MWC

An interview with TM Forum, in two parts, about where telcos are up to with network autonomy, and the work to scale point solutions into vendor-agnostic deployments across entire network …

Private networks are not a niche, says Ericsson; they are the route to new markets, new buyers, and a third growth engine beyond the industry’s cyclical capex grind. Åsa Tamsons, …

As the industry’s largest annual gathering for connectivity and telecommunications, MWC serves as a bellwether for where wireless technology is heading. Among the many themes on display at the 2026 …

The tech is not the story (stupid!), says Siemens; it is a part of a solution, of course – just like IoT, and just like AI. Industrial enterprises have their …

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 …

Spectrum Effect President and CRO: ‘MWC is going to be dominated by AI again, of course’ With Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2026 hitting the halfway point, AI is dominating …

AI is already a scaled, mobile-native workload, which is forcing networks to evolve from SLA-driven capacity models to deterministic, programmable architectures that connect data centres, transport, and the edge. So …

As the industry gears up for its biggest annual show at MWC, it is (perhaps) worth looking back at another major 2026 telco gathering: PTC in Hawaii in January. Once …

Europe’s five biggest mobile operators – Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, TIM, and Vodafone Group – are building a pan-European “federated edge continuum”, stitching together their national edge assets into a …

From real-time 5G slice validation to next-gen AI RAN software, Ericsson has highlighted a number of innovations ahead of MWC – spanning network performance, autonomous operations, and 6G readiness; with …

AI-powered radio intelligence is stealing the spotlight in telecoms – and China is stealing the show. While global telcos experiment, Chinese operators are delivering Level 4 automation at scale, with …

Apologies, first of all; these MWC files are being held in a long production queue, which is jammed with reports and sponsorships, and other internal initiatives. But this interview with …

It says something about the sense of opportunity in the private 5G space, perhaps, that Nokia, the most restless and innovative agitator-brand in the vendor market, can post a record …

In case you missed IoT Stars – last Tuesday evening, the old Estrella Damn brewery, Barcelona – here is a recap of our conversation on stage with Wienke Giezeman, co-founder …

MWC 2025, Barcelona | In the press room, late on the final day, trying to digest a bunch of briefings. Further coverage will follow, including (time permitting) about a Barcelona …

US marine port and rail yard operator Carrix has deployed Nokia’s DAC private 4G/5G system at container terminals in Jacksonville in Florida, Long Beach and Oakland in California, and Seattle …

More evidence, if it was needed, that 5G is all about enterprises – whether it is used by operators, themselves, to drive internal efficiencies, or sold to other sectors as …

Spain-based Telefónica’s big 5G showcase at the industry’s big 5G showcase, at MWC in Barcelona next month, will feature a pair of healthcare solutions, among other things. These will show …

MWC 2025 takes place in Barcelona from March 3rd to March 6th It’s almost that time of year again — where the telecommunications industry gathers in Barcelona for Mobile World …

Note, this article is a continuation of a previous post, which can be found here. Funny thing about telecoms, and telcos specifically, so often derided in the Industry 4.0 market …

Seems those sketches of Spain were about right. US-based core network provider Casa Systems, prominent on the private networks scene, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in a court …

After attending last month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, it was clear that many technology vendors and service providers see private 5G as the solution to solve many operational challenges …

As spectrum sharing becomes more mainstream (and necessary), intelligent monitoring is needed to support network management Canadian network intelligence and monitoring firm thinkRF is seeing a number of challenges in …

An interview with Ganesh Shenbagaraman, Head of Standards and Ecosystems at Radisys Corporation The telecom industry is currently seeing good momentum for Open RAN adoption and deployment. Recently, RCR Wireless …

Following on from the article last week, about “ecosystem linkage” in the private 5G market, Stephen Douglas, head of market strategy at Spirent, presents five key trends with cellular in …