Nokia is expanding partnerships with TIM Brasil and Deutsche Telekom as the Finnish telecom equipment maker accelerates its push into AI-driven network technology.

Britain's Virgin Media O2 launched Europe's first satellite-to-mobile service on Thursday, bringing text messages, WhatsApp and Google Maps to customers using regular smartphones in locations with no network connection for three pounds ($4.06) a month.

Spain has been hit with a nationwide mobile phone network outage just weeks after electricity blackouts swept the country.