Category: Operator Strategies

Vodafone Business launches 5G+ network slicing for enterprises

Vodafone Business has launched SuperMobile for Business, introducing the UK’s first national 5G+ network slicing for enterprises. The dedicated slice isolates enterprise mobile traffic from consumer demand on the VodafoneThree network, providing …

SoftBank and Ericsson test AI scheduler on live Japan 5G network

SoftBank and Ericsson have validated an AI scheduler for link adaptation inside the radio access network (RAN) on a live 5G network in Japan. The two companies ran the trial on SoftBank’s commercial network rather than in a lab environment, testi…

EDOTCO builds Azure AI tool to speed up telecom tower planning

EDOTCO Group has built an AI chatbot, NaPA GPT, on Microsoft Azure to speed up decisions on where new mobile towers go. The Malaysia-based telecom infrastructure operator says planning teams used to wait between three days and a week for a specialist t…

EDOTCO builds Azure AI tool to speed up telecom tower planning

EDOTCO Group has built an AI chatbot, NaPA GPT, on Microsoft Azure to speed up decisions on where new mobile towers go. The Malaysia-based telecom infrastructure operator says planning teams used to wait between three days and a week for a specialist t…

EDOTCO builds Azure AI tool to speed up telecom tower planning

EDOTCO Group has built an AI chatbot, NaPA GPT, on Microsoft Azure to speed up decisions on where new mobile towers go. The Malaysia-based telecom infrastructure operator says planning teams used to wait between three days and a week for a specialist t…

EDOTCO builds Azure AI tool to speed up telecom tower planning

EDOTCO Group has built an AI chatbot, NaPA GPT, on Microsoft Azure to speed up decisions on where new mobile towers go. The Malaysia-based telecom infrastructure operator says planning teams used to wait between three days and a week for a specialist t…

e& UAE embeds agentic AI into mobile and broadband products

e& UAE is putting agentic AI inside existing broadband and mobile product lines rather than offering it as a bolt-on service. The Abu Dhabi-based operator claims it’s the first telecom provider in the region to take this approach. Enterprises usual…

e& UAE embeds agentic AI into mobile and broadband products

e& UAE is putting agentic AI inside existing broadband and mobile product lines rather than offering it as a bolt-on service. The Abu Dhabi-based operator claims it’s the first telecom provider in the region to take this approach. Enterprises usual…

AST SpaceMobile’s UK direct-to-cell plans use Vodafone spectrum

AST SpaceMobile’s UK direct-to-cell plans pair Vodafone spectrum with Ofcom trial conditions and beam shutdown commitments. AST SpaceMobile has notified the FCC of planned non-US direct-to-cell operations in the UK with Vodafone. The filing, dated 11 A…

Bain & Company: Telecom M&A reaches $65B in H1 2026

Bain & Company puts H1 2026 telecom deal value level with the same period in 2025, despite deal value rising 40 percent between quarters. The market recorded $27 billion in Q1 and $38 billion in Q2. 43 transactions made up the total. Concentration …