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SoftBank Sells Nvidia Stake to Fund AI Infrastructure Bets

SoftBank Sells Nvidia Stake to Fund AI Infrastructure Bets
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 90% ownership of Arm.

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.

SK Telecom executive cuts: 30% reduction

SK Telecom executive cuts: 30% reduction
Reports indicate SK Group will reduce executive ranks by up to 30%, a move that would reshape decision-making across affiliates including SK Telecom (SKT). For SKT, which sits at the nexus of the group’s AI, cloud, and connectivity ambitions, executive trims would concentrate authority and compress approval chains at a sensitive time for 5G monetization and AI platform bets. Executive consolidation at a Tier-1 operator tends to reset priorities, procurement rhythms, and partner engagement models.

Vodafone and Dell to Scale Open RAN and 5G in Europe

Vodafone and Dell to Scale Open RAN and 5G in Europe
Vodafone named Dell Technologies a strategic infrastructure provider for a five-year Open RAN buildout across Europe, signaling a move from trials to scaled, automated 5G networks. Vodafone will expand one of Europe’s largest Open RAN footprints using Dell infrastructure as part of a multi-year radio access modernization program. Dell will supply its PowerEdge XR8000 series servers, including the XR8620t and the latest XR8720t with Intel Xeon 6 SoC. Vodafone also plans to adopt the Dell Telecom Infrastructure Automation Suite (DTIAS) to provide the Infrastructure Management Service within its Open RAN architecture, designed to automate Day 0/1/2 lifecycle operations for O-Cloud infrastructure.

SoftBank and NVIDIA AI-RAN: 16-Layer MU-MIMO on GPUs

SoftBank AI-RAN Realizes - Software-only Massive MIMO on GPU
SoftBank and NVIDIA have validated a fully software-defined, GPU-accelerated AI-RAN that delivers 16-layer massive MU-MIMO outdoors—an inflection point for vRAN performance, Open RAN scalability, and AI-native RAN design. SoftBank’s AI-RAN product, AITRAS, executed the entire 5G physical layer on NVIDIA GPUs at the Distributed Unit and demonstrated stable 16-layer multi-user MIMO downlink in an outdoor trial at NVIDIA’s Santa Clara campus. The system connected to O-RAN-compliant radios via Split 7.2x and achieved roughly three times the spectral efficiency and throughput of a conventional 4-layer setup while maintaining per-user rates under high load. The field results show that software-only massive MIMO on GPUs can meet macro-radio conditions without bespoke silicon.

India Telecom Tariffs & 5G: Data Still Cost-Effective

Indian Telecom Operators Raise Tariffs After Three Years
India has ceded the lowest-tariff crown to Bangladesh and Egypt, yet it still leads on value through generous allowances and low data unit costs. Indian base plans commonly include unlimited voice, whereas Bangladesh and Egypt restrict voice to roughly 100 and 70 minutes respectively at entry level. On data, incremental purchase economics are unusually attractive: an extra Rs 100 typically buys around 26 GB, or about Rs 4 per GB, keeping India among the most affordable data markets globally. Even after adjusting for purchasing power parity, India remains at the affordable end of global tariff rankings.

Vodafone GenAI RIC Accelerates 5G Open RAN rApps

Vodafone GenAI RIC Accelerates 5G Open RAN rApps
Vodafone is partnering with Irish firm Zinkworks on Rapid RIC, a central platform that blends secure data analytics, a visual low-code interface, and code-generating AI to create and operate RAN applications, or rApps. The goal is ambitious but specific: cut time-to-market from months to weeks, scale deployments across markets, and improve service quality, capacity, and energy use. The platform is slated for early 2026 availability and will run primarily on Vodafone’s private Google Cloud Platform environment. Rapid RIC uses GenAI to generate production-grade code from visual designs, enabling radio engineers to turn domain knowledge directly into software without deep AI or ML skills.

Nokia Profit Beat as AI Demand Lifts Optical Networks

Nokia Shifts Focus to AI and Network Infrastructure
Nokia delivered a stronger-than-expected third quarter, with comparable operating profit reaching €435 million against consensus of about €342 million. Group net sales rose 12% to €4.83 billion, above forecasts, driven by Optical Networks and cloud-related demand tied to AI data centers. The stock jumped double digits intraday and added billions in market value, reflecting newfound confidence after a challenging first half. The recovery now is concentrated in network infrastructure rather than mobile RAN, underscoring where customers are actually spending to handle AI-era traffic patterns. Nokia nudged its full-year operating profit outlook to €1.7–2.2 billion, with a reporting change related to scaling down passive venture investments partly in play.

India–UK telecom innovation centre for 5G-Advanced and 6G

India–UK telecom innovation centre for 5G-Advanced and 6G
India and the United Kingdom have launched the India–UK Connectivity and Innovation Centre to accelerate secure, AI-driven, and resilient telecom technologies over the next four years. The two governments committed an initial £24 million—roughly ₹250–₹282 crore depending on exchange rates—to fund applied research, joint testbeds, field trials, and standards contributions in emerging telecom domains. The investment concentrates on three pillars: AI in telecommunications, non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) for satellite and airborne connectivity, and telecoms cybersecurity with open, interoperable systems. The multi-year window aligns to the critical runway for 5G‑Advanced and early 6G experimentation.

India Mobile Congress 2025: Telecom GDP to 20% by 2037

India Mobile Congress 2025: Telecom GDP to 20% by 2037
India Mobile Congress 2025 in New Delhi framed a clear ambition: scale domestic innovation, shape 6G, and turn telecom into a larger engine of GDP growth. Leaders underscored a whole-of-government approach, with multiple ministries backing IMC and the Department of Telecommunications and the Cellular Operators Association of India co-hosting. India’s telecom and digital sector is estimated to contribute roughly 12–14% to GDP today. Leaders at IMC projected this could reach about 20% by the mid-2030s if India scales advanced connectivity, software-led services, and domestic manufacturing. India’s 6G push was tied to a potential GDP uplift exceeding a trillion dollars by 2035.

India Joins Telecom Equipment Manufacturing Elite with Indigenous 4G

India Joins Telecom Equipment Manufacturing Elite with Indigenous 4G
India’s nationwide launch of BSNL’s “Swadeshi” 4G stack moves the country from a services-first model to domestic production of core telecom equipment at national scale. India formally launched an indigenous 4G stack for state-run BSNL, alongside more than 97,500 towers announced from Jharsuguda, Odisha. Officials highlighted early reach metrics, noting that roughly 92,000 sites are active and connecting an estimated 22 million users. Telecom equipment sovereignty has become a board-level issue as operators de-risk supply chains, comply with trusted source mandates, and balance costs amid rising traffic and spectrum refarming needs.

VodafoneThree taps Ericsson and Nokia for UK 5G SA rollout

VodafoneThree taps Ericsson and Nokia for UK 5G SA rollout
Fresh off its merger, VodafoneThree has locked in eight-year vendor deals with Ericsson and Nokia to underpin a £11 billion UK network build that is front-loaded for rapid 5G Standalone coverage gains. VodafoneThree selected Ericsson and Nokia as primary technology partners for one of the largest privately funded mobile infrastructure programs in Europe, with contracts collectively valued at over £2 billion. In year one, close to three quarters of the population are targeted for access to its fastest 5G services, rising to about 90% population coverage on 5G Standalone by year three and reaching roughly 99.95% by 2034 under a regulated, fully funded build plan.

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