Spain mandates telecom backup battery infrastructure

Telecom operators in Spain face a mandate to deploy extensive battery backup infrastructure across mobile network coverage zones. Óscar López, the Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Administration, detailed the Royal Decree on Security and …

Telefónica completes 17 edge computing nodes across Spain

Telefónica has activated 17 edge computing nodes across Spain, localising enterprise data processing near the network perimeter. The deployment executes the operator’s Edge Plan, pushing computational hardware out of centralised facilities and into reg…

TM Forum: Telecom operators unprepared for AI safety regulations

According to the TM Forum, telecom operators lack the technical evidence to prove AI systems operate safely under impending new regulations. Boards exhibit high tolerance for risk to secure public announcements detailing AI capabilities. However, the p…

Ericsson brings agentic AI to core networks

Ericsson has extended its multi-vendor automation platform to core networks, providing operators with unified management capabilities. Telecom operators require consolidated control over complex infrastructure. Ericsson addresses this demand by expandi…

Ericsson brings agentic AI to core networks

Ericsson has extended its multi-vendor automation platform to core networks, providing operators with unified management capabilities. Telecom operators require consolidated control over complex infrastructure. Ericsson addresses this demand by expandi…

Spectrum AI expands commercial CBRS network capacity fivefold

Federated Wireless launched Spectrum AI to increase shared CBRS network capacity by addressing radio frequency physics directly. Operators deploying the platform across hundreds of live commercial Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) networks report…

Mavenir launches telecom AI token billing infrastructure

Mavenir has launched a billing-grade infrastructure platform allowing telecom operators to monetise AI tokens directly through existing BSS (Business Support Systems). Network operators face deep integration challenges when attempting to monetise large…

Verizon deploys Ericsson private 5G edge networks worldwide

Verizon has expanded its private 5G alliance with Ericsson to deliver localised edge computing and cloud orchestration to global enterprises. Hannes Ekström, SVP and Head of Customer Unit, Verizon at Ericsson Americas, said: “Enterprises are rapi…

NTT, SK Group bet $500M on photonics to solve AI power drain

NTT, SK Group, and Chunghwa Telecom have pooled $500 million into a fund for AI infrastructure built on the IOWN photonics architecture. The vehicle – IOWN AI Fund, managed by the newly-incorporated IOWN Global Capital – channels capital toward compani…

BT bolsters network security with Anthropic Claude Mythos AI

BT has joined Anthropic Project Glasswing to deploy the Claude Mythos Preview AI model against network security vulnerabilities. Telecom operators face continuous pressure to automate threat detection. BT alone prevents four million cyberattacks across…