India’s 5G Traffic Surges over 70% YoY | Nokia MBiT Index 2026
Nokia’s 13th Mobile Broadband Index shows India’s 5G data traffic jumped 70% year‑on‑year to 12.9 exabytes in 2025, now accounting for roughly 47% of all mobile broadband traffic. Average monthly data use per subscriber rose above 31 GB, reflecting an 18% five‑year CAGR driven by eMBB services, AI apps, 4K streaming and cloud gaming. Metro circles lead adoption, with 5G contributing 58% of traffic there, while over 383 million devices are already 5G‑capable. Nokia projects India’s 5G subscriber base could surpass one billion by 2031, cementing its position as the world’s second‑largest 5G market.
Mikko Soirola Joins Elisa Industriq as CEO
Elisa Industriq, the fast‑growing software arm of Finland's Elisa Group, has appointed Mikko Soirola as its new chief executive officer. Soirola, who previously unified multiple Nordic software firms at Finago and Accountor Software, will steer the company through its next...
Taiwan’s KBRO Taps Harmonic to Drive Network Upgrade
Taiwan’s leading multiple‑system operator KBRO is upgrading its broadband access network using Harmonic’s fiber‑on‑demand solution built on the cOS™ virtualized platform. The new architecture complements KBRO’s DOCSIS high‑split strategy, allowing demand‑driven fiber expansion and a transition to XGS‑PON for multi‑gigabit...
GSME, Tarana Wireless Partner to Transform Wireless Connectivity
GS Microelectronics U.S., Inc. (GSME) has entered a strategic partnership with Tarana Wireless to provide dedicated RF‑Analog engineering support for Tarana’s transceiver portfolio and future road‑map. The collaboration will accelerate product optimization, validation and new releases, especially for Tarana’s Fixed Wireless Access solutions...
Antevia Joins O-RAN ALLIANCE to Drive Enterprise 5G
Antevia Networks has joined the O‑RAN Alliance to help shape open standards for private 5G deployments. The move supports its 5G Shift solution, which uses cloud‑native, virtualised RAN built on commercial‑off‑the‑shelf hardware. Shared Cell technology consolidates multiple radios into a...
CMA Technology Picks Rivada to Drive Secure Connectivity
CMA Technology has partnered with Rivada Space Networks to resell its Outernet, a 600‑satellite low‑Earth‑orbit mesh that provides secure, low‑latency connectivity. Rivada reports over $19 billion in global business tied to the network, which routes data entirely in space via laser...
Grameenphone Taps Mobileum to Address Rising 5G Security Threats
Mobileum has launched its AI‑driven risk management platform at Grameenphone, one of Bangladesh’s largest telecom operators. The solution is already cutting fraud exposure and improving customer experience on the carrier’s 5G network. Mobileum’s integrated suite combines roaming, security, testing, and...
Taiwan Startups Showcase AI Capabilities at NVIDIA GTC 2026
Taiwan’s Startup Island SV Hub led a delegation of 16 AI startups to NVIDIA’s GTC 2026, highlighting the island’s shift from pure hardware manufacturing to full‑stack AI innovation. Two firms, MetAI and Spingence, earned spots in NVIDIA’s Inception showcase, while...
AI-Native Service Automation | Mplify Unveils Kylie SDK Release with MCP Integration
Mplify has launched the Kylie SDK, adding Model Context Protocol (MCP) support to its Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) APIs. The update equips service providers with AI‑native LSO Business and Operational APIs, plus a new API Blending Tool that auto‑generates MCP...
CableLabs, Zoom Showcase AI-Driven Framework to Enhance Network Performance
CableLabs and Zoom completed a pilot of the Quality by Design (QbD) framework, which merges real‑time network telemetry with application performance data to automatically improve user experience. The pilot introduced Zoom’s Client as a Sensor feature, feeding latency, jitter and...
Ericsson, Depa Partner to Upskill Thai Learners on AI and 5G
Ericsson has partnered with Thailand’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa) to embed its Ericsson Educate program into depa’s Digital Skills Roadmap, offering free AI and 5G courses to all Thai learners. The initiative supports depa’s ambition to produce at least...
Ai+ Smartphone Unveils the Nova Series in India
Ai+ Smartphone introduced its Nova Series in India, with the Nova 2 and Nova 2 Ultra slated for an April 9, 2026 launch on Flipkart and select retailers. The lineup expands to five models—including Nova 2 Pro, Nova 2 Neo and Nova Flip—over the coming months, emphasizing customizable design, strong...
