Azerconnect Group, Nvidia sign partnership agreement
AZERBAIJAN 20 APR

Azerconnect Group, Nvidia sign partnership agreement

Azerbaijan's Azerconnect Group has signed a partnership agreement with Nvidia, Report.az announced. At the initial stage, Azerconnect Group will offer the service GeForce Now in Azerbaijan. The parties plan to cooperate also on the development of AI-based networks for AI, 6G infrastructure and a data centre for AI. Azerconnect Group, a provider of of ICT solutions, belongs to the Neqsol Holding Group. 

US moves ahead with freeing up 2.7GHz band for mobile
UNITED STATES 20 APR

US moves ahead with freeing up 2.7GHz band for mobile

The US has taken a step forward on opening up the 2.7 GHz band to mobile networks. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said it had completed a technical review confirmed the band can is suitable for mobile and the existing federal agencies using the frequencies can obtain public funding for moving their services.

Korea leads creation of AI advisory group at ISO standards meeting
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 20 APR

Korea leads creation of AI advisory group at ISO standards meeting

South Korea has led discussions on AI in next-generation communications at the 49th ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 international standards meeting, held in Seoul from 13-17 April 2026. The National Radio Research Agency, under the ministry of science and ICT, said the meeting resulted in the establishment of a new advisory group on AI standardisation, including physical AI, which focuses on enabling machines and robots to perceive, decide and act in real-world environments.

Brazil prepares for 6G with CPQD's ERA 6G project
BRAZIL 16 APR

Brazil prepares for 6G with CPQD's ERA 6G project

Brazil's CPQD, with support from Funttel and the Ministry of Communications, has launched the 'Evolution in Open Networks towards 6G' (ERA 6G) project to prepare Brazil for the next generation of mobile connectivity. This 36-month project aims to enable advanced applications like extended reality, massive IoT, and holographic communications, while also addressing long-standing connectivity issues in rural and remote areas. ERA 6G will focus on developing a 6G mobile infrastructure built on open, disaggregat

GSMA organises 'Tokyo Accord' in boost to Japanese mobile industry
JAPAN 15 APR

GSMA organises 'Tokyo Accord' in boost to Japanese mobile industry

Japan's mobile operators NTT Docomo, Rakuten Mobile, KDDI and SoftBank have signed a new agreement reinforcing their commitment to cooperation on developing 6G technology. The so-called 'Tokyo Accord' was also signed by regional operators Global Telecom and LG Uplus, along with three Asian 6G alliances, at the Digital Nation Summit Tokyo organised by the GSMA. 

HAPS Alliance outlines role of stratospheric platforms in future 6G
GLOBAL 8 APR

HAPS Alliance outlines role of stratospheric platforms in future 6G

The HAPS Alliance has published a whitepaper detailing how high altitude platform stations (HAPS) and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) could be integrated into emerging 6G network architectures. The paper, focused on the International Telecommunication Union's IMT-2030 framework, describes a multi-layered model combining terrestrial, stratospheric and satellite-based infrastructure. In this model, HAPS platforms operate at around 20 km altitude, positioned between ground networks and satellites to provide ex

Oman TRA starts 6G preparations
OMAN 7 APR

Oman TRA starts 6G preparations

Oman's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has initiated a study to prepare for the roll out of the 6G technology, Muscat Daily reported. The study focuses on identifying suitable spectrum bands, core infrastructure needs, and potential 6G applications for key sectors like healthcare and transportation.

