An AI-driven upgrade cycle is expected to fuel 8% growth in the global telecom sector in 2026, according to NIQ.

Ericsson unveiled a software subscription designed to bring telco-grade AI models directly into basebands and radios.

80% of CEOs expect AI to force a high to medium degree of change to their operational capabilities, shifting the focus from digital business to autonomous business, according to a survey from Gartner.

SpaceX raised a total of $75 billion in an IPO, pricing 555.6 million shares at $135 each.

A new study by Juniper Research projects that the first 6G connections will arrive in 2029, with the global number of 6G connections reaching 4.1 million that same year.

Telecom Italia received a €1 billion payment from the Italian state, a refund for a charge from the late 90s.

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) proclaimed European digital identity infrastructure as being on the brink of a major transformation due to the release of its first specifications for a regional virtual ID setup.

The global smartphone market has entered its deepest period of contraction on record, according to Counterpoint Research.

T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom’s IT service provider, is setting up Volkswagen’s new private cloud and will operate it globally for the automotive group.

The European Commission has ordered Meta to restore free access to WhatsApp for rival general-purpose AI assistants.

AI platform disruptions recorded a sharp growth in early 2026 as growing enterprise adoption and heavier workloads exposed reliability issues across the full infrastructure stack.

Deutsche Telekom and Palo Alto Networks have launched Sovereign Cortex with T Security, a joint offering combining market-leading AI cybersecurity with a data-sovereign architecture purpose-built for Europe.

Advanced robotics and, in particular, the very dynamic growth of humanoid systems are heralding the next stage of automation.

The European Commission published the final Code of Practice on marking and labelling of AI-generated content.

The cybersecurity report, produced by the Cyber Security Foundation and TIM, highlights that AI accelerates cybersecurity threats.

OpenAI has confidentially filed paperwork for an IPO, becoming the latest AI company to move towards a listing.

Electricity consumption for data centers worldwide is projected to grow 26% in 2026, according to Gartner.

Amazon announced it would invest more than €10 billion in upgrading its facilities in Europe with next-generation robotics.

Video piracy in Croatia is no longer a marginal issue or a matter of users occasionally watching an illegal stream. It has evolved into an increasingly organised parallel business that is putting real pressure on the legitimate television market.