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Mobile World Live ( MWL ) brings you our top three picks of the week as SpaceX tapped Qualcomm to power its US mobile network, experts warned the UK could face a growing wave of AI-powered cyberattacks and Nokia forecast AI to drive almost half of global network traffic by 2035. SpaceX taps Qualcomm to power Starlink Mobile in US What happened: SpaceX struck a deal with Qualcomm to use its Dragonwing Cellular Infrastructure technology as it prepares to launch a nationwide Starlink Mobile network in the US in 2027. Why it matters: Starlink Mobile will deploy Qualcomm Massive MIMO radio units, alongside radio equipment, baseband units and software, to support large-scale cellular base station roll-out. The companies expect tens of thousands of sites to be deployed over the multi-year agreement. Qualcomm said the technology will bring advanced antenna capabilities to Starlink Mobile’s terrestrial network, improving coverage, capacity and spectral efficiency. The partners will also collaborate on AI-native 6G infrastructure. Durga Malladi, EVP and GM, Technology Planning, Edge Solutions and Data Centre at Qualcomm, told Bloomberg the planned installation numbers would rival those of major operators, adding that SpaceX was “very committed and serious”. Luke Pearce, principal analyst at FDM CCS Insight, said the agreement was consistent with expectations that “a conventional terrestrial network will need to complement satellite direct-to-device (D2D) services”. He described the project as “a huge undertaking”, pointing to the requirement for tens of thousands of sites, additional spectrum and a planned constellation of up to 15,000 V2 satellites, “much of which is yet to be built and depends on Starship’s success”. Pearce warned the resulting service “will need to be competitive enough to justify the scale of investment”. Furthermore, success in the US could have wider implications. He said the model “could scale internationally for Starlink” and be adopted by other satellite operators or smaller MNOs, while creating opportunities to accelerate open RAN and 6G adoption. SpaceX taps Qualcomm to power Starlink Mobile in US Russia, China likely to ramp up UK cyberattacks What happened: The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned the UK is likely to face an increased threat of cyberattacks from Russia, China and other state actors over the next two years, as AI makes operations faster and more sophisticated. Why it matters: In its 2026 annual review, the agency warned that advances in AI , automation and computing power are helping threat actors exploit vulnerabilities, target victims and operate more efficiently. It cautioned nation states were likely to routinely use AI in cyber operations to pursue geopolitical objectives by 2028. The NCSC also assessed it was highly likely AI-powered malware would be used in a ransomware attack on UK critical national infrastructure before 2028, adding growing reliance on space-based technologies would also create opportunities for attackers over the next decade. The warning comes as food businesses across Europe, including UK suppliers, suffered cyberattacks on refrigeration controls this week. While the NCSC told The Guardian the UK impact was minimal, chief Richard Horne called the incident the “foothills” of a wider threat. He warned weaknesses could be exploited at speed, saying organisations had “got away with tech on the cheap” for too long through outdated systems, delayed upgrades and inadequate monitoring. He added that AI could become “a force multiplier” for hostile actors, while also highlighting its potential in cyber defence. “The very same technology that can strengthen the hand of our adversaries can also strengthen our own.” Russia, China likely to ramp up UK cyberattacks Nokia tips AI to generate almost half of traffic by 2035 What happened: Nokia forecast AI will account for 44% of global network traffic by 2035, as autonomous agents, robots and connected vehicles drive demand for greater capacity and faster connections. Why it matters: The vendor’s Global Network Traffic Report predicted monthly network traffic will nearly quadruple by 2035 compared to current levels. Physical AI traffic, generated by applications including robots and connected vehicles, is expected to grow 105-fold over the period, while agentic AI traffic will increase 160-fold. In addition, the changing workload will also put greater pressure on uplinks. The vendor also expects edge and metro core networks to handle 36% of AI-native traffic by 2035. Derek Urbaniak, VP of System-on-Chip at Nokia Mobile Infrastructure, said networks had traditionally been built around the assumption that “people consume far more data than they create”. AI, he added, “starts to challenge that fundamental assumption”. He highlighted the growing role of cameras, robots, agents and physical AI in driving uplink demand, arguing the shift has “fundamental implications for how we think about future RAN capacit