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Vodafone says it has more than doubled its number of Internet of Things (IoT) connections in the last five years, with a heart monitor becoming the 200 millionth.

Commercial space infrastructure firm Axiom Space will launch its first two Orbital Data Centre (ODC) nodes to low-Earth orbit (LEO) by the end of this year.

A new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in telecommunications, has found operators will increase their annual investment in AI to $22 billion by 2029; rising from $13 billion this year.

• The low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite sector is hot right now
• Elon Musk’s Starlink in particular has made great strides over the past year
• Now Amazon’s $10bn Project Kuiper is ready to put its first broadband communications satellites into orbit   

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Qualcomm announced the acquisition of MovianAI Artificial Intelligence (AI) Application and Research JSC (MovianAI), the former generative AI division of VinAI Application and Research JSC (VinAI) and a part of the Vingroup ecosystem.

ETSI announces the launch of its post-quantum security standard to guarantee the protection of critical data and communications in the future.

Samsung and South Korean operator KT Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly research and develop tech aimed at improving 6G signal quality.

The Kansen voor West by Provincie Zuid-Holland subsidy program is an economic stimulation program for the western part of the Netherlands, backed by the European Regional Development Fund (EFRO).

Ericsson and SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership towards 2030.

Qualcomm Inc has begun a worldwide antitrust campaign against Arm Holdings Plc, marking a significant shift in their business relationship. The two companies, previously partners, are now competing in the computing semiconductor market.

• US network operator Lumen Technologies is focused on its growth potential in the enterprise services market
• It has been looking to sell its Mass Markets division since late last year
• Reports suggest AT&T is in exclusive takeover talks, but the reported price tag appears to have u

• Some telcos argue it isn’t possible to sustain a healthy business without regulatory change
• Iliad Group is proving there is growth to be had and money to be made in the telecom services sector
• The European operator grew its customer base, revenues and earnings in 2024

• Japanese tech giant SoftBank Group already owns a majority stake in UK chip designer Arm 
• Now it is adding US chip developer Ampere Computing to its portfolio
• The catalyst, as in many cases these days, is AI and its infrastructure demands
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• Telco spending on network technology dipped by 11% year on year in 2024, according to research firm Dell’Oro Group
• The only sector that didn’t shrink was fixed broadband equipment 
• Don’t expect a recovery – overall, telco spending on network gear is expected to be flat this year

• AT&T has successfully tested a new technology that can transport data at 1.6 terabits per second, which is four times faster than the current top speed on our network.
• For customers, this shows that AT&T’s network can now support faster and more efficient connectivity, improving the performance of in

The GSMA has announced the release of new specifications for Rich Communication Services (RCS), the chief upshot of which is secure messaging between Android and iOS devices.

Nokia has delivered the first cellular network to the Moon and validated ‘key aspects’ of the network’s operation, though making the first lunar cellular call remains an elusive milestone.

The company is implementing a strategy across the board beginning with crypto-agility and post-quantum cybersecurity to seize the opportunity emerging in the world of security to meet the challenge posed by quantum computing.

Strengthening U.S. Innovation and Advancing the Open RAN Ecosystem

Summary

• Jio Platforms Limited (JPL), along with AMD, Cisco, and Nokia, plans to build an Open Telecom AI Platform to redefine telecom operations with cutting-edge AI integration

• Company unveils world’s leading Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF, bringing connectivity leadership to Android smartphones.
• 5G Open RAN is here.

Newbury, UK and Midland, TX. US - Vodafone Group Plc (Vodafone) (LSE: VOD), a leading European and African telecommunications company, and AST SpaceMobile Inc.

Partnership to advance equipment vendor adoption and operator deployment of virtualized 4G and 5G Open RAN mobile networks

• Nokia completes acquisition of Infinera to create innovation powerhouse in optical networks, with the scale to power the data center revolution
• Brings together two pioneering leaders in the optical networks market.
• Creates an optical networks powerhouse – underpinned by the cutting-edge research of Nokia Bell Labs – with the