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Omdia forecasts 5G to accelerate cellular IoT growth

Omdia forecasts 5G to accelerate cellular IoT growth

Hema Kadia December 9, 2025

New data points to a step-change in cellular IoT adoption as 5G broadens into mid-tier and massive-scale use cases while 4G-era LPWA keeps expanding. Omdia forecasts cellular IoT connections to reach roughly 5.9 billion by 2035, driven by expanding addressable use cases across industrial automation, utilities, transportation, retail, and consumer-adjacent categories such as wearables. The growth profile is no longer tied only to premium 5G performance; instead, scaled adoption is coming from three complementary pillars: 5G RedCap for mid-tier performance at lower cost, 5G Massive IoT (evolving NB-IoT/LTE-M under a 5G core), and 4G LTE Cat-1bis for low-cost devices that

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Federal AI Order to Preempt State Laws

Federal AI Order to Preempt State Laws

Hema Kadia December 9, 2025

The administration plans an executive order to set a single national AI rulebook and override state-level frameworks, a move with immediate implications for telecom, cloud, and enterprise AI strategies. President Trump signaled he will sign an executive order establishing a uniform federal approach to AI governance that preempts state regulations. Reports indicate the order aims to reduce compliance friction by replacing diverse state rules with a lighter-touch national framework focused on competitiveness. State officials from both parties, safety advocates, and labor groups are preparing to fight the order, citing risks related to consumer harm, deepfakes, hiring bias, and child safety.

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SCF report highlights how small cell innovation can accelerate 5G Non-Terrestrial Network development

SCF report highlights how small cell innovation can accelerate 5G Non-Terrestrial Network development

Melanie Williams December 9, 2025

SCF (Small Cell Forum) has published a new report exploring how proven small cell design principles and open interfaces can help the ecosystem overcome some of the challenges facing emerging 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs), particularly regenerative LEO satellite systems. The paper, Small Cells and Non-Terrestrial Networks: Common Challenges and Common Solutions, explains that although terrestrial and space-based networks operate in very different environments, they share several engineering and operational constraints, including strict SWaP (Size, Weight and Power) requirements. Compact and efficient radio designs, modular architectures and standardized interfaces are essential in both domains. SCF’s existing body of work provides a

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FAA $12.5B Air Traffic Control Modernization

FAA $12.5B Air Traffic Control Modernization

Hema Kadia December 7, 2025

The FAA has tapped Peraton as prime integrator for a multi‑year modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS), setting in motion a telecom-heavy refresh of networks, radios, and control systems at national scale. The FAA selected Peraton, owned by Veritas Capital, as the single program integrator to manage an initial $12.5 billion upgrade of the aging U.S. air traffic control system. Officials are targeting a three-year execution window to cut outages, improve efficiency, and reinforce safety across the NAS, with additional funding in the $19–20 billion range likely required to fully complete the plan.

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Satellite connectivity drives telco churn and ARPU

Satellite connectivity drives telco churn and ARPU: Viasat Report

Hema Kadia December 7, 2025

New consumer research commissioned by Viasat and executed by GSMA Intelligence signals that non-terrestrial networks (NTN) are becoming a mainstream buying factor for mobile subscribers. The survey of more than 12,000 smartphone users across 12 countries finds persistent coverage gaps: over a third of respondents lose basic cellular service multiple times per month. That pain point is translating into intent. Roughly six in ten consumers say they would pay extra for satellite-enabled connectivity on their phones, and nearly half indicate they would switch operators if out‑of‑coverage service were included in their plan. On average, those willing to pay would accept

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INDIA NEARS POSITION AS TOP TWO GLOBAL 5G ECOSYSTEM: MINISTER ASHWINI VAISHNAW

India’s DoT spectrum sharing rules for 5G

Hema Kadia December 7, 2025

The Indian government has floated draft rules that refine how mobile operators can share spectrum, aiming to boost spectral efficiency and accelerate 5G expansion under the new telecommunications regulatory framework. The draft rules seek to formalize spectrum sharing under the new regime, giving operators a clearer pathway to pool or share spectrum holdings while ensuring compliance with license conditions. In practical terms, telcos would gain a more predictable mechanism to use underutilized spectrum, improve coverage, and optimize capacity without always resorting to new auctions or heavy capex.

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2024 U.S. Broadband Capex: $89.6B Investment

Bouygues Telecom, Orange and SFR Real-Time Fiber Repair Pilot Improves CX in France

Hema Kadia December 7, 2025

Work at local distribution points often triggers unintended service cuts, driving spikes in complaints, repeat truck rolls, and SLA penalties. By empowering on-site technicians to detect and remediate cuts instantly—rather than wait for back-office workflows—operators can compress mean time to repair, avoid secondary visits, and reduce inbound support volume. The result is fewer avoidable outages and a more predictable experience for consumers and businesses using fiber for VPN, SD-WAN, and cloud access. Previous collaboration (Lot 1) notified operators when their customers were impacted by nearby work, but the model was still largely reactive. Lot 2 integrates detection and authorization directly

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Ericsson IMS/VoLTE bridges GSM-R for Swiss rail voice

Ericsson IMS/VoLTE bridges GSM-R for Swiss rail voice

Hema Kadia December 7, 2025

Switzerland’s SBB has deployed an Ericsson IMS/VoLTE platform that interworks with legacy GSM-R, delivering Europe’s first live bridge between public 4G voice and mission-critical railway communications. Ericsson and SBB completed a nationwide IMS/VoLTE integration that extends reliable voice communications across Switzerland’s 3,100 km rail network and removes dependency on public 3G roaming for coverage gaps outside GSM-R footprints. The IMS core integrates multi-supplier elements and preserves EIRENE features such as functional numbering, group calls, emergency stop calls, and onboard announcements, ensuring safety-critical behavior is maintained. It also demonstrates that mission-critical requirements can be met over modern IP telephony when engineered

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AT&T sues T-Mobile over Easy Switch AI data scraping

AT&T sues T-Mobile over Easy Switch AI data scraping

Hema Kadia December 7, 2025

This dispute underscores the weakness of today’s data-sharing “plumbing.” Scraping is brittle, hard to audit, and raises legal risk. The industry will likely move toward standardized, consent-driven APIs that let customers securely share specific data fields for comparison and switching. Telecom can borrow from open banking: OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect flows, fine-grained scopes, auditable logs, and tokenized access with time limits. TM Forum Open APIs and carrier-to-carrier data-sharing frameworks could underpin such exchanges, while CTIA and GSMA initiatives provide governance. Done right, portability can be fast for consumers and compliant for operators.

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FCC approves AT&T–UScellular 5G spectrum deal

FCC approves AT&T–UScellular 5G spectrum deal

Hema Kadia December 7, 2025

The FCC has approved AT&T’s agreement to acquire a portfolio of UScellular wireless spectrum licenses for $1.02 billion, advancing AT&T’s mid-band capacity strategy and reshaping competitive dynamics in U.S. 5G markets. The licenses span select UScellular markets, bolstering AT&T’s holdings in areas where UScellular has long operated, including rural and midwestern regions. With FCC consent in hand, the parties can proceed to closing market by market, subject to routine administrative steps and any local obligations. Mid-band spectrum remains the sweet spot for balanced capacity and coverage. This positions AT&T to better support RedCap devices, uplink-sensitive applications, and the early wave

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