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Editorial illustration of mobile towers representing VodafoneZiggo's Dutch tower asset sale

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends

Liberty Global agrees €669m Dutch tower sale

VodafoneZiggo will keep control of its active mobile network while its passive tower assets move to an independent Benelux platform.

Sep 10, 2026
Editorial illustration of a Philippine mobile base station with solar panels, battery storage and weather-linked energy controls

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

DOCOMO, PLDT test weather-linked battery control

A two-site Philippine trial raised reported solar utilisation from 38% to 61% by changing how battery capacity is divided between daily use and backup.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of independent Russian mobile operators facing restricted access to a 5G network

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends

Russian ministry says independent MVNOs cannot offer 5G

Independent Russian MVNOs may be excluded from 5G under new spectrum rules, although industry figures dispute whether the restriction amounts to a direct ban.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of India and the United States cooperating on 6G security and interoperability

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

India joins US-led 6G security initiative

The group will work on common security and interoperability principles before suppliers face detailed 6G specifications or testing requirements.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of DNB telecom infrastructure in Kuala Lumpur with Maxis and CelcomDigi representing the financial impact expected in 2027

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

Malaysia telcos enter first full DNB year in 2027

MBSB expects service revenue growth and cost savings to help Maxis and CelcomDigi absorb the first full-year financial effect of DNB.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of Nokia's Mobile Core Early Access environment with 5G Core software, radios, devices and network testing equipment

Global National Telecom Trends

Nokia opens hosted mobile-core test environment

Operators can test new mobile-core software in Nokia's hosted environment before deciding whether it is worth a larger trial on their own network.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of 5G infrastructure and the upper 6GHz spectrum band as the GSMA calls for greater mobile access

Global National Telecom Trends

GSMA urges governments to release upper 6GHz spectrum

The GSMA is pressing governments to make upper 6GHz spectrum available for mobile networks as countries take different approaches to the band.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of a telecom engineer working on a Telecel-branded mobile site in Ghana, representing 1,890 completed 4G site upgrades

Africa National Telecom

Telecel completes 1,890 4G site upgrades in Ghana

Telecel has completed about 70% of its 2026 4G site-upgrade target in Ghana, with 808 sites still to be upgraded.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of a Telstra business customer using Microsoft Teams over a dedicated 5G network slice in Australia

Asia-Pacific National Telecom

Telstra launches 5G slice for Microsoft Teams

Telstra is prioritising Microsoft Teams traffic on a dedicated 5G slice for business sites that need more predictable video-call performance.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of Telkominfra and Transcelestial optical wireless terminals connected by a laser link in Indonesia

Asia-Pacific National Telecom

Telkominfra offers managed laser links with Transcelestial

Telkominfra will install and maintain Transcelestial laser links for sites where fibre delays hold up mobile, enterprise and campus connectivity.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of a mobile tower and upper 6GHz spectrum graphic representing GSMA's call for 6.425–7.125GHz mobile use

Global National Telecom Trends

GSMA pushes full upper 6GHz band for mobile

GSMA says the mobile industry is ready for upper 6GHz deployment, but national spectrum rules will decide what operators can actually use.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of Surge's Indonesian fixed-wireless expansion showing more than 1,500 operating sites and a target of 9,800 sites in 2027

Asia-Pacific National Telecom

Surge targets 9,800 FWA sites for 2027

Surge plans to expand its FWA network to 9,800 sites in 2027 while guiding to a 50–60% long-term EBITDA margin.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of the Lake Sentani Festival with three temporary broadband links supporting Wi-Fi, payments and live streaming

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends

Papua adds temporary broadband at Lake Sentani Festival

Papua and Telkom used three load-balanced IndiBiz links to support connectivity during the Lake Sentani Festival.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of Surabaya with 5G base stations and graphics showing more than 1,200 sites and wider XLSMART coverage in Indonesia

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

XLSMART Surabaya 5G exceeds 1,200 base stations

XLSMART says more than 1,200 5G base stations support Surabaya, while its national footprint now covers over 50 cities and regencies.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of fibre-optic cable reels and workers inside a cable manufacturing facility

Asia-Pacific National Telecom

Claron Fibreoptics targets 300,000km cable output

Claron Fibreoptics plans to double annual optical-fibre cable capacity to 300,000km over the next year as it targets BharatNet and FTTH demand.

Sep 8, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration showing Jio mobile infrastructure, 4G, 5G, JioFiber and JioAirFiber services in an Indian city

Asia-Pacific National Telecom

Jio marks 10 years with 533.3 million subscribers

Jio marks a decade with 533.3 million subscribers and a network spanning 4G, 5G, fibre, and fixed wireless.

Sep 8, 2026
Several glass data streams pass through a dark network element that emits one cyan pulse, while a separate amber policy selector and blank sealed receipt remain outside the packet path.

CASE FILE

SCONE Can Carry a Rate, Not the Policy That Chose It

SCONE makes a network's throughput advice visible to a QUIC application. What crosses the path is a number. The subscriber plan, traffic classification, load decision, responsible operator and correction route that produced it do not travel with the signal. That is a sound…

Sep 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of 5G-connected CCTV and event safety monitoring during a fireworks festival in Seoul

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

KT extends 5G slicing to CCTV at Seoul fireworks

KT used a 5G SA slice to carry real-time CCTV video and emergency communications at Seoul's fireworks festival, extending an earlier large-event trial.

Sep 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of an industrial worker, robotic equipment and 5G connectivity representing China’s industrial private-network pilot

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

China opens industrial 5G standalone private-network pilot

China’s industrial 5G pilot lets approved enterprises build dedicated private networks around production needs.

Sep 7, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a BSNL 4G network site in India representing nearly 6PB of daily data traffic

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

BSNL 4G network carries 6PB of data daily

BSNL's indigenous 4G network is serving 22–23 million users across 100,000 sites, shifting attention from rollout to live network performance.

Sep 7, 2026