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Starlink Mobile’s real constraint might not be satellite coverage but capacity per square kilometer. A new model, offered up by Vish Nandlall, suggests where population density forces satellite service back …

From the newsletter (October 1; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Nokia and ICEYE are launching a sovereign satellite communications venture, while US telcos formalize a satellite coverage …

Verizon is moving from scripted RAN automation towards agentic network operations, where AI reasons across domains, shares context and takes action – with the operator retaining control of intent, outcomes …

From the newsletter (September 30; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): IoT providers are pushing programmable, software-defined connectivity, while AI-RAN promises network efficiency rather than market growth. Operators …

From the newsletter (September 29; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): AI is fuelling a networking infrastructure boom, with Corning scaling fiber production to meet demand, while new …

AT&T has signed a $3 billion-plus fiber supply deal with Corning, adding to a string of major commitments as AI data-center construction tightens optical supply and telcos bulk up their …

KDDI, NTT Docomo, SoftBank, and Rakuten Mobile have recently signed a MoU to study the use of 5G mmWave infrastructure and technical architectures for coverage expansion In sum – what …

From Intelligent RAN Forum: AI-RAN is becoming less futuristic and more practical, with Optus reporting live-network gains in link adaptation, coverage prediction and compensation. But scaling those AI-for-RAN capabilities across …

Tim Donovan, president and chief executive officer of the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) told RCR that U.S. regional carriers need to continue investing in spectrum, network upgrades, and new services …

Verizon chief technology officer and senior vice president of technology development Yago Tenorio told RCR that the industry needs to avoid fragmentation as 6G moves toward commercialization In sum – …

From the newsletter (September 14; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Verizon is expanding its 6G Innovation Forum as operators hunt for AI-driven use cases and a credible …

From the newsletter (September 11; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): AT&T CEO John Stankey offers a grounded (sounding) vision for the AI era for telcos: build better …

From the newsletter (September 8; sign-up if you want it sooner): Verizon is buying 80 million miles of Corning fiber through 2032 as it builds a converged network for broadband, …

From the newsletter (September 4; sign-up if you want it sooner): The killer-app narrative made sense for 4G, but 5G broke it. As 6G becomes part of a programmable communications …

Tim Donovan, president and CEO of the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), told RCR that rural carriers may be able to monetize existing land, fiber, and power assets through modular, edge-based …

AT&T is stripping out its legacy copper network and making fiber and wireless the core of its business – with a converged service, enterprise push, and adjacent satellite integration all …

Speaking during the RCRTech Telco AI Forum, Gabriel Foglander, head of strategic RAN leadership at Ericsson, described AI-RAN as a bridge toward a broader shift to AI embedded across network …

New executive appointments by Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US – plus Nokia and Orange as recent examples – show how the telecoms, tech, and industrial sectors are converging as a …

Rémy Pascal, practice leader, mobile infrastructure and RAN lead analyst at Omdia, told RCR that Chinese equipment currently deployed in telecom networks in India has been operating for several years, …

VodafoneThree has launched a portfolio of ‘fast-track’ 5G 5G SA slicing services in the UK for consumers and enterprises, alongside a new internet television service. Slicing portfolio – Branded as …

The UGM Indosat Nvidia AI Technology Center (NVAITC), launched in Yogyakarta, is part of the Indonesia AI Center of Excellence (AI CoE) initiative In sum – what to know: AI …

In a conference call with investors, the telco’s chief executive officer Vicki Brady said that Telstra plans to increase network density and accelerate its rollout of 5G standalone during fiscal …

From October, Rakuten Mobile will continue using KDDI’s network in areas where it needs more time to build coverage, while roaming will be scaled back in areas where the telco …

KDDI said revenue from AI integration and cybersecurity increased 19.2% year-over-year in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 In sum – what to know: AI growth – AI integration and …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Lumen is betting that AI-driven connectivity will reward a different telco model: less legacy network, more fiber, software and control, with …