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• ABI Research says ranking reflects comprehensive scope of Nokia network API solutions and the company’s role of enabling operator network API flexibility.
• ABI Research says Nokia follows a policy of impartiality across public cloud providers, giving operators the freedom to select their preferred hyperscaler partner.

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The UK’s fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) alternative network (altnet) providers face mounting challenges in competing with established telecom players. Despite substantial investments in infrastructure, many altnet operators struggle to achieve profitability, with limited market penetration and insufficient customer acquisition.

• Europe’s first operator-native NB-NTN Direct-to-Handset messaging
• Trial powered by the Snapdragon X80 5G Modem-RF System
• The proof-of-concept was conducted at Cosmote network in Greece

Deutsche Telekom, Qualcomm and Skylo, the pioneer in Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) communications, announced the successful compl

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The Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI), part of the National Applied Research Laboratories, has purchased its first full-stack superconducting quantum computer from IQM Quantum Computers, a global leader in quantum technology.

Searching for a signal, dropped calls and poor internet connections are on the way out in Chester as the city welcomes increased mobile capacity and coverage in the New Year.

• The data-hungry user base of Japan’s newest mobile operator continues to grow
• One of Rakuten Mobile’s current areas of focus is greater energy efficiency
• It is putting its RAN intelligent controller (RIC) to work next year as part of a broader campaign to reduce power consumption by up to 20% 

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Quickline’s fast and reliable full-fibre broadband is now live and bringing high-speed connectivity to rural communities across West Yorkshire, thanks to the government’s Project Gigabit.

Worldwide spending on telecommunications and pay TV services will reach $1,544 billion in 2024, representing an increase of 2.4% year-on-year, according to the Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker published by International Data Corporation (IDC).

On 15 November, the Federated Telecoms Hubs (FTH) invited academia and industry to a symposium in London. 
It was an opportunity to hear from each of the four hubs that make up FTH and understand their ambitious collective goals to better drive the gap between telecoms R&D and translation to commercialisation.

The credit ratings agency places the telecom sector in ‘very high’ category for cyber risk, up from ‘high’ two years previously

Increased digitalisation and weak risk-mitigation are among the contributory factors    

T-Mobile has confirmed a significant cyber attack allegedly carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, marking the latest in a series of breaches targeting major telecom providers globally.

Samsung Electronics has inaugurated its new semiconductor research and development facility, NRD-K, in Korea.
The site, which spans 109,000 square metres, is located in Samsung’s Giheung campus, where the company developed the world’s first 64-megabit DRAM chip in the early 90s.

The Japanese government has earmarked ¥10tn ($65bn) of state funding by 2030 to strengthen Japan’s semiconductor and AI chip sector, partly to help secure the country’s supply chains and avoid future global disruptions, and partly to ensure sustainable growth within Japan’s critical semiconductor and technology sectors.

• MasOrange, Telefónica, Vodafone Grupo and the i2CAT research centre have established Europe’s first multi-operator Open Gateway laboratory in Barcelona, a milestone in the telecommunications sector that opens up new opportunities for developers and companies.
• The lab is part of the GSMA-led Open Gateway initiative to transform telec

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Nokia acquires Rapid technology and R&D unit to strengthen development of network API solutions and ecosystem

Telenor Group has officially launched its AI factory, designed to help businesses accelerate AI-powered transformation across various industries. As part of the initiative, Telenor announced an initial 100 million NOK investment in February to build an AI factory using NVIDIA’s full-stack AI computing platform.

The Flexi-DAS project, where AWTG is the project Lead, a collaboration between UK and South Korean partners, successfully concluded and achieved its key objectives in revolutionising Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS).

In a groundbreaking step for rail connectivity, The Clarus Networks Group is now offering Starlink for trains. Starlink provides high-speed, low-latency internet access, tackling connectivity challenges that have long hindered rail operations and passenger experience in remote areas. 

The mobile industry has experienced another significant year in 2024, marked by continued advancements in nationwide connectivity. As we approach the end of the year, we’ve invited industry experts to share their insights and predictions for what 2025 might hold for the mobile industry. Check out these fascinating forecasts below.

Ericsson and Telstra today announced the successful launch of the 5G Advanced Automated Energy Saver (AES), a first-of-its-kind energy management feature in the Southern Hemisphere.

The automotive sector has been embracing sophisticated tech and connectivity for quite some time now
But the relationship between the automotive and telco sectors is entering a new phase

The GSMA has forged a network API-fuelled partnership with the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC)

• The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) is investing in European 6G R&D projects
• It has just identified 16 projects that, between them, will receive €127m in funding
• The SNS JU has now awarded more than €500m in funding to date

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