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Telstra Expands Private Cellular Networks Across Australia with Aqura

Leigh Bollen January 25, 2026

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

Anil kollipara January 25, 2026

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.

Telefónica Tech Advances Neutral Host 5G Operations with NearbyOne OSS

Hema Kadia January 25, 2026

Telefónica Tech selected Nearby Computing’s NearbyOne OSS platform to power its Neutral Host 5G deployments. Purpose-built for Mobile Private Networks (MPNs), the cloud-native, vendor-neutral orchestration platform enables end-to-end automation, secure multitenancy, and full-stack observability. The result is a more agile and scalable Neutral Host model—delivering approximately 30% OPEX savings, faster service delivery, and the flexibility to support enterprise use cases across multiple industries.

Beam Hopping for 5G NTN: Optimizing Satellite Coverage Through Intelligent Scheduling

Rajiv Gupta January 22, 2026

Beam Hopping in 5G NTN enables dynamic allocation of satellite beams to high-demand areas, enhancing coverage efficiency and resource utilization. This blog by Rajiv Gupta of Radisys explores the technical requirements, scheduling challenges, QoS considerations, and key system components behind this advanced satellite communication strategy, while highlighting how Radisys’ 3GPP Release 18-compliant Multi-RAN software empowers operators to implement it effectively.

EU Digital Networks Act: Single Market, Spectrum, Security

Hema Kadia January 22, 2026

The European Commission’s Digital Networks Act (DNA) is a sweeping proposal to harmonize telecom rules, catalyze next‑generation investment, and turn 27 national markets into a functional single market for connectivity. The DNA is timed to underpin an AI‑driven economy that depends on fiber, 5G/6G, and low‑latency cloud‑edge fabrics spanning borders. Longer licence durations and more flexible sharing are intended to reduce renewal risk and unlock investment in 5G densification and 6G prep. Mandatory national plans to phase out copper between 2030 and 2035 will free OPEX and energy, but require careful migration of regulated wholesale products, vulnerable users, and critical

Comcast Xfinity Membership: Loyalty and Monetization Strategy

Hema Kadia January 22, 2026

Comcast is recasting how it engages consumers by rolling out Xfinity Membership, a loyalty experience that ties perks and rewards to broadband, mobile, and media usage while expanding its retail footprint with new Xfinity Stores in South DeKalb, Georgia, and Chehalis, Washington. The strategy is straightforward: keep customers longer by making Xfinity more valuable the more services they use. Xfinity Membership packages ongoing perks and periodic rewards across Comcast’s portfolio, aligning incentives to broadband, Xfinity Mobile (MVNO on Verizon’s network), and NBCUniversal’s media assets such as Peacock.

US fiber build costs rise in 2026

Hema Kadia January 22, 2026

More than 60% of U.S. households are now serviceable by fiber, with double‑digit millions of new homes added in 2025 as operators, co‑ops, and municipalities pushed into suburban and rural areas. Median build benchmarks show underground construction around $18 per foot and aerial around $8 per foot, based on a broad sample of operator and contractor data across dozens of states. Most builders expect costs to rise again in 2026, and many anticipate longer schedules. Labor and materials remain the top pressure points, while permitting and make‑ready feature more prominently as networks stretch into harder‑to‑build pockets.

Enterprise Private 5G Security: Zero‑Trust | WBA Report

Hema Kadia January 22, 2026

Enterprises are moving fast to private 5G to digitize operations, but the payoff only materializes if security scales with the new connectivity footprint. Private 5G brings deterministic wireless to factories, hospitals, ports, and energy sites, connecting robots, AGVs, cameras, and critical control systems. Security must follow identities and workloads, not subnets. Adopt a Zero‑Trust approach aligned to NIST SP 800‑207 with a single source of truth for identity and policy. Shift from perimeter controls to context-driven segmentation. Build on open standards and APIs to avoid lock‑in and simplify operations. Security must be foundational, measurable, and auditable from day one.

AI drives need for stronger 5G uplink in the U.S.

Hema Kadia January 22, 2026

AI-driven experiences are flipping the traffic mix, pulling more capacity demand toward the uplink than U.S. mobile networks have historically planned for. Generative and vision-based AI are shifting usage from predominantly downloads to more continuous and bandwidth-heavy uploads. Recent benchmarking shows U.S. 5G networks prioritize downlink KPIs more than peers in Asia, even as uplink usage climbs. RootMetrics’ drive testing in late 2025 found all three U.S. carriers set roughly one-fifth of their midband Time Division Duplex (TDD) frame resources for uplink. That gap becomes material as AI, livestreaming, and enterprise camera workloads expand. U.S. carriers continued to win experience

Beam Hopping for 5G NTN: Optimizing Satellite Coverage Through Intelligent Scheduling

Rajiv Gupta January 21, 2026

Telco and Tech News and Insights

Telstra Expands Private Cellular Networks Across Australia with Aqura

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

Telefónica Tech Advances Neutral Host 5G Operations with NearbyOne OSS

Beam Hopping for 5G NTN: Optimizing Satellite Coverage Through Intelligent Scheduling

EU Digital Networks Act: Single Market, Spectrum, Security

Comcast Xfinity Membership: Loyalty and Monetization Strategy

US fiber build costs rise in 2026

Enterprise Private 5G Security: Zero‑Trust | WBA Report

AI drives need for stronger 5G uplink in the U.S.

Beam Hopping for 5G NTN: Optimizing Satellite Coverage Through Intelligent Scheduling

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