Wireless World in Upheaval: 5G Mega-Deals, 6G Breakthroughs & Outages Mark a Pivotal Week

September 22, 2025
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Wireless World in Upheaval: 5G Mega-Deals, 6G Breakthroughs & Outages Mark a Pivotal Week

Key Facts:

  • $2.7 Billion 5G Deal in UK: Newly-merged VodafoneThree (UK) awarded a £2 billion (~$2.7 billion) contract to Ericsson and Nokia to build one of Europe’s most advanced 5G networks reuters.com. Ericsson’s share (12.5 billion SEK, ~$1.3 billion) makes it the primary vendor reuters.com, while Nokia will supply equipment to ~7,000 sites reuters.com.
  • Fatal Outage in Australia: A botched network upgrade at Optus (Australia’s #2 carrier) knocked out emergency call services for 13 hours, tragically linked to four deaths reuters.com. The CEO admitted “established processes were not followed” reuters.com and issued a public apology for “the very sad loss of the lives of four people” reuters.com. Australia’s government blasted Optus for “letting Australians down” and vowed to hold the company “accountable for this failure” mobileworldlive.com.
  • 2G/3G Era Sunsetting: The Philippines announced all 3G networks will be phased out by Sept 30, 2025, following an ongoing 2G shutdown, to free up spectrum for 4G/5G ptvnews.ph. Likewise, Qatar’s regulator set Dec 31, 2025 as the deadline to switch off 3G nationwide datacenterdynamics.com, focusing resources on expanding 4G and 5G services datacenterdynamics.com.
  • U.S. Carrier Merger Complete: T-Mobile US closed its $4.4 billion acquisition of regional carrier UScellular, absorbing its customers, stores, and ~30% of its spectrum as of August 1. The deal (greenlit by antitrust officials in July) is already boosting T-Mobile’s Q3 service revenues by ~$400 million and is expected to save $1.2 billion annually via synergies reuters.com reuters.com. T-Mobile targets a faster-than-planned integration (2 years vs. 3–4) reuters.com.
  • Record 6G Speeds in China: China Mobile unveiled a prototype 6G network hitting 280 Gbps download speeds – 14× faster than 5G’s max theoretical throughput androidheadlines.com. In a test, a 50 GB file downloaded in just 1.4 seconds, hinting at a future of near-instant data transfer. Experts caution 6G is still in R&D and likely years away (2030s) from commercial use despite such early milestones.
  • “No Rush for 6G,” says 5G Pioneer: A senior network executive at SK Telecom (South Korea) urged a pragmatic approach to 6G, noting “use cases for 6G are still unclear” and “it is difficult to find a reason to rush to 6G” given 5G’s lessons mobileworldlive.com. “We still don’t have a [6G] killer service… 6G can be prepared more slowly and with more confidence,” he argued, advocating a focus on fully utilizing 5G and improving its economics before leaping ahead mobileworldlive.com.
  • 5G Standalone Expansion: In the UK, Virgin Media O2 claims the country’s largest 5G Standalone (SA) network, now live in 500 towns/cities and covering over 70% of the population rcrwireless.com rcrwireless.com. “We are investing £2 million every single day… futureproofing our network,” said VMO2 CTO Jeanie York, calling the 5G SA rollout a foundation for new digital innovations rcrwireless.com. In the developing world, 5G rollout continues: Fiji just launched its first 5G services in major cities, Israel lit up 5G with ultra-cheap data plans (500 GB for ~$17) to drive adoption, and countries like Pakistan and Colombia have finally set 5G spectrum auctions for late 2025 after long delays.
  • Satellite Tie-ups for Mobile: Telecom carriers are increasingly partnering with satellite providers to extend coverage. Deutsche Telekom struck a deal with Iridium to embed satellite IoT connectivity into its network, while a UAE venture (Space42 with Viasat) announced “Equatys,” pooling spectrum across 160+ countries so standard smartphones can connect via satellite when out of cell range. Even device makers are on board – Apple’s newest iPhones can send emergency texts via satellite – pointing to a future where seamless satellite-cellular service is a standard mobile feature.
  • US Policy Clash – FCC vs. Disney: A bizarre free-speech skirmish erupted in the U.S., as Republican lawmakers rebuked an FCC official for pressuring Disney over a TV show. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr had threatened to investigate or fine broadcasters for airing “Jimmy Kimmel Live” after a controversial joke, leading Disney-owned ABC to suspend Kimmel. Senator Rand Paul slammed Carr’s actions as “absolutely inappropriate,” saying “the government’s got no business” policing speech and “the FCC was wrong to weigh in” reuters.com. Fellow Senator Ted Cruz likened the FCC threat to something “right out of ‘Goodfellas’,” warning such tactics are dangerous reuters.com. The incident raised alarms about government overreach into media content, prompting vows to curb the FCC’s involvement in programming decisions.
  • Tech Giants Innovate: Apple revealed it’s leveraging AI in the Apple Watch to enable blood-pressure alerts. By analyzing sensor data from 100,000 users in a heart study, Apple developed machine-learning models that can detect potential hypertension and notify wearers to seek confirmation mobileworldlive.com mobileworldlive.com. The FDA-approved feature, rolling out to Apple Watch Series 9 and later in 150+ countries, is seen as a boon for preventive health – though users are reminded it’s not a medical diagnosis. Meanwhile, Samsung made news in chip technology, obtaining NVIDIA’s green light for its new HBM3E high-bandwidth memory, crucial for AI and advanced computing. The move positions Samsung to supply next-gen memory for data centers and possibly future 6G network gear, underscoring how semiconductor breakthroughs are becoming as vital as spectrum in the race to future networks.

