expected to close during the first half of next year The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided Vodafone’s merger with Three should be allowed to proceed if both operators sign binding commitments to invest …

As part of the agreement with Airtel, Ericsson will also undertake the software upgrade of its current deployed 4G radios Swedish vendor Ericsson has won a multi-year extension deal from Indian carrier Bharti Airtel for 4G and 5G RAN products …