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Marvell deepens data centre push with XConn deal

Marvell’s $540 million acquisition of XConn Technologies underscores how much demand for custom RAN silicon has weakened amid slowing operator investment

Soaring memory prices dampen sentiment as AI swallows output

Rising AI server demand is dampening the IT and smartphone markets as US hyperscalers suck up memory, forcing everyone else to accept higher prices

GlobalData: Meta buying Manus signals shift from AI models to rev-gen agents

Manus is Singapore-based AI startup which reportedly achieved annual revenue of up to $125 million less than a year after launch – the deal is thought be worth tens of billions of dollars

IP over DWDM, ZR+ pluggable modules surge as AI factories scale

Dell'Oro reckons IPoDWDM and Disaggregated WDM will grow at an average annual rate of 16%, reaching $4.4 billion by 2030; market for ZR+ module to grow sharply in 2026

AI is too big for the European internet – Nokia

Without a stronger digital backbone, from networks to data centres and beyond, Europe risks missing its greatest growth opportunity – the AI supercycle – according to the vendor

MasOrange, Ericsson hail milestone in AN with AI-driven SMO and rApps 

Vendor says that by collaborating this closely with MasOrange, it can tailor solutions to real-world environments and gain insights to aid the wider adoption of autonomous networks
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BSS is the foundation for monetising 5G and fuelling growth beyond connectivity

Partner video: Sonal Bhutani and Mohit Bhargava explain to Annie Turner how Ericsson is helping CSPs transform BSS which is essential for monetising services beyond connectivity

Vodafone chooses Spirent to automate 5G Core voice network testing

The two reckon jointly developed testing platform helps speed up widespread deployment of multiple vendor 5G software releases from months to days

Artificial intelligence – a human transformation

Partner content: After the long wave of digital transformation, and amid a global climate of uncertainty, a new stage is emerging – transformation through Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Fiddling while Rome burns: EC and EIB delay funding for AI factories

The European Commission and European Investment Bank Group faff about with the process that will release funding for AI factories while hyperscalers pour in tens of billions

BT announces sovereignty for new and existing services, but no detail

Some of BT Business' core products and services will be available via a new platform in the first half of 2026; there was no information about the promised new services

Scaleway rolls out Europe’s first Nvidia Blackwell Ultra

The cloud provider has also expanded its sovereign AI stack, CPU options, quantum capabilities and cloud footprint across multiple new European Availability Zones

Wipro lands multi-year deal with Odido NL to upgrade IT, CX

Use of AI is to make technology more human, according to the operator's CIO, from network services to product innovations, processes, operations, and IT infrastructure

AI+AN are changing telecoms, starting with rebuilding basics and trust

AI and autonomous networks together have immense scope to change telecoms – our new research report finds that fixing things that matter most to customers is an excellent start

TIM makes case for smarter national infrastructure

The Italian operator’s new report highlights how AI- and IoT-enabled monitoring could cut costs, extend asset lifecycles and reduce environmental impact across road, energy and water networks
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AN + AI change telecoms' future

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