European 5G Power Plays and Network Upgrades

VodafoneThree’s £2 Billion 5G Deal: In a major boost to Europe’s telecom vendors, the newly merged Vodafone-Three UK (branded “VodafoneThree”) has entrusted its next-generation network to Ericsson and Nokia in a deal worth £2 billion reuters.com. The contract – an eight-year project to modernize and expand 5G across Britain – will see Ericsson take the lead role. The Swedish company confirmed its share at 12.5 billion SEK (~$1.33 billion) reuters.com, supplying advanced 5G radio access and core equipment. Nokia will provide its 5G gear to roughly 7,000 sites, marking Nokia’s return as a supplier to Vodafone/Three in the UK reuters.com.

This massive investment comes on the heels of Vodafone UK and Three UK’s merger, completed in June. The combined operator (VodafoneThree) pledged £11 billion over 10 years to build “one of Europe’s most advanced 5G networks” reuters.com. With this week’s vendor selection, that plan is kicking into high gear. Ericsson said it will deploy AI-powered, energy-efficient 5G radios and smart antennas across urban centers – aiming to deliver dramatically higher data speeds in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast as the rollout ramps up reuters.com. The deal is a lifeline for Europe’s telecom manufacturing: both Ericsson and Nokia have faced sluggish demand recently, so securing a flagship UK contract provides revenue and a reference deployment on a grand scale reuters.com.

Virgin Media O2’s 5G SA Milestone: Not to be outdone, another UK operator – Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) – announced a major 5G Standalone (SA) expansion. VMO2 now has 500 towns and cities live on its 5G SA network, covering over 70% of the UK population (approximately 49 million people) rcrwireless.com rcrwireless.com. This gives VMO2 the largest footprint of “true 5G” (with a dedicated 5G core) in the country, leapfrogging rivals in the race to deliver advanced services. The 5G SA network, built on a cloud-native core, enables new use cases like autonomous vehicles, remote healthcare and network slicing for AR/VR applications.

Jeanie York, VMO2’s CTO, highlighted the company’s aggressive investment: “We are investing £2 million every single day to improve our mobile network and provide a more reliable experience… This customer-centric rollout is about futureproofing our network, paving the way for exciting customer-led innovations ahead.” rcrwireless.com According to VMO2, in each of those 500 locations it offers at least 90% outdoor 5G SA coverage, a sign that the upgrade is not just token hotspots but wide-area coverage. The rollout forms part of a £700 million network modernization program this year, including new spectrum and small-cell deployments to bolster capacity rcrwireless.com rcrwireless.com.

Europe’s Network Outlook: These developments underscore a shifting European telecom landscape. After years of stalled 5G investment – often blamed on tough competition and delayed consolidation – the logjam is breaking. The UK’s regulators recently warmed to market consolidation (approving the Vodafone-Three merger after initially worrying about higher prices), viewing scale and investment as keys to catching up on 5G. As a result, Britain’s mobile market is seeing unprecedented capital outlays on 5G infrastructure. Analysts note that European operators have trailed the US and Asia in 5G rollout; deals like VodafoneThree’s, plus initiatives like VMO2’s SA launch, are aimed at closing that gap.

