The timing of Nokia’s announcements last week about continuing European reductions and increasing US investments is awkward – and raises questions, perhaps, when considered with parallel EU calls in Germany and France, where it is cutting jobs, for home-made...

Open Gateway / CAMARA isn’t plug-and-play for MNOs....but it could be implemented efficiently, with the right strategy.Despite global efforts to harmonize and standardize telecom APIs, CAMARA may not be as seamless for mobile operators as it’s often envisioned. Mobile...

Wi-Fi 6E introduced the 6 GHz band; Wi-Fi 7 maximized it; now Wi-Fi 8 will rearchitect how it’s usedIn sum – what to know:Foundational – Next-generation Wi-Fi depends on wide, clean 6 GHz channels, which enable multi-gigabit throughput, low...

A few weeks ago, Verizon announced the largest round of layoffs in its historyIn November 2025, Verizon, one of the largest wireless carriers in the United States, announced the largest round of layoffs in its history, marking a pivotal moment for both the company...

As part of the agreement, SK Telecom will contribute operational data and nationwide test environmentsIn sum – what to know:Samsung and SKT sign a 6G-focused MOU – Collaboration targets AI-RAN advances such as channel estimation, distributed MIMO and next-generation...

Nokia will deliver its energy-efficient, AI-ready AirScale RAN portfolio, including Habrok Massive MIMO radios for the n78 bandIn sum – what to know:Telefónica Germany extends its RAN deal with Nokia to 2030 – New contract covers Cloud RAN deployment,...

As of mid-2025, there were 17.4K postpaid carrier stores, down from 17.6K stores in mid-2024 We hear a lot about the evolution of telecom retail. Stores going away, we heard in 2020. Phone delivery is the path forward, we...

Revealed at the recent Intellectual Property (IP) Forum in Beijing, Huawei’s latest edition of the Top 10 Inventions Awards highlights the company’s commitment to pushing technological boundaries. Each innovation on the list represents a step forward in making advanced...

FiberPass, the joint venture created by Vodafone Spain and Telefónica, began operating in March 2025In sum – what to know:AXA IM Alts acquires 40% of FiberPass – The investor joins Telefónica and Vodafone in the FTTH venture, with Telefónica...

Private 5G has long promised Wi-Fi-like simplicity for industrial networks. At Industrial Wireless Forum, Moso Networks and partners Druid Software and X2nSat argued that promise has finally arrived: plug-and-play blueprints, three-minute deployments, and easily scalable 5G for enterprises of...

Telecom’s current AI-RAN fantasy is seductive, but the reality is a costly engineering and economic trapThere is a seductive narrative sweeping through the telecom industry right now. It promises that if we feed enough petabytes of logs, traces, and...

AI agents — not humans — will soon choose networksThe future of connectivity isn’t just about faster speeds for humans; it’s about architecting your network to be the default choice for the autonomous AI agents that will manage them.If...

Nokia expects to allocate $3.5 billion to U.S.-based R&D, covering next-generation connectivity technologiesIn sum – what to know$4B to expand U.S. operations – The plan adds major R&D and manufacturing investments on top of earlier spending linked to the...

TalayLink has extended the Interlink cable, which Google revealed under the Australia Connect initiative in 2023In sum – what to know:New Australia–Thailand subsea cable – Google introduced the TalayLink cable, creating a diverse route through the Indian Ocean and...

Target said they will start saying 'hello' to the customer again, but is it enough?Improving customer care is different for each company. Target, the giant retailer, recently announced that it will say “hello” to customers on the sales floor....

At Industrial Wireless Forum, industry leaders explored how agentic AI running on private 5G is transforming factories and plants. The discussion highlighted not just the technology, but the architectural, connectivity, and data governance foundations that are essential to turn...

Consumers are ignoring unknown calls and trust in voice is fading fast. Join GSMA's webinar Branded Calling: Building Trust in Telco Communications to learn how CAMARA’s unified technical standard empowers operators to deliver secure, branded calls that restore confidence and...

T-Mobile US signed a multi-year extension as the exclusive 5G partner of Formula 1 and will deliver 5G broadcast innovationsT-Mobile US’ Las Vegas Formula 1 Grand Prix event has been loud, high-velocity, and laser-focused on extending its F1 partnership...

Nokia insists nothing much has changed in its private 5G strategy. Which is a lie – everything has changed, as the Finnish vendor prepares to quit the private 5G market which it helped to create. In sum – what to...

While FWA initially gained traction in rural areas, operators are increasingly deploying it in urban markets to compete with cable and fiberCities (and the people who live in them) are data hungry. Whether it’s streaming, navigation, video calls, or...

Private 5G is often dismissed as a niche – slow, complex, and commercially uncertain – but this view misses the point. As analysts argue, its real value lies in transforming mission-critical industries, aligning with emerging AI-driven automation, and delivering...

SoftBank noted that the outdoor trial, conducted with Nokia since June 2025, involved three experimental Massive MIMO base stations installed across Tokyo’s Ginza districtIn sum – what to know:7GHz shows strong urban coverage – Field tests in Tokyo found...

Below is a roadmap for digitizing planning through AI orchestration, data fabric architecture, and automated workflowsFor more than 15 years, I’ve worked at the intersection of technology and business transformation, helping organizations modernize how they plan and execute large-scale...

Nokia’s latest strategic reboot – splitting its business in two and sidelining private networks – looks like a bold bet on an AI-fuelled future. But in shedding the unit where it is market leader, the company risks abandoning an...

The MCN market revenue in China declined 39% year-on-year in Q3 2025 following an abnormally high growth in Q3 2024In sum – what to know:MCN revenue grew 14% outside China – Gains across all regions except China offset a...