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James Blackman has been writing about the technology and telecoms sectors for over a decade. He has edited and contributed to a number of European news outlets and trade titles. He has also worked at telecoms company Huawei, leading media activity for its devices business in Western Europe. He is based in London.

  • Fast-growing private 5G offers blueprint for AI-era telecoms

    by James Blackman July 16, 2026
    by James Blackman July 16, 2026

    New forecasts say the private 5G market will grow at 34 percent annually to pass $6.6 billion by 2030; but the bigger story is how the sector has become a …

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  • Wednesday (telco diary) | What telcos want – and why they wait

    by James Blackman July 15, 2026
    by James Blackman July 15, 2026

    From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Nokia’s new AI-RAN platform presents a vision of a future where telcos become part of the AI infrastructure stack. Whether operators …

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  • Nokia preps AI-RAN in 2027, promises 100% spectral gain in 2028 – but will operators buy it?

    by James Blackman July 15, 2026
    by James Blackman July 15, 2026

    Nokia’s AI-RAN platform promises to more than double spectrum efficiency through software-driven upgrades, combining Nvidia acceleration with flexible deployment options. But analysts suggest the technology may optimize existing networks rather …

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  • Tuesday (telco diary) | Ericsson holds the line

    by James Blackman July 15, 2026
    by James Blackman July 15, 2026

    From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Ericsson’s latest results capture a company and an industry caught between resilience and stagnation: strong margins and disciplined execution offset weak …

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  • Monday (telco diary) | Consolidation, orchestration, automation

    by James Blackman July 14, 2026
    by James Blackman July 14, 2026

    From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): IoT dominates the news cycle: sector consolidation, eSIM orchestration, private 5G, drones and sensing, industrial automation – a telco market shifting …

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  • Wireless Logic’s 21st acquisition exposes IoT consolidation paradox

    by James Blackman July 13, 2026
    by James Blackman July 13, 2026

    Wireless Logic’s acquisition of SIMETRY reinforces its position as IoT’s most aggressive consolidator. But while the managed connectivity market is widely tipped for merger-driven scale, inflated valuations and healthy growth …

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  • Friday (telco diary) | Telco reset, RAN reboot, P5G reality check

    by James Blackman July 13, 2026
    by James Blackman July 13, 2026

    From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Vodafone finds itself centre stage again as telco consolidation gathers pace, while industry efforts to open up RAN software and scale …

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  • Vodafone at the heart of Euro telco reset as Iliad owner buys e& stake for $5.9bn

    by James Blackman July 10, 2026
    by James Blackman July 10, 2026

    French telecom entrepreneur Xavier Niel is set to be Vodafone’s largest shareholder after acquiring e&’s stake in the UK firm for $5.9 billion; the move signals a new era of …

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  • Thursday (telco diary) | The plumbing is the product

    by James Blackman July 10, 2026
    by James Blackman July 10, 2026

    From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): AI is driving investment across the telco stack – from data centers, fiber, and DCI to access networks, IoT, and edge …

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  • Wednesday (telco diary) | Mobility matters for physical AI

    by James Blackman July 9, 2026
    by James Blackman July 9, 2026

    From the newsletter: Ericsson’s latest mobility trials with AT&T and MediaTek suggest faster, more reliable 5G handovers could become a key enabler for critical IoT, private 5G and emerging physical …

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  • Tuesday (telco diary) | AI hub and spoke, cloud to edge

    by James Blackman July 8, 2026
    by James Blackman July 8, 2026

    From the newsletter: AI infrastructure investment is accelerating across the stack, with Lumen completing its Alkira acquisition for AI network connectivity, Nscale securing $900 million for data centre expansion, Dell’Oro …

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  • “We’re going after the operator channel” – Druid bets on simplicity to scale private 5G

    by James Blackman July 7, 2026
    by James Blackman July 7, 2026

    Irish private cellular specialist Druid Software has acquired Munich-based Node-H to simplify the integration of private 4G/5G systems and broaden the channels through which they are sold – including operators. …

