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Ericsson has expanded its indoor mobile connectivity portfolio with three new easy-to-deploy and cost-efficient solutions aimed at delivering 5G coverage, capacity and capabilities across the interior of any work or business environment – regardless of the size or complexity of the building.

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. 

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

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.

• 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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New license option to help scale vibrant edge of smartphones, PCs, automotives and IoT devices in support of AI-first access devices

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.

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).

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

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.

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

• Samsung will play a key role for Vodafone’s Open RAN deployments in multiple European markets, something the operator had previously confirmed
• The vendor says it will supply a range of RAN and network management software solutions and Open RAN-compliant radios
• But there’s still no se

• Vodafone and Nokia slash delays on live home broadband fibre connection by 94%.
• World’s first live network test of L4S technology from Nokia Bell Labs using Vodafone Türkiye’s Fibre to the Home network, including in-home Wi-Fi, will lead to improved Internet access across Europe.

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T-Mobile US has added a data offering to its satellite-based direct-to-cell service that allows customers to use slimmed-down versions of some key apps, including WhatsApp and X.

Joint project will support the development of high performance Non-Terrestrial Networks 

The number of wearable bands shipped globally exceeded the 50 million mark in the most recent quarter, with robust market growth accelerating into next year, according to new analyst data.

European telecoms standards body ETSI has set up the Technical Committee on Quantum Technologies (TC QT) with the goal of consolidating current standards and addressing future market needs.

ETSI says the move is a milestone in its commitment to advancing the framework of standards for quantum technologies across various domains.

Nokia has been testing Ultra Ethernet Transport (UET) traffic across its data centre platforms, and says “AI is changing the game when it comes to expected performance.”

Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) announces the new Dell PowerEdge XR8720t designed to transform edge and telecom infrastructure by delivering unprecedented performance and connectivity, especially for Open RAN and Cloud RAN deployments.

Why it matters:

IBM is unveiling IBM Network Intelligence, a network-native AI solution that addresses the escalating complexity of modern telecommunications and enterprise networks.

The number of 5G connections worldwide is growing at a rate of knots and as such is projected to hit 9 billion by 2030.

• Nscale selects Nokia as a preferred networking partner for global AI-ready data center build-out.
• Nokia joins other investors in Nscale’s Series B investment round to advance AI infrastructure globally.
• Nokia and Nscale to jointly drive innovation in the networking stack used in AI c