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IoT services provider Wireless Logic has bought UK-based IoT connectivity specialist Comms365, continuing its years-long shopping spree.

Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, TIM, and Vodafone have federated their edge environments, which they say enables deployment of applications across their combined European footprint.

They call it the European Edge Continuum, and its described as “a federated edge spanning the five largest operators in Europe.” 

• Transaction unlocks £3.5 billion in international investment, creating scaled wholesale competition

• Netomnia’s 3 million-premises network to form part of an 8 million-premises Full Fibre platform by 2027

• YouFibre brand to remain post-close, ensuring continued service excellence for 460,000 customers

A new study by Ookla claims the 5G “coverage gap” between major economic blocs is increasingly shrinking, but a significant "capability gap" is widening instead and Europe stands out.

Hello, I’m Ola Wassvik, a Chief Commercial Officer and Co-founder at Lightbringer in Malmö. I’m probably best described as a ‘serial deep-tech founder’. 

• Deutsche Telekom is world’s first network operator to offer IoT connectivity via both GEO and LEO satellites
• Seamless, reliable NB-IoT coverage across terrestrial mobile and satellite networks
• Innovative applications realised on standard hardware

Deutsche Telekom has reached another milestone in global connectivi

On February 12, 2026 at 1:45 p.m. local time (4:45 p.m. UTC, 5:45 p.m. CET), Arianespace successfully launched 32 Amazon Leo satellites with Ariane 64 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The satellites were delivered to a low Earth orbit, at an altitude of approximately 465 km.

After a slow start, the private cellular networking market has reached an important inflection point.

So says Berg Insight, which totted up the number of live deployments – excluding proof-of-concept projects – and came up with 6,500 by the end of last year, valuing the market for private LTE/5G network solutions at $2.4 billion.

According to Verified Market Research, the telecom cloud market is expected to generate a revenue of US$258.99 billion by 2032, in part due to high hybrid cloud adoption, continued demand for AI-driven network automation and edge computing.

A new study by the GSMA offers a ‘modernised framework’ to facilitate growth and broader consumer benefits across many European sectors.

• Liberty Global has struck a five-year deal with Google Cloud
• The move will help the international operator ‘embed AI at scale’ in its European operations

Liberty Global and Google Cloud have

Elon Musk's SpaceX has applied to launch one million satellites into Earth's orbit to power artificial intelligence.

The application claims "orbital data centres" are the most cost and energy-efficient way to meet the growing demand for AI computing power.

According to a report by analyst firm Dell’Oro, worldwide RAN will grow by 1% CAGR over next five years.

AST SpaceMobile has announced plans to put its second next-generation satellite into orbit in about a month's time, indicating it will launch commercial direct-to-device services later this year.

MEC Market Forecast Increases to 22 Percent CAGR as Demand for Low-Latency AI Applications Grows

• BT will provide eSIM connected devices for the British airline
• The telco will deliver smartphones, iPads, aircraft phones, laptops and messaging services for 23,000 users

BT has struck a deal with EasyJet to provide the British airline

ETSI has announced the publication of its new standard, ETSI EN 304 223, that provides baseline cybersecurity requirements for AI models and systems.

Samsung and Keysight gave a demonstration at CES which they say shows that mobile devices can maintain a live 5G connection while moving between satellites.

After years of exploring, 2025 finally introduced a paradigm shift in network APIs.

Smartphone makers could be in for a bumpy ride next year, as surging memory prices make devices more costly to produce.

• Deutsche Telekom, Fraunhofer IAIS, and Kliniken der Stadt Köln collaborate to develop AI agents for emergency room support
• Structured by medical priorities and serving as a documentation framework
• Blueprint for highly secure AI solutions within the AI Foundation Services

New analysis shows that high spectrum costs – now tripled compared to a decade ago – are slowing investment across Europe’s mobile sector, while policy reforms could unlock up to €30 billion.

The Linux Foundation has teamed up with key AI players, including OpenAI and Anthropic, to launch the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF).

Vodafone can now more easily check and quickly deploy 5G software for its pan-European core voice network using a new automated testing platform jointly developed with Spirent Communications. As a result, software releases from multiple vendors can be checked and deployed in days, not months.