All 5G articles
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NetworkVerizon switches on private 5G across Thames Freeport
Verizon Business has completed a five-site rollout in the UK connecting port, logistics, and manufacturing tenants in a sector where BT has also been active, and at a time when the two telco giants are preparing to join forces internationally.
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NetworkOrange Spain looks to AI to unlock the next phase of its 5G edge platform
Private 5G provides the connectivity and edge provides the compute, but Orange Spain now sees AI as the missing layer needed to turn its Conecta 5G platform into a more valuable enterprise proposition.
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NetworkAT&T says it won’t wait for 6G to deploy ISAC, as Ericsson debuts its sensing solution
AT&T and Ericsson are pushing integrated sensing and communications towards commercial deployment years before 6G, arguing that 5G infrastructure can already support useful applications such as drone detection, albeit with dedicated sensing radios and extra compute.
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InnovationT-Mobile’s Kinetic Edge bet hinges on where physical AI will run
Physical AI is giving T-Mobile another shot at making edge computing pay. Kinetic Edge promises cheaper, lighter robots by shifting AI processing into distributed infrastructure, but proving wireless networks can support time-critical inference reliably remains the crucial test.
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InnovationTelefónica turns to R&D to reinforce space platform credentials
The operator is participating in two R&D schemes that focus on integrating terrestrial and orbital networks and may provide tech backup for the operator as it jostles for a major supporting role in delivery of next-gen satellite services.
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B2BVodafone plots cloud-like future to crack 5G SA monetisation
Vodafone wants to move 5G standalone beyond selling customers an ‘insurance policy’, using digital twins and greater network observability to support a more cloud-like, on-demand commercial model.
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InterviewEY-Parthenon: in face of disruption, telcos must think differently about differentiation
Analysis: Can telecom operators transcend infrastructure before non-traditional challengers capture the enterprise frontier? Drawing on global C-suite research, this analysis explores why differentiation, agentic architectures and national sovereignty represent the industry’s most viable growth engines, and why defensive cost-cutting will not secure long-term relevance.
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NetworkOrange puts AI-RAN through its paces as NVIDIA, Nokia hail momentum
Orange’s AI-RAN scepticism is giving way to live network experimentation, with the operator testing whether spectrum efficiencies and shared edge compute can justify deployment. NVIDIA and Nokia now count nearly 20 telcos among their AI-RAN collaborators, with BT, DT, and Elisa among those advancing the tech towards commercialisation.
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Public AffairsUK telcos lobby for government assistance on energy bills
Execs from BT and VodafoneThree call for a major rethink on network power fees to reflect telcos’ Critical National Infrastructure responsibilities.
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B2BTelefónica ties with NOS to drive defence push at European level
Telefónica and NOS are combining 5G, edge, AI and secure communications expertise for defence applications, reflecting a wider European telco push to turn existing technology capabilities into new business as governments increase military investment.
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Network6G: European telco leaders lay down migration markers
In depth: Deutsche Telekom, Orange, and Vodafone set out their conditions for 6G at Network X, mapping how Europe’s leading operators are converging on a pragmatic vision to protect 5G investments, minimise hardware disruption and making economics drive migration, albeit with differences remaining over spectrum sharing, core architecture, and timing…
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Partnerships & AlliancesRevolut picks O2 for expansion into German mobile
Fast-expanding fintech brand brings disruptive virtual mobile service to another European market, launching single, app-native data plan over O2 network.
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NetworkOrange’s Alok Srivastava advises against big bang shift to 6G
Orange believes the path to 6G should be evolutionary rather than revolutionary, where operators must maximise existing 5G investments, develop new revenue streams, and avoid a costly migration unless compelling customer use cases emerge.
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InterviewBridge Alliance pushes global frontiers with Aduna tie-up, Americas talks
Interview: Fuelled by the multinational comms needs of APAC exporters, particularly in the EV market, the regional telco grouping is seeking to extend its platform in Europe and the Americas. CEO Loo Boon Chee gives TelcoTitans an update on development of the international ecosystem as it seeks to offer Asian businesses a ‘single pane of glass’ into cross-border IoT, APIs, and more…
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NetworkGerman telco trio target broadcasting with latest network API trial
O2, Telekom, and Vodafone mark latest collaboration on network APIs, working alongside broadcaster RTL to show how network slicing and the Quality on Demand API can help improve TV production processes.
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Analyst BriefingOrangewatch: Is Orange in M&A talks in Africa?
Analyst Briefing: reports of a potential Ghana expansion, full integration of the Spanish operation, and the wait for French consolidation goes on. Plus more from Orange Business, and across the Europe and Africa footprint…
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Technology & ITFrom reactive to proactive: Ericsson and AWS bring agentic intelligence to OSS/BSS
Playbook: Legacy billing environments increasingly imperil CSP agility, yet ungrounded autonomy poses intolerable operational risks. Through an expanding collaboration with AWS, Ericsson is embedding governed, multi-agent artificial intelligence into production systems. Read how CSPs are already executing migrations and accelerating go-to-market…
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Special ReportNetwork APIs find their market, but where’s the money?
Special Report #1/4: in the first part of a four-part series on network APIs, we look at the scale (or otherwise) of operator revenue from the interfaces and the main use-cases driving it: namely fraud prevention and identity authentication.
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PeoplewatchBT networks R&D chief passes the baton
Chris Bramley set to take the reins of network and research strategy at BT, as Gabriela Styf Sjöman steps down.
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Technology & ITROVA unboxed: telco-native endpoint platform emerges from stealth mode
After quietly powering management and cross-selling for millions of enterprise and consumer devices for a US telecom titan, ROVA Software is stepping out of the shadows to bring its telco-native platform to the rest of the world with the launch of ROVA Europe and a mission to reinvent how other operators maximise endpoint experience and value-add.