Reports

AI is not just driving demand for more network capacity. It is fundamentally changing what networks need to do. AI workloads introduce a traffic profile unlike anything cloud computing has required before, with massive east-west data flows, tightly synchronized compute …

Testing and validation are how the telecommunications industry explores new technologies, frameworks, and features, as well as how technological evolution and maturity are reflected. The test and measurement space has to be at the very cutting edge of current and …

The threat timeline for quantum-era security is compressing. Harvest now, decrypt later attacks, accelerating hardware development, and mounting regulatory pressure are pushing post-quantum cryptography from long-term roadmap to near-term operational requirement for communications service providers. In this report, RCRTech examines the drivers, …

Defense communications has entered a new phase of urgency. Networks are no longer just the pipes that move information across the battlespace; they are becoming the sensing, compute, coordination and decision infrastructure that modern missions depend on. At the same …

As operators accelerate their transformation from connectivity providers to digital service platforms, AIOps has emerged as a critical lever for turning data-driven insight into operational impact. Moving beyond dashboards and analytics toward automated decisioning and closed-loop action is now central …

As AI steadily gains ground across industries, test, measurement, and service assurance are under pressure to evolve. Vendors are now facing mounting complexities that traditional test and measurement methods were never designed to handle. Read RCR’s latest report to explore the impacts …

6G is no longer just the next generation of mobile. It’s the foundation for a new class of strategically critical infrastructure — one that integrates sensing, AI inference, and resilient connectivity across contested environments. Today’s shifting geopolitical climate has exposed …

As 6G still develops, Wi-Fi is stepping into the spotlight, not just as a complementary technology, but as a critical enabler of connectivity. With Wi-Fi 7 rolling out and Wi-Fi 8 on the horizon, the wireless ecosystem is experiencing a …

AI adoption in the telecom industry is accelerating rapidly, with AIOps and AI-RAN emerging as strategic priorities. Yet many telecom network operators remain stuck in AI pilot phases due to a lack of trust, fragmented data, operational readiness gaps and …

For years, advances in wireless connectivity have been defined largely by speed. Each new Wi-Fi generation has pushed peak throughput higher and reduced latency, with Wi-Fi 7 representing a major leap forward in peak wireless performance. But as AI becomes …

Q-Day, the moment quantum machines can break today’s cryptography, is moving from theory into telecom planning cycles. RSA. ECC. Authentication systems. SIM security. Identity management. All at risk. For CSPs, this is not a future problem. Encrypted traffic captured today …

AI has entered a new phase. The race is no longer about smarter models or more GPUs. It’s about infrastructure. Power, networking, data readiness, governance and cost are now the real constraints shaping what AI can deliver at scale. This RCRTech report starts …

Test and measurement has, since the beginning, carried the weight of innovation, but has remained largely out of sight for the rest of the world. It has rightly been described, among other things, as the hidden layer that makes things …

6 GHz spectrum is a key enabler for Wi-Fi 8, delivering higher throughput, lower latency, and greater capacity for dense networks and AI-driven applications. This RCR Wireless News’ report examines global 6 GHz spectrum policies, highlighting regional differences in allocation, regulatory approaches, …

The telecoms industry remains split. Some players are pushing forward with 6G R&D, envisioning more intelligent, energy-efficient, ecosystem-driven networks. Others remain skeptical, cautious of falling in to similar traps as the model for widespread ROI on 5G networks remains elusive. …

Private 5G is moving beyond pilots and niche deployments. Recent developments in spectrum access, simplified models, and edge convergence are accelerating its role as core infrastructure for industrial and enterprise transformation. But what is driving this shift, and how are …

Whether you buy the specifics of the latest from MIT on 95% of enterprise gen AI projects failing to impact P&L, the directional signal is still clear: it’s difficult for large organizations to successfully move from pilot to production. While …

Open RAN has made progress, but it’s still far from delivering on its original promise. The multi-vendor vision remains unattained, energy efficiency is still a major concern and CSPs have little incentive to rip and replace what already works. What’s …

As 5G matures and the path to 6G takes shape, non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are becoming essential to extending connectivity, enhancing resilience, and enabling global service coverage.  How can NTNs be seamlessly integrated with terrestrial networks, and what are the challenges …

There is a sense, increasingly, that all Industry 4.0 roads lead to here; that all the new remote-worker and production-line applications that private 5G has brought into view in recent times will gain absolute focus with generative AI – to …

Compute, storage, and curated data innovation are converging to enable a new class of AI-enabled autonomy. Yet more than half of AI projects stall before reaching production. For CSPs, the challenge isn’t just technical, it’s organizational. At DTW Ignite in …

As the world anticipates the shift from 5G to 6G, the debate centers on whether this transition will be an evolutionary enhancement or a revolutionary leap in telecommunications. While emerging standards, spectrum allocations, and use case develoment will obviously define …

The world of cellular IoT is changing — again. After moving from physical SIM swaps to remote eSIM updates, a second major shift is now underway: the evolution of the eSIM standard itself. The new SGP.32 “IoT” standard promises more …

Open RAN is entering its next phase. After years of grinding work to standardize open interfaces between disaggregated radio components, the focus now shifts to leveraging this new open architecture to deliver tangible innovation.