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Telefónica claims European edge leadership in Spain

Edge
The operator has activated 10 edge nodes and will add 7 more during 2026 to meet rising demand for compute, AI, power and technical floor space as a major differentiator
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Telco headcount keeps shrinking, but layoffs fail to deliver a silver bullet

Automation/AI
Global telecom operators cut staff to below 4.36 million through 2Q25, though research shows no clear link between these reductions and margin growth despite AI-driven automation
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Saudi scales back NEOM megaproject, plans hub for AI data centres

Automation/AI
Unnamed sources cited by report in Financial Times point to natural advantages of goegraphical position, sea water for cooling, renewable energy and opportunity to attract investment
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Google data centre in Wallonia hits gridlock

Automation/AI
The hyperscaler wants to spend €5 billion in Belgium but its Feluy data centre project currently cannot connect to the high-voltage grid
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Samsung completes first commercial vRAN call on live network

5G & Beyond
Milestone moves virtualised RAN from lab validation to carrier-grade reality, as operators weigh cloud-native architectures, cost reduction and AI readiness
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Telefónica to offer free ChatGPT Plus to Movistar customers for 6 months

Automation/AI
There is no minimum contract period – but will the freemium model work and how long will AI offered by operators differentiate them?
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Modern OSS/BSS are the key to monetising 5G

BSS/OSS/CX
Ranjani Balakrishnan, OSS/BSS Portfolio Operations at Ericsson, shares insights – and real-life case studies – on how to unlock business growth and the full potential of 5G.
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Marvell deepens data centre push with XConn deal

5G & Beyond
Marvell’s $540 million acquisition of XConn Technologies underscores how much demand for custom RAN silicon has weakened amid slowing operator investment
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Soaring memory prices dampen sentiment as AI swallows output

Automation/AI
Rising AI server demand is dampening the IT and smartphone markets as US hyperscalers suck up memory, forcing everyone else to accept higher prices
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GlobalData: Meta buying Manus signals shift from AI models to rev-gen agents

Automation/AI
Manus is Singapore-based AI startup which reportedly achieved annual revenue of up to $125 million less than a year after launch – the deal is thought be worth tens of billions of dollars
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IP over DWDM, ZR+ pluggable modules surge as AI factories scale

Automation/AI
Dell'Oro reckons IPoDWDM and Disaggregated WDM will grow at an average annual rate of 16%, reaching $4.4 billion by 2030; market for ZR+ module to grow sharply in 2026
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AI is too big for the European internet – Nokia

Automation/AI
Without a stronger digital backbone, from networks to data centres and beyond, Europe risks missing its greatest growth opportunity – the AI supercycle – according to the vendor
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MasOrange, Ericsson hail milestone in AN with AI-driven SMO and rApps 

5G & Beyond
Vendor says that by collaborating this closely with MasOrange, it can tailor solutions to real-world environments and gain insights to aid the wider adoption of autonomous networks
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BSS is the foundation for monetising 5G and fuelling growth beyond connectivity

BSS/OSS/CX
Partner video: Sonal Bhutani and Mohit Bhargava explain to Annie Turner how Ericsson is helping CSPs transform BSS which is essential for monetising services beyond connectivity
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Vodafone chooses Spirent to automate 5G Core voice network testing

5G & Beyond
The two reckon jointly developed testing platform helps speed up widespread deployment of multiple vendor 5G software releases from months to days
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