Deutsche Telekom launches affordable AI phone with Perplexity

Deutsche Telekom has launched its new T Phone 3 and T Tablet 2, branding them as the “AI-phone” and “AI-tablet” in a Perplexity partnership. The German telecoms giant is positioning the new devices not just as hardware upgrades,…

Telcos pivot to services amid private 5G boom

According to GSMA Intelligence, private 5G is no longer just a buzzword and telcos are enjoying high demand for services in key sectors. Let’s dive a bit deeper into this. The biggest push, it turns out, is coming from the military and defence se…

Virgin Media O2 Daisy shakes up UK business telecoms market

A new heavyweight has entered the business telecoms market of the UK with the launch of Virgin Media O2 Daisy. Born from the merger of Virgin Media O2’s business division and the Daisy Group, the pitch is to become the sole telecoms partner a UK busine…

SoftBank selects Ericsson for major 4G and 5G network upgrades

Telecoms giant SoftBank is teaming up with Ericsson to upgrade its 4G and 5G mobile networks, with a focus on AI optimisations. This is a major rollout of new 4G and 5G technology across many of Japan’s key regions, from Hokkaido in the north to the ar…