Optus, Ericsson and FrontierSI trial 5G Advanced positioning for emergency services
AUSTRALIA 01:11

Optus, Ericsson and FrontierSI trial 5G Advanced positioning for emergency services

Optus, Ericsson and FrontierSI have completed a public safety proof-of-concept on the Optus 5G Standalone network, demonstrating centimetre-level positioning for emergency response operations on a live commercial network. The trial paired a first responder vehicle with an autonomously tracking drone, using 5G Advanced Global Navigation Satellite System Real-Time Kinematic positioning correction data and a dedicated public safety network slice. 

NTT completes IOWN-based immersive live viewing trial
JAPAN 01:05

NTT completes IOWN-based immersive live viewing trial

NTT Docomo Solutions has completed a proof of concept for an immersive live viewing service using IOWN and AI technologies, enabling simultaneous real-time delivery of 3D and augmented reality (AR) video from remote locations. The operator said the February 2026 trial combined its IOWN All-Photonics Network (APN) with AI-based video analysis to stream multiple immersive feeds without requiring advanced ICT equipment at the capture site.

Fujitsu to develop ocean digital twin at Port of Barcelona
SPAIN 00:56

Fujitsu to develop ocean digital twin at Port of Barcelona

Fujitsu has agreed with the BCN Port Innovation Foundation to develop a proof of concept for an ocean digital twin at the Port of Barcelona during 2026, aimed at supporting marine regeneration and biodiversity protection. Under the agreement, Fujitsu Spain will work with the foundation to deploy underwater drones combined with artificial intelligence and advanced analytics to create high-resolution digital representations of the seabed. The system is designed to visualise and quantify biodiversity, calculat

Microamp partners High Tech Inter for 5G mmWave deployment in Japan and APAC
JAPAN 00:47

Microamp partners High Tech Inter for 5G mmWave deployment in Japan and APAC

Polish company Microamp and Japanese firm High Tech Inter have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of 5G millimetre wave networks in Japan and across the Asia-Pacific region. The companies said the agreement combines Microamp's end-to-end 5G mmWave network technology with High Tech Inter's system integration and deployment capabilities, targeting commercial and mission-critical applications requiring high resilience, ultra-high capacity and low latency connectivity.

SNS-JU awards EUR 116 mln funding to 20 6G research projects
EUROPE 3 MRT

SNS-JU awards EUR 116 mln funding to 20 6G research projects

The EU's Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS-JU) has allocated EUR 116 million in public funds to 20 R&D projects aligned with European 6G research and innovation. Announced at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, this additional cohort of 6G and beyond-5G projects takes the total number supported by the SNS-JU to 100. The joint undertaking will invest another EUR 270 million this year and into 2027. Since 2021, SNS-JU has supplied EUR 630 million in public funds, provided through the EU'

Ceva launches 5G Advanced NTN modem IP for LEO and MEO user terminals
GLOBAL 3 MRT

Ceva launches 5G Advanced NTN modem IP for LEO and MEO user terminals

Ceva has introduced PentaG-NTN, a 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks modem IP subsystem designed for satellite user terminals operating on low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO) constellations. Announced at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, the subsystem is based on Ceva's third-generation PentaG 5G Advanced modem platform.

Keysight, Samsung and Nvidia demonstrate AI-RAN validation workflow at MWC
GLOBAL 3 MRT

Keysight, Samsung and Nvidia demonstrate AI-RAN validation workflow at MWC

Keysight Technologies, Samsung Electronics and Nvidia have demonstrated an end-to-end testing and validation workflow for AI-driven radio access networks (AI-RAN) at Mobile World Congress 2026. The joint demonstration integrates Keysight's AI RAN Simulation Toolset with the Nvidia Aerial Testbed to create a unified environment for data generation, AI and machine learning model training, and performance benchmarking. The workflow is designed to support validation of AI-driven RAN modules before live deployme

Bridge Data Centres and Concord to develop barge-based hydrogen power
SINGAPORE 3 MRT

Bridge Data Centres and Concord to develop barge-based hydrogen power

Singapore-based data centre developer and operator Bridge Data Centres (BDC) and Concord New Energy (CNE) have signed an MoU to develop a barge-based hydrogen power generation solution for data centres in Singapore, targeting AI-driven digital infrastructure. The companies said the project would explore a marine-integrated hydrogen generation model designed to provide modular clean power capacity.

