The push for orbital data centres promises abundant solar power, but faces severe constraints in heat rejection, launch costs, congestion, downlink bandwidth and depreciation – suggesting niche applications rather than …
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 …
According to Helen Xenos, senior director of portfolio marketing at Ciena, selecting the appropriate optical technology depends on the customer’s primary constraint In sum – what to know: AI reshapes …
Communications service providers are currently focused on the practical use of AI to reduce opex; the next step is leveraging AI to create new revenue streams Telecommunications infrastructure is being …
As nations race to build sovereign AI capabilities, successful strategies are converging on a common formula: control critical bottlenecks. The real differentiator is no longer ambition or spending, but the …
The Nvidia-powered AI-RAN deal moves the partners’ year-long collaboration to deployment In sum – what we know: Nokia and Indosat have signed a strategic network modernization and AI-RAN rollout agreement …
Speaking during a recent RCR webinar, AFL’s Noah Taylor said that as hyperscalers expand AI deployments, the networks linking data centers are becoming increasingly important alongside the facilities themselves In …
Christophe Fouquet’s criticism of the EU’s evolving Chips Act is less an attack on industrial policy than a challenge to where sovereignty can realistically be exercised in a global AI …
Corning says fiber demand “is not slowing down anytime soon”, noting that the company has prepared for continued growth and has additional agreements in its pipeline In sum – what …
European telcos are rebuilding scale in their fixed networks through acquisitions, joint ventures, and wholesale models to reduce fiber overlap, improve economics, and prep the AI-edge. In sum – what …
Spending patterns in the optical market are increasingly shaped by hyperscalers rather than traditional telecom operators – says Ciena, Nokia, and Dell’Oro on an RCR webinar. In sum – what …
The UK government’s £1.1bn AI hardware plan anchors a new national compute strategy, including a £750m supercomputer in Edinburgh and targeted support for UK chip startups, alongside major private commitments …
Hyperscalers are focused on monetizing their AI compute investments, which continues to direct a larger share of spending towards network infrastructure, observes Ciena chief Gary Smith. In sum – what …
Orange Business is advancing its enterprise strategy through sovereign and secure data management and services. A new French hospital deployment shows the model in use – but everything from the …
A reciprocal infrastructure deal between Telstra and Google, a new India-Singapore route from FLAG, and a record-breaking fiber transmission test from Japan’s NICT all point to the same thing – …
Synergy said five neocloud companies are now among the world’s top 30 cloud providers by infrastructure services revenue In sum – what to know: Growth moderating – Synergy expects cloud …
Softbank’s €75bn plan to build 5GW of AI data center capacity in France is being hailed in Paris as a breakthrough for European digital sovereignty. But the scale of foreign …
The company’s AI Data Center GPU Cloud is intended for customers facing restrictions on transferring data overseas and those seeking infrastructure optimized specifically for the Japanese market In sum – …
Europe is reshaping its digital economy around sovereignty, from satellite spectrum (new post-2027 auction rules for the 2GHz MSS band) and sovereign cloud (Google Cloud picks Telefónica to serve-up hybrid …
Germany’s sovereign cloud push is advancing with Deutsche Telekom and SAP winning a BMDS AI platform tender built on the “Deutschland-Stack”, while Thales expands its Google Cloud-powered sovereign model in …
