Juan Pedro Tomás

KDDI said that a central component of the strategy is the “digital belt” initiative, which includes the expansion of low-latency transport and access

A weaker North American market reflects both the maturity of the region's 5G cycle and tougher year-over-year comparisons, says Omdia

Nicole McCormick, chief analyst for consumer 5G and broadband monetization at Omdia, said the launch by Airtel reflects a broader shift among

Airtel's move could also increase pressure on Indian operators to launch similar premium connectivity offerings based on advanced 5G capabilities

Executives also said the company is evaluating partnerships with established data center operators and infrastructure providers as part of its commercialization strategy.

Dell’Oro said that the acceleration of 5G SA deployments outside China is being driven by modernization efforts tied to cloud-native architectures.

Huawei introduced what it described as a Context Memory Storage (CMS) system for ultra-scale inference clusters. According to the company, the platform supports shared key-value cache pools and is designed to reduce time to first token latency.

Deutsche Telekom said it is continuing to expand fiber connectivity to mobile sites and upgrade network hardware and software to improve efficiency.

SoftBank said it plans to provide services tailored to local enterprise requirements in Japan.