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This week Eurobites – Light Reading’s regular round up of EMEA telecoms news – reports on mobile networks updates such as APIs for 5G SA, and software for network energy savings.

Find out more on each of these stories, here: https://www.lightreading.com/fttx/eurobites-nexfibre-calls-for-more-competition-less-fragmentation?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mobile

Alongside a panel of industry experts, Telecoms.com explores the entire spectrum of frequency bands and their application in telecoms – including the politics of allocation, reallocation, and regulation.

This article is part of a series of tech explainers from Telecoms.com.

Read the feature here: https://www.telecoms.com/spectrum/decoding-spectrum-how-frequency-bands-work-in-telecoms?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mobile

Decoding spectrum: How frequency bands work in telecoms Spectrum is the foundation of wireless technology, and in telecoms it is divided up and licensed for specific purposes in order for things like 5G to function. Our panel of experts explain how it all works.

Ahead of MVNOs World Congress later this month, event speaker Avi Magid, Co-CEO, Fonia Telecom, discusses how he set about developing the brand identity and business model for this innovative new MVNO meets e-commerce start-up.

Read Avi’s article here: https://tmt.knect365.com/mvnos-world-congress/avi-magid-blog/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mobile

Connecting customers to SpaceX’s Starlink could eliminate all of T-Mobile's outdoor dead zones – beginning with text message services.

Read the full story on this from Light Reading here: https://www.lightreading.com/satellite/spacex-says-t-mobile-s-direct-to-cell-service-launching-commercially-this-fall?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mobile

SpaceX says T-Mobile's direct-to-cell service launching commercially this fall SpaceX said it 'looks forward to launching commercial direct-to-cellular service in the United States this fall.' But officials from T-Mobile haven't yet clarified the company's position on that launch timeline.

Neil Shah, Research Vice President, Counterpoint Research, explores how technologies such as eSIM, AI, and the convergence of cloud, will impact MVNOs.

Read more in Neil's article here: https://tmt.knect365.com/mvnos-world-congress/neil-shah-blog/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mobile

Telecoms.com analyses the future trajectory of Open RAN alongside a panel of industry experts from Ericsson, Orange and more.

Read the feature here: https://www.telecoms.com/open-ran/a-guide-to-open-ran?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mobile

This article is part of a series of tech explainers that takes an in-depth look into the technologies that are currently disrupting telecoms.

A guide to Open RAN Telecoms.com gathered a panel of industry experts to define and analyse the future trajectory of Open RAN, the approach to building networks from an à la carte menu of equipment manufacturers.

Light Reading delivers an in depth look back at 2023 and the major telco job cuts that characterised the news throughout the year.
This article examines all the job loss news from major companies – including AT&T, DISH, Nokia and Verizon – and explores some of the possible reasons for mass layoffs throughout the telecoms and tech industries.

Read the full story here: https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/2023-in-review-job-changes-and-layoffs?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mobile

2023 in review: Job changes and layoffs The telecom-sector workforce has continued to shrink this year and AI developments threaten more of the same in 2024.

“Today, an industry in a chilly 5G spending freeze with few growth opportunities sees 6G a little differently.”
Reporting from Network X Americas, Light Reading explores the evolution of telco expectations for 6G.

Read the full story here: https://www.lightreading.com/6g/6g-hopefuls-shed-the-hyperbole?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mobile

6G hopefuls shed the hyperbole Gone are the days when 6G proponents boast of holograms and teleportation. Today, amid an ongoing slowdown in 5G spending, some 6G players are taking a more pragmatic view.

The inaugural edition of Light Reading Network X Americas starts today in Texas!
Here, event speaker Gabriel Brown, Principal Analyst, Heavy Reading, delivers his insights on the most important mobile tech trends in telecoms right now – including 5G, 6G, open RAN and private 5G.

Read the article here: https://www.lightreading.com/6g/next-gen-wireless-at-network-x-americas?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mobile

Next-gen wireless at Network X Americas Heavy Reading's Gabe Brown lists some Network X Americas sessions and conference tracks that will interest anyone tracking the 5G evolution and looking ahead to a 6G world.

For the latest telecoms industry news in EMEA – read Eurobites. It is Light Reading's regular round up of stories from across the region.

Discover this week’s top EMEA telecoms stories here: https://www.lightreading.com/5g/eurobites-swedish-mining-giant-digs-into-northstar-5g-program?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mobile