Mobile Mayhem: 48 Hours of Shocking GSM Shutdowns, 5G Power Plays & Global Network Drama (Sept 5–6, 2025)
Pakistan set December 2025 for its first 5G spectrum auction after years of delays, while Turkey scheduled its inaugural 5G tender for October 2025. Reliance Jio and Meta launched a $100 million AI venture in India. Malaysia activated a second 5G network, ending a monopoly. A Verizon outage on August 30 left U.S. users without service for nine hours; Pakistan and Iraq imposed government-ordered internet blackouts.