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  • Monday (telco diary) | Q-Day is nigh – join the telco wake-up call

    by James Blackman July 7, 2026
    by James Blackman July 7, 2026

    From the newsletter: The Quantum Safe Networks Forum highlights telecom’s urgent race toward post-quantum security, with telcos exploring quantum-safe networks, migration strategies and standards to prepare for Q-Day threats. A …

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  • Thursday (telco diary) | The telco AI imperative

    by James Blackman July 6, 2026
    by James Blackman July 6, 2026

    From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Telecom operators are embracing AI through tightly governed, domain-specific deployments, focusing on bounded autonomy rather than full automation. The emerging model …

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  • Wednesday | Telco agents and smash hits (Editorial Diary)

    by James Blackman July 2, 2026
    by James Blackman July 2, 2026

    From the newsletter: AI agents in telecoms is sharpening focus on governance, controlled autonomy and human oversight, while momentum in private 5G and industrial AI continues to build through new …

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  • Tuesday | Vertical build-outs, horizontal break-ups (Editorial Diary)

    by James Blackman July 1, 2026
    by James Blackman July 1, 2026

    From the newsletter: As telcos rethink growth strategies, contrasting moves by Rocket Lab, Comcast, BT and Verizon highlight a common goal: using acquisitions, divestments, and selective consolidation to sharpen focus, …

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  • ‘You can’t tame it’ – private networks, open standards and the AI proof for IoT

    by James Blackman June 30, 2026
    by James Blackman June 30, 2026

    LoRaWAN has reached 125 million deployments, growing at 25 million per year. Which still looks modest next to cellular IoT’s mega count. But LoRa Alliance chief Alper Yegin argues the …

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  • Monday | Global enterprise reset (Editorial Diary)

    by James Blackman June 30, 2026
    by James Blackman June 30, 2026

    From the newsletter: BT and Verizon’s $4bn enterprise joint venture reflects a broader telco shift towards partnerships over full integration, combining global reach and customer scale while allowing both operators …

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  • BT and Verizon merge international arms in $4bn global enterprise JV

    by James Blackman June 29, 2026
    by James Blackman June 29, 2026

    BT and Verizon are combining international enterprise units into a 50/50 JV serving 3,000 customers across 180 countries, streamlining global connectivity services while letting both firms sharpen their focus on …

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  • Friday | Starlink raises the stakes (Editorial Diary)

    by James Blackman June 29, 2026
    by James Blackman June 29, 2026

    From the newsletter: SpaceX’s potential move into retail mobile via Starlink changes the telco game, as hybrid networks, new spectrum, and trillion-dollar valuations challenge the carrier status-quo. You can picture …

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  • Thursday | Tokenomics is not new telco economics (Editorial Diary)

    by James Blackman June 26, 2026
    by James Blackman June 26, 2026

    From the newsletter: AI tokenomics is unlikely to rescue telco revenues; history shows metering models tend to commoditise. Long-term value will come from edge services, distributed AI, and networks embedded …

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  • Nokia combines with AWS and Databricks to extend telco AI control layer

    by James Blackman June 24, 2026
    by James Blackman June 24, 2026

    Telco vendors are rushing agentic AI into OSS and BSS stacks – hard, at DTW Ignite this week. Nokia has just announced work with AWS and Databricks to build the …

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  • LoRaWAN eyes ‘fourth pillar’ status as IoT apps start to stack

    by James Blackman June 22, 2026
    by James Blackman June 22, 2026

    With 125 million IoT connections and annual growth of 25 percent, the LoRa Alliance says LoRaWAN has moved beyond LPWAN niche status. Chief executive Alper Yegin explains why the technology …

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  • “We have some muscle” – Orange hones its trust credentials as AI makes a virtue of telecoms

    by James Blackman June 18, 2026
    by James Blackman June 18, 2026

    Speaking at FutureNet World back in April, Miguel Alvarez, AI chief at Orange Business, discussed his firm’s dual-mode AI platform strategy in the context of its own transformation, its sovereignty …

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  • Succession and continuity as Narvinger replaces Ekholm at Ericsson

    by James Blackman June 16, 2026
    by James Blackman June 16, 2026

    Per Narvinger replaces Börje Ekholm as chief executive at Ericsson, signalling strategic continuity in the Swedish vendor’s focus on 5G execution and operator-led growth – thrown into relief as old …

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