Singapore unveils LaunchPad masterplan including Kampong AI at One-North
SINGAPORE 3 MRT

Singapore unveils LaunchPad masterplan including Kampong AI at One-North

JTC, Singapore's state-owned industrial infrastructure developer, has announced a refreshed masterplan for LaunchPad @ One-North, centred on the creation of Kampong AI, described as Singapore's hub for AI startups, alongside new infrastructure and policy measures to support the wider startup ecosystem. The updated masterplan is structured around three pillars: enhanced infrastructure for industry clusters, facilitative policies for startups at different stages of growth, and new community programmes to stre

Singtel and Ericsson partner to advance 5G Advanced deployment in Singapore
SINGAPORE 3 MRT

Singtel and Ericsson partner to advance 5G Advanced deployment in Singapore

Singtel has announced a strategic collaboration with Ericsson to accelerate the development and deployment of 5G Advanced as part of its network evolution strategy in Singapore. The companies said the partnership will focus on making 5G Advanced a programmable and AI-enabled platform to support enterprise use cases, including AI workloads, immersive applications and large-scale IoT deployments. Singtel plans to expand commercial deployment of end-to-end network slicing with enforceable service level agreeme

UfiSpace partners Arrcus on AI networking, unveils 1.6T portfolio
GLOBAL 3 MRT

UfiSpace partners Arrcus on AI networking, unveils 1.6T portfolio

Hyperscale software developer Arrcus and open disaggregated networking hardware provider UfiSpace have announced a collaboration to deliver AI-optimised networking platforms for service provider, data centre, edge and cloud environments, as UfiSpace separately introduced a new 1.6T open networking portfolio at Mobile World Congress 2026. The partnership integrates Arrcus's ArcOS network operating system with UfiSpace's routing and switching platforms, including systems based on Broadcom silicon such as the

Vast Data partners TwelveLabs on customer-managed video AI deployments
GLOBAL 3 MRT

Vast Data partners TwelveLabs on customer-managed video AI deployments

Vast Data and TwelveLabs have announced a partnership aimed at extending large-scale video intelligence beyond public cloud environments, introducing a customer-managed deployment model on the Vast AI Operating System. The collaboration, announced at Vast Forward 2026, will enable organisations to deploy TwelveLabs' video foundation models on infrastructure managed through VAST's software platform, which is designed to handle unstructured data at exabyte scale.

NETHERLANDS 2 MRT

Dutch AI model GPT-NL ready to start practical tests

The Dutch-language AI model GPT-NL is ready for testing. Following the development phase a small group of launch customers are starting testing in the field for their own work processes. 

GLOBAL 2 MRT

MediaTek to present Wi-Fi 8-enabled CPE for 5G-A networks and give MWC26 keynote presentation

MediaTek president Joe Chen is scheduled to give a keynote presentation at Mobile World Congress 2026 Barcelona, outlining the scope for its RF silicon chips to drive edge-to-cloud AI advances in multiple device classes. MediaTek's booth will host presentations centred on 6G networks, 5G-Advanced CPE with Wi-Fi 8 LAN connectivity, and localised intelligence for smartphones and IoT, as well as automotive connectivity and next-generation data centre technology.

UNITED STATES 2 MRT

Ericsson sets up over-the-air 6G trial at Plano headquarters

Ericsson said it has completed the world's first pre-standardised 6G trial to utilise over-the-air infrastructure at its US headquarters in Plano, Texas. The session was conducted on a pre-standardisation 6G system built on a trusted, end-to-end architecture designed to be AI and cloud native. As part of the demonstration, Ericsson was able to validate radio systems and RAN compute capabilities, as well as software-defined air interfaces and cloud platforms, targeting elements considered to be 6G building

JAPAN 2 MRT

NTT shows AI video analytics via in-network computing and remote GPUs

NTT Docomo and NTT have demonstrated low-latency AI video analysis using in-network computing integrated with remotely distributed GPU resources over an optical transport network, in what the companies position as a step towards 6G-era AI and robotics services. The demonstration connected distributed GPU resources to a commercial 5G Standalone network via an in-network computing edge function deployed on the 5G core and linked through the operator's IOWN All-Photonics Network.

