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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, the Optical Transport market is forecast to return to growth in 2025 after declining 9 percent in 2024.

Lynk Global, Inc. (“Lynk”), a leader in satellite direct-to-device telecommunications, announced the mutual termination of its previously announced Business Combination Agreement (“BCA”) with SLAM Corp. (“SLAM”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.

• Jio Platforms is the fast-growing and profitable digital operations division of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd.

Nvidia-backed Perplexity AI, the startup challenging Google with its AI-powered search engine, is in discussions with mobile device makers to pre-install its new Comet browser on smartphones, CEO Aravind Srinivas told Reuters.

• Civil airline safety is under threat as satellite positioning system signals are routinely blocked around China, Russia, Ukraine, Iran, across the Middle East and other parts of the world
• New experimental alternative to GPS shows the earth’s magnetic field can do the job just as well and with great accuracy

• More than 40% CAGR in new AI pull-through opportunities in front-end networks, opening doors for new and existing vendors

According to a recently published report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center industries, the explosive scale in AI ba

• F5’s 2025 State of AI Application Strategy Report reveals 25% of apps on average use AI, yet only 2% of enterprises qualify as being highly AI-ready.
• 77% of companies are moderately ready for AI but still face significant security and governance hurdles.
• 71% of organizations use AI t

EXA Infrastructure, the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform throughout Europe, connecting North America and Asia via the Middle East, today announced the deployment of a new fibre route connecting London to Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels.

• Collaboration to launch Aeris IoT WatchtowerTM into the Asia-Pacific region to help close security gap in cellular Internet of Things (IoT) networks

Bridge Alliance, the leading alliance for premier mobile network operators in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Aeris Commun

A foreseen digital Cold War between the two giants.

The FCC is moving to significantly enhance U.S.

Lancaster University spinout company Quinas Technology has won a 2025 World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Global Award.

New leading multi-orbit space company with a network of 120 GEO+MEO satellites and access to LEO constellations enables SES to better serve its customers

Telcos globally have a large opportunity to expand their business beyond connectivity and become the backbone of AI infrastructure for national or regional AI demand. According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, the telco industry is set to generate over US$21 billion in GPUaaS revenue by 2030.

• Meets growing enterprise demand for embedded connectivity with a scalable, cloud-native platform
• Expands U.S.

• The US cloud giant is to invest $2bn in Germany and $1bn in the Netherlands
• The move comes hot on the heels of recently announced plans to invest $5bn in the UK
• Oracle has also been partnering with a growing number of telcos to support their own sovereign cloud ambitions

• Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he plans to invest “hundreds of billions of dollars” into artificial intelligence compute infrastructure.
• The company plans to bring its first supercluster, Prometheus, online next year.
• Zuckerberg has been on a multibillion-dollar AI hiring spree in recent weeks, highlighted by a $14 billion in

South Korean telecommunications giant KT said it will invest more than 1 trillion won ($724 million) over the next five years to fortify cybersecurity, amid heightened consumer concerns following a massive data breach at bigger rival SK Telecom.

D-RAN, Single-Purpose, and 5G to Shape AI RAN Market

Ericsson has secured the highest ranking in the recently published Omdia Market Landscape RAN Vendors report for 2025. This recognition highlights Ericsson's leadership in both business performance and portfolio, underscoring its commitment to innovation and excellence in the industry.

• 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

Commission reviews progress on bringing benefits of broadband to all

​​​​​The UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development met today in Geneva, Switzerland, to commemorate 15 years of advancing universal broadband access and digital inclusion.

• 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

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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.

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