InterDigital presents federated approach to ease wireless bottlenecks in AI training
UNITED STATES 7 APR

InterDigital presents federated approach to ease wireless bottlenecks in AI training

InterDigital will attend the University of Texas at Austin's fifth 6G@UT Forum event to showcase an AI model optimising technology designed to streamline resources used while configuring mobile and wireless infrastructure AI services. The R&D firm is joining forces with Keysight Technologies for a demonstration of real-time Over-the-Air Federated Learning (OTA-FL) technology, used to enhance AI training efficiency while communicating the latest parameters collected from edge devices over wireless access mod

ETHER completes SNS-JU remit focused on unified space, aerial and land 6G architecture
EUROPE 1 APR

ETHER completes SNS-JU remit focused on unified space, aerial and land 6G architecture

A 6G research project funded by the EU's Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS-JU) has wrapped up its remit, having introduced a novel architecture for combining satellite, land-based and aerial transmitters into a fully unified 6G network.  The ETHER project was co-ordinated by University of Luxembourg's Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust with the participation of Sateliot, Collins Aerospace, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Avanti, Ubiwhere, i2Cat Research Centr

NTT Docomo and SKT produce vRAN and AI-RAN roadmap
JAPAN 31 MRT

NTT Docomo and SKT produce vRAN and AI-RAN roadmap

NTT Docomo and SK Telecom (SKT) have published a joint white paper setting out technical requirements for the evolution of virtualised radio access networks (vRAN) and the transition towards AI-enabled RAN architectures. The document, developed as part of an ongoing collaboration between the two operators, examines how vRAN can evolve into AI-RAN, where artificial intelligence capabilities are integrated into radio access network infrastructure. It also outlines the enabling technologies and operational con

Brazil invests BRL 104 mln from telecom innovation fund
BRAZIL 30 MRT

Brazil invests BRL 104 mln from telecom innovation fund

Brazil's Ministry of Communications is allocating BRL 104 million from the Fund for the Technological Development of Telecommunications (Funttel) to accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced technologies such as 6G, AI, and cloud computing. The approved funds, managed by the Centre for Research and Development in Telecommunications (CPQD) over the 2026-2028 period, include the Prisma Project for creating a Brazilian platform for managing sustainable data centres and cloud services. The pr

Sivers targets frontier 5G-A, 6G transmitters with new beamforming IC
GLOBAL 30 MRT

Sivers targets frontier 5G-A, 6G transmitters with new beamforming IC

Sivers Semiconductors announced the general release of a beamforming integrated circuit (IC) chip for directed signal transmission in FR3 bands, supporting frontier 5G Advanced and 6G network deployments. Sivers' Daybreak 0715 beamforming IC is designed to capture superior propagation associated with sub-6 GHz frequencies but delivered using wider, upper mid-band bandwidths from 7-15 GHz. The FR3 bands, nestled between sub-6 GHz and existing mmWave spectrum, are under consideration to provide incremental ca

JAPAN 30 MRT

KDDI to support lunar communications study through partnership with ispace

KDDI has agreed to collaborate with ispace on the development of ground station capabilities for future lunar communication services, as part of a broader initiative to support emerging cislunar infrastructure. The partnership will focus on exploring the operation and utilisation of ground stations required to receive and process communications and data transmitted from lunar orbit. KDDI will provide technical and business expertise related to ground station functions and lunar communications, with both com

GLOBAL 26 MRT

Spirent launches Landslide C100-M6 mobile core traffic validation device

Spirent Communications announced commercial availability of its latest generation test appliance and virtual test service for mobile core traffic simulations. The Landslide C100-M6 is designed to meet high-volume traffic demands implied in 5G Standalone deployments, AI-driven services, and handling operator-scale encrypted traffic. Spirent claims activation rates in the M6 model run up to three times faster than its predecessor. The device is the first from this series with TLS acceleration support, and ach

GLOBAL 26 MRT

NGMN publishes guidance paper on agentic AI-powered mobile operations

The Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) has published guidance to help implement agentic AI into mobile network operations, underpinning greater autonomy embedded into existing cloud-native infrastructure. The framework builds on 2023's NGMN Cloud Native Manifesto and third-party cloud native frameworks including the CNCF Cloud Native Maturity Model (CNMM). The publication puts forward a structured methodology for integrating agentic AI into network operations, and identifies five grades of AI a

EUROPE 25 MRT

Ericsson works with Juelich Research Center on AI models to support network evolution

