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NVIDIA and IREN Partner to Deploy 5 GW of AI Infrastructure

NVIDIA and IREN Partner to Deploy 5 GW of AI Infrastructure

Hema Kadia May 8, 2026

The NVIDIA-IREN partnership, announced May 7, 2026, commits both companies to jointly deploying up to 5 gigawatts of NVIDIA DSX-aligned AI factory infrastructure across IREN’s global data center pipeline. A five-year, $3.4 billion managed GPU cloud services contract anchors the deal, alongside a warrant granting NVIDIA rights to purchase up to 30 million IREN shares. The Sweetwater campus in Texas serves as the reference implementation for NVIDIA’s DSX architecture, signaling a new phase of vertically integrated, gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure planning that is reshaping competitive dynamics across hyperscalers, telecom operators, and enterprise IT.

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Verizon Satellite Strategy: Resilience Layer and Direct-to-Device Connectivity

Verizon Satellite Strategy: Resilience Layer and Direct-to-Device Connectivity

Hema Kadia May 7, 2026

Verizon has expanded its satellite asset fleet to 2,600 units in 2025, introducing a multi-orbit off-road trailer capable of switching between GEO and LEO connectivity. The carrier is also piloting permanent satellite backhaul at high-risk cell towers across Georgia, Florida, and the Carolinas. Through a $100 million partnership with AST SpaceMobile, Verizon is advancing direct-to-device satellite connectivity using standard smartphones. Satellite is positioned not as a replacement for fiber or 5G, but as a planned resilience layer and coverage extension tool for enterprise and public safety stakeholders.

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Samsung and Qualcomm Validate PC1 5G FWA on vRAN

Samsung and Qualcomm Validate PC1 5G FWA on vRAN

Hema Kadia May 7, 2026

Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm Technologies have jointly validated Power Class 1 capability for 5G Fixed Wireless Access on a virtualized RAN architecture — a combination the industry has not demonstrated before. Testing showed up to ten times higher uplink throughput at the cell edge and up to 40% greater coverage range versus Power Class 1.5. With field trials already underway on a U.S. Tier-1 operator network and commercial availability targeted for 2027, this milestone signals a meaningful shift in uplink performance, coverage economics, and vRAN capability for operators and enterprise buyers alike.

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Deutsche Telekom made cloud jump from Ericsson to Mavenir in 5G

Deutsche Telekom Switches to Mavenir for 5G Standalone Core

Hema Kadia May 7, 2026

Deutsche Telekom’s transition from Ericsson to Mavenir as its primary 5G standalone core provider represents a fundamental rethinking of how Tier 1 operators architect and operate networks in the cloud-native era. Mavenir now carries all standalone 5G traffic in Germany, while Ericsson handles legacy 4G and non-standalone 5G. Driven by the Horizontal TelCo Cloud initiative, the shift has already produced measurable results including 65% energy savings in live testing and three commercial network slicing deployments, with Apple FaceTime set to leverage these capabilities at consumer scale via iOS 26.

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Digital sector ‘dream team’ to gather in Mexico for GSMA M360 LATAM and CLTD next week

Digital sector ‘dream team’ to gather in Mexico for GSMA M360 LATAM and CLTD next week

Hema Kadia May 7, 2026

More than 70 CEOs, government authorities, and experts from across the region will be part of the agenda. London, May 5, 2026 – In the lead-up to the region’s biggest football event, Mexico City will also host one of the most important gatherings of the digital ecosystem: M360 LATAM, in partnership with the Latin American Congress of Digital Transformation (CLTD). Taking place on 13-14 May at the Hyatt Regency Mexico City in Polanco, online registration is free and open now.   With a nod to the global football spotlight, M360 LATAM will explore “Strategies to Win in the Digital Era” through panels on

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5G SA in Action: T-Mobile Prague Demos Enterprise-Ready Use Cases

5G SA in Action: T-Mobile Prague Demos Enterprise-Ready Use Cases

Hema Kadia May 5, 2026

T-Mobile Czech Republic’s Technology Innovations Day 2026 delivered live operational proof that 5G Standalone architecture is no longer a roadmap item. Running entirely on 5G SA infrastructure at the Magenta Experience Center in Prague, demonstrations spanned autonomous robotics, tele-surgery with military hospitals, AI-powered AR wearables, live field broadcasting, and quantum state transfer over existing fiber. For enterprise decision-makers evaluating private network investments or industrial automation strategies, the event confirmed that 5G SA now meets the reliability, latency, and isolation requirements of mission-critical operations across multiple verticals.

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OpenAI's $10B Joint Venture: PE-Backed Enterprise AI Distribution Explained

OpenAI’s $10B Joint Venture: PE-Backed Enterprise AI Distribution Explained

Hema Kadia May 5, 2026

OpenAI is finalizing The Deployment Company, a joint venture backed by over $4 billion from 19 investment firms including TPG, Bain Capital, and SoftBank, with a pre-money valuation of $10 billion. Designed to accelerate enterprise AI integration, the venture leverages PE relationships across 2,000-plus portfolio companies to solve the last-mile deployment challenge. With Anthropic launching a parallel initiative simultaneously, the PE-backed JV model is emerging as the defining commercialization strategy for frontier AI companies targeting durable enterprise revenue ahead of anticipated IPOs.

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Private Networks Are Accelerating: April 2026 Monthly Update

Private Networks Are Accelerating: April 2026 Monthly Update

Hema Kadia May 3, 2026

April 2026 was one of the most active months on record for private 5G and LTE. Across factory floors, mine sites, stadiums, utility grids, and remote film locations, the private network ecosystem moved on every front simultaneously. This month’s update covers 18 deployment updates, 7 partnerships, 9 industry analyses, 14 feature updates, 4 spectrum and policy developments, and 3 award updates.

Access the full curated update — with every story tagged by vertical and category — on the
TeckNexus Private Network Monthly Updates page.

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