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• The companies are aiming to merge AI accelerators, quantum computers, and high-performance computing to help solve a wide range of the world's most difficult problems

IBM announced plans to develop next-generation computing architectures based on the combination of quantum computers and high-performance computin

Unprecedented Forecast Signals an IT Transformation from Software to AI-Based Products and Services

Year-over-year spending, between 2025 and 2029, for Artificial Intelligence (AI), will grow by 31.9%, according to data from the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Artificial Intelligence IT Spending Market Forecast.

Huawei is on the Rise

According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, the Mobile Core Network (MCN) market experienced robust growth of 19 percent year-over-year (Y/Y) in 2Q 2025.

• New Duranta project, built off OpenAirInterface (OAI) community software to strengthen Open RAN ecosystems with neutral governance, structured support, and expanded collaboration between research and global communities
• Open end-to-end Networking stack now includes critical component in the deployment of Open

AT&T has agreed to spend US$23 billion on a raft of spectrum assets from troubled mobile challenger EchoStar, a move that will among other things lead to the latter decommissioning parts of its much-hyped radio network.

Research and consulting company STL Partners has revised down its outlook for mobile network API revenue – but it is still a lot higher than some other forecasts on the sector’s potential.

Senior insiders speak out against top operator leadership for lack of decisive backing and appetite to change, likely driving a network crunch by 2030, an RtBrick survey finds.

Intel has received a rare vote of confidence in the form of a $2 billion investment from SoftBank.

A report from Counterpoint says while foldable smartphones are still a niche segment in Europe, sales are growing rapidly, partly due to new devices entering the market.

SNS Telecom & IT's latest research report indicates that private 5G networks – which are projected to account for $5 billion in annual spending by 2028 – are on the verge of mainstream adoption.

New rules designed to protect submarine cables from security threats and stimulate investment in new systems have been adopted by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

• Low-earth orbit (LEO) systems are increasingly attractive to businesses (especially SMEs) and to domestic subscribers all over the world
• The value of the sector is forecast to grow by almost 25% to hit US$14.8bn by 2026
• LEO services for global IoT connectivity will also grow by

Collaboration will support open source alignment, technical exchanges, and joint activities to maximize RAN efficiency.

Organizations to align on implementation and standardization across U.S. operators. 

A forecast by Juniper Research predicts a significant increase in network API revenue from the $284 million operators are projected to generate in 2025.

According to the latest research from Canalys (now part of Omdia), global shipments of smartphones fell marginally to 288.9 million units in Q2 2025, as modest consumer demand restricted market growth.

• Deliberate sabotage by “malign actors” is increasing under the cloak of “plausible deniability”
• The immense amounts of vital data carried by submarine cable systems cannot be replaced or even ameliorated by satellites or microwaves 
• Lack of a coherent global strategy to countera

What is the ITU and what does ITU-T SG15 do?

ITU-T SG15 is the primary standards bodies for optical networking including access systems, core systems, and submarine systems, as well as all the necessary optical components including optical fibre. In addition, it sets standards for timing and synchronisation which are closely related.

According to the Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide published by International Data Corporation (IDC), public cloud services spending in Europe will total $229 billion in 2025 and will reach $452 billion by 2029, recording a five-year (2024-2029

• Japan’s NEC and Toshiba are two of the leading lights in the quantum security sector
• They are claiming a quantum key distribution (QKD) ‘world first’
• The partners multiplexed and generated QKD signals in an all-optical network

In Japan, Toshiba, NEC and the Natio

• TelecomTV conducted its second quantum-safe networking market perception survey
• More than 240 individuals from the telecom sector responded
• For the second time, IBM and Nokia were recognised as the leading developers of technology that will enable quantum-safe networking, but Google,

The Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE), representing Europe’s leading sovereign cloud infrastructure providers, filed a formal appeal before the European General Court challenging the European Commission’s decision to approve Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware.

According to a newly published forecast report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, 5G has come a long way, but there is more work ahead.