John Deere: Why private 5G is essential to smart factories (Reader Forum)
According to Gartner, smart factories are one of the top 10 strategic technology trends for the manufacturing industry. To fully embrace this trend, manufacturing...
Geopolitical pressures are impacting AI server growth – but shipments rising
Top US cloud service providers continue to lead growth in the AI server market, according to TrendForce
In sum – what to know:
AI momentum –...
Telco Cloud & Edge Market Pulse Report 2025
As the 5G era matures, telcos are still grappling with the shift to cloud-native networks. 5G SA promised a new wave of services and...
LG Uplus combines with Qualcomm, Ericsson on RedCap tests for Industry 4.0 SMEs
LG Uplus is working with Qualcomm, Ericsson and others to validate RedCap for enterprise IoT usage.
In sum, what to know:
RedCap tests – LG Uplus...
Hong Kong opens applications for 2.5/2.6 GHz spectrum
Hong Kong’s government telecoms authority has launched a tender to auction 50 megahertz of spectrum
In sum, what to know:
October auction – OFCA will auction...
ZTE unveils modular prefab AI data center container for edge workloads
To manage the rising power demands of AI, ZTE has integrated a number energy-saving cooling technologies in the new 'AIDC' solution
In sum – what...
AI Infra Brief: Infrastructure booms, Australia hesitates, Microsoft innovates
As AI workloads explode, so does the demand for next-gen infrastructure. In the first quarter of 2025, global spending on physical data center infrastructure...
Central Europe’s ‘largest’ AI project – Orlen taps Microsoft for $105bn transformation
Polish energy giant Orlen is partnering with Microsoft on central Europe’s largest AI rollout, spanning cybersecurity, operations, and workforce efficiency, anchored by a new...
Nokia combines with Saudi telcos to test indoor 5G SA network sharing
Local carriers Zain and Mobily took part in the 5G SA trial, which used 5G Sa kit in the 4.0–4.1 GHz band.
In sum –...
What is a neocloud? — and three telecom opportunities
Neoclouds aim to bridge a gap between centralized hyperscale clouds and highly distributed telecom networks
As telecom operators face mounting infrastructure demands — from AI...
Not a backup plan: Why satellite D2C is central to mobile’s future (Reader Forum)
Even the best mobile networks have coverage gaps that need to be dealt with
Satellite Direct-to-Cellular (D2C) technology is no longer a novelty or emergency fallback —it’s...
Softbank tests 7GHz band for 6G with Nokia in Tokyo
Softbank and Nokia are installing three pre-commercial 7GHz-compatible base stations in central Tokyo
In sum, what to know:
Outdoor trials – Softbank and Nokia have started...
LG Uplus taps LG units for AI data center cooling project
LG Uplus, LG Electronics and LG CNS are testing AI and digital twin technology to improve cooling efficiency at LG Uplus data centers
In sum,...
South Korea reassigns all carrier spectrum, including for 3G
Both SK Telecom and KT still operate 10 megahertz each in legacy 3G frequencies in South Korea
In sum – what to know:
Spectrum reassigned –...
The SGP.32 effect – an eSIM that finally works for IoT (Reader Forum)
The new SGP.32 standard finally delivers what eSIM technology promised all along, which previous standards failed to support: truly flexible and future-proofed IoT connectivity...
AI in telecom – hybrid and bespoke (the road to agentic AI)
Agentic AI gets closer to proper autonomy, but its success depends on the combination of large-scale centralized intelligence and highly-tuned small-scale models in distributed...
CoreWeave to buy Core Scientific in $9B all-stock deal
Through the acquisition, CoreWeave will own approximately 1.3 GW of gross power across Core Scientific's national data center footprint
In sum – what to know:
Mega...
BSNL preps enterprise 5G push as it stabilizes its 4G footprint
BSNL is preparing for a big nationwide 5G rollout after expanding and stabilizing its 4G footprint
In sum – what to know:
Expanded 4G/5G – telco...
Born of frustration – will SGP.32 fix the IoT chaos (or fuel it)?
SGP.32 promises to untangle IoT’s complex eSIM provisioning challenges — but its implementation remains a tough nut for the industry to crack (and just...
Timing is everything: Why synchronization and resilience are critical for 5G’s next leap (Reader...
For all the attention paid to bandwidth, latency and coverage, it is synchronization that quietly underpins much of what will define 5G
The early promise...
ISAC’s three promises — and the 9 challenges it must overcome
ISAC leverages radio signals and infrastructure of mobile networks to detect, locate and interpret objects in the environment
As the industry explores what 6G will...
Editorial Webinar: Will 6G be an evolution or a revolution—standards, spectrum and use cases
As the world anticipates the shift from 5G to 6G, the debate centers on whether this transition will be an evolutionary enhancement or a...
Levata & Ericsson Webinar: Powering logistics 4.0—Five trends driving private 4G/5G in warehouses
Logistics 4.0 is revolutionizing global supply chains by connecting operations, accelerating process automation, empowering the mobile workforce, and securing on-site data. Private 4G/5G keeps...
South Korea boosts domestic chipmakers, enterprises with edge data center rollout
New micro data center facilities will rely on locally developed AI chips to provide low-latency AI services to SMEs, hospitals, and public institutions in...
ZTE leverages AI to empower L4 autonomous networks for smarter broadband operations
As 5G and AI continue to transform the telecommunications landscape, ZTE has rolled out solutions to build an L4 autonomous network powered by AI....