Home Telecom Selects Teleste and Mega Hertz to Drive High-Split HFC Modernization
Home Telecom announced the completion of a high‑split HFC modernization using Teleste’s ICON Series intelligent amplifiers and Argus Network Management System, delivered and integrated by Mega Hertz. The solution supports 1.8 GHz forward‑path capacity and is ready for DOCSIS 4.0 deployments, while...
The Tech Stack Behind Real-Time Bonus and Reward Distribution
Real‑time bonus distribution in modern gaming relies on an event‑driven architecture that captures player actions instantly via streaming platforms such as Kafka or Kinesis. These events feed a unified, continuously updated data layer that powers decision engines using rule‑based logic,...
Bouygues Telecom Taps Polystar to Drive Analytics and Performance Management
Bouygues Telecom has launched a cloud‑native Analytics and Performance Management platform built on Polystar’s Kalix suite, completing a multi‑year migration. The solution unifies data from over 60 core and RAN systems, delivering granular KPI insights across vendors. Customized dashboards and...
Pilot Photonics Selected by Finchetto for Optical Network Switch
Pilot Photonics, an Irish integrated‑laser specialist, has partnered with Finchetto to supply its nanosecond tunable lasers for the development of the world’s first fully optical passive network switch. The switch aims to slash data‑centre power consumption by up to 20×...
Case Study | Geospatial Technology Accelerating India’s Telecom Growth Story
India’s telecom sector is leveraging geospatial technology to accelerate network rollouts and bridge the digital divide. Jio’s AirFiber project used Esri’s ArcGIS platform to create a national‑scale 3D GIS model covering over 100 million buildings in 900 cities. The system generated...
HFCL Bags USD 1.10 Billion OFC Contract with Global MNC
HFCL Ltd. has secured a long‑term supply agreement with a global multinational corporation to provide high‑fibre‑count optical fiber cables (OFC) worth approximately USD 1.10 billion through December 2030. The contract will deliver multi‑million fibre‑kilometre volumes each year, marking HFCL’s first multi‑year OFC deal...
Defining the Blueprint | Shifting Contours of Connectivity in an AI-Native 6G Era
The telecom industry is redefining 6G as an AI‑native, cloud‑native architecture rather than a simple upgrade of 5G. AI will be embedded in every control loop, turning networks into self‑optimizing platforms that can predict failures and allocate resources in real...
Ericsson Drives 6G Journey Toward an Intelligent Fabric at MWC 2026
Ericsson used Mobile World Congress 2026 to showcase its AI‑native 6G roadmap, positioning its silicon‑based radios and open‑source software as the backbone of an intelligent network fabric. The company announced collaborations with Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm and the Linux Foundation’s OCUDU...
Antevia Networks, Benetel Partner to Drive Outdoor Private 5G Deployments
Antevia Networks and Benetel announced a strategic partnership that integrates Benetel’s outdoor O‑RU with Antevia’s 5G SHIFT private network platform. The combined solution promises faster, repeatable outdoor private 5G deployments with simplified procurement and clearer responsibility boundaries. It is positioned for...
Comviva Unveils NGAGE to Power AI-Driven Customer Engagement for Enterprise
Comviva has launched NGAGE for Enterprises, a next‑generation CPaaS platform that delivers AI‑driven, omnichannel customer engagement with built‑in identity verification and fraud protection. The SaaS solution features a low‑code workflow builder, supporting SMS, Email, RCS and WhatsApp, while integrating network‑based...
Equinix Unveils the Distributed AI Hub to Secure Enterprise AI Infra
Equinix announced the Distributed AI Hub, a vendor‑neutral platform that unifies AI infrastructure across its 280 global data centers. Powered by Equinix Fabric Intelligence™, the Hub lets enterprises connect to model providers, GPU clouds, data platforms, and security services via...
Kaniz Mahdi Joins TM Forum’s AI and Data Mission Board
TM Forum announced that Kaniz Mahdi, AWS Industries Director of Technology, has joined its AI and Data Mission Board. The board will steer the AI‑Native Blueprint, which debuted three core projects—Model as a Service, Data Products Lifecycle Management, and Agentic...
VIAVI Unveils True-Phase DAS Fiber Sensing Interrogator with AI/ML at the Edge
VIAVI Solutions introduced a next‑generation True‑Phase Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) interrogator that embeds AI and machine‑learning at the network edge. The device leverages VIAVI’s patented phase‑stepping interferometry to deliver accurate strain, vibration and acoustic measurements across multiple fibers. Real‑time event...
Kerlink, Europorte Unveil Tracking System to Reinvent Freight Monitoring
Kerlink and Europorte have launched Track Value, an AI‑driven freight‑monitoring platform that combines edge‑processed sensor data with Kinéis nanosatellite connectivity. The Mobile Hub learns each wagon’s normal behavior and flags anomalies such as brake failures or odometry drift without needing extra...
Talk to Your Data | T-Systems Unveils AI Agent to Accelerate Analysis Work
T‑Systems launched “Talk to your data,” an AI‑driven chat platform that connects disparate corporate data sources, searches, analyzes, and visualizes information on demand. The solution uses an ontology layer to map data across systems, enabling natural‑language queries. Pilot projects, including...
Jackson County REMC Taps Adtran to Transform Broadband Network
Jackson County REMC has partnered with Adtran to overhaul its rural broadband network, deploying fiber access, AI‑driven Mosaic One SaaS, and Intellifi® managed Wi‑Fi. The integrated solution aims to close the digital divide across a ten‑county area, serving more than...
Eurofiber, Colt Announce Cross-Carrier Quantum-Secured Fiber Corridor
Eurofiber and Colt Technology Services announced a cross‑carrier Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) corridor linking the financial hubs of Amsterdam, London and Brussels. The partnership leverages Eurofiber’s dense fiber infrastructure and Colt’s ultra‑low‑latency carrier‑grade services to deliver quantum‑secured, high‑performance connectivity. The...
TIME dotCom Taps Ciena to Offer 1 Tb/S Data Transmission Across the Pacific
TIME dotCom Berhad has integrated Ciena’s latest coherent optical technology into the 9,000‑km FASTER submarine cable, enabling a single‑carrier wavelength capacity of 1 Tb/s and an industry‑first 1.6 Tb/s solution. The upgrade comes as global bandwidth demand has more than tripled since...
O2 Telefónica, Ekinops Partner to Drive 5G Connectivity for Enterprise
O2 Telefónica and Ekinops have co‑developed the MRU‑5G Managed Remote Unit, a mobile‑fixed solution that extends gigabit‑class 5G connectivity into enterprise buildings where fiber is impractical. The outdoor unit can be installed up to 100 m from a data room with zero...
Digital Twin | How Telefonica Is Driving Energy Efficiency in Its Data Centers
Telefonica Germany, together with EkkoSense, has rolled out an IoT‑driven digital‑twin platform that monitors thermal conditions in real time across its data‑center portfolio. The solution combines 3‑D visualization, advanced analytics and predictive alerts to fine‑tune climate control, improve Power Usage...
Singtel Picks Ericsson to Drive Industry Transformation with 5G Advanced
Singapore’s telecom leader Singtel has entered a strategic partnership with Ericsson to fast‑track the rollout of 5G Advanced as an AI‑powered, programmable platform for enterprises. The collaboration will introduce AI‑in‑RAN, end‑to‑end network slicing with enforceable SLAs, and commercial APIs to...
Safaricom Powers the 2026 WRC Safari Rally with Advanced Connectivity, IoT Solutions
Safaricom has been named the official technology and connectivity partner for the 2026 World Rally Championship Safari Rally in Kenya. The telco will deploy multiple Connectivity on Wheels units and optimise its 5G network to support high‑speed livestreaming, media centres,...
Rakuten Symphony, Lightstorm to Deliver Sovereign Network-as-a-Service Platform
Rakuten Symphony and Lightstorm have formed a strategic partnership to deliver a sovereign Network‑as‑a‑Service platform that merges Lightstorm’s Polarin NaaS fabric with Rakuten’s cloud‑native platform and orchestrator. The combined solution provides a self‑service portal for provisioning, billing, and performance monitoring...
Ericsson, Optus Partner on AI Model for Accurate 5G SA Coverage Prediction
Ericsson and Australian carrier Optus have launched a joint trial of an artificial‑intelligence model that predicts whether a device on one 5G Standalone frequency layer is also covered by another. The model, trained on months of live Optus data, can...
MWC 2026 | Intracom Telecom Showcases AI-Enabled Platform Enabling Autonomous Operations
Intracom Telecom unveiled its uni|MS™ AI platform at MWC Barcelona 2026, promoting fully autonomous network operations for communication service providers. The AI‑driven solution lets operators specify desired outcomes—such as rollout validation, segment optimization, or disruption prevention—and automatically orchestrates diagnostics, analytics, and...
MWC 2026 | Aduna Drives Global Network API Adoption with Ecosystem Expansion
Aduna announced at Mobile World Congress 2026 that its network‑API platform now partners with 15 digital‑identity, fraud‑prevention and communications providers, expanding its ecosystem. The joint‑venture, originally launched by Ericsson and 12 major operators, now offers CAMARA‑based APIs in six countries...
