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IoT case study: SGP.32 global standard displays clarity and simplicity

Sweden's Axentia Technologies specialises in real-time information displays for passengers in Europe, North America and the Middle East but it was complicated…

eYou European social media platform fact-checks posts in real time

It is intended as a trusted, European alternative to social media platforms awash with fakes, misinformation and toxicity – it had 50,000 users signed up before launch with 19% from the US

From data platforms to data products: a new path to value in telecoms

Partner content: Operators have invested heavily in data platforms over the last decade but many still struggle to extract consistent, enterprise-wide value

Private 5G is just getting started but telcos’ business model needs fixing

This new report from Mobile Europe includes insights from China Mobile International, Proximus Global, Telefónica Tech, Verizon Business and Vodafone Business, plus Deutsche Bahn

Cassava offers sovereign cloud solution for African governments

It will provide public sector customers with cloud, cyber security, compute AI infrastructure, local-language AI models, and an AI Institute to support national platforms

MWC2026: Ambition to execution – Open Gateway and the global API economy

How has it fared in the three years since Open Gateway's launch to turn mobile networks into a global platform of consumable, standardised APIs for developers, enterprises and cloudcos?

Telcos told to step up as AI, sovereignty and APIs reshape B2B demand

Capgemini’s latest B2B Pulse finds 74% of enterprise customers expect telcos to drive business outcomes, but only 39% say their provider delivers top-line growth

MWC26: du, Orange sign up to use agentic AWS, Nokia network slicing

Nokia and Amazon Web Services (AWS) claim a first with AI-enabled 5G-Advanced network slicing solution in a live 5G network

Alliance wants to bring hyperscalers and telcos under common ‘trust’ banner

Fifteen companies spanning cloud, telecoms, semiconductors and AI set out shared principles for a “trusted technology stack”, as sovereignty debates intensify in Europe

Telefónica, Nokia work to speed adoption of APIs with agentic AI

Their efforts include integrating the A2A protocol and MCP as a step towards building an 'agent economy' and eventually an agentic monetisation ecosystem

Europe’s digital infrastructure enters 2026 on firmer footing

Europe is structurally better placed heading into 2026, with data centres and networks set to benefit from strong policy support, although energy constraints remain

ElevenLabs raises $500m as telco AI use grows

London-based ElevenLabs deepens its move into conversational AI for telecoms while backing from Nvidia and telco partners underscores broader industry adoption

New CEPR paper questions European telcos’ returns

The research argues that Europe’s operators are earning returns close to their cost of capital, but does the analysis understate the true scale and nature of the sector's investment?

Memory prices set for record surge in early 2026

TrendForce sharply revises its outlook for memory prices, warning that sustained AI and data centre demand is pushing the global memory market into an unprecedented supply squeeze

Mobile trends that will shape the industry in 2026 and beyond

Deepfake-enabled fraud and account takeovers are no longer peripheral cases; they are driving losses at scale – the industry's response has been equally direct
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