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5G roaming spend to overtake 4G by 2028

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March 24, 2025
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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…

Ofcom plans rules to drive UK full-fibre broadband to 96% coverage

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March 20, 2025
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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 aims to make telecoms networks smarter

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March 20, 2025
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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…

Alex Leadbeater, GSMA: Security collaboration vital as attack surface grows

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March 18, 2025
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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 to lead 6G standardisation with 3GPP appointment

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March 12, 2025
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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 satellite passes key space tests

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March 7, 2025
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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 pioneer agentic AI to optimise mobile networks

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March 5, 2025
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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…

Ericsson and SoftBank expand AI-RAN collaboration

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March 3, 2025
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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…

AT&T and AST SpaceMobile achieve satellite video call using regular smartphones

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February 26, 2025
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A satellite video call has been completed with regular smartphones using AT&T spectrum and powered by AST SpaceMobile satellites. This demonstration was made possible through the BlueBird satellites, which were launched in September 2024 and enable…

Eutelsat, MediaTek, and Airbus trial 5G NTN satellite connectivity

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February 24, 2025
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Airbus and MediaTek have successfully completed the world’s first trial of 5G NTN (Non-Terrestrial Network) technology over Eutelsat OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. The milestone promises to enable seamless terrestrial and satellite network …