2025

Rakuten Mobile hits a milestone, posting its first-ever quarterly EBITDA profit — excluding property taxes Despite a wider net loss year-over-year and sinking shares, a deeper look into Rakuten Group’s …

NTT Data launches a retrofit-ready agentic AI stack to bridge Industry 4.0 to 5.0, transforming legacy RPA bots into autonomous agents and delivering modular, multi-cloud AI across sectors. In sum …

Short-term pullback, long-term rebound – US interest in private 5G slumps on economic and political jitters, but global momentum builds as smarter models and automation drive long-term industrial growth. In …

April 2025 marks the 5-year anniversary of the FCC’s release of the 6 GHz spectrum band for unlicensed use. It is already widely used by Wi-Fi and other technologies in …

O2 Telefónica said that the project will begin in the 25 largest German cities in 2025 In sum – what you need to know: O2 Telefónica begins nationwide 5G streetlight …

Mobile UK noted that the recent Planning and Infrastructure Bill and the Autumn Budget represented missed opportunities to directly address mobile infrastructure investment In sum – what you need to …

NTT DATA noted that this growth is part of the previously announced $10 billion investment aimed at expanding the business through 2027 In sum – what you need to know: …

Schneider Electric advances industrial AI with a factory-edge copilot in the US and a sustainable AI data center in Portugal, supporting regional ambitions for smart manufacturing and digital infrastructure. In …

In this episode, Andrés Irlando, President and COO of Zayo Group, unpacks the transformative impact of Zayo’s acquisition of Crown Castle’s fiber assets and what it means for the future …

MasOrange noted that its new 5G Advanced network is a major enhancement of the current 5G Standalone (SA) network In sum – what you need to know: MasOrange launches Spain’s …

In situations with transformative potential, just before a revolutionary breakthrough takes place, the forthcoming innovation is met with some hesitancy and skepticism. Presently, Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN) is …

Exponential demand on AI computing capacity has triggered a boom in the data center market: current facilities are going through expansive refactoring, but there is also unparalleled demand to build …

Vodafone Idea initially launched its commercial 5G services in Mumbai in March In sum – what you need to know: Vodafone Idea kicks off 5G trials in Delhi – The …

SK Telecom noted that the cumulative user base of Aster, its AI-based assistant surpassed 9 million In sum – what you need to know: SK Telecom’s AI business is booming …

Keysight had expected to close its Spirent buy by the end of April; that has been bumped to the end of July Spirent Communications reported that revenue and orders were …

Reconciliation bill text takes the lower 3 GHz, 6 GHz out of contention for auction. Where does this leave CBRS? New mark-up language dropped last night for the federal budget …

Industrial agentic AI – Siemens has unveiled AI agents that work autonomously across design, planning, engineering, operations, and service – coordinated by a generative AI co-pilot interface. Industry 4.0 to …

Ericsson noted that the test demonstrated that its Radio Dot System can deliver strong indoor 5G performance using the CSPs’ 3.5GHz spectrum and 4×4 MIMO In sum – what you …

Mother’s Day greetings from Missouri, Iowa, and, by the time most of you read this, Florida, home of the Conexon Ignite workshop (CellSite Solutions has been a longtime supplier of …

OpenAI said the Stargate initiative, unveiled earlier this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, has an estimated long-term cost of $500 billion In sum – what you need to know: …

According to ABI Research Principal Analyst Sebastian Wilke, the U.S remains at the forefront of AI data center investments The demand for AI-focused data centers is set to grow significantly …

Multiple companies have asked me to analyze this question: will D2D replace the rural cell site? Would it make sense for an operator to shut down a remote site, and simply …

The utilities industry, charged with powering, hydrating, and heating the world, is undergoing a profound transformation. Aging infrastructure, rising resource demands, and the growing complexity of operations make it imperative …

5G growth hinges on enterprise demand, from defense to drones, while consumer breakthroughs lag. Operators must monetize APIs, devices, and networks fast — or risk missing the real 5G opportunity. …

Editor’s note: I’m in the habit of bookmarking on LinkedIn and X (and in actual books, magazines, and newspapers) things I think are insightful and interesting. What I’m not in …