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Vivo Brazil’s engineers can talk to networks via Ericsson’s rApps as a Service

Agentic rApp as a Service is built on AWS and its natural language interface, powered by GenAI, translates their speech into instructions that AI agents carry out

Alliance wants to bring hyperscalers and telcos under common ‘trust’ banner

Fifteen companies spanning cloud, telecoms, semiconductors and AI set out shared principles for a “trusted technology stack”, as sovereignty debates intensify in Europe

Telefónica, Nokia work to speed adoption of APIs with agentic AI

Their efforts include integrating the A2A protocol and MCP as a step towards building an 'agent economy' and eventually an agentic monetisation ecosystem

Europe’s digital infrastructure enters 2026 on firmer footing

Europe is structurally better placed heading into 2026, with data centres and networks set to benefit from strong policy support, although energy constraints remain

NGMN sets out framework to simplify 5G network operations

The operator-led alliance argues that targeted simplification across radio, core and transport networks is becoming essential to manage cost, complexity and sustainability in 5G deployments

Creating value, scale at 5G’s edge for customers’ operational needs

Enterprises balance on-prem, cloud workloads, mobile devices and multiple access types, so edge only adds value if it reduces complexity elsewhere, rather than adds another isolated layer

ElevenLabs raises $500m as telco AI use grows

London-based ElevenLabs deepens its move into conversational AI for telecoms while backing from Nvidia and telco partners underscores broader industry adoption

Liberty Global and Google Cloud strike five-year AI deal

Liberty’s strategic partnership with Google Cloud comes ahead of Alphabet’s Q4 earnings, where analysts are expecting continued cloud and AI-driven growth

Solving the GenAI value gap: how Celfocus turns experimentation into measurable impact

Partner content: Celfocus' strategy centres on Next-Gen Intelligence which combines AI, automation and human expertise, making work easier, faster and more valuable

Telefónica claims European edge leadership in Spain

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

Telco headcount keeps shrinking, but layoffs fail to deliver a silver bullet

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

Saudi scales back NEOM megaproject, plans hub for AI data centres

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

Google data centre in Wallonia hits gridlock

The hyperscaler wants to spend €5 billion in Belgium but its Feluy data centre project currently cannot connect to the high-voltage grid

Samsung completes first commercial vRAN call on live network

Milestone moves virtualised RAN from lab validation to carrier-grade reality, as operators weigh cloud-native architectures, cost reduction and AI readiness

Telefónica to offer free ChatGPT Plus to Movistar customers for 6 months

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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