Network Infrastructure

EXA Infrastructure says transatlantic capacity is running out way earlier than forecast, prompting it to build a new 500-terabit subsea cable, the first of its kind for the industry in …

The gigabit promise stops at the socket. Europe’s Gigabit Infrastructure Act takes fibre into new buildings, but its Wi-Fi spectrum policy leaves the final metres unresolved. In dense apartment blocks, …

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 …

Hospitals increasingly need DAS to solve three problems at once: public-safety compliance, clinical connectivity and security. Wilson Connectivity argues that analog architecture can simplify lifecycle costs, reliability and HIPAA-related risk …

US 6GHz Wi-Fi adoption is accelerating, with Ookla showing six-fold growth since 2024 and Cisco reporting 48% usage at BottleRock. More power, AFC and simpler access could push adoption further. …

From the newsletter (October 5; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): AI is proving its value in telecoms – mostly in customer service, plus some enhanced automation cases …

From the newsletter (October 2; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Satellite is not about to replace terrestrial networks – but neither is the Starlink threat imaginary. As …

The RCRTech Roundtables, facilitated by a host of experts, will provide attendees with the opportunity to share their experiences and discuss the challenges they are currently facing regarding powering data …

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 …

SK Telecom warns telcos not to repeat their 5G mistakes with AI-RAN – while Optus considers how they should re-architect their infrastructure as “social networks for agents”. In sum – …

From the newsletter (September 25; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Rakuten Mobile and T-Mobile offer tangible AI-RAN examples, embedding intelligence in network automation and distributed compute. Their …

Satellite connectivity is becoming wedged into conventional terrestrial telecom infrastructure, bringing new regulatory, certification, and interoperability requirements alongside its buzzy commercial growth. The US has banned Huawei et al; 3GPP …

From the newsletter (September 24; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Optus, Orange, SK Telecom, plus ZTE and Samsung, are sharpening the AI-RAN debate: near-term gains from AI …

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 …

Mimosa Networks argues broadband operators should build for the business case, not fiber-first dogma. As BEAD funding and rural economics shift, FWA in unlicensed spectrum offers another route to viable …

From the newsletter (September 23; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Cambium’s collapse exposes the risks of vendor dependence for WISPs, while private 5G and IoT keep expanding, …

Cambium’s collapse leaves WISPs facing a sprawling installed-base problem, with Airspan’s partial acquisition offering some relief but leaving ePMP and other product lines in limbo. The challenge now is securing …

From the newsletter (September 22; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): From live-network AI-RAN trials and a massive transpacific cable build to private LTE iPhones and stratospheric lasers, …

Orange is preparing to test Nokia’s AI-RAN platform in its live network, putting claimed radio-efficiency gains to the commercial test while exploring the bigger proposition of shared compute for AI …

From the newsletter (September 21; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): The best broadband network is not always fiber, says Mimosa Networks. FWA can make better economic sense …

AI inference is reshaping network demand, creating an opportunity for service providers to turn high-capacity, intelligent connectivity into new revenue as enterprises and hyperscalers scale AI workloads. AI has taken …