Indonesian telco Telkomsel is having a busy week at Mobile World Congress 2025, following up MoUs with ZTE and Huawei on Monday with a flurry of deals with Ericsson, Pegatron and TikTok covering cloud-native edge computing, 5G factories and user verification.

PLDT’s mobile arm Smart Communications announced at Mobile World Congress 2025 on Thursday it is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to power Smart’s strategy to boost customer experiences with AI-powered applications.

Orex SAI – the Open RAN joint venture between NTT DoCoMo and NEC – announced on Wednesday it has signed an MoU with Indonesian network service provider Solusi Sinergi Digital (Surge) and Nokia to connect underserved communities in Indonesia with Open RAN 5G fixed wireless access (FWA).

Tune Talk, described as Malaysia’s fastest-growing digital telco, has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provider, which will provide it with a cutting-edge cloud-native digital OSS and BSS platform. The announcement was made at MWC 2025.

Chinese wireless technology company Tongyu Communication has launched what it calls its groundbreaking MacroWiFi product at MWC25.

Quectel Wireless Solutions, an IoT solutions provider, has announced the launch of its 5G transparent antenna, the YFCX001WWAH, at MWC25. This solution is designed to improve connectivity while maintaining seamless device design.

Tech giant ZTE has announced at MWC25 that it has successfully completed the world’s first extended C+L band integrated 80×800 Gbps wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) trial in collaboration with China Telecom. This trial achieved flexible adjustment of wavelengths within a 12THz ultra-wide spectrum.

Huawei, together with global operators, partners, and industry organizations, discussed how operators can upgrade their operations models, reimagine new experiences, and enable new growth at the Intelligent Operations Summit held during MWC Barcelona 2025.

Uganda has been making headlines in the digital commerce world recently thanks to news involving two of its leading operators, Airtel and MTN, and leading payment enablers Network International and Mastercard.

Could a new hydrogen fuel cell-based backup power solution for telecom towers revolutionise power supply in India by providing a cleaner, more efficient alternative to traditional diesel generators?

Mavenir, the cloud-native network infrastructure provider, and e& UAE, telecom arm of global technology group e&, have announced a collaboration to advance e& UAE’s future of cloud-native converged packet core networks across 4G and 5G (NSA and SA) at MWC25.

Malaysian operator CelcomDigi has announced at MWC25 its new partnership with Aduna, a landmark venture between some of the world's leading telecom operators and Ericsson that began in 2024.

High altitude platform stations (HAPS) are back in the news at MWC25 with an announcement from AALTO, an Airbus subsidiary which designs, manufactures and operates the Zephyr HAPS. AALTO says it has completed successful connectivity testing in Kenya on behalf of its customer Space Compass Corporation and partner NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s leading mobile operator.

During MWC Barcelona 2025, Huawei held the Industrial Digital and Intelligent Transformation Summit 2025, bringing together global customers and partners to explore innovative industrial digital and intelligent transformation practices.

The Intelligent Operations Roundtable Meeting, hosted by Huawei in collaboration with TM Forum (Telecom Management Forum), has garnered significant attention from the industry.

Saigon Asset Management (SAM) revealed plans on Tuesday to launch a data centre campus in southern Vietnam with a targeted investment of up to US$1.5 billion, whilst also launching a US$300 million fund to boost data centre investment in the country.

Juniper Networks announced on Tuesday that Saudi Arabian telco stc will deploy Juniper 400G routers in its core network and select data centres to support expansion of its 5G network to reach 75 cities and regions.

Indonesian telco Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison said on Wednesday it has signed a MoU with Nokia and Nvidia at Mobile World Congress 2025 to deploy AI-RAN infrastructure in Indosat’s network.

Turkish telco Turkcell signed its second AI-related deal at Mobile World Congress 2025 on Tuesday – this one with Ericsson to develop, deploy and adopt generative AI (GenAI) solutions across Turkcell's networks and operations.

Indonesian telco Telkomsel and ZTE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona on Tuesday to collaborate on AI-based technologies, 5G-LAN, and ultra-compact solutions for private industrial networks.

The Africa Group of Six (G6) – a coalition of African mobile network operators – says that while they have made considerable progress in their collective goal to expand mobile coverage in sub-Saharan Africa, 60% of people who live in covered areas can't afford handsets to use mobile services.

Turkish operator Turkcell and tech vendor Nokia have signed an agreement to elevate fixed broadband performance and customer experience across the Turkcell network by using Nokia’s AI-powered fixed network analytics solution.

Professional services group the EY organisation has announced at MWC25 the launch of the EY Telecom.ai agentic solution, a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) agents for telecommunication providers that will operate across the critical functions of finance, network, customer service and content life cycle management.

Intelligent edge software specialist Wind River, and Encora, a digital innovation services provider, have partnered to deliver the next evolution in AI-powered automation for mission-critical systems, accelerated by the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform. The solution is being demonstrated live at MWC25.

GCT Semiconductor, a leading designer and supplier of advanced 4G and 5G semiconductor solutions, and mobile satellite and communications services provider Globalstar, both showcasing their solutions at MWC25, have announced a partnership to develop two-way satellite messaging systems for Globalstar’s mobile devices and modules.

Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of Chinese technology giant Tencent, has made its debut at MWC25 with the introduction of the Tencent Cloud Super App as a Service (TCSAS) solution.

Hytera Communications, a provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cable & Wireless Seychelles (CWS), the country’s pioneering quad-play telecommunications operator at MWC.

At MWC25 international operator Orange has launched a new 5G core network as a service (CNaaS) solution – a world-first that, it says, drastically simplifies 5G deployment for mobile operators of any size.

At MWC Barcelona 2025, Li Peng, Huawei's Corporate Senior Vice President and President of ICT Sales & Service, delivered a keynote on how carriers can make the most of AI to fully unleash the value of their networks.

Sivers Semiconductors, a specialist in photonics and wireless technologies, has unveiled a new line of antenna array products and evaluation kits for millimetre-wave satcom and 5G applications at MWC2025. These products, it says, represent a positive shift forward for Sivers’ Wireless Business Unit, from chips to antenna arrays.

International operator Orange Africa and Middle East (OMEA) and satellite operator Eutelsat have announced a strategic partnership to bridge the digital divide through satellite connectivity in Africa and the Middle East.

On March 3, as the global communications and technology community converged in Barcelona, Spain, for MWC Barcelona 2025, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (YOFC) took center stage with its visionary theme, “Leading a New Future With Fibre.”

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has reportedly given approval to 13 foreign companies to enter the telecoms sector to offer value added services in Beijing, Shanghai, Hainan and Shenzhen.

Indonesian telco Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison says it has formed a partnership with Cisco via its enterprise arm Lintasarta to enhance cybersecurity for enterprises in Indonesia.