Elsewhere in Europe, attention is also on spectrum policy. The UK regulator Ofcom, for example, just cut annual spectrum license fees by ~26% for key 4G/5G bands (900 MHz, 1800 MHz) to spur investment rcrwireless.com rcrwireless.com. And many European carriers are pushing for favorable terms in upcoming 5G auctions and for regulators to support potential 4-to-3 mobile mergers in other countries, citing the UK as a precedent. Overall, this week’s big UK announcements signal that Europe is gearing up for a second wave of 5G build-out – with more advanced technology (Standalone 5G, Open RAN trials, etc.) and larger, possibly fewer, operators with deeper pockets.

Asia-Pacific: Outage Crisis and End of an Era for 3G

Optus Outage Tragedy: In Australia, a devastating network outage put telecom infrastructure in the national spotlight. Optus, the country’s second-largest mobile provider, experienced a catastrophic failure of its emergency call system on September 20–21. The outage lasted about 13 hours, during which many 000 emergency calls failed to connect – with police linking the failure to four deaths (individuals who were unable to reach help) reuters.com reuters.com. The technical cause was a misstep during a routine network firewall upgrade, where Optus later admitted an engineer departed from established procedures, triggering a cascade of failures reuters.com reuters.com.

Public outrage in Australia has been fierce. The government opened an investigation, calling the incident “unacceptable.” Communications Minister Michelle Rowland (as reported in local media) said Optus had “serious questions to answer” about why proper safeguards weren’t in place mobileworldlive.com. “Optus will be held accountable for this failure,” she vowed mobileworldlive.com, indicating regulators may impose penalties or mandates to prevent a repeat. This comes less than a year after Optus was fined A$12 million for a similar outage in 2023 that hit emergency calls reuters.com.

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin had resigned after prior incidents, and her successor Allen Lew (or current CEO Dennis “Snake” Rue, as of late 2024) now faces the company’s biggest PR crisis yet. Optus’s current CEO Dennis “Saxon” Rue apologized repeatedly. An initial internal review confirmed “established processes were not followed” by staff during the network change reuters.com. Optus also revealed that five separate customers tried to alert its helpdesk about emergency call issues during the blackout, but those reports “were not escalated” internally reuters.com – a critical lapse. “That is clearly not good enough… I want to reiterate how sorry I am about the very sad loss of the lives of four people,” CEO Rue said in a public statement, extending condolences to the victims’ families reuters.com.

In response, Optus has frozen all further network changes until a full investigation is complete. It’s implementing new safeguards – e.g. a “compulsory escalation process” for any customer reports of emergency call problems mobileworldlive.com – to ensure alarms are heard immediately. Australian authorities (the ACMA regulator) are investigating technical and human factors behind the outage. Broader questions are being raised about telco resilience: Should emergency calls be automatically handed off to rival networks during outages? Should carriers face heavier penalties for downtime that endangers lives? The Optus saga is sparking calls for stronger telecom resilience standards, and it has dented public trust in a critical service. It’s a stark reminder that amid 5G hype, basic reliability remains paramount, especially when lives depend on it.

Goodbye 3G (and 2G): Several Asia-Pacific countries are accelerating the shutdown of legacy 2G and 3G networks, signaling a rapid transition to an all-4G/5G era. In the Philippines, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) announced that all remaining 3G services will be completely phased out by September 30, 2025 ptvnews.ph. Two of the Philippines’ mobile operators – Globe Telecom and DITO – have already switched off 3G nationwide, officials said, and the largest operator PLDT-Smart has pledged to shut its 3G by month’s end ptvnews.ph. (Notably, the Philippines was among the first to start sunsetting 2G earlier as well.) The rationale isn’t just efficiency – the DICT cited security benefits too. Outdated 2G/3G networks are exploited for fraud (like IMSI-catcher devices used by scammers) – so retiring them helps “clean” the telecom environment of certain abuses ptvnews.ph. “By the holidays, you can transact without fear [on mobile], ‘cause those [old networks] will be cleaned up,’” DICT Secretary Henry Aguda remarked in a mix of English/Filipino ptvnews.ph, linking network upgrades to curbing text scams and cybercrime.

