Spain – Movistar – Expands – 3.5 GHz 5G Sites by 1,229 Units
In the 700 MHz band, which is used for wider area coverage, Movistar had 11,934 base stations in July, up 1,137 from March In sum – what to know: 1,229 new 3.5 GHz sites since March – Movistar expanded from 6,958 to 8,178 sites, maintaining a lead of about 6,000 over rivals MásOrange and Vodafone. […]
Canada – Bell – Partners – with Perplexity to Offer Free AI Subscription
The move is part of Bell’s broader strategy to deliver practical AI tools over its high-speed fiber, 5G, and 5G+ networks In sum – what to know: Bell–Perplexity partnership – Eligible Bell customers get a year of Perplexity Pro free, positioning Bell as a front-line enabler of AI-powered productivity tools in Canada. Global telco–AI trend […]
Saudi Arabia – Humain – Deploys – OpenAI Models in Local Data Centers
Humain noted that hosting within Saudi Arabia ensures compliance with the Kingdom’s data sovereignty and regulatory requirements, allowing enterprises, public institutions, and developers to use the models without transferring data abroad In sum – what to know: Two OpenAI models now hosted in Saudi Arabia – gpt-oss-120B and gpt-oss-20B are deployed on Groq’s infrastructure in […]
Global – Brookfield – Predicts – AI Data Center Capacity to Double by 2025
Brookfield anticipates AI-oriented data centers will reach roughly 15 GW of capacity by the end of 2025, up from about 7 GW at the end of 2024 In sum – what to know: $7 trillion AI infrastructure spend forecast (2025–2034) – $4T for chips, $2T for data centers, $500B each for power/transmission and supporting tech. […]
USA – Mobile Future Forward – Hosts – Industry Leaders to Discuss 5G and AI
The Quantumverse Era represents an extraordinary inflection point in human history, one that will be remembered as the moment when humanity transcended beyond the limitations of its previous technological, economic, and creative horizons. This is not a gradual shift; it is the dynamic convergence of revolutionary technologies across multiple, once-distinct domains. Together, they are poised […]
Global – AWS – Expands – AI Model Portfolio with Anthropic and OpenAI
AWS has expanded its AI offerings with Anthropic’s Claude 4 on Bedrock and OpenAI’s open weight models on Bedrock and SageMaker; they join a stable of closed and open LLMs on its cloud environment. In sum – what to know: Model variety – AWS is now offering Anthropic’s proprietary Claude 4 models and OpenAI’s new […]
Israel – Sony Semiconductor – Advances – Secure Fleet Telematics Solutions
Telematics has evolved into critical fleet infrastructure, demanding secure, scalable, precise, and low-power solutions to optimize costs, ensure compliance, enhance safety, and meet rising customer expectations in complex, large-scale deployments. Fleet tracking has moved from operational nice-to-have to boardroom priority. According to Allied Market Research, the global commercial telematics market will surge from $16.9 billion […]
Amazon Web Services Announces $20 Billion AI Investment in Pennsylvania with Historic Infrastructure Expansion
Amazon Web Services Announces $20 Billion AI Investment in Pennsylvania with Historic Infrastructure Expansion
Nokia Leads 3-Year EU Drone Project with Nvidia and Saab
With Nvidia, Saab and Leonardo onboard, the Nokia-led Proactif project targets autonomous infrastructure protection across energy, transport and telecom Nokia has been selected to lead a major European Union-funded initiative aimed at using drones and robotics to monitor and protect critical infrastructure across the continent. The three-year project, called Proactif, brings together 43 organizations across […]
Fujitsu Launches 1FINITY to Boost Global Network Infrastructure
Fujitsu plans to transfer four of its group companies and their related companies to 1FINITY In sum – what you need to know: New spin-off, new strategy – Fujitsu will launch 1FINITY on July 1, 2025, consolidating its network products business, including optical gear and O-RAN-compliant 5G hardware. AI and 6G-ready – 1FINITY will focus […]
BSNL to Launch 5G in India After 4G Stabilization in 2025
BSNL has installed 90,000 4G towers, with 76,000 already commissioned In sum – what you need to know: BSNL to launch 5G after 4G stabilizes – India’s state-run BSNL will only switch to 5G once its 4G network, now nearing 100,000 towers, meets quality benchmarks. No foreign tech in BSNL’s 5G plan – Telecom Minister […]
Stonepeak Launches Hyperscale Platform to Power AI Growth in 2025
Stonepeak said its global data center footprint includes assets such as Cologix, CoreSite, Digital Edge and Cirion, spanning more than 100 facilities and 500 MW of capacity In sum – what you need to know: Stonepeak bets $1.5B on AI-powered infra – The firm launched Montera Infrastructure, a hyperscale data center platform in North America, […]
Nokia Misses Q1 2025 Profit Targets but Strengthens Ties with T-Mobile
In sum – what to know Weak quarter, bright spots – Nokia missed Q1 expectations with a 36% shortfall in operating profit, driven by a one-off €120m charge in Mobile Networks, despite strong growth in enterprise and regional US sales. Enterprise and Infinera gains – enterprise sales surged 27% on private 5G and fibre supplies, […]
InterDigital’s 6G Vision Unveiled – Why Selectivity is Their Superpower
The head of InterDigital’s Wireless Lab weighs in on AI in a 6G context Some hard questions are being asked of 6G these days: Is it inevitable? How risky will it be? Is 5G good enough for most of what most people want to do? And why would operators invest in 6G, when they are […]
5G Wave and OTT Boom Transform Malaysia’s Mobile Landscape
5G is expected to represent 84% of total mobile subscriptions in Malaysia by 2029, according to GlobalData In sum – what you need to know: 5G fuels mobile growth – Malaysia’s mobile services revenue is expected to grow at a 3.5% CAGR through 2029, largely driven by rising mobile data use and wider 5G adoption. […]
OpenAI’s Stargate Project May Land in the UK: What It Means for AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman previously said that he “would love to do a Stargate Europe” In sum – what you need to know: Stargate eyes UK expansion – OpenAI and SoftBank are considering the U.K. for the first international site of their $500 billion Stargate AI infrastructure project. $100B phase kicks off – The Stargate […]
Upgrading Infrastructure to Manage AI’s Growing Energy Demands
AI workloads don’t just consume energy—they consume it with patterns that are impossible to predict. This is why infrastructure upgrades are key In sum – what you need to know: AI energy demand – rapid expansion of AI tech, especially large models and applications, drives unpredictable energy spikes that strain outdated power grids and data […]
BSNL Eyes 5G Growth with Infrastructure Upgrades and Competitive Pricing”
Earlier this year, BSNL had received interest from three companies for deploying its 5G Standalone (SA) network in Delhi In sum – what you need to know: All-in on 5G – BSNL has upgraded 73,000 4G sites (100,000 by mid-2025) and rolling out 26,000 new towers, mostly in rural India, as part of the country’s […]
Will Private 5G Wireless Revolutionize Enterprise Networks?
Over the past several years, I have visited with and been briefed by several private wireless providers of all sizes. Some are stronger than others. Some are larger. Some are going it alone, while others are partnering or involved in M&A. Some focus only on wireless, while others include wireline. That being said, let me […]
Ericsson Sees 61% Profit Surge as US Sales Boom and CEO Faces Uncertainty
In sum – what you need to know: Punchy Q1 results – Ericsson saw net income surge 61% and gross margin jump 48.2% in the first quarter, driven by booming (possibly pre-tariff) network sales in North America – offsetting drops in every other region. CEO shake-up looms – despite a good quarter, with key API-related […]