The staggering momentum of AI infrastructure build is driving test, measurement, and assurance demands across three key areas
AI is a dominant force shaping economies around the world. It is sweeping through industries, transforming businesses, changing consumer behavior, and fueling...
The CEO of Turkcell said countries are exploring different strategies to strengthen control over their digital infrastructure
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Connectivity as sovereignty – Turkcell CEO said telecom networks have become a pillar of economic resilience and national...
The head of China Telecom said in a keynote speech at MWC 2026 that the carrier is advancing its strategy of “cloudification, digital transformation and AI for good”
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AI-driven transformation – China Telecom is expanding...
Global, porgrammable, and dense – from the cloud to the edge: Verizon Business talked at MWC about how its sees the new AI stack evolving for telcos, and why its investments in backbone fiber, metro access, and private network...
These three foundational layers connect engineering, operations and business outcomes to deliver practical autonomous networks
At MWC Barcelona 2026, discussions around artificial intelligence are shifting away from hype and toward practical implementation. For engineering and technology solutions company Cyient, that...
At MWC Barcelona, RCRTech principal analyst Sean Kinney spoke with Intel’s Eric McLaughlin, VP, Client Computing and GM, Connectivity Solutions about the evolution from 5G to 6G, and how the 6 GHz band (along with Wi-Fi 7 and 6E)...
Here are three Keysight launches at MWC that are worth a second look
On the ground at MWC, where our team was all week, there was one unifying theme across keynotes, demonstrations, and hallway conversations: AI.
AI workloads are taking over the...
Mathew Oommen, group chief at Jio Platforms told MWC the AI transition is a “generational transformation” that will redefine telecom networks and create entirely new economic opportunities
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AI reset – The AI era will fundamentally...
MOF Inc. held a 41.67% stake in DNB from May 2025, after U Mobile sold its shares as part of conditions tied to its license to build Malaysia’s second 5G wholesale network
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Government exit –...
Ericsson’s networks chief Per Narvinger offered a measured view of AI’s impact on telecoms at MWC: fiber may lead the infrastructure boom today, but AI will also shift through the mid-cycle 5G evolution in AI-driven RAN optimisation.
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As AI workloads move from training to real-world inference, Arrcus CEO says, network fabrics must evolve to keep up with the demands
At Mobile World Congress Barcelona, Arrcus outlined how the rise of AI inference at the edge is driving...
As AI data centers strain land and power resources, hollow core fiber could enable a geographically distributed infrastructure.
As the AI race continues to heat up, hollow core fiber (HCF) has emerged as a potential alternative to single-mode optical fiber...
Carriers are using real-time audio fingerprinting to intercept synthetic voice scams and Wangiri before the phone rings
It used to take actual skill to pull off a convincing phone scam. These days, however, convincing voice spoofing is a whole lot...
The CEO of Qualcomm told MWC that connectivity will remain the foundation of 6G networks, but its design priorities will evolve as AI becomes central to digital services and mobile computing
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Three 6G pillars –...
While most of the big talk at MWC is about 5G and 6G, the most urgent AI infrastructure work is with fibre-heavy data centre interconnects. Cisco, and certain others, are capitalising on this east-west traffic surge, with mobile and...
A new report from the Capgemini Research Institute suggests many operators are struggling to deliver measurable business outcomes for enterprise customers
As enterprises accelerate digital transformation, telecom operators are facing growing pressure to move beyond connectivity and deliver measurable business...
Huawei won eight prestigious Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards at MWC Barcelona 2026. These awards included the Best Mobile Network Infrastructure, Best AI‑Powered Network Solution, Best Non-Terrestrial Network Solution, Best Mobile Operator Service for Connected Consumers, Best Mobile Innovation...
The CEO of the Orange Group noted in her MWC 2026 keynote that telecom operators must act as the 'active shield of the digital world'
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Telcos must become trust architects – Heydemann said AI is...
Partnerships with Nvidia, Microsoft, AWS, and industrial IoT specialist Geoforce show how AT&T is positioning fibre, edge infrastructure, and enterprise connectivity to support AI workloads from data centre to factory floor.
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Smart factories – AT&T’s...
The president of Huawei’s ICT marketing and solution sales department said the AI revolution is pushing the mobile industry into what he called the 'agentic internet era'
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AI and 5G-A convergence – Operators and industry...
In his keynote session at MWC 2026 in Barcelona, the Qualcomm CEO said 2026 is going to be the year of agents
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AI agents – Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon predicts the shift from smartphone-centric apps...
Without context, AI guesses — creating unreliable outcomes. Ontologies aim to solve the problem.
During Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026, Totogi CEO Danielle Rios sat down with RCR Wireless News’ Sean Kinney to get to the bottom of what’s stopping...
Eric Yang, president of carrier business at Huawei, said that China Telecom is upgrading VIP services with fiber-to-room packages combined with home AI agents
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Massive AI scale ahead – Huawei predicts 10x AI capability growth,...
Starlink Mobile will run on the SpaceX’s second-generation low Earth orbit satellites
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Starlink Mobile rebrand – SpaceX is repositioning its D2D service for 5G-era integration using second-generation satellites.
Major performance upgrades – The new constellation delivers...
Huawei has provided digital connectivity to 170 million people in remote areas across more than 80 countries, surpassing its pledge to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition.
The announcement was made by Yang Chaobin, CEO of Huawei...
