While it’s not time to break out the bubbly just yet, there are a few signs that the fortunes of the telecoms industry may have reached some kind of inflection point.

To ensure that SMEs have a front-row seat to telecoms standards making, our Standards Champion, Andy Reid, attends key standards meetings to observe, participate in conversations and report back on key themes and discussion points.

Here, Reid shares his reflections on the recent 3GPP SA1 meeting in Maastricht.

Earlier this month we were delighted to welcome journalists to the Smart Internet Lab in Bristol for our media launch of UKTIN’s R&D Discovery Toolkit.

It was a pleasure to talk attendees through the toolkit, the problems it solves, the process to create it and future plans. Plus of course, putting the toolkit through its paces in some live demos.

And here’s what the media had to say about the toolkit:

• Deployable in under 48 hours, new T-Mobile 5G Advanced Network Solution delivers low-latency, high-bandwidth connectivity for data-intensive applications from virtually anywhere

Bellevue, Washington –  introduced 5G On Demand; a complete, portable 5G private network and services solution that includes setup, teardown and network management.

Schiphol has activated Ericsson Private 5G to explore new applications of 5G

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints against six UK telecoms providers for failing to present information about mid-contract price rises in way that would be clear to consumers

All six were judged to have breached relatively new guidelines on the presentation of mid-contract price increases in advertising that came into force in December. As such, the watchdog has ordered all six to pull the ads in question.

The GSMA is teaming up with the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) to work on connecting terrestrial and space-based networks, which they say will create ‘a new era of ubiquitous global connectivity.’

Nokia has deployed 6 new apps to its Nokia MX Industrial Edge (MXIE) platform, designed to do things like improve worker safety, site security, operational efficiency and secure OT environments.

The new apps are aimed at the manufacturing, mining, ports, and chemical industries. The release cites a projection from Analysys Mason which says enterprises using private LTE and 5G are projected to spend $6 billion on industrial applications by 2030.

Advanced multi-speed OLT-ONU platform enables operators to run mission-critical AI applications at the edge while providing the most cost-effective and power-efficient upgrade path for current GPON and 10G PON networks

• Launch 'Green 5G' initiative to improve the energy efficiency of its 4G and 5G networks and significantly reduce carbon emissions
• Solution projected to reduce carbon footprint by an estimated 143,413 metric tons of CO2 annually

Bharti Airtel and Nokia, announced a groundbreaking collaboration on “Green 5G” — an initiative aimed at introducing energy-efficient solutions and practices to Airtel’s mobile network.