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Elon Musk's SpaceX has applied to launch one million satellites into Earth's orbit to power artificial intelligence.

The application claims "orbital data centres" are the most cost and energy-efficient way to meet the growing demand for AI computing power.

Hello, I’m Lauren Hawker Zafer, the Chief Operating Officer at Squirro, an enterprise generative AI-solutions provider. I am also the host of the multi-award-winning Redefining AI podcast, which explores the application of AI from a sociological, physiological, and psychological perspective. 

There were 1.56 billion fixed broadband subscriptions in the world as of the end of the third quarter of last year, with growth driven by increased fibre uptake, particularly in some key markets.

According to a report by analyst firm Dell’Oro, worldwide RAN will grow by 1% CAGR over next five years.

The call for speakers for the CW International Conference 2026 has now opened. 

AST SpaceMobile has announced plans to put its second next-generation satellite into orbit in about a month's time, indicating it will launch commercial direct-to-device services later this year.

Some of the UK's smaller fibre altnets might be feeling the pinch at the moment, but CityFibre isn't one of them.

The wholesaler has published a set of full-year numbers that are no doubt the envy of many of its more financially-strained rivals.

MEC Market Forecast Increases to 22 Percent CAGR as Demand for Low-Latency AI Applications Grows

On 15th January, Digital Catapult and University of Bristol brought together over 140 people from across the telecoms and AI sectors to share the latest insights, challenges, research and innovation being undertaken in this exciting space.

• BT will provide eSIM connected devices for the British airline
• The telco will deliver smartphones, iPads, aircraft phones, laptops and messaging services for 23,000 users

BT has struck a deal with EasyJet to provide the British airline

ETSI has announced the publication of its new standard, ETSI EN 304 223, that provides baseline cybersecurity requirements for AI models and systems.

Hello, I’m Jay Gupta, the Global Head of Industry Solutions for the TMT sector at Quantexa, a British software company; we are one of the few ‘unicorns’ in the UK software space. 

Samsung and Keysight gave a demonstration at CES which they say shows that mobile devices can maintain a live 5G connection while moving between satellites.

Here at UKTIN we are entering our final quarter of operations, and you may notice that some of our services are starting to be closed down. However, we’ll continue to offer latest news and a wealth of resources and papers available through our website.

G.Network has reportedly been sold to a distressed debt specialist, having failed in a years-long effort to secure an industry buyer.

The move comes amidst much discussion of the state of play for UK fibre builders, many of whom are struggling due to rising build costs and interest rates, while simultaneously competing for customers.

After years of exploring, 2025 finally introduced a paradigm shift in network APIs.

Smartphone makers could be in for a bumpy ride next year, as surging memory prices make devices more costly to produce.

Port of Tyne, BT, and Ericsson boast that they’ve clocked new operational gains from a private 5G network powering real-time video analytics, sensors, and connected equipment across the site.

The UK's National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) is on the lookout for some very clever people to put Google's Willow quantum processor through its paces.

The UK regulator Ofcom has launched two probes investigating mobile operators EE (BT) and Three over their summer network outages.

• Deutsche Telekom, Fraunhofer IAIS, and Kliniken der Stadt Köln collaborate to develop AI agents for emergency room support
• Structured by medical priorities and serving as a documentation framework
• Blueprint for highly secure AI solutions within the AI Foundation Services

Hello, I’m Andy Bates, a Chief Product Officer and co-founder of StonesThro, which is a UK-based micro-edge cloud start-up.

New analysis shows that high spectrum costs – now tripled compared to a decade ago – are slowing investment across Europe’s mobile sector, while policy reforms could unlock up to €30 billion.

The Linux Foundation has teamed up with key AI players, including OpenAI and Anthropic, to launch the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF).