This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover the global RAN market, Google's AI investments, Nokia's cellular networks, AI use in China, the global IoT market, 5G power consumption, AI models, FTTO networks, Ericsson's cloud-native billing solution and Apple's data privacy.
Here are our highlights:
monday_____________________________
The global RAN market down $9 billion from its peak - Dell’Oro
In a recently published report, research house Dell’Oro outlined the broader state of the Radio Access Network (RAN) market, which has undergone a steep decline for two consecutive years.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4kGGx4X
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday dropped a proposal to force Alphabet's Google to sell its investments in artificial intelligence companies, including OpenAI competitor Anthropic, to boost competition in online search.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3FlU2qy
tuesday___________________________
Nokia Cellular Network Successfully Lands on the moon
Nokia has successfully delivered the first cellular network to the Moon as part of the Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission to the lunar south pole region.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/41HFRUc
From chatbots to intelligent toys: How AI is booming in China
China is embracing AI in its bid to become a tech superpower by 2030. DeepSeek, the breakthrough Chinese chatbot that caught the world's attention in January, was just the first hint of that ambition.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4htLRpw
Wednesday___________________________
GlobalData: IoT revenue to reach $1.8T by 2028 as enterprise adoption surges
The global IoT market is set to generate $1.8 trillion in revenue from 2028, with demand driven by interconnected enterprise applications along with AI and 5G, according to new data from GlobalData.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/43IlGYX
Vodafone and Ericsson use AI to cut 5G power use by a third
Vodafone UK and Ericsson have trialled the use of AI solutions that enabled them to reduce the power consumed by 5G radio units by as much as a third.
Google's Gemma 3: The 'world's best' small AI model, runs on a single GPU
Google has unveiled the latest iteration of its lightweight open source AI models, revealing Gemma 3, which can power AI applications directly on devices like laptops and phones.
Huawei Unveils FTTO 2.0 to Boost10G Campus Networks at MWC 2025
Huawei launched the FTTO 2.0 solution in 2024, supporting continuous evolution of campus networks from 10G to 50G. The new FTTO 2.0 solution has made further breakthroughs, achieving four major upgrades.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3DNrfL1
FRIDAY____________________________
TIM Brasil Selects Ericsson for Cloud-Native Billing Modernization Project
Pressure grows to hold secret Apple data privacy hearing in public
US politicians, civil rights campaigners and the BBC are all calling for a High Court hearing about a data privacy row between Apple and the UK government to be held in public.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Dwc0Gt
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