Meanwhile, Qatar’s Communications Regulatory Authority has similarly mandated a 3G shutdown by end of 2025. The policy, actually decided last year, was highlighted in industry updates this week as the deadline draws closer. Under the plan, Qatar’s operators (Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar) must switch off 3G by Dec 31, 2025 datacenterdynamics.com, focusing their spectrum and investments on 4G LTE and 5G networks. “This [shutdown] is aimed at optimum utilization of spectrum to support 4G/5G performance,” the regulator said datacenterdynamics.com. Qatar joins a growing list of markets (like Japan, South Korea, and the U.S.) that have already retired 3G. Even some developing countries are now setting timelines: for example, Vietnam plans to end 3G by 2028, and Singapore will terminate 3G in mid-2024 datacenterdynamics.com.

Implications: The rapid demise of 2G/3G in Asia-Pacific reflects both technological progress and business realities. Maintaining legacy networks is costly and hampers 5G rollout (since 3G spectrum can be refarmed for 5G). Consumers are overwhelmingly on 4G/5G now; in the Philippines, officials noted 3G usage has dwindled so much that it’s no longer justifiable to keep it. However, the transition must be managed to avoid leaving any users offline – hence regulators coordinate with telcos on device upgrade programs for remaining 2G/3G-only customers (often older or rural users).

This week’s news underscores that the “GSM” era (2G/3G) is truly sunset. After about three decades of service, those networks’ last days are here, even in markets that once relied on them heavily. It’s a milestone: by 2025–26, most Asia-Pacific and Gulf countries will be operating purely on high-speed mobile internet (4G, 5G and soon 5G-Advanced), marking the end of an analog/digital chapter and the full embrace of the broadband wireless age.

North America: Mergers, Money and Media Regulation

T-Mobile’s Big Absorption: In the United States, T-Mobile has quietly pulled off another significant expansion – not by spectrum auction, but via acquisition. The company finalized its purchase of UScellular’s wireless operations, a $4.4 billion deal that closed on August 1. UScellular was a mid-sized regional carrier (primarily in the Midwest), and its integration is already paying dividends for T-Mobile. This week T-Mobile disclosed it expects about $400 million in additional service revenue in Q3 thanks to the acquired subscribers reuters.com. Moreover, T-Mobile now projects $1.2 billion in annual cost savings from the merger (up from $1 billion initially) by eliminating redundancies and scaling operations reuters.com. It even sped up the timeline: T-Mobile aims to fully integrate UScellular’s network, spectrum, and ~5 million customers within 2 years, rather than the 3–4 years first estimated reuters.com.

This acquisition, initially announced in 2024, flew somewhat under the radar compared to T-Mobile’s 2020 merger with Sprint, but it continues the consolidation trend in U.S. wireless. Importantly, antitrust regulators did not oppose the UScellular deal – a sign that combining a national carrier with a regional one raised fewer red flags than the Sprint merger (which went through after conditions). For consumers in UScellular’s markets, T-Mobile promises better coverage and access to T-Mobile’s 5G network (which is the largest in the US). T-Mobile is effectively filling gaps in its rural coverage via this buyout, aiming to challenge AT&T and Verizon even in smaller markets.

Financially, T-Mobile’s integration costs (one-time) are around $100 million this quarter plus some accounting charges reuters.com, but the long-term synergies are significant. The company is leveraging UScellular’s 700 MHz and mid-band spectrum to broaden capacity – it already lit up some of these frequencies on T-Mobile cell sites. CEO Mike Sievert framed the deal as part of T-Mobile’s plan to expand its footprint and subscriber base as growth in urban areas saturates. The UScellular markets give T-Mobile an inroad to more rural customers (and to enterprise/government accounts in those regions). By all accounts, the “Un-carrier” is executing well on folding in UScellular, further cementing T-Mobile’s position as the #2 US carrier by customers, nipping at AT&T.

FCC vs. Disney – A Telecom Regulator Steps in “It”: A rather unexpected story at the intersection of telecom regulation and media erupted over the weekend. Brendan Carr, a Republican commissioner at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), drew public condemnation for pressuring Disney about a TV program. Specifically, Carr had threatened FCC action against TV stations airing ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after the late-night host made a controversial joke referencing a political figure. Carr suggested that broadcasters could face fines or even license revocation for carrying “unfit” content – an extraordinary assertion, given the FCC traditionally does not police the political content of shows (its mandate is mainly indecency, technical compliance, etc.).

