6G Trials: Samsung and Verizon say they’ve completed the industry’s first live field trial of 6G integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), using telecom gear to detect crowd movement and density in real time. Regulation & Emergency Calling: California regulators are weighing new wireless service and emergency communications standards, including outage reliability and backup requirements for communications networks. Network Expansion in Nigeria: Nigeria’s communications minister reiterates plans for 90,000km of open-access fibre plus towers and two satellites under Project BRIDGE and related connectivity programmes. Rural Connectivity Deal: Hotspot Network secured a World Bank-backed facility to bring mobile voice/data, broadband and community Wi-Fi to 500 unserved and underserved Nigerian communities using renewable power. Satellite Contract: Thales Alenia Space won a deal with Nigeria’s NIGCOMSAT to build the NigComSat-2A geostationary telecom satellite for broadband and TV services across Africa. Market Moves: Digicel has agreed to sell its El Salvador operations, shifting focus back to its Caribbean core markets. New Entrant: Lebara has launched nationwide commercial mobile services in Nigeria as it transitions from MVNO preparation to full customer rollout. Pakistan Telecom Governance: Pakistan’s privatisation body blocked Ufone’s proposed rebrand to “e&”, citing reserved government-to-government commitments. Digital Waste Crackdown: Thailand is stepping up enforcement against illegal e-waste imports, targeting unregulated processing linked to smuggling networks. Labour Dispute: Trinidad and Tobago’s TSTT faces renewed wage pressure as the CWU demands a 10% pay rise while the minister rejects the union’s claims.