[New] In Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, D2D could leapfrog terrestrial infrastructure entirely - similar to how mobile banking leapfrogged traditional banking in Kenya.
SpaceNexus
[New] Equipment manufacturers intend to remove support from 2030, and replace it with the Future Railway Mobile Communication System, the next global standard for railway communications.
VIAVI Solutions Inc.
Paramount plans to add a free tier to its flagship streaming service starting in the third quarter of 2026 with its mobile app.
Digiday
Threats to buy a mobile operator or build a terrestrial mobile network seem like a paper tiger, which would do nothing to leverage SpaceX's 'core strengths' as set out in the S-1.
Fierce Network
Uplink traffic from physical AI could outstrip mobile network capacity by 2029, with demand rising 20-25% annually through the 2030s.
Fierce Network
The current mobile communications standard for railways (GSM-R) will become obsolete by 2030 / 2035.
LinkedIn
5G is expected to account for more than 57% of global mobile connections by 2030, with enterprise adoption accelerating through private wireless network deployments beginning in 2025.
Persistence Market Research
57% of global mobile connections will be on 5G by 2030, with operators expected to invest approximately US$ 1.2 trillion in network infrastructure between 2025 and 2030, supporting the adoption of software-defined, cloud-managed networking models.
Persistence Market Research
Fixed wireless access generated 28% of global mobile network data traffic at the end of 2025, and is projected to reach around 187 exabytes per month by 2031 (Ericsson Mobility Report).
Mango Thrive
Ericsson forecasts total mobile network data traffic will grow by a factor of around 2.5 to reach 515 exabytes per month by 2031 (Ericsson Mobility Report).
Mango Thrive
Direct-to-device capability arrives with future generations of Amazon Leo Amazon has not given a specific date for when ordinary users will get D2D messaging or calls the way T-Mobile customers already can with Starlink today.
5G Training and 5G Certification
Counterpoint Research's Memory Service indicates that mobile LPDDR4 / 5 prices in Q2 2026 are on track to treble relative to Q4 2025 levels, with the squeeze expected to persist through H2 2027 given the capital intensity and lead times inherent to semiconductor manufacturing.
Counterpoint Research
The recently announced joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon on direct-to-device satellite communications could complicate Starlink's relationship with T-Mobile and be a catalyst for Starlink to take a more aggressive role in selling directly to businesses.
Recon Analytics
The EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region will drive the most mobile core network revenue over the next five years.
Telecom Review
Some operators are delaying core transformation projects because memory shortages are driving up server prices, but we expect double-digit 5G mobile core network revenue growth to resume in 2028.
Telecom Review
5G mobile core network revenue growth is expected to slow over the next two years, as carriers put off transformation projects due to elevated server costs.
Telecom Review
With Galaxy Unpacked taking place in London, Samsung is expected to showcase how its latest innovations will strengthen its position in the premium smartphone, foldable, wearable, and AI device markets while competing more aggressively in the rapidly evolving era of AI-powered mobile experiences.
TelecomLead
AST SpaceMobile, a rival to SpaceX's Starlink Mobile, is delaying its satellite-to-phone service to 2027, missing its late-2026 target.
Yahoo! Finance
Last updated: 13 September 2026
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