The backlash was swift: Senator Rand Paul lambasted Carr’s threats as “absolutely inappropriate” and said “the government’s got no business weighing in on this” reuters.com. Paul, speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press, noted that while networks can choose to discipline hosts for remarks, “the FCC was wrong to weigh in. I’ll fight any attempt by the government to get involved with speech,” he declared reuters.com. Meanwhile, Senator Ted Cruz, who chairs the committee overseeing the FCC, likened Carr’s move to a mob tactic: “I gotta say, that’s right out of ‘Goodfellas’,” Cruz said, referring to the FCC official’s behind-the-scenes threats reuters.com. Cruz warned that using regulatory muscle to intimidate or punish media over content “is dangerous” and could set a dire precedent reuters.com.

Caught in the fray, Disney’s ABC network actually suspended Jimmy Kimmel (he’s a known critic of former President Trump) under pressure from some affiliate station owners who balked at Carr’s saber-rattling reuters.com. This incident has now raised serious First Amendment questions. The FCC as an independent agency is not supposed to act as a partisan speech police – and indeed, other FCC commissioners (including the Chairwoman) distanced themselves from Carr’s antics. Analysts note it’s exceedingly rare for an FCC official to intervene in network programming decisions; some fear this politicizes the regulator.

While this saga is more about broadcast content than “GSM internet,” it’s very relevant to telecom policy: it shows how regulators’ actions (or misactions) can impact the media landscape and lead to calls for policy change. There are already discussions in D.C. about clarifying the FCC’s limits regarding content oversight and perhaps reviewing commissioners’ conduct. For now, Carr (who is often outspoken) has been chastened by the public rebuke. The FCC-Disney dust-up is a reminder that even in 2025, broadcast TV can ignite controversies – and that the lines between telecom regulation, media, and politics can get very blurry.

AT&T’s Fiber+5G Ambitions: (Related industry update in the U.S.) At a Goldman Sachs investor conference (just before this week), AT&T CEO John Stankey outlined a 2030 vision to make AT&T the nation’s top telecom provider. Key to that plan: an aggressive build-out of 5G wireless and fiber broadband in tandem. Stankey emphasized new integrated offerings – e.g. using fixed-wireless 5G to reach areas where fiber won’t immediately go, and leveraging fiber backhaul to boost 5G capacity. AT&T recently acquired some mid-band 5G spectrum from Dish Network (the 800 MHz licenses that Dish/EchoStar held) – a move Stankey said provides “stability for future capacity” as AT&T fills in its mid-band 5G needs bez-kabli.pl. The company is also lobbying for favorable policies (like easier tower siting and rural subsidies) to extend coverage. While not a headline-grabber like the T-Mobile story, AT&T’s strategy shows incumbent carriers doubling down on network investment to compete long-term. AT&T even hinted it might seek new partnerships (or acquisitions) in coming years – possibly in the media space or with satellite players – to differentiate its services by 2030.

The Race to 6G and Next-Gen Tech: Hype vs. Reality

China Blazes Ahead on 6G R&D: This week delivered a jaw-dropping figure from the labs: 280 Gbps. That’s the peak download speed China Mobile claims to have achieved in a prototype 6G trial network androidheadlines.com. To put it plainly, that’s over 10 gigabytes per second – fast enough to download a full-length 4K movie in a couple of seconds. Engineers demonstrated how a 50 GB file transferred in 1.4 seconds in their test androidheadlines.com. If 5G ever made your eyes widen, 6G’s potential might leave them popping – China Mobile’s trial speeds are roughly 14 times faster than 5G’s theoretical maximum throughput androidheadlines.com. The state-owned carrier has poured massive resources into 6G research (over $5 billion in R&D investment so far, it says androidheadlines.com). It even launched a 6G test satellite last year to explore terahertz wireless from orbit androidheadlines.com. The 6G test network in Beijing consists of 10 experimental sites and is exploring exotic technologies (like sub-THz frequencies, AI-driven air interfaces, and novel antenna designs) in pursuit of multi-hundred-gigabit speeds.

