This Week's Top Five Stories in the Telco Industry
The race towards autonomous telco networks has taken another step forward.
Ericsson and KDDI have completed a large-scale live network trial of an AI-driven RAN across thousands of 4G and 5G cells in Japan.
The trial saw Ericsson’s Uplink Interference Optimizer (UIO) rApp deployed on the Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform (EIAP) across approximately 1,500 5G cells and 1,300 4G cells during Q1 of this fiscal year.
Why are Telco Giants Joining the Nordic Compass Alliance?
A new Nordic business alliance bringing together Ericsson, Nokia and more than 25 major companies and foundations is aiming to strengthen the region’s position in connectivity and industrial growth.
Called Nordic Compass, the initiative will focus on four areas: capital markets, deep tech, defence and energy.
The move places advanced connectivity and digital infrastructure at the core of wider Nordic ambitions around economic resilience and European growth.
FCC Greenlights US$40bn Spectrum Deals for AT&T and SpaceX
The battle for spectrum dominance in the US is entering a new phase.
The FCC has approved two blockbuster transactions involving AT&T, EchoStar and SpaceX that will expand 5G capacity and support the rollout of satellite-to-phone connectivity.
The deals, valued at more than US$40bn collectively, will see EchoStar sell around 115MHz of nationwide spectrum holdings.
Inside Amdocs' AI Agent Strategy with Google Cloud
Customer service is one of the biggest pressure points in the telco industry.
From billing disputes to network faults and order delays, operators handle millions of requests across apps, websites and contact centres every day.
Amdocs now wants AI to take on more of that workload through a new partnership with Google Cloud.
Nokia Appoints New President of Mobile Infrastructure
Nokia is giving its Mobile Infrastructure business a new leader as telco networks face mounting pressure to support AI workloads, automation and the next phase of 5G and 6G development.
The Finnish vendor has announced the appointment of Emma Falck as President of Mobile Infrastructure and member of the Nokia Group Leadership Team, with the role taking effect on 1 September 2026.
Nokia’s Mobile Infrastructure unit covers areas including core software, radio networks and technology standards.
Executives
Brendan Carr
Chairman
Emma Falck
Executive Vice President, Products, Smart Infrastructure Buildings
Jenny Lindqvist
Senior Vice President and Head of Cloud Software and Services
Justin Hotard
President and CEO
