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SK Telecom has been picked to lead a two-year South Korean project testing AI-RAN use cases for physical AI. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4aVpZTz

Ericsson outlined plans to mitigate rising, AI-driven component costs, which include price increases for telco customers, as it reported Q2 earnings. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4phOq3u

Thales, Singtel and Bridge Alliance unveil a multi-operator eSIM network designed for large-scale IoT deployments across multiple operators and countries through a single platform. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4ym0jti

The trade group wants 275MHz of Wi-Fi spectrum to carry AI traffic. Analyst Dean Bubley says the report's own examples argue for CBRS and local networks. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4wCmVEb

Telcos spend heavily to eliminate costs yet cling to facilities-based competition. Ahead of 6G, embracing network sharing may be a survival move. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/3QWU3HP

#Eurobites: Vodafone-Three merger has proved a winner – report; Ericsson's profits down 12% in Q2; Nokia expands Taiwan Mobile contract; Swiss unhappy with Google's removal of 'Choice Screen.' Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4fyJX9g

Caller identification platform Truecaller may take legal action against India's anti-spam directive, which could prevent it from labelling certain calls as spam. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4wEHxM2

AT&T and Ericsson showed how 5G network sensing can detect and track drones flying near AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, paving the way for 6G's ISAC. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4gBjqJC

NTT Docomo's Starlink Direct service reached 5 million subscribers just two months after launching in April. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4f1t1IA

Qualcomm's challenge to Nvidia could encompass 6G radio as it apparently withdraws from some other network activities. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4vxZET3

#Eurobites: Vodafone begins rollout of number verification API; Scaleway acquires Qarnot; cloud giants come in for closer scrutiny from UK's financial sector; Brits thirst for dating apps as England grind out wins. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/44riLTO

African operators now have 32 direct-to-device (D2D) partnerships, according to an update from the GSA. Meanwhile, partnerships between operators and satellite companies in 18 countries have now launched D2D services. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4y5WmsC

Xavier Niel's investment vehicle Vega is buying a 16.2% stake in Vodafone from UAE-based telco e& and will become the UK operator's largest shareholder. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4yjxi1C

KDDI will carry out a feasibility study on the use of AI-powered drones for disaster prevention and response in two Southeast Asian countries. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4h52hbd

#Eurobites: Tele2 bags 5G spectrum in Lithuania; Telefónica and Amper upgrade comms at Spanish airports; Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson combine on port network; O2 surfs the World Cup wave. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4eQBspW

Verizon Business, in partnership with KDDI, lands 5G telematics connectivity deal with BMW for new vehicles in the US. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4f4gPp1

China has developed powerful robots that can locate, track and bury subsea cables with an error margin of less than 5%. The project's team plans to export the technology to Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4bwqZ0A

The merger between Vodafone and Three was supposed to improve 5G in the UK, but it sits at the bottom of Opensignal's latest ranking of network experience in Europe. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/3QJTkcX

#Eurobites: Nokia joins forces with NestAI for battlefield comms; Telefónica and Thales launch eSIM offering for IoT; euNetworks opens direct route between Paris and Milan; 5G on the rise in Germany. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4p8GxNH

SpaceX and a startup called Orbital Compute have each filed applications with the FCC to launch 100,000 satellites. SpaceX's plan centers on its new, high-capacity Gen 3 satellite, while Orbital's focuses on a constellation of data centers. Read more: bit.ly/4gtEema