Uber to Deliver E& $100M for Careem Stake
UAE telecom group e& is selling a 12.5% stake in Careem Technologies to Uber for $100 million, reducing its holding to 37.5%. Uber already owns the other 50% of Careem and now holds an option to acquire e&’s remaining shares between December 2031 and January 2032. The transaction awaits regulatory clearance and includes mutual options for a full buy‑out. e& says the sale sharpens its focus on core telecom assets while preserving a foothold in the fast‑growing app market.
EC Proposes Local Players Get Bulk of MSS Spectrum
The European Commission has proposed allocating the 2 GHz mobile satellite services (MSS) band with a third reserved for government and critical communications, half of the commercial portion earmarked for EU‑based providers, and the remaining half open to global bidders. The...
Telenor Pursues Top-Line Gains with Restructure
Telenor announced a major restructuring that replaces its regional model with a country‑centric organization, aiming to sharpen customer focus and drive top‑line growth. The shift is tied to goals set at its November 2025 capital markets day, promising lower administrative...
Ericsson Scores Canada 5G Development Exclusive
Ericsson has been selected by the Canadian government to lead the Advanced Wireless Communications Innovation Network (AWIN), an exclusive platform for developing mission‑critical 5G services for public safety and defence. The partnership brings Ericsson’s technology and the domestic innovation hub...
SoftBank Makes Domestic AI Data Centre Move
SoftBank Corp launched a beta of its AI Data Centre GPU Cloud, targeting a commercial rollout in October. The service combines Nvidia’s GB200 NVL72 rack—featuring 72 Blackwell GPUs and 36 Grace CPUs—with Infrinia AI Cloud OS to deliver LLM development...
Vodafone Deploys 5G CA in Germany
Vodafone Germany has begun using 5G carrier aggregation (CA) to boost upload speeds, reporting peak rates of 200 Mb/s and test peaks of 273 Mb/s in Hanover and Ciudad Real. The rollout leverages Tx Switching and dual transmission modes, including MIMO, to...
The Friday File: SpaceX IPO; 6G; T-Mobile AI
SpaceX confirmed plans for a Nasdaq IPO as early as next month, with a potential $75 billion raise and a reported $1.75 trillion valuation that would eclipse all prior tech listings. Telstra and Ericsson signed a letter of intent to jointly develop...
Ericsson Goes Large on India 5G Training
Ericsson has launched the Ericsson ITI Labs Project in partnership with India’s Telecom Sector Skill Council, aiming to train 10,000 students on 5G and fiber infrastructure. The initiative will roll out 100 ITI facilities, each delivering a 60‑hour, hands‑on curriculum...
Manus Founders Consider Deal to Unwind Meta Tie-Up
Manus, an agentic AI specialist originally founded in China and now based in Singapore, had its $2 billion acquisition by Meta blocked by Chinese regulators. The three co‑founders are now exploring a buy‑back, seeking roughly $1 billion from external investors to match...
BT Adds £700M to Cost-Cutting Target
BT Group announced it is expanding its multi‑year transformation programme, adding a £700 million ($875 million) cost‑cutting target and extending the plan to FY30. The company has already trimmed £580 million ($725 million) from FY26 costs, achieving £1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) in savings in the first...
French Consortium Eyes AI Gigafactory Bid
A French consortium called AION, comprising Orange, Iliad, Capgemini and other tech and industrial players, is preparing a bid for EU funding to build a €10 billion AI gigafactory in France. The EU’s AI Gigafactories programme offers a €20 billion ($21.8 billion) fund...
Alibaba Bolsters AI Play with Fresh Chip, LLM
Alibaba unveiled its most powerful AI processor, the Zhenwu M890, featuring 144 GB of on‑chip memory and roughly three‑fold performance gains over its predecessor. The company also launched the Qwen3.7‑Max large language model, optimized for coding and autonomous, multi‑step tasks, and...
Feature: New Zealand Telcos Press for Rural Fibre Alternatives
New Zealand’s major telcos – One NZ, Spark, 2degrees, Fortysouth and Connexa – commissioned Flint Global to produce a report urging the government to adopt a service‑led, technology‑neutral approach for rural connectivity. The study warns that expanding Chorus’s fibre network...
Singapore Operator Deal Stalls on Regulatory Probe
Keppel, the majority owner of Singapore telecom M1, will let the share purchase agreement with buyer Simba lapse after the May 21 deadline, following a regulator pause. Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) halted the deal over concerns Simba may...
Feature: T-Mobile US Bets Big on AI-RAN
T‑Mobile US is rolling out AI‑RAN across its nationwide 5G‑Advanced network, using machine‑learning to automatically adjust antenna tilt, power and capacity in real time. The system proved its self‑healing capability during a January winter storm, re‑optimising the network every five...