GLOBAL 2 MRT

Corning launches Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 ahead of Motorola foldable debut

Corning has introduced Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3, which it describes as the toughest Gorilla Glass Ceramic to date, with the first commercial deployment planned in an upcoming foldable smartphone from Motorola. Corning said laboratory testing designed to replicate real-world surfaces showed the material survived drops of more than two metres onto concrete-like surfaces. In repeated-drop testing, it withstood at least 20 drops from one metre onto asphalt-like surfaces. Under similar conditions, a compe

GLOBAL 2 MRT

Samsung completes multi-cell AI-RAN test with Nvidia

Samsung Electronics has completed a multi-cell test combining its virtualised RAN software with accelerated computing from NVIDIA, validating performance in what it described as a realistic network environment and marking a step towards commercial AI-RAN deployment. The test, conducted at Samsung's R&D centre, integrated the company's vRAN software with Nvidia's accelerated computing platform. Samsung said the validation supports its strategy to advance AI-native, software-driven networks.

GLOBAL 2 MRT

Ericsson and Intel expand partnership to accelerate commercial AI-native 6G

Ericsson and Intel have expanded their long-standing collaboration to accelerate the transition from 6G research to commercial AI-native network deployments. Announced at Mobile World Congress 2026, the initiative spans compute, connectivity and cloud technologies across radio access networks, packet core and edge environments. The companies said the effort is designed to support ecosystem readiness for AI-native 6G, including alignment with global standards bodies and industry organisations.

JAPAN 2 MRT

NTT Docomo launches first commercial 5G Core on AWS with NEC

NTT Docomo has launched Japan's first commercial 5G core network (5GC) on Amazon Web Services (AWS), developed in partnership with NEC, with the system going live on 26 February. The operator said the 5GC is built on a hybrid cloud architecture combining AWS and Docomo's proprietary virtualisation platform, enabling dynamic capacity expansion in response to traffic surges and supporting carrier-grade availability.

JAPAN 2 MRT

SoftBank partners Lenovo to deliver 5G Zero Trust PCs

SoftBank and Lenovo Japan have announced a collaboration to develop next-generation cellular PCs for enterprise customers, combining 5G Standalone (5G SA) network functions with device-level controls to support Zero Trust security models. The companies said the initiative integrates User Equipment Route Selection Policy (URSP), a feature of 5G SA, with authentication and security functions provided by the mobile network. The aim is to embed network-based traffic control and access management directly into e

JAPAN 2 MRT

SoftBank and Mitsubishi launch edge AI-RAN trial at Yokohama facility

SoftBank and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have begun a collaboration in the edge data centre domain using SoftBank's AI-RAN product, Aitras, with a field trial underway at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Yokohama Hardtech Hub. The trial is being conducted within an on-premises edge data centre environment located at the Yokohama site and isolated from external networks. The companies said the objective is to verify high-speed AI inference delivered over secure and stable communications without reliance on

JAPAN 2 MRT

SoftBank says 'Telco AI Cloud' can integrate GPU data centres and AI-RAN

SoftBank has announced a "Telco AI Cloud" vision aimed at building distributed AI infrastructure by integrating GPU-based AI data centres, AI-RAN and a dedicated software stack across its nationwide telecommunications network. The operator said the initiative combines three primary components: large-scale GPU cloud data centres responsible for AI training, an AI-RAN-based multi-access edge computing platform for low-latency inference, and a software stack known as Infrinia AI Cloud OS that centrally manages

GLOBAL 2 MRT

Qualcomm assembles coalition to bring 6G to market by 2029

Qualcomm is launching a coalition to bring 6G mobile services to the market by 2029. The ambitious schedule was announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, in a keynote address by the chipmaker's CEO Cristiano Amon. The partners include Airtel, Amazon, Asus, BT Group, Cisco, Dell, E&, Ericsson, FPT, Fujitsu/1finity, Google, HP, HPE, Humain, KDDI, KT, Lenovo, LG Electronics, LG Uplus, Meta, Microsoft, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, NTT Docomo, Reliance Jio, Samsung Electronics, Sharp, SK Telecom, Snap, Stellanti

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