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Nokia, A1 and Microsoft deploy ‘industry-first’ 5G edge cloud network slicing

A1 was able to isolate its public Internet and enterprise traffic while keeping critical business traffic local using 4G/5G core breakout

AI and reality checks – why some big numbers don’t add up

As Sam Altman strives to raise up to $7trn in his bid to reshape the world, cooler heads have some sound advice, including for telecom

Elisa chooses 5G+ moniker for its new standalone service launch 

5G+ is increasingly meaning different things to different operators as branding begins in earnest

Nvidia forms bespoke chip unit to target cloud and wireless markets 

Ericsson has emerged as a wireless chip partner for Nvidia but is tight-lipped about latest collaboration

BT, Ericsson and Qualcomm demo slicing for gamers and enterprise

The operator called the trial “a significant milestone” as it moves towards the launch of its own 5G Standalone network

Nokia declares patent peace on licence renewals 

Its patent group now has a sales run-rate of approximately €1.3 billion and is expecting significant catch-up payments

Open RAN to account for up to 30% of global market by 2028

The RAN equipment market suffered a second year of decline in 2023, but is expected to perk up all round after 2024

Magyar Telekom expands used smartphone options with Recommerce 

Second hand and refurbished smartphones are gaining ground despite the challenge of getting stock

EU Gigabit Infrastructure Act compromises get it over the line  

Telco industry believes provisional agreement diverges from the Act’s original intentions but pledges to work with legislators

Is Open RAN finally about to break into a run?

Vodafone begins its tender for 170,000 sites and Verizon has just announced it has 130,000 that are Open RAN-ready, but we’re not under starter’s orders yet

Vodafone, e& to offer other operators managed voice services globally

The aim is help meet growing demand for voice over 4G/5G (VoLTE) and build on the agreement they announced last October

WindTre buys Opnet as deadline on its own network sale looms 

The Italian operator spends €485 million on the wholesale fixed wireless access provider

Disaggregation is taking hold in the fixed world

STL Partners’ report finds fixed has very different drivers to the mobile world and telco cloud is much less of ‘a thing’

Telecom operators voice “strong concerns” over Gigabit Act’s direction 

ECTA, ETNO, GIGAEurope and GSMA release joint statement warning Act will penalise rather than support telecom industry

Tech association CCIA hits back at ETNO’s digital network arguments  

CCIA urges EU policymakers to embrace “forward-thinking solutions” rather than focussing on incumbent players’ “doom and gloom”