Tejas Networks Unveils Hyper-Scalable DCI Platform at MWC Barcelona
Tejas Networks introduced the TJ1600‑D3, a hyper‑scalable data‑center interconnect (DCI) platform, at MWC 2026 in Barcelona. The WDM optical transport system delivers line rates from 400 Gbps to 1.2 Tbps per wavelength and can scale to 51.2 Tbps of shelf capacity within a compact...
Wireless Mobile International Search Joins the TCCA
Wireless Mobile International Search (WMIS) announced its membership in the Telecom Critical Communications Alliance (TCCA), a global, member‑led body serving the critical communications ecosystem. Founded in 2005, WMIS specializes in recruiting senior talent for wireless, mobile and IoT networks across...
IDEMIA Secure Transactions, Tele2 IoT and Cisco Launch SGP.32 IoT Solution
At Mobile World Congress, IDEMIA Secure Transactions, Tele2 IoT and Cisco unveiled the first commercially available end‑to‑end IoT solution built on the GSMA SGP.32 eSIM standard. The offering combines IDEMIA’s certified eSIM ecosystem, Cisco’s Mobility Services Platform, and Tele2 IoT’s global connectivity...
MediaTek Puts Spotlight on AI and Connectivity at MWC 2026
MediaTek used Mobile World Congress 2026 to unveil its "AI For Life: From Edge to Cloud" showcase, highlighting breakthroughs from 6G radio interoperability to AI‑driven connectivity. The company demonstrated the world’s first 5G‑Advanced CPE with Wi‑Fi 8, delivering up to 40%...
Ericsson, Sony and Vodafone Highlight 5G Photography Innovation at MWC
At Mobile World Congress, Ericsson, Sony and Vodafone showcased a 5G‑enabled photography proof‑of‑concept that leverages CAMARA‑compliant network slicing and API‑driven on‑demand reservation. The system pairs Sony cameras and portable data transmitters with Ericsson’s programmable network and Vonage APIs to guarantee...
E& Selects BroadForward to Reinforce Secure 5G Roaming
e& UAE announced at MWC that it will deploy BroadForward’s Security Edge Protection Proxy (SEPP) to harden its 5G and international roaming interconnects. The software‑based, vendor‑agnostic SEPP will be rolled out with systems integrator Emircom, enabling secure 4G‑5G interworking. This...
Ericsson Joins the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation
Ericsson has joined the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation as a founding premier member and secured a seat on its Board of Directors. The move positions Ericsson to influence the open‑source CU/DU software stack that underpins next‑generation 5G and emerging 6G networks....
Nokia, Ericsson Partner to Drive Intelligent Network Automation
Telecom giants Nokia and Ericsson announced a strategic partnership to accelerate intelligent automation across cloud RAN and Open RAN networks. Ericsson will join Nokia’s SMO Marketplace while Nokia will become part of Ericsson’s rApp Ecosystem, enabling cross‑vendor rApp development via...
Italy’s Mynet Picks STL to Drive Connectivity for Intacture Data Centre
Italy’s Mynet has partnered with STL to install next‑generation optical‑fibre connectivity at the Intacture data centre in Trentino. The €50.2 million project, with €18.4 million funded by the PNRR, required ultra‑fast deployment in a mountainous environment. STL’s high‑fibre‑count, compact‑diameter cables enabled Mynet...
GSMA Foundry, NUHS Partner to Drive 5G and AI Innovations in Healthcare
The GSMA announced a strategic partnership between its Foundry innovation hub and Singapore’s National University Health System (NUHS) to accelerate 5G‑enabled, AI‑driven healthcare solutions. The collaboration will focus on private 5G networks, digital twins, XR, IoT and ambient AI to...
Telenor Amp Makes Investment in US-Based AI Player Telgea
Telenor Amp is committing $3 million to US‑based AI startup Telgea, part of a $5 million funding round that also includes Node, Antler VC and Runway. Telgea’s platform uses eSIM technology and AI automation to consolidate employee mobile subscriptions across borders, offering...
How Telekom CoMind Is Redefining AI-Powered Voice and Chat Bots for Enterprise
Deutsche Telekom unveiled CoMind, a modular conversational AI platform that delivers voice and chat bots acting as digital colleagues for enterprises. The solution combines Retrieval‑Augmented Generation, multilingual support and seamless integration with legacy and cloud systems, while adhering to strict...