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Private 5G for Croatia’s Smart Airports | Hrvatski Telekom

Private 5G for Croatia’s Smart Airports | Hrvatski Telekom
Hrvatski Telekom will deploy dedicated private 5G networks at Zagreb, Zadar, and Pula airports under a €5.6 million “NextGen 5G Airports” program co-financed by the European Commission’s CEF Digital initiative. The project was selected in a competitive CEF Digital call focused on 5G and edge for smart communities, with €3.09 million in EU grant funding and the remainder financed by Hrvatski Telekom and partners. The program targets operational efficiency, safety, and a better passenger experience through dedicated, configurable, and SLA-backed wireless infrastructure. Edge computing on or near the airport premises will enable low-latency processing for video, safety systems, and time-sensitive control.

Vodafone boosts power resilience at 10,000+ emergency mobile sites

Vodafone boosts power resilience at 10,000+ emergency mobile sites
Vodafone is accelerating a multi-year resilience programme to keep emergency and critical services online during grid failures, an issue that is moving from rare-event planning to board-level risk management. In response, Vodafone fast-tracked its Enhanced Power initiative to harden more than 10,000 critical mobile access sites across Europe over the next two years, starting in Portugal. The system uses AI to predict outages, throttle non-essential loads, and place selected radio elements into low-energy modes, preserving channels for emergency calls, SMS, and priority users. More than 400 core and backbone facilities in the EU are provisioned with batteries and diesel generators for at least 72 hours of backup or guaranteed refueling within 48 hours.

Deutsche Telekom & Schwarz plan EU-backed AI data centre in Germany

Deutsche Telekom & Schwarz plan EU-backed AI data centre in Germany
Two German heavyweights are in advanced discussions to co-build large-scale AI data centre capacity in Germany, a move that would tap European Union funding and accelerate sovereign AI infrastructure. Deutsche Telekom and the Schwarz Group are exploring a joint bid to develop EU-supported “AI Gigafactory” facilities, data centres purpose-built for high-density AI training and inference. According to multiple reports, the talks are well progressed but not yet final. Infrastructure investor Brookfield has been flagged as a potential financial partner alongside EU capital, adding balance-sheet depth and construction expertise to the consortium.

India 6 GHz Spectrum: Wi‑Fi vs IMT Showdown

SPECTRUM CONTROVERSY THE ROLE OF THE 6 GHZ BAND IN INDIA’S TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUTURE
A high-stakes policy fight has emerged in India over the 6 GHz band, pitting global device and cloud ecosystems against mobile operators over whether the band should power unlicensed Wi‑Fi or licensed mobile (IMT) networks. Apple, Amazon, Cisco, Meta, HP, and Intel have jointly urged India’s regulator, TRAI, to reserve the full 6 GHz range for Wi‑Fi, arguing the band is not technically or commercially ready for IMT and that unlicensed use will deliver immediate, widespread capacity benefits. Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea have countered that delicensing upper 6 GHz would permanently foreclose India’s option to deploy wide‑area licensed broadband in prime mid‑band spectrum.

Ericsson Mobility Report: differentiated 5G connectivity

Ericsson Mobility Report: differentiated 5G connectivity
Ericsson’s latest Mobility Report points to a clear shift: operators are turning 5G capabilities into differentiated, SLA-backed services rather than just selling more data at higher speeds. After years of building coverage and capacity, 5G networks are mature enough to commercialize features like guaranteed latency, uplink boosts, and application-aware prioritization. The catalysts are in place: more 5G Standalone (SA) cores, rising traffic from video creation and immersive apps, and enterprise demand for predictable performance across sites and clouds. The net result is momentum behind premium, differentiated connectivity that can be priced, assured, and exposed to partners.

Deutsche Telekom Industrial AI Cloud wins SOOFI contract

Deutsche Telekom Industrial AI Cloud wins SOOFI contract
Deutsche Telekom’s T-Systems has secured a multi-million-euro contract from Leibniz University Hannover to power SOOFI, a flagship initiative to build a 100-billion-parameter, European-operated large language model. The SOOFI (Sovereign Open Source Foundation Models) project will train a next-generation, open-source LLM focused on European languages and industrial requirements, replacing the current 7-billion-parameter Teuken7B with a model two orders of magnitude larger. T-Systems will host and operate the training environment in its new Industrial AI Cloud—an NVIDIA-powered facility that DT and NVIDIA unveiled as part of a €1 billion partnership.

India 5G to hit 1B subscribers by 2031: Ericsson’s Mobility Report

Indian Telecom Operators Raise Tariffs After Three Years
India’s 5G market has entered a scale phase, with momentum pointing to more than a billion subscribers and deeper network modernization over the next six years. Ericsson’s latest Mobility Report projects over 1 billion 5G subscriptions in India by end-2031, representing about 79% of the country’s mobile base. Average mobile data usage per active smartphone in India stands near 36 GB per month and is forecast to approach 65 GB per month by 2031. Two demand-side levers stand out: affordable 5G devices and expanding Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), accelerating mainstream adoption and opening a credible substitute to wired broadband in underserved areas.

Verizon layoffs: 13,000+ job cuts and AI-first pivot

Verizon layoffs: 13,000+ job cuts and AI-first pivot
Verizon will cut more than 13,000 roles as part of a broader restructuring aimed at simplifying operations and resetting its cost base for the next phase of growth. The reduction represents roughly 13% of Verizon’s reported ~100,000 full-time workforce and about one-fifth of its non-union management ranks, according to figures shared alongside the announcement. In parallel, Verizon plans to curb outsourcing and other external labor spending, convert 179 company-owned retail stores to franchise operations, and shutter one store. The restructuring reflects subscriber headwinds and a need to rebalance costs as 5G investment priorities shift from buildout to monetization and automation.

Nokia AI Strategy for 6G and AI-Native Networks

Nokia AI Strategy for 6G and AI-Native Networks
Nokia is restructuring to monetize the AI supercycle across fixed and mobile networks while tightening focus on profitable growth. The company’s new strategy concentrates on: accelerating in AI and cloud; leading the next era of mobile with AI-native networks and 6G; co-innovating with customers and partners; concentrating capital where it can differentiate; and unlocking sustainable, consistent returns. Nokia will move from four primary segments to two, with changes effective 1 January 2026. The company is targeting comparable operating profit of €2.7 billion to €3.2 billion by 2028.

WISP vs Starlink Speeds: Ookla 2025

WISP vs Starlink Speeds: Ookla 2025
New performance data shows U.S. WISPs are getting faster, but low‑Earth orbit players like Starlink are advancing just as quickly—and the competitive gap in rural markets is narrowing. Based on Speedtest Intelligence data from Q1 2021 to Q2 2025, eight of the larger WISPs—Starry, Resound Networks, Nextlink, Wisper Internet, Unwired Broadband, GeoLinks, Etheric Networks, and Rise Broadband—improved speeds, with download gains outpacing uploads. Starry led by a wide margin with a 202 Mbps median download in Q2 2025, followed by Resound at 99 Mbps and Nextlink at 68 Mbps; GeoLinks trailed at 23 Mbps. Crucially, only a minority of WISP users consistently achieve the FCC’s 100/20 Mbps fixed broadband benchmark.
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