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GSMA Foundry & NUHS partner on 5G connected health
Robotics

GSMA Foundry & NUHS partner on 5G connected health

GSMA Foundry and Singapore's NUHS join forces to trial 5G, AI and XR hospital innovations in Singapore before scaling globally.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
GSMA & NUHS team on 5G, AI to power smart hospitals
Unified Communications

GSMA & NUHS team on 5G, AI to power smart hospitals

GSMA Foundry and NUHS will trial 5G, AI and XR in Singapore hospitals, showcasing remote surgery and robot nurses at MWC26 Barcelona.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026

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TITAN & ITRI join forces on 6G optical wireless R&D
Supply Chain

TITAN & ITRI join forces on 6G optical wireless R&D

UK TITAN hub and Taiwan's ITRI will co-develop 6G optical wireless and satellite testbeds to blend terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Red Hat, Nvidia, Palo Alto forge AI-native telco stack
Virtualisation

Red Hat, Nvidia, Palo Alto forge AI-native telco stack

Red Hat, Nvidia and Palo Alto launch unified AI-native telco stack to merge network functions, accelerated compute and security at core and edge.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Xiaomi reveals Vision Gran Turismo electric hypercar
Gaming

Xiaomi reveals Vision Gran Turismo electric hypercar

Xiaomi enters Gran Turismo's Vision project with an electric hypercar concept, blending radical aero tricks and game-ready digital flair.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Satellite Connect Europe seals five MNO trial deals
Unified Communications

Satellite Connect Europe seals five MNO trial deals

Satellite Connect Europe signs five-operator pact to trial direct-to-device satellite mobile broadband across Europe from summer 2026.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Tencent Cloud boosts Frankfurt AI capacity for Europe
Hybrid Cloud

Tencent Cloud boosts Frankfurt AI capacity for Europe

Tencent Cloud opens a new Frankfurt zone, expanding AI-ready capacity in Germany to meet rising European demand and data residency needs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Infovista unveils VistaOne to unify network & CX data
Network Infrastructure

Infovista unveils VistaOne to unify network & CX data

Infovista launches VistaOne platform to fuse network and customer experience data, using agentic AI to speed decisions and cut operating costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
HONOR & ARRI bring cinema image science to mobiles
Generative AI

HONOR & ARRI bring cinema image science to mobiles

HONOR and ARRI join forces to embed cinema-grade image science into future smartphones, debuting on the ROBOT PHONE later this year.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
SynaXG shows carrier-grade AI-RAN on shared NVIDIA GPUs
Unified Communications

SynaXG shows carrier-grade AI-RAN on shared NVIDIA GPUs

SynaXG debuts carrier-grade AI-RAN at MWC Barcelona, running 5G FR1, FR2 and AI on a single shared NVIDIA GH200 GPU platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Red Hat, NVIDIA & Palo Alto unveil AI-native telco stack
Virtualisation

Red Hat, NVIDIA & Palo Alto unveil AI-native telco stack

Red Hat, NVIDIA and Palo Alto launch an AI-native telco stack uniting cloud, edge compute and zero trust security for next-gen networks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Qualcomm coalition targets AI-native 6G rollout by 2029
Unified Communications

Qualcomm coalition targets AI-native 6G rollout by 2029

Qualcomm unites tech and telecoms heavyweights in a new coalition to fast-track AI-native 6G standards and networks for rollout from 2029.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Broadcom previews AI-native VMware Telco Cloud 9 for MNOs
Virtualisation

Broadcom previews AI-native VMware Telco Cloud 9 for MNOs

Broadcom has previewed AI-native VMware Telco Cloud Platform 9, targeting MNOs with cost savings, GPU sharing and sovereign cloud controls.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
AMD unveils Ryzen AI 400 chips for Copilot+ desktops
Network Infrastructure

AMD unveils Ryzen AI 400 chips for Copilot+ desktops

AMD has launched Ryzen AI 400 desktop and PRO chips, its first Copilot+ PC-ready desktop processors, promising up to 50 TOPS of local AI.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
HONOR unveils AI robot phone concept & Magic V6 foldable
Robotics

HONOR unveils AI robot phone concept & Magic V6 foldable

HONOR debuts Robot Phone concept, flagship Magic V6 foldable, MagicPad 4 and a humanoid robot in an AI-first hardware push at MWC.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
HIROH unveils quantum-ready encrypted phone platform
Data Protection

HIROH unveils quantum-ready encrypted phone platform

HIROH debuts a quantum-ready, end-to-end encrypted phone platform, bundling secure calls and messaging into its premium HIROH Phone.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026
Gcore brings managed Nvidia Dynamo to AI inference
Private Cloud

Gcore brings managed Nvidia Dynamo to AI inference

Gcore adds managed Nvidia Dynamo to its AI inference stack, promising up to 6x throughput and 2x lower latency across its cloud portfolio.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
UK tech showcase targets 6G, IoT & security at MWC
Unified Communications

UK tech showcase targets 6G, IoT & security at MWC

The UK's MWC 2026 pavilion will unite 60 organisations to spotlight 5G, 6G, IoT, satellite innovation and quantum-safe cybersecurity.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026