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Trust has a shelf life: verification in an automated network

Phone-number data decays, and the fraud that exploits it is visible at the network edge. Our perspective on why verification is becoming infrastructure, and how VoicePro is building for provable, network-native intelligence.

Broadband Altnets Spar with Ofcom Over Openreach UK Copper Line Retirement

PSR lauds results of APP fraud reimbursement policy

The UK's Payment Systems Regulator says it APP fraud reimbursement policy is having a postitive impact, with fewer victims, more money returned and firms stepping up to tackle and prevent fraud.

Ofcom price rise 'protections' leave three in four worse off as Martin Lewis says 'scrap them'

UK fintech Kord raises £6.4 million

Kord, a UK-based fintech focused on identity verification and payment processing for high value real estate transactions, has raised £6.4 million in Series A funding led by Guinness Ventures, with Beringea, SFC Capital, and angel investors

Virgin Media fined record £28m for stopping millions of customers from switching

NatWest Boxed and Mettle CTO Wayne Freeman leaves

The chief technology officer of NatWest's Boxed Banking-as-a-Service unit and its Mettle digital account for UK small businesses has stepped down.

Eurobites: Rain plans lowband massive MIMO blizzard with Huawei

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Sky buys ITV's Media & Entertainment unit; Vodafone and friends take the cyber pledge; Cellnex renews agreement with Vodafone Spain.

UK savings fintech Stoa raises £1.8 million

UK-based savings technology startup Stoa has raised £1.8 million in pre-seed funding in a financing round co-led by Bespokeist Partners and Ingenii Capital.

Starling Bank rolls out snatch theft detector

Starling Bank is using motion detectors to lock access to its mobile banking app in response to a surge in snatch phone thefts in the UK.

Thought Machine raises £30 million from Tier 1 bank

UK core banking fintech Thought Machine has bagged £30 million in funding from an un-nameed Tier 1 bank.

Comcast's Sky unit to acquire ITV Media & Entertainment

Sky, a UK-based unit of Comcast, has agreed to acquire ITV Media & Entertainment for up to £1.6 billion (US$2.13 billion). Post-deal, ITV will continue to offer its top shows via its broadcast platform. #pressrelease

Telcos stay coy on the premium customers could pay for sovereignty services

Panellists from KPN, Telenor and Vodafone set out their sovereignty positions but were not keen to divulge the extra costs that might be levied on sovereign AI, cloud and data services during a FutureNet webinar.

Swift retail payment framework goes live with UK big four

Could the UK act against 'anti-Muslim' film Citizen Vigilante?

Orange Belgium picks Nokia for optical network upgrade

Nokia is the sole supplier for a major transformation of the operator’s transport infrastructure, unifying fixed and mobile networks into a single, converged optical transport network across Belgium.

Amazon Leo pushes out its commercial service deadline again

Previously, Amazon said it would launch commercial Amazon Leo broadband service in mid-2026. But that's now been pushed out.

T-Mobile reshuffles executive ranks as Mike Katz exits

T-Mobile’s Mike Katz is leaving. Chris Sambar is joining as chief enterprise officer and André Almeida is getting an expanded position as chief marketing, brand and broadband officer.

Korean operators ramp up AI investments to make country an AI superpower

Korean telcos are racing to turn AI ambition into infrastructure reality, with SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus pouring billions into data centers, compute and connectivity as South Korea pushes to become a top-three global AI power.

Dish’s bankruptcy exposes the messy aftermath of its 5G gamble

Big public tower companies and smaller individual landlords are left holding the bag after Dish Wireless filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

Maersk Upgrades Reefer Fleet with Next-Generation IoT Connectivity to Strengthen Cold Chain Visibility

Telefónica Deutschland, Crout Launch 2CoreSIM for Reliable IoT Connectivity Across Critical Industries

SpaceX Buoyed by Launch Dominance, but Starlink Mobile’s Future Unclear, Analysts Say

Telefonica unit, Crout develop dual-profile IoT SIM

Telefonica Deutschland identified logistics, healthcare, manufacturing and security among the sectors it plans to target with an offering developed in partnership IoT specialist Crout combining two network profiles on a single SIM. The post

Can the telecom industry pave a smoother path to 6G?

Telcos want a smooth path to 6G and to avoid the mistakes of 5G, but it's early days for the industry's preferred migration architecture.

What defines network performance in 5G and beyond? A CTO Perspective

One year after the reintroduction of the ANDREW brand to the market—now part of Amphenol—the company is sharpening its role in an industry facing a new set of realities. In…

Elisa says AI automation has cut network incidents by over 80%

Sami Komulainen, Elisa’s chief operating officer, told RCR that the operator has created a digital twin of its network and deployed agentic AI that operates alongside human engineers to troubleshoot…

“We’re going after the operator channel” – Druid bets on simplicity to scale private 5G

Irish private cellular specialist Druid Software has acquired Munich-based Node-H to simplify the integration of private 4G/5G systems and broaden the channels through which they are sold – including operators.…

Indonesia's IOH gets $652M from fiber assets spinoff

IOH will retain a minority stake in the new joint venture fiber optic business with the Arsari Group. The Indonesian operator will use the proceeds from the deal to fund the rollout of 5G and the development of AI-ready digital services acr

Tuesday Roundup: RETN, Nokia, DE-CIX, Nscale

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‘Ghost investor’ in True Corp could expose weaknesses within Thailand’s SEC

The Thai telco is questioning the validity of a newly reported $1 billion stake in the business The post ‘Ghost investor’ in True Corp could expose weaknesses within Thailand’s SEC appeared first on Total Telecom .

