Telecoms

Hello – I’m William Webb, an independent consultant at Commcisive. I mostly work on technical and strategic telecoms, often relating to regulatory activity, and I previously worked at Ofcom. 

• Civil airline safety is under threat as satellite positioning system signals are routinely blocked around China, Russia, Ukraine, Iran, across the Middle East and other parts of the world
• New experimental alternative to GPS shows the earth’s magnetic field can do the job just as well and with great accuracy

• More than 40% CAGR in new AI pull-through opportunities in front-end networks, opening doors for new and existing vendors

According to a recently published report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center industries, the explosive scale in AI ba

• F5’s 2025 State of AI Application Strategy Report reveals 25% of apps on average use AI, yet only 2% of enterprises qualify as being highly AI-ready.
• 77% of companies are moderately ready for AI but still face significant security and governance hurdles.
• 71% of organizations use AI t

EXA Infrastructure, the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform throughout Europe, connecting North America and Asia via the Middle East, today announced the deployment of a new fibre route connecting London to Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels.

• Collaboration to launch Aeris IoT WatchtowerTM into the Asia-Pacific region to help close security gap in cellular Internet of Things (IoT) networks

Bridge Alliance, the leading alliance for premier mobile network operators in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Aeris Commun

A foreseen digital Cold War between the two giants.

The FCC is moving to significantly enhance U.S.

Lancaster University spinout company Quinas Technology has won a 2025 World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Global Award.

New leading multi-orbit space company with a network of 120 GEO+MEO satellites and access to LEO constellations enables SES to better serve its customers

Telcos globally have a large opportunity to expand their business beyond connectivity and become the backbone of AI infrastructure for national or regional AI demand. According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, the telco industry is set to generate over US$21 billion in GPUaaS revenue by 2030.

30 mast upgrades have now been activated in Wales as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN), making 56 for the whole of the UK in total.

Joanna Cavan has been appointed as the new Managing Director of UKTL, bringing two decades of experience to the role.

• Meets growing enterprise demand for embedded connectivity with a scalable, cloud-native platform
• Expands U.S.

• The US cloud giant is to invest $2bn in Germany and $1bn in the Netherlands
• The move comes hot on the heels of recently announced plans to invest $5bn in the UK
• Oracle has also been partnering with a growing number of telcos to support their own sovereign cloud ambitions

• Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he plans to invest “hundreds of billions of dollars” into artificial intelligence compute infrastructure.
• The company plans to bring its first supercluster, Prometheus, online next year.
• Zuckerberg has been on a multibillion-dollar AI hiring spree in recent weeks, highlighted by a $14 billion in

South Korean telecommunications giant KT said it will invest more than 1 trillion won ($724 million) over the next five years to fortify cybersecurity, amid heightened consumer concerns following a massive data breach at bigger rival SK Telecom.

Boldyn Networks (Boldyn) launched its 2025 Sustainability Report: Transforming Connectivity for a Sustainable Future.

• Financing includes £500m in new equity secured from existing shareholders
• Committed debt facilities expanded by £960m, alongside a new £800m accordion facility to catalyse CityFibre’s growth through M&A
• Successful financing accelerates CityFibre’s next phase of growth and boosts

A new economic study published today by BT Group reveals that delivering a highly resilient, nationwide high-capacity mobile network could unlock up to £230bn in economic benefits by 2035, as well as a broad range of social and environmental benefits for the UK.  

Hi, I’m Glenda Cook and I am a Planning Manager in the Older People Services, a part of Glasgow City Health and Social Care partnership. I have had a long career in health and social care, from managing frontline operational services to strategic planning and service development.

Following on from the JOINER (Joint Open Infrastructure for Networks Research) Industry Launch event in Bristol, UKTIN hosted a follow-up workshop at Digital Catapult in London on the 11th of July which offered a deep dive into not just JOINER but also SONIC Labs, an Open Networks Programme led by Digital Catapult in partnership with O

London Stock Exchange: announces that The United Kingdom[1] is to partici

D-RAN, Single-Purpose, and 5G to Shape AI RAN Market

Ericsson has secured the highest ranking in the recently published Omdia Market Landscape RAN Vendors report for 2025. This recognition highlights Ericsson's leadership in both business performance and portfolio, underscoring its commitment to innovation and excellence in the industry.