23 March 2026

Antevia Networks, the telecoms equipment vendor changing the economics of 5G private networks, has signed a strategic partnership with Benetel, an Irish manufacturer of O-RAN compliant radio units.

The agreement follows successful integration testing of Benetel’s outdoor O-RU with Antevia’s 5G SHIFT™ private network platform, enabling customers to deploy high-performance outdoor coverage with simpler procurement, faster installation, and consistent operational outcomes.

23 March 2026

An AI defence system has successfully detected and neutralised sophisticated 5G cyber-attacks in less than a tenth of a second, say researchers at the University of Surrey – paving the way for more secure 5G and future 6G mobile networks.

While modern 5G networks are becoming more open and flexible, making them easier to upgrade and cheaper to build, that also creates more opportunities for hackers. The Surrey-developed defence framework, called TwinGuard, addresses this challenge using a real-time digital twin – a live virtual replica of a mobile network that updates every few milliseconds. The team paired TwinGuard with reinforcement learning AI that can anticipate suspicious behaviour and shut down attacks before they cause disruption.