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In Spain, MasOrange is showing that its blockbuster merger wasn’t just about getting bigger — it’s about working smarter. The operator is already realizing tangible synergies, from shared infrastructure and streamlined operations to stronger positioning in 5G, fiber, and AI-driven innovation. And in the UAE, du reported a 7.9% year-on-year revenue increase and net profit of AED 732 million. 

At the network level, the concept of autonomy continues to take shape. As RCR reports, telcos are reimagining how they test and validate AI-driven systems, shifting from scripted procedures to self-learning frameworks that detect and fix issues in real time. The path to a fully autonomous network may still be long, but the testing mindset has already changed.

Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics and SoftBank are looking further ahead, formalizing a partnership to co-develop AI-RAN and 6G. The collaboration aims to fuse AI and radio innovation to optimize next-generation networks and explore new use cases — from ultra-efficient spectrum management to real-time digital twins of the network itself.

Finally, in the U.S., five states — Louisiana, Texas, Hawaii, Mississippi, and Nevada — are emerging as early leaders in the federal BEAD broadband rollout. Yet even as shovels hit the ground, new federal guidance is rewriting the rules, replacing fiber-first strategies with a more “technology-neutral” model that could reshape how and where BEAD dollars flow.