These headline-grabbing trials certainly underscore China’s determination to lead in 6G, after having lagged Western firms in early 5G standardization (a gap they later closed). However, industry experts urge caution on the timeline. While some Chinese reports optimistically muse about 6G launch by 2028, more sober projections (echoed by global standards bodies) put 2030 as the likely start of commercial 6G androidheadlines.com. There’s also the question: what killer apps will 6G enable that 5G can’t? Ultra-HD holographic communications? Truly immersive AR/VR? Industrial automation at a scope we can’t yet realize? Those use cases remain fuzzy. As a result, even companies deeply involved in 6G research are preaching patience.

SK Telecom’s Warning: No one articulated this better than SK Telecom’s network chief, Lee Sang-min. Speaking at a telecom forum, he reflected on SKT’s early-adopter experience with 5G. The Korean carrier launched 5G in April 2019 enthusiastically – yet, “there’s no killer service [for 5G] and we still don’t have full network utilization,” Lee admitted mobileworldlive.com. Many 5G users are simply doing the same things faster, without new revenue-generating services. Thus, Lee argued, rushing into 6G could be a mistake: “It does not seem there will be a large increase in new traffic. With this situation, it is difficult to find a reason to rush to 6G,” he said pointedly mobileworldlive.com. He also noted that deploying 6G will likely require coexisting with 5G (a “multi-RAT” network) for a long time, because it will be uneconomical to blanket countries with 6G all at once mobileworldlive.com. SKT’s view is that 6G should roll out “more slowly and with more confidence” – learning from 5G’s early missteps and ensuring real demand exists mobileworldlive.com.

In practical terms, that means we can expect 5G-Advanced (5.5G) to do a lot of heavy lifting in the latter half of this decade, satisfying most needs through incremental improvements (higher spectral efficiency, AI optimization, etc.) before 6G truly takes over. Indeed, organizations like 3GPP are already working on Release 18/19 features (5G-Advanced) that blur into what 6G might be. The consensus at this stage: Don’t believe the 6G hype just yet. It’s exciting that labs are breaking speed records – 280 Gbps! – but standards, use cases, and ROI are the real mountains to climb.

That said, the global 6G race is on. This week alone, apart from China’s news, Japan and Europe held joint 6G workshops, and the O-RAN Alliance discussed how openness in 5G will evolve toward 6G networks. Governments are also investing: the EU’s 6G flagship program (Hexa-X) is in full swing, and the US just announced a 6G task force to ensure North America isn’t left behind. So while 6G is in the womb of R&D, expect a continuous trickle of “breakthrough” announcements – along with voices like SKT’s urging the industry to remember the lessons of 5G’s rollout to avoid over-promising and under-delivering.

Tech Ecosystem Moves: Major tech companies are also aligning with next-gen network trends. Qualcomm, for example, has been developing advanced 5G modem-RF systems that push the envelope of what current networks can do (and quietly laying groundwork for 6G by researching terahertz radio and AI-driven network management). Huawei, despite geopolitically imposed limits, reportedly achieved a 5G chip breakthrough recently by leveraging new semiconductor packaging – a sign it could return to 5G phones without U.S. components asahi.com. This week, a teardown confirmed Huawei’s new Mate 70 phone carries a homegrown Kirin 9020 5G chip, surprising industry analysts and showcasing China’s determination to circumvent sanctions scmp.com. In the long term, a more self-reliant Huawei could be a significant 6G player, given its massive R&D spending.

Even device trends feed into network evolution: Apple’s foray into satellite messaging (and similar moves by Qualcomm for Android) suggest that direct-to-satellite connectivity for phones will be standard by the time 6G arrives. This week’s satellite partnership news (e.g. Space42/Viasat’s global spectrum pact) reinforces that hybrid network models (terrestrial + non-terrestrial networks) are the future. The GSMA – the global mobile operators association – has been advocating for global spectrum harmonization so that smartphones can seamlessly roam from cell tower to satellite. Regulators in the EU are weighing new rules to allocate some 5G/6G bands for satellite as well reuters.com.

All told, the groundwork for 6G and beyond is being laid now, even as 5G itself continues to mature worldwide. The industry finds itself balancing two drives: pushing the envelope with ambitious R&D and cutting-edge deployments, while also consolidating and learning from the past decade of mobile broadband growth. The winners in this race will be those who can innovate responsibly – delivering tangible benefits (whether gigabit connectivity, low-latency coverage everywhere, or AI-enhanced services) without losing the trust of consumers and regulators along the way.

Sources:

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