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French telco consortium boosts SFR offer to €20.4bn

by Harry Baldock | Apr 17, 2026

Bouygues Telecom, Orange, and Iliad have this week submitted a revised bid for rival operator SFR, valuing the business at €20.4 billon.

Nokia and Orange team up for AI RAN

by Harry Baldock | Apr 16, 2026

Nokia and Orange today announced a new collaboration focused on developing and evaluating artificial intelligence radio access network (AI-RAN) technologies powered by Nokia’s anyRAN 5G software and NVIDIA AI infrastructure.

Vodafone’s scam call tech gets an AI upgrade

by Harry Baldock | Apr 15, 2026

Vodafone has added an AI-driven scam call filter to its Secure Net Mobile security package as the operator intensifies efforts to cut fraud and nuisance traffic on its network.

Standardizing excellence: How the shift to ‘All-Bands-5G-A’ is powering the AI revolution

by Gagan Kaur | Apr 15, 2026

The global telecom networks are under tremendous pressure to build networks capable of sustaining the explosive, bandwidth-hungry requirements of mobile Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Agentic workflows opening the door to an ‘experience of one’

by Harry Baldock | Apr 14, 2026

For decades, operators have faced a familiar set of challenges, including declining margins, rising operational complexity, and limited differentiation.

How telecom’s most boring data is becoming its most valuable asset

by Harry Baldock | Apr 14, 2026

For decades, inventory management for telcos has been treated as a necessary but unremarkable feature of daily operations.

African Development Bank approves $200m loan for Nigeria’s fibre Project BRIDGE

by Harry Baldock | Apr 13, 2026

Nigeria’s push to expand its digital infrastructure has gained fresh momentum after the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a $200 million loan for Project BRIDGE, a major fibre-optic programme aimed at widening broadband access and strengthening the country’s digital economy.

UK drives off Russian submarines lurking near subsea cables

by Harry Baldock | Apr 9, 2026

The submarines are thought to be mapping the UK’s undersea communications networks.

FCC actions will streamline retirement of US copper networks

by Bradford Randall | Apr 9, 2026

News The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new procedures to streamline transitions...

Telco retail: Going phygital at the dawn of AI commerce

by Harry Baldock | Apr 7, 2026

For Christopher Krywulak, CEO and founder of iQmetrix, the industry now faces the harsh reality of a long-delayed transformation

Tarana says Starlink’s BEAD antics “pulled the rug out” from NTIA

by Bradford Randall | Apr 7, 2026

Next-generation FWA technology creator Tarana says Starlink has pulled the rug out from under the NTIA and state broadband offices.

U Mobile driving Malaysia’s digital economic growth with ULTRA5G indoor coverage

by Harry Baldock | Apr 7, 2026

As 5G continues to mature, the battle for indoor wireless supremacy is increasing

T-Mobile and TPG eye Uniti’s fibre assets

by Harry Baldock | Apr 2, 2026

T-Mobile and private equity firm TPG are considering a bid to carve up Uniti Group

Airtel and partners pump $1bn into Nxtra data centres

by Harry Baldock | Apr 1, 2026

The transaction is designed to accelerate Nxtra’s buildout of large-scale and edge facilities to serve enterprises, hyperscalers, and government customers across India.

INWIT’s Italian tower empire crumbling as TIM pulls out

by Harry Baldock | Mar 31, 2026

TIM follows its rival Fastweb+Vodafone in refusing to renew its contact with Italy’s largest tower company

Indosat going ‘all in’ on AI as a transformative force for Indonesia

by Harry Baldock | Mar 31, 2026

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison CEO Vikram Sinha is positioning the company as a key enabler in the island nation’s AI renaissance

VMO2 taps Nokia for latest 5G RAN update

by Harry Baldock | Mar 31, 2026

Nokia announced that it has been selected by Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) for a major new multi‑year 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) deployment and modernization program across the UK.