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Author: Yu Tian

Ericsson Showcases 6G Innovation at PIMRC 2025

Ericsson will participate in the IEEE International Seminar on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Wireless Communications (PIMRC 2025) held in Istanbul, Türkiye, from September 1 to 4, 2025. At that time, Ericsson will display 6G innovation achievements and their contributions to international standards, which are jointly developed by the local R&D team in Türkiye and Ericsson’s … Continued

AirTrunk Receives $10.4 Billion Loan to Expand Asia Pacific Data Center

AirTrunk has recently secured a refinancing of AUD 16.4 billion (approximately USD 10.4 billion) to support its expansion of data center scale in the Asia Pacific region, excluding Japan. This financing consists of four independent transactions covering a portfolio of green loans and sustainable development related loans across multiple countries and currency categories. One of … Continued

New Zealand Lifts Copper Cable Network Restrictions, with 122000 Users Switching Network

Decision to lift the restrictions The New Zealand government has decided to lift restrictions on copper cable access to the network, which will allow wholesale network provider Chorus to accelerate the closure of this traditional network that primarily serves rural areas. New Zealand Telecommunications Commissioner Tristan Gilbertson stated that rural users are currently transitioning on … Continued

Ericsson and Partners Launch Sferical AI

In May 2025, a powerful group consisting of Ericsson and leading Swedish companies announced the official establishment of an advanced artificial intelligence company with a focus on Sweden, named ‘Sferical AI’. In addition to Ericsson, Sferical AI’s partners also include AstraZeneca, Saab, SEB Bank, and Wallenberg Investments. Sferical AI, headquartered in Link ö ping, southern … Continued

Omdia Report: Nokia Ranks First in Product Portfolio Competitiveness

Nokia announced that its core network portfolio ranks first in competitiveness in Omdia’s “Market Landscape: Core Suppliers -2025” report. The report ranks Nokia as a comprehensive leader among the 11 mainstream core network providers, with the highest scores in five indicators: cloud native readiness, automation, core-as-a-service, number of 5G independent core network contracts signed with … Continued

Trump Administration Considering Acquiring 10% of Intel’s Shares

The Trump administration is considering acquiring a 10% stake in Intel Corporation. If this is done, the US government will become Intel’s largest shareholder. According to reports from The New York Times and Bloomberg, White House officials and insiders have revealed that the government is considering converting Intel’s approved $10.9 billion federal subsidies under the … Continued

Cisco AI Orders Exceed $2 Billion

Cisco is fully investing in the AI infrastructure field, having received over $2 billion in orders so far this fiscal year, with $800 million in the fourth quarter alone (as of July 26, 2025) (two-thirds from system equipment, the rest from optical communication products). Despite the considerable order volume, the company’s management remains cautious about … Continued

Coherent Expands Strategic Partnership with Apple

Last week, Coherent announced that it has signed a new multi-year strategic supply agreement with Apple to further expand their long-term partnership. According to the agreement, Coherent will continue to produce vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSEL) to support key features such as Face ID in iPhone and iPad devices shipped worldwide. This critical task … Continued

Ciena Analyzes Impact of AI Applications and Traffic Growth

Ciena and Heavy Reading (now merged into Omdia) recently conducted a global survey aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) applications and their traffic growth on the metropolitan and long-distance networks operated by communication service providers (CSPs). The interviewees include fixed line, mobile, converged network operators, and cable TV … Continued

Teramount Raises $50 Million to Accelerate Mass Production of AI Optical Interconnect Technology

Recently, Teramount, the leader in AI and data center optical interconnect technology in Israel, announced the completion of a $50 million Series A funding round. This round is led by new investor Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), with existing investors Grove Ventures, AMD Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Wistron and other strategic investors following suit. … Continued

GlobalFoundries Reached a Final Agreement with a Chinese Wafer Fab

In its financial report for the second quarter of 2025 released yesterday local time, GlobalFoundries announced that as part of its “in China for China” strategy, it had reached a final agreement with a local wafer foundry in China to provide reliable supply for its customers in Chinese Mainland. GlobalFoundries stated that under the framework … Continued

Ericsson Plans to Invest in Intel NEX Spin off Business

According to sources familiar with the matter, Ericsson is in talks to invest in Intel’s Network and Edge (NEX) business. This department produces 5G chips based on x86 architecture, and Intel will maintain its anchor investor status after announcing the spin off. Several analysts have told Fierce Network that Ericsson is not the only vendor … Continued