Amazon told the FCC it needs a 24-month extension to meet Leo’s launch milestone for July, 2026
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Missed milestone: Amazon has requested FCC to extend deadline for launching the first 1,618 Leo satellites to July, 2028
Execution hurdles: The company said...
Google said that the Tabua subsea cable will connect the U.S. and Australia via Fiji and is expected to enter service later this year
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Second landing – Tabua has now landed in both Queensland and Sydney, strengthening Australia’s international subsea...
SoftBank and Ericsson said that 5G downlink throughput improved by approximately 24% with the deployment
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AI optimization – The system automatically adapts massive MIMO beam patterns based on real-time user distribution, delivering a 24% increase in 5G downlink throughput.
Volatile traffic...
Significant change will grip the satellite IoT industry this year, driven by several external forces
Satellite IoT is undergoing an evolution, which will be accelerated by several key factors, from geopolitical tensions to AI capabilities, ensuring it is no longer a niche. Indeed, forecasts put...
Could AI make networks that immediately fix disruptions real?
Self-healing networks are exactly what they sound like -- networks that can track real-time changes that disrupt service, and re-route traffic or apply fixes in response, all without a human actually intervening. While the premise might...
AI’s performance is often dubious, and to use it for safety-critical applications without continuous monitoring or iterative adaptation is perhaps the worst possible way
Machines don’t have morality. They can’t philosophize, or solve a moral quandary, or understand causality like humans do — and that...
Organizations that align ambition with physics rather than narratives will gain durable advantages in 2026
2026 will not be a year of new network generations or completed AI buildouts. It will be a year where the gap between plans and physical reality becomes impossible to...
How does Ookla expect networks to evolve in 2026 to support new applications, devices, and usage patterns?
RCR Wireless News spoke with Kerry Baker, who leads Ookla’s research and content efforts in North America, to learn more about how networks are expected to evolve in...
When AI falters in telecom, the ripple effects extend across entire economies
The telecom industry stands at a defining moment for AI-driven transformation. Whileevery sector experiments with AI, telecom operators face uniquely high stakes:networks form society's digital backbone, yet customers expect seamless, personalizedservice at a...
The potential acquisition targets a massive portfolio of AI data centers
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A major AI play for SoftBank - SoftBank is in active talks to acquire DigitalBridge Group and take the New York-listed firm private, potentially within weeks.
Strategic focus for the future...
Nokia has pushed back against criticism of its European job cuts and US investment drive, insisting reductions in France and Germany are part of a long-planned cost-savings programme and do not undermine its standards work or regional commitment.
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Part of...
Wi-Fi 6E introduced the 6 GHz band; Wi-Fi 7 maximized it; now Wi-Fi 8 will rearchitect how it’s used
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Foundational – Next-generation Wi-Fi depends on wide, clean 6 GHz channels, which enable multi-gigabit throughput, low latency, and the deterministic performance...
The MCN market revenue in China declined 39% year-on-year in Q3 2025 following an abnormally high growth in Q3 2024
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MCN revenue grew 14% outside China – Gains across all regions except China offset a sharp 39% decline there, resulting...
'Verizon is clearly falling short of our potential,' declared new CEO Dan Schulman
Verizon reported its third-quarter 2025 earnings, reaffirming full-year guidance and highlighting steady wireless service growth alongside new fiber expansion plans and a candid appraisal from its recently appointed CEO.
Quarterly highlights
Verizon’s total revenue...
Despite a 9% revenue drop, Ericsson’s profit and margins surged
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Profitability surged despite revenue decline – Net sales fell 9% to ~$5.12 billion, but adjusted EBITA doubled to ~$1.44 billion, boosted by cost efficiencies and a ~$693 million gain...
Traditional capacity planning won’t work in the era of agentic AI
As AI becomes core to enterprise operations, campus and branch network architects are stepping into new territory. The old playbooks for capacity planning won’t hold in the age of agentic AI, where autonomous systems...
The Verizon 6G Innovation Forum includes Ericsson, Meta, Nokia, Samsung, and Qualcomm
Verizon today officially kicked-off its 6G ecosystem and technology development program, the Verizon 6G Innovation Froum, with launch partners Ericsson, Meta, Nokia, Samsung, and Qualcomm. Verizon’s Chief Technology Officer Yago Tenorio talked RCR...
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ASML invests €1.3B in Mistral – The Dutch chipmaker’s backing makes it the AI startup’s largest shareholder and secures a board seat.
Mistral hits €10B valuation – The funding marks rapid growth for the French firm, which competes with global...
Tesla’s next-generation AI6 chip will be produced at Samsung’s new semiconductor fabrication plant in Taylor, Texas
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The A16 chip - Tesla has committed $16.5 billion to Samsung Electronics for production of its next-gen AI6 chip, a critical component for its...
In an interview with RCR Wireless News, Hafiz Lockman, general manager of international sales at TM Global, described the diverse range of enterprise and public sector clients already adopting its GPUaaS offering
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Sovereign GPUaaS demand surges – TM...
AI and 6G may be the strongest wireless industry growth path
Huawei, the Chinese wireless company, continues to be a mixed bag when it comes to its reputation in the United States. However, during their recent keynote at the MWC conference in Shanghai, they outlined...
China Mobile’s general manager He Biao said the telco will use its 5G-Advanced infrastructure to test 6G technologies
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China’s 5G-A reaches 300 cities – China has deployed 5G-Advanced networks nationwide, marking a major milestone in the evolution from 5G to...
AT&T touts its momentum, but competitors are moving aggressively into fiber as well, raising the stakes in the U.S. broadband market
AT&T has reached a key milestone in its national fiber expansion, surpassing 30 million locations passed with fiber broadband. The achievement comes ahead of...
How will mobile operators use AI/ML to boost capacity and energy efficiency in the radio network? The PR wars have started, and people will stir up a lot of questions. CPU? GPU? What about the new ARC Compact? Does the RAN have to...
