Global spending on telco network cloud infrastructure and software is projected to grow from $17.4 billion in 2025 to $24.8 billion by 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%, according to Omdia’s new Telco Network Cloud Market Tracker – 2025 Annual Forecast Report.
Kit vendors Ericsson and Nokia have teamed up with Berlin’s Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) to work on video coding standardization in preparation for 6G.
The intention is to develop “better immersive media” and mobile video user experiences for when 6G comes around. The three firms combined their video codec research chops with the aim of strengthening Europe's role in next generation standardization.
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UK Telco Virgin Media O2 has put out a reminder that it is ramping up its 3G switch-off programme in Scotland from 5 November.
The switch-off will begin in the east of the country including in Aberdeen and Dundee. The firm stipulates that while the vast majority of customers already have a 4G or 5G device and will not need to do anything, it is directly contacting all customers without one to tell them they will require a 4G SIM and device to continue using mobile data once 3G is switched off.
Finnish vendor reports double-digit adjusted net sales growth of 12% y-o-y, but profit for the period dropped 54% as CEO insists vendor still on track to meet 2025 fiscal outlook.
Profit for the period dropped to €80 million, down from €175 million in Q3 last year, while operating profit dropped by 14% y-o-y, to €239 million. This was despite the strong performance in net sales.
At an event held in Mexico City, the operator showcased direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity in action, including native SMS messages and push-to-talk via satellite on a commercially available Android smartphone
Viasat, Inc. a global leader in satellite communications, has completed an-in-country first-of-its-kind direct-to-device (D2D) demonstration in Mexico – featuring native Short Message Service (SMS) messages on the Android smartphone.
A report from analyst Omdia claims that 5G Fixed Wireless Access will reach 150 million subscriptions globally by 2030, more than double the 71 million clocked in 2024.
The report points to strong momentum across key markets led by India and the US, and identifies FWA as the fastest-growing broadband access technology.
It projects that the 5G FWA segment will expand at a 23% CAGR, driving total FWA service revenues to $46 billion by 2030 as “premium 5G offerings” capture a larger share of the market.
Vodafone and Zinkworks, an Irish tech company, are developing a generative AI driven platform to churn out radio access network (RAN) applications “within weeks, not months.”
The platform, called Rapid RIC, is expected to be fully operational by early 2026, and promises to improve mobile service quality, network energy efficiency, and performance for Vodafone customers throughout Europe.
A joint study by Oxford Saïd Business School, BIP UK, and Vantage Towers claims circular design in tower infrastructure could unlock up to €30 million in annual value and avoid 25,000 tonnes of CO₂.
The argument goes most of the industry’s “circularity focus” to date has been about reusing network components like antennas or electronics, but most of the embodied CO₂ and “the greatest commercial opportunity”, lies in tower structures and foundations. Steel and concrete in towers account for more than 40% of the telco sector’s embedded emissions, claims the report.
Japanese telco SoftBank has joined a consortium that will develop and test several spaced-based optical wireless applications.
The group, led by Japan's ICT research agency – the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) – plans to launch a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite next year that will serve as a test-bed that can showcase optical comms between space and the ground.