Digest of September 10, 2025

15.09.25 12:43 - By cmaitre

Industry Trends & Connectivity Gaps

3.1 billion remain offline despite coverage: GSMA reports that although 5G covers 54% of the population, device affordability and usage remain barriers—over 3 billion people aren’t using 4G/5G even where available.

Subsea breakthrough at 1.6 Tb/s: Altibox Carrier has achieved the world’s first 1.6 terabits-per-second single-carrier wavelength transmission on a live subsea cable using Ciena WL6e technology.
EE & Ericsson enhance 5G via advanced site coordination: In Manchester and Edinburgh, EE deploys Ericsson’s ARC (Advanced RAN Coordination) enabling mobile sites to share capacity—boosting performance without adding new radios.

Nokia launches defence-grade comms: The new Nokia Mission‑Safe Phone and Banshee 5G Tactical Radio extend its strategic portfolio with rugged, integrated solutions for mission-critical operations.
Thailand’s private 5G gets spectrum boost: NBTC (Thailand) will grant free spectrum to factories and enterprises under private network operator (PNO) licenses to encourage private 5G adoption.
Ericsson extends Thailand partnership: Ericsson and depa renew their 5G industrial innovation collaboration for two more years, reinforcing digitalization under Thailand’s 4.0 vision.

Community Fibre surges UK customer base: The UK fibre broadband operator reports a 33% customer growth in the past year, shifting focus to uptake rather than network expansion.
Aduna amps API offerings in Asia: Network API aggregator Aduna partners with Malaysia’s Maxis and an SK Telecom subsidiary to strengthen its regional API capabilities.