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AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile won a jury trial against Celerity IP's wireless SEP claims. Nokia and Ericsson, as intervenors, also prevailed. The jury found no infringement, invalidated the asserted patents, and ruled against the plaintiffs on FRAND licensing obligations.

MediaTek, Ericsson, and AT&T completed the first real-world test of Ericsson's L1/L2 Triggered Mobility (LTM) technology in North America, which aims to reduce data interruptions during device handover by up to 40%. The trial was conducted in a live network, with Ericsson providing the radio access network. The companies claim the technology could improve user experience and prevent security risks, especially for AI applications requiring predictable latency.

Google Cloud and Verizon expanded their partnership to scale enterprise AI, modernize customer engagement, and develop autonomous network operations. Verizon will deploy Google Cloud’s AI stack, including Gemini Enterprise, to improve customer satisfaction and automate network operations. Ericsson won two global awards for its enterprise 5G and vehicle network infrastructure, recognized for its high-performance connectivity and unified enterprise platform. Viettel secured 240 MHz of spectrum for

Ericsson, MediaTek (2454.TW), and AT&T completed North America's first live-network test of Low-latency Mobility (LTM), reducing data interruption time during base station handovers by up to 25%. The test validates LTM's potential for seamless connectivity in real-time applications, including AI-driven workloads and extended reality (XR/VR).

Ericsson repurchased 1,000,000 Class B shares (ISIN: SE0000108656) from August 17-21, 2026, part of a SEK 15B buyback program announced in April 2026. The program runs until March 31, 2027, and is executed under EU market abuse regulations. Goldman Sachs conducted the transactions on Nasdaq Stockholm. Ericsson now holds 100,668,676 Class B treasury shares.

SoftBank and Ericsson tested AI scheduler on SoftBank's live 5G network in Japan, reporting up to 25% spectral efficiency and 50% downlink user throughput gains. The trial, part of broader AI-native RAN collaboration, aims to optimize 5G and future 6G networks. Both companies see potential in AI for improving network performance and efficiency.

Ericsson and MTN Group Fintech completed a migration to a cloud-native architecture for their Mobile Money platform in key African markets. The upgrade improved API response times by up to 80% and reduced CPU processing overhead by up to 86%. This supports MTN's Ambition 2030 strategy to expand digital financial services across Africa. The companies plan to extend the project to additional markets, including Cameroon, Benin, Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.

SoftBank and Ericsson validated AI-native RAN technology on SoftBank's 5G network, achieving up to 25% spectral efficiency and 50% downlink throughput gains. The AI-native Scheduler for Link Adaptation optimizes real-time network performance, addressing evolving traffic demands. Both companies aim to advance AI-native RAN for future 5G Advanced and 6G networks.

SoftBank and Ericsson's AI-RAN trial improved spectral efficiency by 25% and user throughput by 50%. Google invested $12.18bn in Marvell Technology for custom AI chips. Comsol plans 5G expansion in South Africa. Telekom Malaysia's Q2 revenue rose 6.8% but net profit fell. Negratín and Telefónica trialed IoT solutions. India may disband the Digital Communications Commission. NTT Data and Palo Alto Networks formed a $1bn cybersecurity alliance.

Ericsson and SoftBank are collaborating to test AI in a radio access network in Japan. The companies aim to enhance network performance and efficiency. Ericsson's stock showed a modest rebound on the Stockholm exchange, with the OMXS30 index up 0.4%.