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Report: Netherlands tops mobile QoE in Europe

MedUX, a specialist in international fixed and mobile network testing and benchmarking, has released its 2026 report on mobile network performance across Europe. The crowdsourcing research reveals that the Netherlands leads the region for overall Quality of Experience (QoE), a measure of user satisfaction, scoring 4.51 out of 5. Denmark and Norway follow closely behind […]

February 26, 2026

NTT DATA, Ericsson 5G collaboration

NTT DATA, a specialist in AI, digital business and technology services, and Ericsson have announced a multi-year partnership to accelerate enterprise adoption of private 5G and unlock advanced edge AI and physical AI use cases. As organisations look to embed intelligence at the edge across global operations, the partnership will enable AI-driven, outcome-focused transformation. By […]

February 26, 2026

Samsung, Orange bring vRAN and Open RAN to the field in Europe

Samsung Electronics and Orange Group have announced an expanded partnership, entering the next phase of their virtualised RAN (vRAN) and Open RAN projects in Europe. Building on successful pilots completed since 2023, the companies have agreed to extend the number of vRAN and Open RAN sites in 2026. With the seamless integration of Samsung’s vRAN […]

February 25, 2026

Laser terminals to operate at 100x faster

Astrolight, a space and defence-tech company pioneering laser communication solutions across space, ground and maritime domains, is set to demonstrate its low-SWaP (size, weight, and power) ATLAS-1 laser communication terminals in space for the first time. The terminals will demonstrate high-bandwidth (up to 1 Gbps), secure space-to-ground links aboard two customer satellites, scheduled for launch […]

February 24, 2026

Ookla, Ericsson enable methodology for testing 5G network slices

Ookla, a specialist in connectivity intelligence, and Ericsson, the communications technology giant, have demonstrated a solution allowing users to measure and validate 5G network slicing performance. The companies say this collaboration marks a milestone in the 5G-Advanced era, providing a way to validate the Quality of Experience (QoE) essential for the next generation of mobile […]

February 23, 2026

Report: AI uncertainty drives MNOs call for 6G flexibility

The rapid advancement of AI is accelerating new services and capabilities across the mobile ecosystem, placing fresh demands on future networks as 6G standardisation begins. At the same time, the pace and diversity of AI-driven use cases reinforce the need for flexibility in how future network standards are defined. In its latest publication, AI Surge […]

February 19, 2026

5G Americas to dissolve

5G Americas has announced that its Board of Governors has approved a plan to formally dissolve the organisation and wind down operations, with an expected closure date of February 27th. Since its founding, 5G Americas has served as the trusted voice of the wireless industry across the Americas, fostering collaboration among leading operators and vendors […]

February 19, 2026

Report: Europe still trails global peers in 5G, FTTH

Connect Europe has unveiled its 2026 State of Digital Communications report, with research conducted by Analysys Mason. The report highlights a growing contradiction at the heart of Europe’s digital economy. Europe’s digital communications ecosystem now represents 5 per cent of EU GDP, underpinning competitiveness, security and technological sovereignty – yet total telecom investment, while still […]

February 18, 2026

Videe adopts Sony’s 5G technologies

Videe, the Italian broadcast production company, is accelerating its adoption of next-generation workflows through Sony’s 5G production technologies. The ​project is the end result of a comprehensive commercial trial during which the ​​c​ompany tested multiple systems and has now adopted six Sony 5G kits built around the NXL-ME80 media edge processor, CBK-RPU7 remote production unit, and PDT-FP1 portable data transmitter.  As […]

February 18, 2026

Research: Europe’s 5G acceleration driven by Austria, Spain, UK, France

The second edition of Ookla and Omdia’s report on the global state of 5G Standalone confirms that the technology has moved beyond launch announcements into an execution-driven phase. By the close of 2025, the ‘coverage gap’ between major economic blocs had narrowed, but a more consequential ‘capability gap’ has emerged, reflecting divergent spectrum strategies, investment […]

February 17, 2026