Telecoms

NVIDIA  announced America’s first AI-native wireless stack for 6G, including new applications to advance next-generation wireless technology, in collaboration with industry-leading partners Booz Allen, Cisco, MITRE, ODC and T-Mobile.

Mobile network analytics firm Opensignal says network sharing between the newly merged operators has unlocked significant coverage improvements.

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.

Hello, I’m Bridgette Bigmore, and I am the CTO of the UK Telecoms Labs (UKTL). UKTL delivers security and research and testing to safeguard telecoms networks from cyber threats.

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.

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.

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

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. 

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.”

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.

Japanese telco SoftBank has joined a consortium that will develop and test several spaced-based optical wireless applications.

Boldyn Networks and Apeiroon, described as a specialist in private 5G mobile network modules, are working on compact 5G solutions aimed at mission-critical sectors.

T-Mobile unveiled its new Cyber Defense Center, a purpose-built facility that is designed to enable its security teams to better detect, disrupt and respond to cyber threats in real time, and its new Executive Briefing Center, a gateway for enterprise customers and partners to explore T-Mobile’s technology in action.

• The UK’s three MNOs spent a total of £39m in Ofcom’s mmWave spectrum auction
• VMO2 tested 5G SA on mmWave in September 2025, while Vodafone completed tests in 2024
• But the dearth of mmWave-capable devices in Europe is seen as a key bottleneck to service launches

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• Operators around the world have launched fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband services
• 5G FWA is fuelling market growth
• ABI Research expects there to be about 233 million FWA connections worldwide by 2030, driving significant operator revenues

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Broadcom Inc. announced the industry’s first Wi-Fi 8 silicon solutions for the broadband wireless edge ecosystem including residential gateways, enterprise access points, and smart mobile clients.

TalkTalk has put the wheels in motion to shed another 100 staff as part of its ongoing endeavour to turn its business around.

A new network test conducted by Vodafone hopes to persuade European lawmakers to reserve the upper 6 GHz band for mobile.

The UK-based telco took a smartphone equipped with an off-the-shelf MediaTek M90 modem and – using 200 MHz of 6-GHz spectrum and carrier aggregation – managed to achieve a peak downlink speed of 2.5 Gbps.

Satellite company Iridium has teamed up with chip firm Qualcomm to integrate the former’s data services into the Snapdragon Mission Tactical Radio (MTR).

• BT researchers working with Ericsson propose a response to cyber threats that mimics biological immunity
• The AI-based offering could be deployed internally and offered as a service to enterprise customers
• The speed of response and remediation is critical as threats to telcos escalate

3GPP Release 20 is a pivotal milestone, consolidating 5G-Advanced while seeding 6G studies that will define the next decade of connectivity

Ericsson has won a major deal to overhaul Vodafone's networks in multiple markets, paving the way for the widespread deployment of 5G standalone (SA) and 5G Advanced.

A report from Juniper Research claims that revenue from travel embedded SIM (eSIM) packages will grow by 85% in 2025.

After two consecutive years of declining telecom equipment investments, the pendulum is beginning to shift.