All 5G articles – Page 6
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PeoplewatchDeutsche Telekom Peoplewatch: new Inflight Services & IoT chiefs named
The latest roundup of senior people moves at the German giant, including the introduction of new bosses at Deutsche Telekom IoT, the Group’s Inflight Services unit, and DT’s procurement function.
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Strategy & ChangeTOTEM CEO highlights 100-client milestone: ‘the priority is to continue growing’
Interview: Still less than five years’ old, Orange tower spinout TOTEM has ample opportunity to drive expansion in existing markets through client diversification and tenancy growth, affirms Chief Executive Emmanuel Rochas. After taking over at the business in mid-2025, he is maintaining focus on customer acquisition, digitisation of internal systems, and execution on several infra build projects at high-profile city venues.
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Analyst BriefingBTwatch: slicing 5G, steering 6G
Analyst Briefing: BT gets to work on 5G network slicing with Ericsson in a bid to leverage the network for B2B customers; while ‘committing’ with Nokia, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm to help shape early 6G thinking…
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Network & InfraVirgin Media O2 seeks 5G edge through kit pre-assembly
UK operator is looking for ‘right first time’ gains by shifting to embrace pre-assembly and testing of kit for 5G site upgrades, and in doing so oil the wheels of its ongoing Mobile Transformation Plan.
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch MWC roundup: Höttges’ ‘Hedgehog Day’
MWC26 Special Analyst Briefing: Group CEO Tim Höttges issues scathing critique of Europe’s Digital Networks Act, calling on regulators to draw inspiration from the USA’s regulatory approach. The operator unveiled a series of fresh partnerships and products, with a focus on AI integrations and network upgrades…
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch MWC roundup: Murtra’s European merger masterplan
MWC26 Special Analyst Briefing: Murtra kicks off Telefónica’s MWC with calls for the EC to “unleash” telcos through M&A, and in doing so enable “deeper” technology investments. AI, cross-border collaboration, and sovereignty took precedence in the wave of developments the operator unveiled during the event…
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Products & ServicesTurkey: Vodafone repositions ahead of ‘largest 5G launch yet’
MWC26: Vodafone Turkey CEO Engin Aksoy says infra is in place, focus now on repositioning commercial approach to leverage 5G once live.
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Network & InfraVM O2 plans ‘mini macro’ sites to boost city bandwidth
MWC26: UK operator has engaged tower companies on buildout of new, lower-footprint site form factor as part of ongoing, £700m-per-year Mobile Transformation Plan…
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Network & InfraGermany’s O2 brings AWS in-house with Outposts deployment
MWC26: Telefónica operating business said to be first in world to bring AWS‑managed hardware inside its own data centre perimeter, enabling lower‑latency and local data processing.
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Network & InfraDT confirms Europe open RAN tender is ongoing
MWC26: Operator confirms work on its “component-based” European open RAN tender is continuing, with disaggregation lead Thomas Lips highlighting recent progress with developing the technology…
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Network & InfraBT taps Ericsson for programmable networks ‘building blocks’
MWC26: networks chief Greg McCall touts expanded Ericsson engagement as laying the foundations for dynamic, programmable, application-aware networks, with network slicing and APIs for real-world use-cases.
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Partnerships & AlliancesTelefónica, Orange among first telcos to tie with Satellite Connect Europe
MWC26: Telco duo sign agreements to trial D2D services and explore use-cases with AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone’s satellite joint venture, as the space connectivity player moves towards launching commercial services later this year…
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Network & InfraBT gets in on 6G action with vendor triumvirate
MWC26: Group adds its logo to Nokia, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm 6G initiatives as BT’s tentative, sometimes dismissive view of 6G begins to give way…
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Network & InfraDT taps tech quartet for full stack 5G core power management
Telco to deploy new Full Stack Energy Efficiency system after completing trials of the technology with AMD, HPE, Lenovo, and Mavenir. DT indicates tests delivered up to 65% reduction in 5G core energy consumption, with potential upgrades flagged…
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Network & InfraNokia and AWS team up to show agentic AI 5G slicing with Orange and du
Nokia and AWS debut an agentic AI 5G Advanced slicing solution now running in live Orange and du networks.
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Network & InfraBITÉ and brown-iposs: bridging the confidence gap for Level 5 RAN automation
Mobile network autonomy need no longer be framed as science fiction, but as an engineering discipline: validate inputs, expose decision logic, and quantify impact before changing the network. Baltic mobile group BITÉ’s RAN field test of brown‑iposs’s CARAT offers an instructive lens on what it really takes to operationalise Level 5 ambitions…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: MTN’s tower take-back; Eutelsat puts LEO front and centre
Analyst Briefing: MTN plots IHS Towers buy; Eutelsat doubles down on LEO as it calls off Flexsat GEO project; Ardian said to mull Brookfield tie-up for INWIT takeover; more…
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Analyst BriefingDeutsche Telekomwatch: T-Mobile’s bid to stay different
Analyst Briefing: A run-through of T-Mobile US’s strategy update, as the Un-Carrier re-expresses belief in its ability to outdo rivals on network quality and value, and backs it up with higher financial and commercial targets. In Europe DT refreshes its satellite IoT service through new partnerships, and flags research work on quantum…
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Financial & PerformanceUnveiled at T-Mobile: The Gopalan Grow Plan
Capital Markets Day: New T-Mobile US CEO Srini Gopalan re-commits (with some tweaks) to the medium-term strategic plan outlined by the operator in 2024, following his recent appointment to job. Amid ongoing Wall Street wobbles over the competitive picture facing US operators, he assures the Un-Carrier has plenty of fuel in the tank.
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InterviewBoldyn’s marathon man: Brendan O’Reilly on building ‘win‑win’ shared networks for the UK
Interview: Boldyn’s UK&I CEO draws lessons from Olympic‑grade collaboration to map a shared‑success playbook — revealing how long‑term partnerships are set to underpin the UK’s 5G and national digital infrastructure leap, and where everyone, from MNOs to local government, wins together.