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Forecast: FWA infrastructure, CPE spend above $10bn through 2029

According to a report from Dell’Oro Group, a source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data centre industries, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) continues to surge, supporting both residential and enterprise connectivity due to its ease of deployment along with the more widespread availability of 4G LTE and 5G Sub-6GHz networks. Preliminary findings […]

January 15, 2026

Airbus launches demonstrator to test 5G in orbit

Airbus UpNext, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus, has launched a new demonstrator called Airbus UpNext SpaceRAN (Space Radio Access Network). Its mission is to enable standardised global connectivity by exploring advanced 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) capabilities. This demonstrator aims to explore the 5G NTN, a versatile connectivity technology compatible with all types of business applications. […]

January 15, 2026

T-Mobile expands partnership with Netcracker

Netcracker Technology has announced that T-Mobile has expanded its relationship to bring Netcracker’s proven digital platform into the cloud, unlocking new levels of speed, scale and flexibility for partners and customers. The move builds on years of successful collaboration between T-Mobile Wholesale and Netcracker, enabling wholesale customers to launch, adapt and monetise new offerings in […]

January 15, 2026

High-speed mobile coverage increases on London’s Tube network

More stations and tunnelled sections of the Tube network across London now have high-speed mobile coverage, Transport for London (TfL) and Boldyn Networks have announced, including the first sections of the Circle and District line. Alongside the whole of the Elizabeth line, which was completed in December 2024, 62 out of 121 Tube stations that […]

January 14, 2026

Cellnex, Valencia CF boost 5G connectivity at the Nou Mestalla

Valencia Football Club and Cellnex have signed a 15-year agreement under which Cellnex will design, install, and operate the Distributed Antenna System (DAS) at the Nou Mestalla stadium, ensuring reliable, high-quality mobile connectivity with 5G capacity throughout all areas of the stadium. The DAS system, designed for large venues, will enable all mobile network operators […]

January 14, 2026

Samsung achieves virtualised RAN milestone, accelerating AI-native, 6G-ready networks

Samsung Electronics has announced that the company has successfully completed the industry’s first commercial call utilising Samsung’s virtualised RAN (vRAN) solution with the Intel Xeon 6700P-B processor series, with up to 72 cores, on a Tier 1 US operator’s live network. This builds upon the company’s previous achievement in 2024, when it completed the industry-first […]

January 13, 2026

Fastweb + Vodafone, TIM accelerate 5G rollout in Italy

TIM and Fastweb + Vodafone have reached a preliminary agreement to launch a cooperation for the development of mobile access networks through a Radio Access Network (RAN) sharing model, which will cover about 60 per cent of the Italian population. The agreement – subject to a final contract, expected by the second quarter of 2026 […]

January 7, 2026

Analysis: Telco customer loyalty is dead

Teresa Cottam, founder and Chief Analyst at Omnisperience and author of Telecoms Customer 2035, has issued a ruthless wake-up call for the telecoms industry: if telcos want to thrive in 2035, they urgently need to rethink customer relationships. According to Cottam, the evidence is stark. Hundreds of billions spent on 5G networks, fibre-to-the-home, digital transformation […]

January 6, 2026By Colin Mann

Forecast: Philippines telco, pay-TV revenue to increase at 3.8% CAGR

The Philippines telecom and pay-TV services revenue is forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8 per cent from $8 billion (€6.8bn) in 2024 to $9.7 billion in 2029, mainly supported by the mobile data and fixed broadband service segments, reveals intelligence and productivity platform Global Data. GlobalData’s Philippines Telecom Operators […]

January 1, 2026

Gogo launches air-to-ground 5G

Inflight Connectivity provider Gogo has successfully completed flight testing and validation of its 5G air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity network for North American customers. The test team completed more than 30 hours of flying across almost 20 routes to confirm that the full capabilities of the first ever 5G tower network are ready to deliver high-speed, low-latency […]

December 30, 2025By Colin Mann