Strategic collaboration targets regulatory complexity using IBM's watsonx Orchestrate
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AI for governance - e& and IBM announced a collaboration at the World Economic Forum to deploy enterprise-grade agentic AI for governance, risk, and compliance (GRC).
The tech...
Cisco CTO Matt MacPherson says 2026 could mark a turning point for Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi 7 has been on the roadmap for years, but widespread adoption has lagged behind expectations (most notably in the U.S.). Now, though, Cisco believes the...
SpaceX’s expected IPO in 2026 has quickly become the topic of internet chatter, and analysts are weighing in on why going public is a good move, especially for Starlink — and why now
After two decades of operating SpaceX as...
What is sovereignty? Is the purpose of a “Sovereign Cloud” to house the assets locally?
I saw today that Amazon launched its “AWS European Sovereign Cloud,” with its first region in Brandenburg, Germany. I had to chuckle at the absurdity of...
Semantic layers break silos and establishes a single source of truth, while greatly simplifying interaction with complex data.
The telecom industry serves as the backbone of the modern digital economy, powering real-time communication between individuals, businesses, and governments worldwide. With...
Ericsson aims to enable communications service providers to support location-based services across sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, automotive, drones, and public safety
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Location becomes a native 5G function – Ericsson embeds positioning directly into the 5G...
The space compute race is on — and testing’s next big leap is beyond Earth
The race to design space-enabled semiconductors is shaping out faster than anybody anticipated. More companies are now looking skyward to test their brands of semiconductor...
The Synapse subsea cable will span approximately 9,700 kilometers and feature 16 fiber pairs
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New Brazil–U.S. route planned – V.tal’s Synapse cable will span roughly 9,700 km with 16 fiber pairs, adding a new transatlantic...
Significant change will grip the satellite IoT industry this year, driven by several external forces
Satellite IoT is undergoing an evolution, which will be accelerated by several key factors, from geopolitical tensions to AI capabilities, ensuring it is no longer...
Connectivity is shifting fast. Satellite-based NTN, next-generation Wi-Fi, and 5G SA are redefining how operators deliver services, manage data, optimize traffic, enforce policy, and protect national-grade infrastructure. This white paper explains the architectural, commercial, service management and security implications—and...
After years of anticipation, Wi-Fi HaLow appears to be transitioning from promise to practice
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From pilots to production - As IoT use cases shift from low-data sensor “pings” to data-rich, real-time applications such as...
PTC, once a small and sunny telecoms event, is now a fully-fledged AI infrastructure show. The 2026 version, in Honolulu, opened with familiar fanfare about the scale of the global AI build-out. But between the big numbers and flashy...
The partnership will support the navy’s multi-band, multi-constellation SATCOM strategy with hybrid connectivity
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The partnership: Viasat and BSNL will support the Indian Navy in its next phase of satellite communications upgrade.
Max spectral efficiency: According to the...
The new Mixture-of-Experts series runs on the open-source Huawei MindSpore framework
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TeleChat3 series - China Telecom's TeleAI released the first large-scale Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models trained entirely on domestically designed semiconductors.
Domestic hardware stack - Training was conducted exclusively...
As the AI investment supercycle unfolds, Google Cloud leaders pin AI success to data, trust and change management
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future capability to be explored at the margins of the enterprise. It is becoming the...
Software-centric architectures, unified data strategies and practical AI use cases are turning operator ambition into operational reality
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the defining technology narrative across the telecommunications industry. For mobile network operators (MNOs), the challenge, and opportunity, is...
Government data shows that India had 518,854 5G base stations in operation by the end of 2025
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400 million 5G users – India now ranks second globally behind China and ahead of the U.S., EU,...
As operators embrace multi-cloud and cloud-native architectures, cloud-native function validation is proving to be an ongoing requirement than a one-time check
As operators have migrated to multi-cloud, the reliability of network functions has become a new source of worry. Many...
AT&T said that while many in-vehicle services can function over 4G, advanced use cases increasingly benefit from 5G performance
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5G as a vehicle platform - AT&T is positioning 5G as the foundation for software-defined vehicles,...
Synopsys returns focus to core IP business, as ARC and MIPS come together under GlobalFoundries
In a move that signals a major strategic pivot, Synopsys has agreed to sell its ARC Processor IP business to New York-based foundry vendor GlobalFoundries...
Telcos are known for their heavy energy use, but so is AI. Could one, ironically, help the other?
Telecom operators rank among the most power-hungry companies on the planet, consuming roughly 1-2% of global electricity demand. As 5G networks expand and...
Nvidia is not spending its market valuation windfall on random diversification
If you look at Nvidia's deals over the last three years, they seem scattered. A handful of small software buys. A couple of massive strategic investments. Some moves that...
Viettel plans to begin rolling out 5G-Advanced in 2026, using the 700 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands already licensed for 5G
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Trial hits 7.3 Gbps – Viettel achieved speeds six times faster than current 5G...
Dell’Oro Group VP Jeff Heynen told RCR that U.S. operators are being careful not to over-utilize their spectrum for FWA
Disciplined expansion - Operators are carefully managing spectrum and capacity to protect mobile performance, limiting how aggressively Fixed Wireless Access...
A layer of satellite connectivity will enable FirstNet to provide coverage for “any potential emergency”, says FirstNet President, Scott Agnew
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FirstNet tests satellite connectivity: Working alongside AST SpaceMobile, AT&T’s FirstNet is testing a direct-to-cellular satellite service...
