Monthly Archives: February, 2026

ZTE outlines 6G strategy and unveils GigaMIMO, leading AI-native wireless for 6G evolution

The Report Minimum Technical Performance Requirements for IMT-2030 (6G) was formally finalized at the 51st meeting of ITU-R Working Party 5D (WP 5D), which...

M&As that shaped the test and measurement industry in last two years

These M&A deals highlight how T&M vendors have revisited their M&A strategies to stay resilient through volatile market conditions Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) has perhaps...

Can agentic AI fix the network build problem?

With labor shortages and project overruns plaguing broadband construction, agentic AI is emerging as a tool for discipline and timely execution In a recent episode...

Rakuten Mobile to deploy 3,000 open mMIMO radios in Japan

Sudhakar Pandey, head of RAN at Rakuten Mobile, told RCR Wireless News that the telco is expecting around 7% throughput gain in high traffic...

“The dark days are over” — Lumen lights up new ‘AI corridors’

Once in defensive mode and fighting decline, Lumen Technologies has re-emerged with a radically simplified strategy, a repaired balance sheet, and a bold claim...

Webinar: Test, measurement and service assurance in the AI era

As AI steadily gains ground across industries, test, measurement, and service assurance are under pressure to evolve. Vendors are now facing mounting complexities that...

‘Literally truthful’ claims — T-Mobile US responds to Verizon lawsuit

T-Mobile US is accusing Verizon of hypocrisy, pointing to its own “Switch to Verizon” marketing campaign T-Mobile US has filed an official opposition to Verizon’s...

Metro Connect 2026: Fiber on the rise, data centers under fire

Morgan Lewis' Andrew Lipman surfaces the top trends to watch in 2026 at Metro Connect With the show floor packed with fiber connectivity players,...

U Mobile signs 5G wholesale contract with Telekom Malaysia

U Mobile said its 5G rollout is targeting 80% population coverage by the second half of 2026 In sum – what to know: Three-year wholesale agreement...

MasOrange to unify 5G SA core with Ericsson

MasOrange evaluated bids from several vendors, including Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, ZTE, and Mavenir In sum – what to know: Unified 5G SA core deployment – MasOrange...

The end of the medium-sized carrier (Analyst Angle)

The acquisitions of UScellular and Cox Communications largely spell the end of the medium-sized carrier There are no more medium-sized wireless carriers and soon, there...

Lessons from PTC, for MWC – talking telcos in the AI goldrush

As the industry gears up for its biggest annual show at MWC, it is (perhaps) worth looking back at another major 2026 telco gathering:...

WBA urges interoperability in AI-native Wi-Fi, but predicts ‘big fight’

The WBA argues that AI and ML are becoming foundational to Wi-Fi operations as network complexity grows In sum — what to know: Frameworks, not algorithms...

Research report: Preparing for Q-Day and the path to quantum-safe networks

Q-Day, the moment quantum machines can break today’s cryptography, is moving from theory into telecom planning cycles. RSA. ECC. Authentication systems. SIM security. Identity...

What is a (regional) federated edge? Will the big Euro-MNO project fly?

Europe’s five biggest mobile operators – Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, TIM, and Vodafone Group – are building a pan-European “federated edge continuum”, stitching together...

MWC Barcelona 2026: Prototyping an AI-native 6G from foundation to new services

From air-interface foundations to AI-native services, Qualcomm's MWC technology demonstrations show how they are engineering 6G for intelligence and efficiency What you should know: As 3GPP’s...

Analyst Angle: floLIVE reimagines connectivity for intelligent IoT operations

Agentic and generative AI applications and workloads are testing the limits of legacy connectivity infrastructure from edge to cloud. The explosion of data and...

Telstra sets uplink record using Ericsson 5G-A equipment

The setup combined FDD and TDD single user MIMO under 3GPP Release 17 specifications In sum – what to know: Uplink milestone – The companies achieved...

AT&T says Ookla fiber award validates strategy — ‘Where we have fiber, we win’

AT&T Fiber has received Ookla’s first-ever Best Home Internet award in the United States In sum – what to know: Strategy validated – AT&T said...

5G and AI demand to double network capacity by 2030, says American Tower

Network capacity will be required to double in the next few years in order to cope with 5G adoption and AI demand, reckons American...

Scaling the Digital Backbone: How DataBank Is Building for What’s Next with Raul Martynek

In this episode, Raul Martynek, CEO of DataBank, shares how he has helped transform a six–data center platform into one of the largest and...

‘Beacons of innovation’ — Samsung, Orange expand European vRAN, Open RAN deployments

The collaboration focuses on integrating updated processing platforms into Orange’s network infrastructure In sum – what to know: More sites – Following pilot projects that have...

Cargill’s 50-site surge shows private 5G is infrastructure – not experiment

After some years of caution and pilots, US manufacturing giant Cargill has scaled private 5G to 50 sites in just six months with NTT...

VIAVI Whitepaper: RAN scenario generators and their critical role for future-proofing AI-native RAN in Advanced 5G and 6G networks

AI is becoming a key part of how modern telecom networks work—especially with 5G and upcoming 6G. Instead of just helping with small tasks,...

SK Telecom outlines AI-native network strategy

Under the ATHENA architecture, SK Telecom plans to gradually apply AI- and cloud-based automation across all network layers In sum – what to know: 6G roadmap...
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