Telecoms

The UKTIN Telecoms R&D&I Future Capability Strategic Leadership (FCSL) Forum was established to consolidate research and innovation in the telecoms industry and create a common vision for UK capabilities over the next five years and beyond.  

• The European Commission is proposing to relax the regulation on incumbent national fixed network operators
• Deregulation of wholesale fixed access services would be a ‘backwards step’, state competitive operators 
• Vodafone, Iliad, Colt, Bouygues Telecom and 1&1 are among thos

The AI-RAN Alliance announced it has surpassed 100 members, signaling strong global momentum behind its mission to accelerate innovation in AI-RAN (Artificial Intelligence-Radio Access Networks).

• Japan’s SoftBank Corp has been planning its 6G strategy for years already
• The use of high-frequency spectrum is set to play a key role in next-generation cellular service delivery
• SoftBank has teamed up with Nokia to trial services in the 7GHz band in Tokyo

With

• Quantum-safe networking is one of the telecom sector’s most important current developments
• Multiple network operators have now launched initial services and trials
• But which companies are regarded as the market leaders?

The development of quantum-safe networking

UK tech innovation will once again be showcased on the GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland Pavilion at MWC 2026, 3-6 March in Barcelona.

Innovative and imaginative tech startups and scaleups will showcase solutions at the cutting edge of telecoms and mobile, building a new era of connectivity.

SK Telecom has launched an Accountability and Commitment Program following the huge data breach earlier this year.

SK Telecom says it acknowledges the findings of a joint public-private investigation and “expresses its deep regret regarding the cybersecurity incident.”

Indonesian operator Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison has deployed Nokia Energy Efficiency to reduce energy demand and carbon dioxide emissions across its RAN network via AI.

HPE has settled its antitrust case with the US Department of Justice (DoJ), paving the way for its acquisition of rival kit maker Juniper Networks.

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2)'s mobile network is on course for an upgrade thanks to a bunch of frequencies it has agreed to acquire from newly-merged VodafoneThree.

In return for a £343 million outlay, VMO2 will receive 78.8 MHz of spectrum spanning multiple bands:

Digital Catapult, a deep tech innovation organisation, has announced its accreditation as the only European Open Testing and Integration Centre (OTIC) in the UK awarded by the O-RAN ALLIANCE

A new funding competition is supporting local businesses and industries in the Belfast region to harness the power of 5G and digital technologies to deliver enhanced operations and services.

• Telcos and Wi-Fi providers are lobbying European regulators over the upper 6 GHz band
• The EU’s Radio Spectrum Policy Group is consulting on the matter
• A draft opinion has been published, but a final opinion may still be months away

The discussion about whether to

5G global connections near one-third of world population with North America excelling in data consumption

Key Highlights:

GPU based server continues dominating the market and fueling a growth path

Hi, I’m Dan Warren, and I manage Samsung’s Communications Research team at Samsung Research UK.  The team works on standardisation and European telecoms research, reporting to Samsung Research in Korea.

• Anticipating the 6G era, SoftBank Corp. aims to build next-generation telecommunications network with 3D architecture
• SoftBank Corp. makes equity Investment in U.S.-based Sceye, a developer of lighter-than-air (LTA)-type HAPS vehicle

SoftBank Corp.

Mobile phone blackspots will be eliminated on several major railway lines and train tunnels by 2028, the body which runs Britain's railway infrastructure has pledged.

The CHERI Alliance, a global coalition dedicated to enhancing cybersecurity through groundbreaking hardware memory safety technology, is proud to announce that BT Group has joined its ranks.

• French satellite operator Eutelsat counts the OneWeb low-earth orbit (LEO) constellation as part of its portfolio
• As sovereign considerations gain greater weight, Europe is looking to ensure it has a major satellite broadband player
• Eutelsat is raising €1.35bn to help fund OneWeb’s e

Amdocs, a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies, unveiled a new standard defining what makes a telco AI agent an advanced, verticalized enterprise offering.

Deloitte's new agentic AI solution helps empower telcos to scale end-to-end AI solutions across their operations and customer experience, which can help accelerate automation and transform performance.

Key takeaways

• Increased access to proven operations support system(OSS) capabilities with a cloud and AI-native platform
• 360-degree visibility and control over increasingly adaptive and virtualized networks and IT environments
• Accelerated telecom digital transformations and enhanced customer exper

Eutelsat and France’s armed forces ministry have made a framework agreement for LEO satellite services in the pursuit of reinforcing French military space comms.