Ericsson and SoftBank have forged a partnership evaluating, promoting, and co-creating what they call “NextWave Tech” for future networks. The collaboration – which runs through 2030 – encompasses a range of advanced technologies, including…
Juniper Research predicts that 2028 will mark the first year where 5G roaming spend overtakes that of 4G subscribers. 5G subscribers are projected to spend $10.8 billion on roaming globally by 2028, a significant increase from the $4.2 billion expected…
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has unveiled new rules to support the country’s full-fibre broadband rollout. The proposals are aimed at further stimulating competition and investment in the sector and build on regulations introduced in 2021. The regulator…
NVIDIA has announced at GTC that its partners are developing large telco models (LTMs) and AI agents designed for the telecoms industry. Global telecoms networks handle an immense volume of data, supporting millions of user connections daily and genera…
Mobile networks have become the foundation of our digital lives, but this brings numerous security challenges as technology complexity grows. In a wide-ranging interview with Telecoms, Alex Leadbeater, Technical Security Director at the GSMA, discussed…
Samsung will lead 6G standardisation efforts within the 3GPP, the world’s largest telecoms standards development organisation. At the recent 3GPP plenary meeting, Dr Younsun Kim from Samsung Research was elected as Chair of the 3GPP Technical Specifica…
SKYNET 6A, part of the UK’s next-generation military satellite communication system, has successfully completed its initial phase of rigorous testing. The test was completed at the newly established, government-funded National Satellite Test Faci…
Telenor and Ericsson have unveiled a proof of concept for an agentic AI system designed to optimise Radio Access Network (RAN) capacity and power consumption. The system leverages agentic AI, a software type that autonomously performs tasks by designin…
French network operators Bouygues Telecom and Free (iliad Group) are joining the Aduna alliance to accelerate the adoption of common network APIs. The move sees Bouygues Telecom and Free join Aduna founding partner Orange to unlock digital innovation o…
Ericsson and SoftBank are expanding their joint research efforts towards advancing AI in Radio Access Network (RAN) technology. Since the start of their collaboration, the two companies have achieved milestones including: These accomplishments il…