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SFR bid revived: Bouygues, Free-Iliad and Orange reopen talks

SFR bid revived: Bouygues, Free-Iliad and Orange reopen talks
France’s three other mobile network operators—Bouygues Telecom, Free-iliad and Orange—have reopened negotiations with Altice to carve up most of SFR, reviving a complex deal that could reshape competition, capex and customer experience across the market. The operators confirmed they are conducting due diligence with Altice after re-engaging in early January 2026, stressing that legal and financial terms remain undecided and that there is no assurance of a transaction. A successful transaction would compress the French market from four to three MNOs, with material consequences for pricing power, 5G/fiber investment, vendor ecosystems and enterprise buyers. Consolidation momentum is building across Europe, evidenced by recent approvals of large transactions with stringent remedies. Altice has been under sustained pressure to reduce debt following restructurings and asset sales.

Ericsson layoffs continue as 5G RAN demand cools

Ericsson layoffs continue as 5G RAN demand cools
CEO Börje Ekholm indicated the company will keep trimming headcount after cutting roughly 5,000 positions over the last year. In Sweden, Ericsson has notified authorities and begun union talks that could affect about 1,600 roles, part of a multi‑year restructuring program. The move follows a 2023 plan to remove around 8,500 jobs worldwide—about 8% of its workforce—with further reductions last year in markets such as Spain and Canada. The rationale remains consistent: reset the cost base, protect profitability, and keep investment firepower for strategic bets amid a slower operator capex cycle.

Ericsson AI-ready 5G and defence pivot

Ericsson AI-ready 5G and defence pivot
Ericsson is signaling a strategic shift toward defence, mission-critical, and AI-era network architectures as traditional RAN spending stays flat. Management expects the global RAN market to remain flat in 2026, sustaining a multi-year trend that now pegs annual spend at roughly the low-$30 billions. Ericsson is building for a traffic mix shift where AI applications push uplink throughput and latency to the forefront. Defence, utilities, transport, and public safety are moving from proprietary systems to standards-based 3GPP networks.

AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 on New Glenn: Direct-to-Device Cellular Broadband

AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 7 on New Glenn: Direct-to-Device Cellular Broadband
BlueBird 7 is slated to lift off in late February from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the New Glenn-3 mission. It is AST SpaceMobile’s first payload on New Glenn and the second satellite in its next-generation “Block 2” campaign, following BlueBird 6. BlueBird 7 mirrors BlueBird 6 and carries a deployable array of about 2,400 square feet—the company positions it as the largest commercial communications aperture in low Earth orbit. The design, backed by thousands of patent and patent-pending claims, is engineered to deliver peak downlink rates up to 120 Mbps directly to standard, unmodified devices for voice, data, and video.

GlobalGPT Mobile App: AI Workspace in Your Pocket

GlobalGPT Mobile App: AI Workspace in Your Pocket
GlobalGPT’s new mobile app signals a step change in how multimodal AI is consumed—shifting advanced reasoning, image and video generation, and research assistance into a pocketable, enterprise-ready workflow. With app availability on Google Play and support for both Android and iOS ecosystems, enterprises can plan for cross-device continuity, enabling employees to start a task on desktop and continue on mobile with minimal friction. GlobalGPT routes user prompts to advanced models such as GPT-5.2, Claude Opus 4.5, and Gemini 3 Pro to tackle analysis, explanations, and decision support beyond basic Q&A.

Private Network Innovation and Ecosystem Solutions

Private Network Innovation and Ecosystem Solutions
This edition of TeckNexus Private Network: Innovation & Ecosystem Solutions spotlights the platforms, partnerships, and deployment models accelerating private 5G, LTE, and CBRS at scale. Through feature stories, executive interviews, and award-winning case studies, it reveals how collaboration is turning private networks into secure, production-ready ecosystems.

From Pilots to Platforms: The Rise of Private 5G Networks

From Pilots to Platforms: The Rise of Private 5G Networks
Private cellular networks are moving beyond pilots into mission-critical infrastructure. Derived from a conversation with Peter Cappiello, CEO of Future Technologies, this article explores how AI modernization, industrial scale, and hybrid network models are reshaping private LTE and 5G, often as an extension of existing enterprise networks—across energy, manufacturing, ports, and logistics.

Private Cellular Network Security with OneLayer’s Device-Level Visibility

Private Cellular Network Security with OneLayer’s Device-Level Visibility
OneLayer wins “Excellence in Private Network Security” for its innovative platform providing device-level visibility, Zero Trust access control, and real-time threat detection across LTE and 5G enterprise environments. Purpose-built for private cellular networks, OneLayer enables IT and OT teams to secure and manage all connected assets—including non-cellular devices—through unified device identities and context-aware security.

Palo Alto Networks’ AI-Powered Zero Trust Security for Private 4G/5G Networks

Palo Alto Networks’ AI-Powered Zero Trust Security for Private 4G/5G Networks
Palo Alto Networks wins “Excellence in Private Network Security” for its AI-powered Zero Trust platform securing private 4G and 5G networks. Built for mission-critical environments, the solution delivers end-to-end protection across core, edge, and cloud—enabling carriers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure operators to deploy private wireless networks securely, at scale, and with confidence.

Boingo Leads 25-Year Evolution of Neutral Host Wireless Networks

Boingo Leads 25-Year Evolution of Neutral Host Wireless Networks
Boingo Wireless marks 25 years of innovation in neutral host wireless networks, winning global recognition for private 5G, DAS, and Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 deployments across airports, military bases, healthcare facilities, and venues. Boingo’s converged architecture combines secure, high-performance wireless infrastructure with AI, zero-trust security, and green initiatives for future-ready connectivity.

Telstra Expands Private Cellular Networks Across Australia with Aqura

Telstra Expands Private Cellular Networks Across Australia with Aqura
Telstra and Aqura Technologies are transforming industrial connectivity across Australia with over dozens of private 4G and 5G networks deployed in mining, logistics, ports, and defense. Aqura earns the “Private Network Excellence in System Integration” award for delivering scalable, rugged, and locally managed private cellular solutions. These deployments power automation, AI, robotics, and real-time operations across some of the world's most challenging environments.

Spirent and Telefónica Assure Robust, Scalable 5G with Continuous Testing

Spirent and Telefónica Assure Robust, Scalable 5G with Continuous Testing
Spirent and Telefónica are transforming 5G private networks with automated, continuous testing through Spirent’s Landslide platform. Integrated directly into Telefónica’s 5G Automation Platform, the cloud-native solution accelerates validation, improves reliability, and reduces cost. This joint effort won “Private Network Excellence in Testing and Assurance” for advancing CI/CD/CT methodologies in enterprise 5G deployments.

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