Tele2 commercial, finance chiefs depart

Swedish operator Tele2 unveiled a shake-up to its leadership team, appointing a new CCO to replace the departing Hendrik de Groot and announcing CFO Charlotte Hansson would be leaving the company. Effective from 10 February, former Telia executive Petr Cermak will assume the role of EVP and CCO, along with joining the operator’s leadership team, … Leer más

Mobile, satellite bodies join forces

Industry groups the Mobile Satellite Service Association (MSSA) and 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) agreed to collaborate on efforts to integrate terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks (NTN), with a particular focus on direct-to-device and IoT offerings. Signed this week, the collaboration agreement establishes a framework for cooperation in areas spanning technological R&D, spectrum management, and the integration … Leer más

DT, partners make router from old smartphone parts

A consortium of companies including Deutsche Telekom, Fairphone, Infineon and Citronics developed a functional prototype of a DSL router made using chips and other physical components from old smartphones. The NeoCircuit Router reuses central electronic components such as a mainboard, processor and memory chips from a smartphone, alongside reclaimed physical connectors such as DSL and … Leer más

BT offloads Irish wholesale, enterprise unit

BT Group struck a deal to sell its Republic of Ireland wholesale and enterprise business to Speed Fibre Group for €22 million, the latest move by the operator to cut its presence in markets outside of the UK.   The agreement is for BT Communications Ireland (BTCIL), which comprises infrastructure in the country, more than … Leer más

Orange, Nokia extend 5G deal; target cloud RAN

Orange signed a contract extension with Nokia to upgrade its 5G radio infrastructure in France, a deal which includes a trial of the vendor’s cloud RAN solutions to assess a transition of the operator’s network towards the technology. The agreement marks another big deal struck by Nokia this week, after it agreed an extension with … Leer más

Google drops guard on military AI

Senior Google executives defended a shift in its AI ethics policy which opens the door for its technology to be used in military applications as a change necessary to defend the principles of democracy. Various news outlets noted updated Google AI Principles omit wording about employing the technology for harmful purposes including weapons development or … Leer más

Australia bans DeepSeek over security concerns

Australia reportedly prohibited the use of DeepSeek AI across all government systems, following a risk assessment which found the company’s technology posed a risk to national security. Home affairs minister Tony Burke announced the ban, stating all DeepSeek products, applications and services would be immediately removed from government networks, Bloomberg reported. “AI holds immense potential, … Leer más

Samsung boosts UScellular FWA with mmWave

Samsung teamed with UScellular to deploy the vendor’s mmWave and virtualised RAN (vRAN) capabilities to support its 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) service. UScellular, which is fourth-largest mobile operator in the US, is using Samsung’s 5G compact macro platform to enable mmWave connectivity for both mobile and broadband services. The platform consolidates baseband, radio and … Leer más

Volkswagen turns to twins for manufacturing gains

Dassault Systemes and Volkswagen Group inked a long-term partnership to optimise the latter’s development of advanced vehicle technology, including the use of virtual twins to streamline production. In a statement, Dassault Systemes explained the automotive giant would adopt its cloud-based 3Dexperience platform to aid with manufacturing and engineering. Engineers, designers and other professionals involved in … Leer más

MosoLabs rebrands, releases fresh radio products

US-based provider of private 5G and neutral host networks MosoLabs revealed a branding overhaul to better-reflect its infrastructure focus, a move backed up by the launch of two fresh products for the next-generation mobile technology. Now dubbed Moso Networks, the company stated its focus on delivering private 5G technology would now be more apparent. It … Leer más