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6 GHz Band (n104) Validated for 5G-Advanced

6 GHz Band (n104) Validated for 5G-Advanced

Hema Kadia November 12, 2025

A new pilot in Spain shows that the upper 6 GHz band can deliver 5G-class coverage with far higher capacity, positioning it as a prime spectrum option for 5G-Advanced and 6G. The 6.425–7.125 GHz range (3GPP Band n104) is the last sizable mid-band window that is not tied to legacy mobile use in Europe. The trial found that with higher-order massive MIMO and active antennas, the upper 6 GHz layer can match the practical coverage of 3.5 GHz from existing macro sites. European regulatory clarity, device support and refined coexistence rules are the next critical catalysts for scale.

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Ericsson deploys Neutral Host 5G Small Cells at 10 World Trade

Ericsson deploys Neutral Host 5G Small Cells at 10 World Trade

Hema Kadia November 12, 2025

A new neutral host 5G deployment at 10 World Trade in Boston’s Seaport sets a practical blueprint for scalable, multi-operator indoor connectivity in Class A commercial real estate. Most mobile traffic is generated indoors, yet macro networks struggle to penetrate dense, energy-efficient buildings. The 10 World Trade deployment—delivered by Boston Global Investors (BGI) with Aspen Venue Partners and Ericsson – addresses all three pressures with a small-cell-based, neutral host design that multiple operators can share while also supporting private 5G and future network slicing. The model aligns with broader industry trends: 3GPP-based indoor systems, shared infrastructure economics, and spectrum agility

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Google’s €5.5B Germany Investment in AI Infrastructure

Google’s €5.5B Germany Investment in AI Infrastructure

Hema Kadia November 12, 2025

Alphabet will invest €5.5 billion in Germany through 2029 to expand AI-capable cloud infrastructure and office capacity, anchoring new buildouts in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main region. Google will construct a new data center in Dietzenbach, near Frankfurt, and continue scaling its Hanau campus opened in 2023. With Frankfurt’s role as Europe’s interconnection hub—home to DE-CIX—placement in Rhine-Main positions Google to serve latency-sensitive AI, analytics, and financial services workloads. Google Cloud will bring expanded capacity for services such as Vertex AI and Gemini models into its German regions, enabling enterprises to run training, fine-tuning, and inference closer to users and data.

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SoftBank Sells Nvidia Stake to Fund AI Infrastructure Bets

SoftBank Sells Nvidia Stake to Fund AI Infrastructure Bets

Hema Kadia November 12, 2025

SoftBank has exited Nvidia and is redirecting billions into AI platforms and infrastructure, signaling where it believes the next phase of value will concentrate. SoftBank sold its remaining 32.1 million Nvidia shares in October for approximately $5.83 billion, and also disclosed a separate $9.17 billion sale of T-Mobile US shares as part of a broader reallocation into artificial intelligence. The proceeds are earmarked for a significant expansion of SoftBank’s AI portfolio, including a major investment in OpenAI and potential participation in “Stargate,” a next-generation AI data center initiative co-developed by OpenAI and Oracle. Despite exiting Nvidia’s equity, SoftBank retains about

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Jio 5G Nears 50% of Mobile Base

Jio Prepaid Plans November 2025: AI, OTT, 5G Bundles

Hema Kadia November 12, 2025

Reliance Jio’s six-plan lineup for November 2025 blends low entry pricing with AI, cloud, and OTT hooks, signaling how prepaid is evolving from pure connectivity to service-led bundles. Starting at Rs 189, Jio is segmenting prepaid users by usage intensity (voice-first, balanced data, and long-validity) while nudging them into its digital stack: JioTV for content, JioAICloud for storage, and on select offers, Google Gemini Pro for AI. As 5G coverage and usage expand, Jio’s add-ons are designed to create reasons to stay on-network and upgrade. AI benefits in prepaid are rare globally; anchoring them to eligibility criteria and higher-tier 5G

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Top Trends Reshaping Fiber, Data Centers, and Telecom

Anthropic invests $50B in U.S. AI data center infrastructure

Hema Kadia November 12, 2025

Anthropic will spend $50 billion on U.S.-based AI data centers, signaling a rapid new phase for domestic compute capacity with direct consequences for power, fiber, and cloud interconnects. Anthropic plans a multi-year, $50 billion program to develop custom data center campuses in the United States, beginning with Texas and New York and with additional sites to follow. The initial wave targets 2026 go-lives, with an estimated 800 permanent jobs and roughly 2,400 construction roles tied to the program.

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The Green Light Zone: Where AI Agents and Workers Thrive

The Green Light Zone: Where AI Agents and Workers Thrive

Oliver King-Smith, CEO and founder smartR AI November 12, 2025

This article investigates the future of work with AI agents, focusing on the concept of the “Green Light Zone.” The study analyzes worker desires and AI capabilities across various tasks, identifying four zones: Automation “Green Light” (where both are aligned), Automation “Red Light” (AI capable, workers don’t want it), R&D Opportunity (workers want it, AI can’t do it), and Low Priority. The study, using the WORKBank database, found that workers often want AI for low-value, tedious tasks, allowing them to focus on higher-value activities. Examples like project management, data entry, and customer service are highlighted. The article emphasizes the importance

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HPE launches Quantum Scaling Alliance for fault-tolerant quantum computing

HPE launches Quantum Scaling Alliance for fault-tolerant quantum computing

Hema Kadia November 11, 2025

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and seven partners have formed a global consortium to accelerate fault-tolerant, hybrid quantum computing that can be deployed alongside today’s high performance computing and semiconductor ecosystems. Dr. Masoud Mohseni of HPE Labs serves as quantum system architect, coordinating a full-stack effort to design a practically useful, cost-effective “quantum supercomputer,” with the near-term emphasis on hybrid integration, error-correction maturity, and manufacturability. The Alliance is structuring work around the most stubborn barriers to scale: error correction, orchestration with classical systems, and semiconductor-grade design and manufacturing. Aligning supercomputing and semiconductor leaders around a single roadmap increases the odds of reaching

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Nokia 5G Denmark: AI‑Ready RAN for TNN

Nokia 5G Denmark: AI‑Ready RAN for TNN

Hema Kadia November 11, 2025

Nokia will remain TNN’s sole 5G RAN and managed services supplier for four more years, underpinning Denmark’s next phase of high-performance, energy-efficient, and increasingly autonomous mobile networks. The renewed agreement modernizes TNN’s nationwide 5G footprint with Nokia’s AirScale Radio Access Network portfolio and AI-driven MantaRay solutions to improve speed, capacity, and customer experience for more than three million users. Deployment highlights include Habrok Massive MIMO radios for mid-band capacity, Pandion multi-band remote radio heads for broad coverage, and AI-ready AirScale basebands (Ponente, Lodos, Levante) powered by ReefShark system-on-chip silicon to scale throughput while reducing power consumption.

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Nokia and LMT advance tactical 5G in the Baltics

Nokia and LMT advance tactical 5G in the Baltics

Hema Kadia November 11, 2025

Nokia and Latvia’s LMT are aligning 5G radio and defense capabilities to deliver a field-ready, private tactical communications system for Baltic and coalition forces. Nokia will integrate its 5G radio portfolio with LMT’s defense solutions to build a secure, high-capacity, and resilient tactical network tailored to Baltic military needs. The joint system is designed for dedicated use cases, enabling real-time data exchange across uncrewed platforms, sensors, and dismounted teams. The goal is improved situational awareness, faster decision cycles, and assured interoperability for collective defense.

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