Rogers nets domestic sports business MLSE

Canadian operator Rogers Communications stepped up its sports ambitions through a deal to take full control of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, a move with ramifications for stadium connectivity and associated fan experiences. The post

Maersk upgrades reefer IoT connectivity

GSMA Intelligence charts growing competition in D2D

The direct-to-device (D2D) satellite market is becoming increasingly impacted by a greater need for operator control, shifting geopolitical priorities and intensifying competition, a new GSMA Intelligence report found. The post GSMA Intelli

Ireland's Druid adds private 5G RAN magic with Node-H takeover

Druid Software says it has been growing fast as a core network provider in private 5G – now it is buying some RAN expertise.

TPG Telecom signs wholesale MVNO deal with Spacetalk

BICS Tops Global Sponsored Roaming Market as VoLTE, 5G and IoT Drive International Connectivity Growth

American 5G is not up to scratch for AI – Ookla

An overhaul may be needed to ensure US mobile networks can support the uplink and low-latency needs of new AI services, according to Ookla's research.

VodafoneThree blocks over 2 million fraud attempts for banking sector

VodafoneThree has helped develop a proof of concept to help banks tackle fraud and protect their customers. The post VodafoneThree blocks over 2 million fraud attempts for banking sector appeared first on Total Telecom .

SK Group to invest $1.36 trillion in AI chips and data centres

The South Korean giant is betting heavily on both chip production and data centre growth The post SK Group to invest $1.36 trillion in AI chips and data centres appeared first on Total Telecom .

Enea White Paper: Why Intelligent AAA is the Swiss Army Knife of Telecom

Featuring 8 case studies from Tier 1 operators around the world, this white paper demonstrates how the next-gen Enea AAA Server transforms operational complexity into scalable, automated, and revenue-generating services.…

Huawei outlines AI-centric network roadmap for telecom monetization

Huawei tells MWC Shanghai 2026 that operators are entering an era in which AI applications, intelligent agents, and real-time interactions place new demands on mobile and transport networks In sum…

Why consolidation will reshape MDU connectivity (part 3/3) – Analyst Angle

Buying doors is easy; stitching networks together is not. Consolidation between MDU providers creates scale on paper. Whether it creates a better operator depends on something far less glamorous: whether…

Quantum Safe Networks Forum 2026

How can the industry future-proof telecom Infrastructure against quantum threats? As quantum computing advances at breakneck speed, the telecom industry faces an urgent challenge: safeguarding networks against the looming threat…

Onomondo and Kigen launch interoperable SGP.32 eSIM solution for IoT deployments

Samsung’s AI RAN optimizer boosts KDDI 5G speeds up to 52% in live trial

Real-time AI RAN tuning lifted peak downlink throughput 31% network-wide across Tokyo In sum – what we know: Samsung and KDDI have completed a months-long trial of Samsung’s AI-powered RAN…

Myriota launches hybrid 5G satellite and cellular IoT network delivering uninterrupted global connectivity

Myriota Launches Hybrid 5G Satellite and Cellular IoT Network to Deliver Uninterrupted Global Connectivity

Private 5G and Industrial IoT: From Connectivity to Competitive Advantage

Visa moves beyond payments to become international travel company

Visa is expanding its remit beyond payments with the launch of a new mobile-first travel platform in ten international locations.

Ericsson is building the future of 6G, AI and drone detection

At its Americas' HQ in Plano, Texas, Ericsson completed the world's first pre-standard 6G session and a live drone-detection trial using existing network infrastructure.

Lumen just closed its Alkira deal – here’s what happens next

Lumen wants to stop selling static circuits and start selling network connectivity like the cloud: on demand, usage-based and ready for AI-driven traffic. Its Alkira integration is the first big test of whether that vision can move from pit

Oracle does damage control after New Mexico data center backlash

Oracle swapped a gas plant for fuel cells to save its $165B Project Jupiter data center from backlash. But it’s not clear everyone is convinced.

Could 'data embassies' solve the AI sovereignty problem? MTN thinks so.

Africa’s digital sovereignty problem is becoming impossible to ignore — and MTN Group thinks it has a pragmatic fix.

SoftBank creates neocloud to serve US enterprises

The new SB Neo business will leverage the 10-gigawatt-scale energy and AI infrastructure SoftBank currently has under development.

Is SpaceX developing a mobile phone now too?

Between a new report about a possible Starlink AI device and ongoing speculation about Elon Musk’s terrestrial network aspirations, SpaceX is shaking up the wireless industry like nobody’s business.

EchoStar CEO Akhavan resigns amid Dish bankruptcy

EchoStar Capital CEO Hamid Akhavan, who also served as president and CEO of Hughes Satellite Systems, is stepping down from all positions at the company.

Preview: Nova Future Summit brings tech leaders to Napa retreat

The GSMA traded a crowded conference hall for a retreat-like setting as it launches Nova Future Summit, a new invite-only gathering co-created with Wing Venture Capital which will bring roughly 500 senior leaders from tech, telecoms, invest

Meta Platforms debuts Muse Image AI model

Meta Platforms unveiled Muse Image, rolling it out across its Meta AI chatbot as the company works to attract creators and advertisers while reducing its reliance on third-party image tools. The post Meta Platforms debuts Muse Image AI mode

Ericsson is starting to look like the only safe bet for RAN chips

Concerns about using Nvidia's GPUs and Intel's CPUs in the RAN are making it easier for Ericsson to justify its work on custom silicon.

Italian fintech Satispay partners Mastercard for debit card launch

Italian fintech unicorn Satispay has taken another step towards building out its "superapp" by joining forces with Mastercard to launch debit cards and adding the ability to invest in stocks and ETFs.