Telecom & 5G
Telecom & 5G news — Thursday 15 October 2026
7 stories from 1 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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NTN is scaling faster than its business case
CCS Insight, Qualcomm and Elveo on how satellite reaches commercial scale Non-terrestrial networks have moved from proprietary islands to early commercial direct-to-device services in dozens of countries in the space…
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VIAVI Solutions White Paper: Building the Self-Aware Agentic RAN
From RAN Simulation Digital Twins to the Self-Aware, Agentic RAN How VIAVI AI RAN Scenario Generator (AI RSG), App Twin ADK, Application Validation Engine (AVE), and Claude Accelerate AI-Native Networks…
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6G adoption will hinge on operator economics, GSMA Intelligence says
Matthew Iji, head of data modelling and forecasting at GSMA Intelligence, told RCR that 6G will move from selective launches to global scale gradually, with coexistence rather than wholesale replacement…
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Ericsson “dissolves” private 5G business, puts focus on indoor R&D for satellite
Ericsson is ‘dissolving’ its enterprise wireless unit but keeping its private and neutral-host 5G portfolios, betting on R&D synergies and indoor connectivity, notably with Starlink-style satellite systems. But with Nokia’s…
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Earnings beat, costs bite, growth AWOL – another day in telecoms, as Ericsson retools in flat market
Ericsson beat Q3 earnings forecasts on seven percent organic sales growth, but warned AI-driven component costs will pressure margins through 2027, and said growth remains hard to come by –…
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Mexican, or Mexi-can’t? AT&T picks simple life home — and Starlink battle on doorstep (Telco Diary)
From the newsletter (October 14; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): AT&T has agreed to sell its Mexican business for $2bn, ending a decade-long expansion abroad to focus…
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Using AI to detect network instability could start with a text
In sum, what to know: –Machine learning and large language models could help operators connect messaging failures, service degradation and user experience — but only if they first solve the…