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Verizon says its legacy telco turnaround is gathering pace, but that its bigger opportunity lies with AI infrastructure – connecting data centers, metro centers, and edge premises; starting with a …

SK Telecom said that SK Hyper will oversee the full development process for its AIDC business, including securing land, constructing and operating substations, attracting customers, and commercializing new facilities In …

HKT’s hollow-core fiber AI ‘superhighway’ highlights the tech’s promise for ultra low-latency DCI networks, but analyst CRU Group says costs, ecosystems, and production mean at-scale adoption is years away. In …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): AT&T’s AI strategy suggests the real breakthrough is not bigger language models, but smarter orchestration. As inference becomes a network workload, …

The US is preparing another multibillion-dollar 5G spectrum windfall, pairing a 2027 upper C-band auction with a 2028 2.7 GHz sale, while the FCC also rebuilds satellite licensing for the …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): T-Mobile’s latest Q2 results make the case for it as the West’s growth leader among mobile operators. But they also show …

From fraud prevention to RAN energy savings, Rakuten Mobile is using AI to move network data from insight to automated action The telecom industry discourse on AI keeps returning to …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): AT&T’s strong quarter reinforces the case for fiber as the foundation of the AI economy. But as networks are built out, …

The government of South Korea has selected two consortia led by SK Telecom and KT to develop and demonstrate what it calls Hyper AI Network Infrastructure In sum – what …

AT&T’s second-quarter results show a telco reshaping itself around fiber-led growth, using fixed broadband to drive wireless gains and cash generation. The strategy is working – although top-line growth remains …

Agentic AI in telecom has to start with open-loop recommendations, explainable confidence and human-centered workflows before operators will trust closed-loop autonomy At DTW Ignite in Copenhagen, much of the telecom …

Blue Planet’s new configuration management platform is puzzle-piece in the autonomous-networks jigsaw – which is also a part of the big telco story about reliability and trust. As telcos grow …

Sudhakar Pandey, head of RAN at Rakuten Mobile, told RCR Wireless News that the initiative forms part of a broader strategy to strengthen network performance over the next two years …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Verizon’s latest store sales and job cuts highlight a telecom industry still chasing growth beyond connectivity. As operators invest in AI, …

Operators must move beyond basic human-in-the-loop assistance to embed agentic AI across their digital core systems, build invisible self-healing networks, unlock billions in value, and define next-generation connectivity – writes …

Elisa CEO Topi Manner said the quarter marked the beginning of the company’s large-scale data center connectivity business In sum – what to know: First deals – Elisa signed its …

New ITU recommendations and FCC regulations show how submarine cables are being recast as critical infrastructure. While the ITU targets deployment and repair bottlenecks, the FCC is tightening oversight of …

Speaking during RCR Wireless News’ Telco AI Forum, Red Hat’s Shujaur Mufti said operators are initially focusing on AI for RAN because it delivers measurable operational benefits without requiring major …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Despite the hype and investment pouring into satellite D2D services, new analysis says space-based connectivity will complement, not replace, terrestrial networks, …

Network APIs move telecom beyond connectivity by giving enterprises trusted signals for authentication, fraud prevention and AI-driven customer interaction The telecom industry’s network API conversation has matured quickly. The early …

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 …

Orange is applying agentic AI across several operational domains, including 5G security operations, telco cloud operations, RAN energy optimization, lifecycle management, and incident management In sum – what to know: …

As enterprises deploy agentic AI across clouds, regions, and business ecosystems, connectivity is becoming a strategic differentiator. Vodafone Business says future networks must support AI-to-AI interactions with greater intelligence, security, …

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 …

Over the past several weeks, SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus have each unveiled major initiatives centered on AI infrastructure, underscoring how telecom operators increasingly see AI platforms and digital …