This industry roundup details recent developments from several telecommunications companies, including T-Mobile US, Kyivstar, Odido, Bharti Airtel, and e& Carrier & Wholesale Services.
T-Mobile US Developments
T-Mobile US launched Live Translation, an in-network, real-time agentic AI platform that provides translation services for phone calls in over 50 languages. The service is integrated directly into the wireless network, functioning independently of the user's smartphone.
Simultaneously, T-Mobile US reported its 2025 financial results. The company concluded 2025 with 142.2 million customers, an increase of nearly 13 million from 2024. Service revenues for the year reached $71.3 billion, a 7.7% rise, while adjusted EBITDA increased by 6.5% to $33.9 billion. T-Mobile US plans to maintain its capital expenditure at approximately $10 billion in 2026, consistent with 2025 levels.
T-Mobile US introduced an innovative in-network AI Live Translation service while simultaneously reporting strong 2025 financial results, including nearly 13 million new customers and significant revenue growth.
Kyivstar's Digital Service Expansion
Veon-owned Kyivstar acquired the online healthcare platform Tabletki.ua for $160 million. This acquisition is part of Kyivstar's strategy to expand its digital services portfolio. Tabletki.ua facilitates finding, reserving, and collecting medicine from 14,000 pharmacies in Ukraine and recorded approximately 14 million monthly reservations in 2025.
Last year, Kyivstar acquired Uklon, an online ride-hailing service, for $155 million, which increased its digital service division's revenue from $5.4 million to $34.9 million, accounting for 11.9% of its total income. Kyivstar also holds a controlling stake in the appointment booking service Helsi.
Kyivstar continues to strategically expand its digital services portfolio, acquiring online healthcare platform Tabletki.ua for $160 million and significantly boosting digital service revenue through prior acquisitions.
Odido IPO Update
The private equity owners of Dutch operator Odido, Apax Partners and Warburg Pincus, have reportedly postponed their plans for an initial public offering (IPO). The decision was influenced by a lack of investor interest and concerns regarding global equity market volatility.
Odido, formerly T-Mobile Netherlands, serves approximately 8 million customers across mobile and fixed services. It holds a 35% share of the mobile market, making it a joint market leader with KPN.
Dutch operator Odido's private equity owners have postponed their planned IPO, citing a lack of investor interest and concerns over global equity market volatility.
Bharti Airtel's AI Fraud Protection
India’s Bharti Airtel introduced a new AI fraud protection solution named Fraud Alert. This service aims to protect customers from fraudulent activities involving one-time-password (OTP) messages.
Fraud Alert identifies potentially risky OTPs and issues warnings to customers if they are on a call while attempting to consent to a banking transaction. The service is currently active in Haryana and is scheduled for a nationwide rollout over the next two weeks.
Bharti Airtel has launched "Fraud Alert," an AI-powered solution designed to protect customers from OTP-related fraud, with a nationwide rollout planned following its debut in Haryana.
e& Carrier & Wholesale Services Achieves Satellite Milestone
e& Carrier & Wholesale Services (C&WS), the wholesale division of e&, collaborated with SES to deliver the Middle East’s first 1.25 Gbit/s satellite connection. This achievement was demonstrated during a live proof of concept at its Jebel Ali Teleport in Dubai.
The PoC utilized SES’s O3b mPOWER Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation, which features narrow beams and provides a round-trip latency of less than 150 milliseconds. The solution is designed to support various strategic applications, including enterprise connectivity, government services, cloud-based solutions, and 5G backhauling.
e& Carrier & Wholesale Services, in partnership with SES, achieved the Middle East’s first 1.25 Gbit/s satellite connection using the O3b mPOWER MEO constellation, showcasing high-speed, low-latency connectivity for strategic applications.