Ericsson has teamed up with the Juelich Research Center in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia to work on AI models and research supporting core networks, network management and the next generation of Radio Access Networks (RAN). Areas of research include the use of AI models to assess execution speed, scalability to large datasets, information retention, and storage efficiency across Ericsson's portfolio of products. The partners may also use the Jupiter supercomputer for large-scale model training,

GLOBAL 25 MRT

ITU adopts draft IMT-2030 baseline criteria for 6G radio candidates

Draft minimum performance requirements for candidate 6G radio interfaces considered under the IMT-2030 framework  have been agreed by the relevant International Telecommunication Union working subgroup. The criteria aim to create a consistent baseline for evaluating candidate radio interfaces to guide global 6G research and standardisation efforts, and are not meant to specify implementation or guarantee real-world performance outcomes.

GLOBAL 23 MRT

5GAA renews pact with EU 6G industry body

The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) has extended its relationship with the EU's 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA). In light of this announcement, the two alliances have renewed a 5G-focused memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreed in August 2022 to promote policy overlap in areas including vehicle-to-everything (V2X) and connected automated driving (CAD). Christof Schmidt, director general of the 5GAA, said it would work closely with 6G-IA's stakeholders to align innovation progra

EGYPT 23 MRT

Egypt's NTI offers graduates free 5G/6G Open RAN training with 23 March application deadline

Egypt's National Telecommunication Institute (NTI) has announced the four-month HireReady programme in the 5G/6G Open RAN Technologies track as part of the Digital Egypt Youth Initiative. The training starts on 04 April and the deadline for applications is 23 March. It is fully funded by the ICT ministry and targets graduates in the past five years.

EUROPE 19 MRT

ETSI launches version 1 of federated telco cloud framework

ETSI has introduced the inaugural version of the open-source Operator Platform for the Telco Cloud, delivered by its OpenOP software development group. OpenOP enables federated network and testbed resources powered by cloud-hosted mobile telecoms systems, supporting both service providers and application developers, with a focus at this stage on experimental 5G-Advanced and 6G programmes. This inaugural version provides a fundamental framework for exposure of telecoms network capabilities, including open CA

ITALY 19 MRT

Italy's Agcom launches consultation on use of 42 GHz spectrum

Italy's communications regulator Agcom has opened a public consultation on the potential use of the 42 GHz spectrum band to expand wireless broadband services. The probe covers frequencies in the 40.5-43.5 GHz range, a millimetre-wave band currently used for fixed, satellite and radio astronomy applications, and is aimed at assessing how the band could support new high-capacity radio systems.

JAPAN 19 MRT

Japan-Singapore partnership targets cooperation in digital infrastructure

Japan and Singapore have agreed to strengthen cooperation across advanced technologies as part of a new strategic partnership, with a focus on artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum technologies and digital infrastructure. The agreement outlines the establishment of an ICT policy dialogue and the potential renewal of a memorandum of cooperation on ICT between Japan's ministry of internal affairs and communications and Singapore's ministry of digital development and information. 

JAPAN 19 MRT

SoftBank and AGC develop energy-efficient antenna technology for 6G networks

SoftBank has developed a new base station antenna design in collaboration with AGC aimed at reducing power consumption and simplifying infrastructure for future 6G networks. The "functional beam shaping lens antenna" combines SoftBank's antenna and coverage design technologies with AGC's metasurface lens technology. According to the companies, the design reduces the number of antenna elements required for vertical beam shaping to one-eighth or less of conventional systems, leading to a corresponding reducti

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 19 MRT

SKT and Ericsson sign MoU on AI-driven network evolution towards 6G

SK Telecom (SKT) and Ericsson have signed an MoU to expand collaboration on AI-based network technologies spanning 5G evolution and future 6G development. The agreement focuses on joint research and validation of advanced network technologies, with the aim of supporting both near-term enhancements to 5G networks and longer-term 6G standardisation and development.

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