AI-RAN gets personal as Korea reprices spectrum
Docomo targets individual users with its validation tests, while Seoul reopens the question of what spectrum is worth
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Asia-Pacific tables a golden band for 6G
Regional spectrum ambition from Sapporo, trial evidence from Sydney and a Korean AI-RAN push.
Washington assembles a 6G coalition as Beijing pushes back
Twenty-five governments commit to coordinated 6G policy, with WRC-27 the real test.
Ofcom draws a line through the upper 6 GHz band
A UK band split, a Qualcomm silicon deal and Korea's orbital urgency.
Nokia takes AI-RAN commercial as governments place their bets
A vendor product launch and fresh state funding push AI-native RAN from vision toward deployment.
Operators and regulators keep 6G moving
KT's AI billions, Indonesia's spectrum gap and a new 3GPP coding detail.
Washington doubles down on spectrum and sensing
As the FCC clears prime mid-band airwaves, the Pentagon bets on a rival 6G waveform.
Analysis of 3GPP CT #112: Reopening the roaming fault line
3GPP TSG CT #112 · Singapore · 8–9 June 2026
America's spectrum boom defies the global slump
As US auction values rise against a falling world market, AI-native 6G groundwork accelerates.
Analysis of 3GPP SA #112: The circular dependency at the heart of 6G
3GPP TSG SA #112 · Singapore · 9–12 June 2026
AI-native 6G is now the direction, but the economics remain unclear
Europe funds the AI-native build-out, but Dell'Oro warns the first revenue won't match 5G.
Analysis of 3GPP RAN #112: Timeline locked but the migration question unanswered
3GPP TSG RAN #112 · Singapore · 8–11 June 2026
3GPP puts an official release date on 6G
Release 21's schedule is approved, as Korea and Nvidia press their 6G bets.
Operators warn against 6G repeating 5G mistakes
NGMN urges standards simplification, China expands its programme, and Oulu turns 6G theory into evidence.
Building AI-native 6G in a world that won't wait
Operators and vendors converge on an evolutionary AI-native path, while the economics stay sober.
Satellites, sovereignty and the energy question
KT SAT bids for multi-orbit relevance, KDDI cuts base station power by 40%, and Australia joins the 6G research map
Is Nokia betting its radio future on physical AI?
A new mobile networks chief signals Nokia's pivot, as Qualcomm joins OCUDU and Korea sharpens its AI-RAN push
China lights up 6G spectrum as Europe counts the cost
Beijing approves 6 GHz trial frequencies, GSMA flags a €205bn investment gap and Washington opens the spectrum books
Europe doubles down on 6G research as Nokia exits FWA
Horizon Europe projects and an Inseego–Nokia deal keep the 6G news cycle ticking along
Outcomes from the 3GPP SA meeting in Fukuoka
Analysis of 3GPP TSG SA #111, Fukuoka, Japan, 10–13 March 2026