EU
As 6G Approaches, European Commission Bets Millions on Continental Tech Leadership
Two of the three dominant global mobile equipment vendors are European, the partnership's governing board chair said.
Akul Saxena
Reporter Akul Saxena studied Politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and has experience working in the mergers and acquisitions space. He’s focused on economic mobility and tech policy, and how broadband infrastructure supports both.
France
Paris-Based Orange CEO Said Telecoms Are Undervalued Backbone of Digital Economy
Heydemann said AI-generated content has already surpassed human-generated content in volume.
India
Indian Minister Said Country Grew Broadband Subscribers From 60 Million to 1 Billion in a Decade
Mobile data prices fell 97 percent over 10 years, dropping from $3 per gigabyte to nine cents
Africa
African Tower Infrastructure Faces Fourfold Data Surge by 2030
Helios Towers calls Africa the world's top tower growth market.
MWC2026
AT&T Said It Generated 5x Return on AI Investment
Amdocs said it is launching a new agentic operating system for managing AI agents across carrier networks
Data Center
AWS Says Telecoms Will Outsource AI Infrastructure as On-Premises Costs Prove Prohibitive
Capital budgets already stretched across broadband and capacity are constraining room for GPU investment for the industry.
MWC2026
Vodafone Forms Open-Access Satellite Company to Close Europe's Connectivity Gaps
In the same keynote, AT&T's Stankey said company had achieved 40% improvement in software development efficiency through AI
MWC2026
Nokia Called 'Token Certainty' the New Network Performance Standard
The company's CEO said open interfaces and interoperability are essential to connecting intelligence across network domains.
MWC2026
OpenAI Chairman Said AI Model Costs Fell 100-Fold in 18 Months
Chairman Bret Taylor says trillions in AI value unrealized as enterprise deployment lags behind model development
Agentic AI
Calix Invested $100M to Build AI Platform Now Serving 1,200 Broadband Providers
Calix Invested $2B to Build AI Platform Now Serving 1,200 Broadband Providers, said CEO Michael Weening
O-RAN
Ericsson and Nokia Align Automation Platforms to Speed Autonomous Network Development
Interoperability push comes as operators build mobile networks using equipment from multiple vendors.
Chips
Nvidia Targets AI Infrastructure Bottleneck With $2 Billion Photonics Investment
Investment backs new U.S. manufacturing and fabrication capacity with photonics company Lumentum.
MWC2026
Proposed Digital Networks Act and Chips Act 2.0 Target EU Tech Sovereignty
The European Commission’s proposal is aiming to unlock continental scale, accelerate fiber transition, and restrict high-risk suppliers.
Kate Johnson
AI Is Forcing Enterprises to Rethink Network Infrastructure, Lumen CEO Says
After selling its fiber-to-the-home business to AT&T, company pivots toward enterprise AI infrastructure.
MWC2026
Qualcomm Sets 2029 6G Timeline as Huawei Calls for Expanding and Advancing 5G
58 partners joined Qualcomm’s planned 2028 6G demos.
MWC2026
In Barcelona, Telecom CEOs Talk Sluggish Growth, EU Regulation and Geopolitics
European 'rip-and-replace' criticized, Eutelstat CEO promotes itself as only LEO system that is neither American nor Chinese
