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MTN moves to retake control of IHS Towers in $6.2bn deal

The pan-African operator seeks to reintegrate nearly 29,000 African towers as it tests the limits of the towerco model

Telia claims Norway first with nationwide commercial 5G SA launch

Operator introduces standalone 5G as “Avansert 5G” for enterprise customers, positioning slicing and low latency as differentiators

Creating value, scale at 5G’s edge for customers’ operational needs

Enterprises balance on-prem, cloud workloads, mobile devices and multiple access types, so edge only adds value if it reduces complexity elsewhere, rather than adds another isolated layer

Telefónica claims European edge leadership in Spain

The operator has activated 10 edge nodes and will add 7 more during 2026 to meet rising demand for compute, AI, power and technical floor space as a major differentiator

Sky Deutschland migrates Vodafone cable customers to IPTV  

As it waits to be acquired by RTL, Sky is beginning a major transition away from traditional cable delivery towards IPTV for customers on Vodafone’s network

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

Telenor unifies Nordic operations to create global IoT player

Telenor has consolidated its Nordic IoT activities under Telenor Connexion, forming a single organisation aimed at strengthening its position in managed IoT services

Nvidia pumps $1 billion into Nokia to create AI-RAN market

T-Mobile US will also collaborate with Nokia and Nvidia to drive and test AI-RAN technologies as a part of a 6G development process

Broadcom launches Wi-Fi 8 chips, partners OpenAI

Broadcom’s first Wi-Fi 8 silicon portfolio has somewhat been eclipsed by the inevitable OpenAI deal, which excited the market even more

Angola Cables appoints new European CEO

Established in October 2024, TelCables Europe is using its Portugal PoP to attract customers looking for cloud and peering services with its parent

Wi-Fi 8: how close are we to a final standard?

Wi-Fi 8 (IEEE 802.11bn) aims to provide ultra-reliable, low-latency, energy-efficient connectivity with seamless roaming, but global standardisation is needed before its expected 2027–2028 rollout

Indus Towers charts international debut with Africa move

The plan is to utilise Airtel Africa's presence in 15 markets so it can diversify its revenue streams, but operations in places like Nigeria can be challenging

Telenor chooses Broadpeak to power new Nordic CDN

New network is meant to be capable of streaming more than 1Tbps per server and supports a multi-PoP architecture Telenor has selected French video delivery...

Nokia launches 5G-based mobile broadband radio for railways

The vendor adds this to its core railway solution but Europe’s GSM-R phase-out is still crawling along

Private 5G edges toward the mainstream 

Analyst house projects private 5G investments to grow 41% annually to over $5 billion by 2028, led by Industry 4.0 deployments, though the forecast may be optimistic
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