Artificial Intelligence

• AT&T has successfully tested a new technology that can transport data at 1.6 terabits per second, which is four times faster than the current top speed on our network.
• For customers, this shows that AT&T’s network can now support faster and more efficient connectivity, improving the performance of in

Vodafone UK and Ericsson have successfully reduced daily power consumption of 5G Radio Units by up to 33% in trial sites across London.

As the Future Network Programmes conclude, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives. 

Summary

• Jio Platforms Limited (JPL), along with AMD, Cisco, and Nokia, plans to build an Open Telecom AI Platform to redefine telecom operations with cutting-edge AI integration

• Company unveils world’s leading Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF, bringing connectivity leadership to Android smartphones.
• 5G Open RAN is here.

Partnership to advance equipment vendor adoption and operator deployment of virtualized 4G and 5G Open RAN mobile networks

• Nokia completes acquisition of Infinera to create innovation powerhouse in optical networks, with the scale to power the data center revolution
• Brings together two pioneering leaders in the optical networks market.
• Creates an optical networks powerhouse – underpinned by the cutting-edge research of Nokia Bell Labs – with the

• There’s growing interest (as well as skepticism) in the AI-RAN concept
• Nokia, one of the founders of the AI-RAN Alliance, looks determined to position itself at the forefront of AI-RAN developments
• It has rocked up to MWC25 with news of advances with fellow AI-RAN Alliance founders N

• SK Telecom (SKT) has long been engaged in quantum-safe networking development efforts
• It has been the major shareholder in quantum-safe security solutions specialist ID Quantique since 2018
• But now it is ramping up its quantum strategy by hooking up with US quantum technology firm Io

Only 19% of communications service providers worldwide have fully implemented an integrated set of processes, platforms and governance policies required to support effective data modernization for AI.

• Meta is to invest billions in a new submarine network that will span the globe
• It has been dubbed Project Waterworth 
• It will connect the Americas, Africa and Asia – but not Europe

In a bid to guarantee access to vital international data networking capacity

UKTIN is looking forward to attending next week’s MWC, you can find us in the UK Innovation Pavilion in Hall 7, stand 7B31.

As the Future Network Programmes conclude, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives. 

The EU is reportedly cutting back tech regulation in an attempt to boost investments in AI, while the UK’s AI Safety Institute has tellingly changed its name to the UK AI Security Institute.

Hello, I’m Eugina Jordan, former CMO of Telecom Infra Project (TIP). Based in South Carolina, I have worked in the telecoms sector for 25 years. I am a marketer and technologist, with 12 patents in telecom Open RAN, AI and 5G.

US AI giant OpenAI and Japanese tech group SoftBank will jointly develop and market an ‘advanced enterprise AI’ called Cristal intelligence and launch a new JV in Japan.

As the Future Network Programmes conclude, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives.

Japan's SoftBank and OpenAI are reportedly discussing a deal that could see the telco become the ChatGPT maker's biggest single shareholder.

That title is currently held by Microsoft, which has so far ploughed $13 billion into OpenAI – more than any other individual entity.

Escalating cyberthreats and AI anxiety are among the biggest risks telcos will face this year, according to EY.

According to the consultancy's annual top-10 ranking of telco risks, CSPs "face substantial challenges" to their status as data custodians.

New for 2025, visit the UK Innovation Pavilion to see the latest R&D, innovations and opportunities available across the UK.

The 5G Innovation Region (5GIR) programme has seen 10 regions throughout the UK receive a share of £36m of funding as part of our wider programme to drive 5G adoption.

As the Future Network Programme concludes, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives. 

Ericsson has unveiled its generative AI-powered NetCloud Assistant (ANA).

In a bid to simplify 5G network administration, ANA reads, interprets and generates new text and graphical content, rather than just providing links to existing resources, like traditional chatbots, the telecoms giant revealed.

Spotlight on 5G is back! From 3-6 March, we’ll bring you comprehensive, multimedia coverage of the hottest industry news, game-changing announcements, cutting-edge solutions, and groundbreaking product launches that take place at MWC25.