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TITAN & ITRI join forces on 6G optical wireless R&D

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UK TITAN hub and Taiwan's ITRI will co-develop 6G optical wireless and satellite testbeds to blend terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks.
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Red Hat, Nvidia, Palo Alto forge AI-native telco stack

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Red Hat, Nvidia and Palo Alto launch unified AI-native telco stack to merge network functions, accelerated compute and security at core and edge.
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Tencent Cloud boosts Frankfurt AI capacity for Europe

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Tencent Cloud opens a new Frankfurt zone, expanding AI-ready capacity in Germany to meet rising European demand and data residency needs.
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Infovista unveils VistaOne to unify network & CX data

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Infovista launches VistaOne platform to fuse network and customer experience data, using agentic AI to speed decisions and cut operating costs.
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HONOR & ARRI bring cinema image science to mobiles

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HONOR and ARRI join forces to embed cinema-grade image science into future smartphones, debuting on the ROBOT PHONE later this year.
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Red Hat, NVIDIA & Palo Alto unveil AI-native telco stack

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Red Hat, NVIDIA and Palo Alto launch an AI-native telco stack uniting cloud, edge compute and zero trust security for next-gen networks.
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SynaXG shows carrier-grade AI-RAN on shared NVIDIA GPUs

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SynaXG debuts carrier-grade AI-RAN at MWC Barcelona, running 5G FR1, FR2 and AI on a single shared NVIDIA GH200 GPU platform.
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Qualcomm coalition targets AI-native 6G rollout by 2029

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Qualcomm unites tech and telecoms heavyweights in a new coalition to fast-track AI-native 6G standards and networks for rollout from 2029.
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Broadcom previews AI-native VMware Telco Cloud 9 for MNOs

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Broadcom has previewed AI-native VMware Telco Cloud Platform 9, targeting MNOs with cost savings, GPU sharing and sovereign cloud controls.
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Indosat trials AI-powered 5G call linking Jakarta, Europe

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Indosat partners with Nokia and Nvidia to make Southeast Asia's first AI-powered 5G call, linking Barcelona and Jakarta in real time.
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AMD unveils Ryzen AI 400 chips for Copilot+ desktops

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AMD has launched Ryzen AI 400 desktop and PRO chips, its first Copilot+ PC-ready desktop processors, promising up to 50 TOPS of local AI.
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HONOR unveils AI robot phone concept & Magic V6 foldable

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HONOR debuts Robot Phone concept, flagship Magic V6 foldable, MagicPad 4 and a humanoid robot in an AI-first hardware push at MWC.
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HIROH unveils quantum-ready encrypted phone platform

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HIROH debuts a quantum-ready, end-to-end encrypted phone platform, bundling secure calls and messaging into its premium HIROH Phone.
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Gcore brings managed Nvidia Dynamo to AI inference

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Gcore adds managed Nvidia Dynamo to its AI inference stack, promising up to 6x throughput and 2x lower latency across its cloud portfolio.
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GSMA Foundry & NUHS partner on 5G connected health

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GSMA Foundry and Singapore's NUHS join forces to trial 5G, AI and XR hospital innovations in Singapore before scaling globally.
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GSMA & NUHS team on 5G, AI to power smart hospitals

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GSMA Foundry and NUHS will trial 5G, AI and XR in Singapore hospitals, showcasing remote surgery and robot nurses at MWC26 Barcelona.
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Taara unveils photonic chip for cable-free 25Gbps links

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Taara unveils a silicon photonics platform and Taara Beam, a cable-free link delivering fibre-like 25Gbps speeds over distances up to 10km.
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HPE launches AI‑native telecom kit spanning core to edge

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HPE debuts AI-native telecom kit from core to edge, unifying Juniper routing, ProLiant telco servers and new cloud ops software stack.
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HPE unveils AI-ready Juniper networking for operators

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HPE debuts Juniper-branded AI-ready routers, servers and cloud ops tools to help telecom and cloud operators modernise networks.
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AWS sets telco agenda with cloud & agentic AI for 6G

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AWS sets a three-point telco plan, pushing cloud modernisation, agentic AI automation and 6G-ready, satellite-linked network designs.