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Agentic AI Builds Out Across the Network: AI & Automation Insights, June 2026

Agentic AI Builds Out Across the Network: AI & Automation Insights, June 2026
June 2026 showed agentic AI scaling from pilot to platform: industry-wide standards momentum, AI-RAN field trials from Nokia, Amdocs and KDDI, and fresh capital across data centers on three continents. This full roundup covers every deployment, partnership, funding round and governance move from the month, with tools to prioritise AI use cases and plan the network around them.

Telenor Sells True Stake for $3.9B in Thailand

Telenor Sells True Stake for $3.9B in Thailand
Telenor is monetizing its 25-year run in Thailand by selling its entire stake in True Corporation, signaling a strategic refocus and a maturing Asian portfolio. Telenor agreed to sell 24.95% of True Corporation to Arise Digital Technology Company Limited at THB 11.70 per share, with a mutual put/call option to transfer the remaining 5.35% two years after closing. The agreed valuation implies proceeds of roughly NOK 39 billion (about US$3.9 billion) and represents a notable premium—around 36% over True’s first post-merger trading day close and about 4% over the recent three-month VWAP. The sale aligns with a broader pivot toward capital discipline, structural simplification, and a tighter Nordic focus.

Nokia 5G Denmark: AI‑Ready RAN for TNN

Nokia 5G Denmark: AI‑Ready RAN for TNN
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.

AI Pulse: Telecom’s New Frontier

AI Pulse: Telecom's New Frontier - TeckNexus Magazine
AI Pulse: Telecom’s Next Frontier is a definitive guide to how AI is reshaping the telecom landscape — strategically, structurally, and commercially. Spanning over 130 pages, this MWC 2025 special edition explores AI’s growing maturity in telecom, offering a comprehensive look at the technologies and trends driving transformation.

Explore strategic AI pillars—from AI Ops and Edge AI to LLMs, AI-as-a-Service, and governance—and learn how telcos are building AI-native architectures and monetization models. Discover insights from 30+ global CxOs, unpacking shifts in leadership thinking around purpose, innovation, and competitive advantage.

The edition also examines connected industries at the intersection of Private 5G, AI, and Satellite—fueling transformation in smart manufacturing, mobility, fintech, ports, sports, and more. From fan engagement to digital finance, from smart cities to the industrial metaverse, this is the roadmap to telecom’s next era—where intelligence is the new infrastructure, and telcos become the enablers of everything connected.

AI in Telecom: Strategic Themes, Maturity, and the Road Ahead

AI in Telecom: Strategic Themes, Maturity, and the Road Ahead
In AI in Telecom: Strategic Themes, Maturity, and the Road Ahead, we explore how AI has shifted from buzzword to backbone for global telecom leaders. From AI-native networks and edge inferencing, to domain-specific LLMs and behavioral cybersecurity, this article maps out the strategic pillars, real-world use cases, and monetization models driving the AI-powered telecom era. Featuring CxO insights from Telefónica, KDDI, MTN, Telstra, and Orange, it captures the voice of a sector transforming infrastructure into intelligence.

The Gateway to New Future: How Global Telco Leaders Are Shaping the Digital Future

The Gateway to New Future: How Global Telco Leaders Are Shaping the Digital Future
In The Gateway to a New Future, top global telecom leaders—Marc Murtra (Telefónica), Vicki Brady (Telstra), Sunil Bharti Mittal (Airtel), Biao He (China Mobile), and Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer (Telenor)—share bold visions for reshaping the industry. From digital sovereignty and regulatory reform in Europe, to AI-powered smart cities in China and fintech platforms in Africa, these executives reveal how telecom is evolving into a driving force of global innovation, inclusion, and collaboration. The telco of tomorrow is not just a network—it’s a platform for economic and societal transformation.

Industry throws weight behind GSMA API initiative | CAMARA Alliance

Industry throws weight behind GSMA API initiative - CAMARA Alliance - MWC 2023
The GSMA announced a new industry-wide initiative called GSMA Open Gateway, a framework of universal network Application Programmable Interfaces (APIs), designed to provide universal access to operator networks for developers. Launched with the support of 21 mobile network operators, the move is aimed at changing the way the telecoms industry designs and delivers services in an API economy world.
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