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Telco investments in mobile core networks surge 83% in 2025-Q4, but what about ROI?
According to new data from market research firm Omdia (owned by Informa), 2025 Q4 investments 5G SA Core networks surged 83% year-over-year. For OEMs, this uptick suggests a pivot away from the stagnant 5G Standalone (SA) momentum of recent years. Omdia identified North America and EMEA as the primary growth engines for the quarter. “The surge… Read more
Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite network comparison: Starlink V2 (Starlink Mobile) vs “Satellite Connect Europe”
Executive Summary: 1. Starlink is preparing a new Direct-to-Device (D2D) constellation to provide satellite fill-in services and has renamed their V2 D2D services as Starlink Mobile. This rebrand coincides with the introduction of their next-generation V2 satellites, which aim to provide 5G-like broadband speeds (up to 150 Mbit/s) directly to unmodified smartphones. With 650 direct-to-cell Starlink… Read more
Ericsson and Intel collaborate to accelerate AI-Native 6G; other AI-Native 6G advancements at MWC 2026
Ericsson and Intel at MWC 2026: Building on milestones in Cloud RAN, 5G Core, and open network innovation, Ericsson and Intel are showcasing joint technology advancements at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 in Barcelona this week. Demonstrations can be experienced at the Ericsson Pavilion (Hall 2), Intel Booth (Hall 3, Stand 3E31), and across partner event spaces,… Read more
Ericsson goes with custom silicon (rather than Nvidia GPUs) for AI RAN
Ahead of MWC Barcelona 2026, Ericsson unveiled its initial suite of AI-RAN products at a pre-event briefing in London, emphasizing a strategy anchored in proprietary, purpose-built silicon to enhance radio access network (RAN) performance. While the wireless industry is finally moving to virtualized/cloud RAN utilizing general-purpose processors from Intel, Ericsson is defending its continued investment… Read more
ITU-R M.[IMT-2030.EVAL] & ITU-R M.[IMT-2030.SUBMISSION] reports: Evaluation & Submission Guidelines for 6G RIT/SRITs (6G)
Backgrounder: As stated for years in IEEE Techblog posts, ITU-R Working Party 5D (WP 5D) is responsible for all International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) terrestrial radio interface technology (RIT/SRIT) reports and standards, e.g. 3G, 4G, 5G (IMT 2020) and 6G (IMT 2030). 5D has developed the minimum technical performance requirements and the evaluation criteria for IMT… Read more
Alphabet’s 2026 capex forecast soars; Gemini 3 AI model is a huge success
Google parent company Alphabet forecast 2026 capital expenditures of $175 billion to $185 billion this year, a massive jump compared with average analyst expectations that it would spend about $115.26 billion this year, according to data compiled by LSEG. The midpoint capex forecast of $180 billion was well above the $119.5 billion projected by analysts tracked… Read more
Analysis: SpaceX FCC filing to launch up to 1M LEO satellites for solar powered AI data centers in space
SpaceX has applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to launch up to 1 million LEO satellites for a new solar-powered AI data center system in space. The private company, 40% owned by Elon Musk, envisions an orbital data center system with “unprecedented computing capacity” needed to run large-scale AI inference and applications for… Read more
Huawei Cloud Review and Global Sales Partner Policies for 2026
Huawei Cloud is the cloud computing platform of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., offering a comprehensive suite of cloud services and solutions for enterprises and individual consumers. It’s ranked as the second-largest cloud service provider in China by market share, consistently placing behind the market leader, Alibaba Cloud. Huawei Cloud provides a full range of services including… Read more
From LPWAN to Hybrid Networks: Satellite and NTN as Enablers of Enterprise IoT – Part 2
By Afnan Khan (ML Engineer) and Mehsam Bin Tahir (Data Engineer) Introduction: This is the second of two articles on the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on the UK Telecom industry. The first is at Enterprise IoT and the Transformation of UK Telecom Business Models – Part 1 Executive Summary: Early Internet of… Read more
Huawei’s Electric Vehicle Charging Technology & Top 10 Charging Trends
Huawei EV Charging Backgrounder –from Google Gemini: Huawei is a major player in the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure market, focusing primarily on developing and supplying ultra-fast, liquid-cooled charging solutions and related smart energy management systems. Their involvement includes manufacturing core charging hardware and developing software/AI for intelligent network management. Key aspects of Huawei’s involvement in charging technology:… Read more