The latest telecom news includes announcements on MTN, ZTE’s 5-band Remote Radio Unit (RRU), iconectiv, Netcracker’s AI Agents, among others.
MTN and ZTE Launch World’s First 5-Band RRU to Drive Network Evolution
ZTE and MTN have commercially deployed the world’s first 5-band Remote Radio Unit (RRU) in Western Cape, South Africa. MTN’s LTE network covers more than 60 million people with over 97 percent population coverage in the country. The 5-band RRU integrates MTN South Africa’s low and mid FDD bands into one unit, reducing Radio Access Network RF modules by 50 percent, equipment weight by 23 percent, and wind resistance by 18 percent. ZTE’s Super-N amplifier architecture activates power amplifiers only when required, lowering site power consumption by 42.7 percent and improving energy efficiency (Wh/GB) by 45.8 percent.
iconectiv Unveils Real-Time Fraud Prevention and Centralized Routing Platforms
iconectiv announced new telecom solutions at the CCA Annual Convention focusing on network intelligence and call routing. The company highlighted TruNumber Protect, a system providing real-time phone number intelligence that allows communications service providers to detect and block calls and texts from invalid, unallocated, or inbound-only numbers. It automates call blocking, supports fraud prevention, and enables compliance with the FCC’s Do Not Originate mandate using updated authoritative data. iconectiv also presented TruOps Telecom Routing Administration, a platform that manages call routing, rating, billing, and number assignments for the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean, serving as a central system for number management.
Netcracker Unveils AI Agents to Power Next-Gen Telecom Automation
Netcracker has introduced its Agentic AI Solution to help telecom operators scale artificial intelligence across business and network functions. The solution delivers more than 60 ready-to-deploy telecom AI agents for customer journeys and operational processes, which connect with large language models, data platforms, operational tools, and third-party systems while adapting in real time and coordinating across workflows. The Open Agentic AI Platform allows telecom providers to manage both Netcracker and external agents through Model Context Protocol (MCP), featuring an Agent Design Studio and a governance layer for performance tracking and ROI measurement. Netcracker has also embedded AI agents into its digital portfolio, including configure-price-quote, revenue management, inventory, and service orchestration, with each component equipped with MCP servers for direct integration with third-party agents.
Shafana Fazal
