The latest news on AI, data center, telco, and cloud sector

Telco AI startups to watch

There are plenty of exciting new startups to keep an eye on The telco AI sector is going through massive growth. According to a Presedence Research...

HCLTech acquires HPE telco unit

HCLTech moves toward a future of AI-driven growth In sum - what we know: The deal - HCLTech acquires HPE's Telco Solutions business for up to $160...

Ookla on the network trends shaping 2026

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...

AI infrastructure predictions round-up — what 2026 will demand

Predictions from Zayo, Digital Infrastructure, and Mission Critical Group about what to expect from AI infrastructure in 2026 As AI workloads scale and infrastructure cycles...

Seven geospatial breakthroughs reshaping telecom networks (Reader Forum)

Geospatial analytics is now a strategic asset for network planning, customer insights, and AI-driven operations In the race to deliver faster, smarter, and more resilient...

2026 predications — from Enea

A forward-looking snapshot from Enea of the trends, tensions, and technologies set to shape the year ahead As telecom heads into 2026, several themes are...

How will your company be noticed at CES 2026 over AI noise? (Analyst Angle)

The pace of change, thanks to AI, is breathtaking at CES 2026 CES 2026 is coming quickly. This time around, things will be very different...

The mobile core’s dynamic future: AI, edge, disaster protection, and non-terrestrial networks (Reader Forum)

2026 promises to be a pivotal year across four key technologies in the mobile core — AI, edge access, disaster protection, and non-terrestrial networks When...

Wi-Fi 2026 predictions: What to expect in the year ahead (Analyst Angle)

The intersection of AI and Wi-Fi will be the dominant theme in 2026 and beyond As 2025 draws to a close, I had the opportunity...

2026 6G predictions from Keysight (Reader Forum)

6G is expected to embed intelligence and sensing directly into the radio layer The transition from 5G to 6G is about much more than just...

Year in review: Test & Measurement’s top stories

As the year winds down, here’s a look back at some of the leading stories covering the biggest highlights of test and measurement in...

How “sovereign AI” could shape telecom

Nations will continue to build out AI infrastructure, with telcos at the center Artificial intelligence is becoming a core pillar of economic competitiveness, national security,...

Wi-Fi in the AI era: Can seamless and secure coexist? (Reader Forum)

Navigating the complexity of Wi-Fi connectivity with dynamic segmentation for user-friendly wireless access In the AI era, both the demand for connectivity and the diversity...

Thoughts on Verizon growth under new CEO Dan Schulman (Analyst Angle)

New Verizon CEO Dan Schulman is very busy reinventing the company Something is starting to happen at Verizon, and so far, while it is still...

Why agile platforms, not rebuilds, are key to telecom transformation (Reader Forum)

According to a recent report, 75% of telco CEOs believe legacy IT systems hinder rapid innovation The telecommunications industry is undergoing significant change. Connectivity...

Despite the hype, 6G’s AI impact remains uncertain

The results of a recent IEEE survey indicates that 6G remains more of a research topic than a near-term business priority The Institute of Electrical...

Cellular beats Wi-Fi in most US airports: Ookla report

Mobile services offer flyers much better speed than airport Wi-Fi — sometimes reaching up to 2x the performance In sum — what to know: Cellular outperforms...

“Ask if they’ve deployed at scale” – Ericsson pushes back on private 5G challengers

As private 5G matures, Ericsson highlights convergence as a key enterprise theme: bringing together dedicated private networks and neutral-host indoor coverage; the firm also...

Hybrid home gateways for a mission-critical world

In a world where everything is mission-critical, no one can afford a failed connection Every access technology fails — fiber cuts, power outages, overloaded 5G...

TrueMetal™ and True Innovation: Jeremy Pease on Redefining Custom Infrastructure

In this episode, Jeremy Pease, CEO of Hivelocity, shares how a non-traditional path from teenage tech enthusiast to data center executive led him to...

Dell Technologies and AMD deliver telecom infrastructure for the AI-era

Combining Dell’s hardware, software, services and ecosystem with AMD’s advanced CPUs and GPUs, CSPs can build a future-ready foundation to capitalize on AI  Communications service...

How telcos can use AI to predict and prevent customer churn

Customer churn remains a huge issue for telcos. Could AI actually help? Customer churn remains one of the telecom industry's most persistent and expensive problems....

Privacy vs innovation: How will telcos manage data in the AI era?

AI represents a big opportunity for telcos, who already have access to huge troves of data Telecommunication companies are sitting on some of the most...

Three scenarios for global 6 GHz adoption — always ‘a degree of fragmentation’

Global 6 GHz harmonization will be a key determinant of Wi-Fi 8’s performance, adoption curve, and competitiveness The 6 GHz band (5925–7125 MHz) has become...

Connectivity at a crossroads: Why the industry must get AI right (Reader Forum)

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...

Keysight, KT SAT achieve GEO-to-LEO handover marking a step towards continuous multi-orbit satellite connectivity

The proof of concept successfully transferred a live session from a commercial geostationary Earth orbit satellite to an emulated low Earth orbit environment in...

AI boom will overwhelm today’s networks, says Nokia

Research commissioned by the newly reorganised vendor finds most US and European tech leaders believe existing infrastructure is unfit for the next phase of...

After the gold rush – 2025, when IoT became critical business

The story of IoT has never been a simple one. Few technologies have inspired such sweeping visions of transformation, only to stutter and splutter,...

Selling advanced mobility into vertical markets requires deep expertise

Readers of RCR Wireless News who have been in IoT for at least five years will surely have experienced what I like to call...

FWA speeds slow as adoption accelerates, Ookla finds

T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon experienced a 'noticeable' decline in FWA download and upload speeds during Q2 2025 and Q3 2025 In sum – what to know:...

Simplicity, service, scale – Vodafone IoT preps for global ‘hyperscale’

Vodafone is operationalising its hyperscaler ambition in IoT, putting the US and the wider Americas at the heart of a new growth phase. Dennis...

Why private connectivity is the next frontier of industrial productivity (Reader Forum)

As industrial AI and automation grow, reliable connectivity will matter as much as the machines themselves As the adoption of automation, robotics, and industrial AI...

Telco APIs and the economics of invisible infrastructure (Analyst Angle)

APIs are standardized. Semantics are shared. Operators are aligned. Developer sandboxes exist. Reference implementations are open. Telecom operators have long believed that their networks contain...

5G protocol testing explained

Protocol testing can eliminate choke points, unlocking infrastructure maturity as 5G scales at full speed When a 5G network goes down for a brief minute,...

MasOrange says one-third of its 5G network is O-RAN-ready

MasOrange, Spain’s largest operator by customer base, is accelerating its O-RAN deployment with Swedish vendor Ericsson In sum – what to know: Open RAN-ready – One-third...

Next wireless and telecom growth wave approaching, driven by AI (Analyst Angle)

Wireless and telecom will be key beneficiaries of the AI revolution As artificial intelligence dominates headlines, boardrooms, and investor conversations, I am increasingly invited into...

How AI phones will rewrite mobile economics (Analyst Angle)

This whole time, you've been your phone's operating system Here's the uncomfortable truth about smartphones: For the past fifteen years, you've been doing the computer's...

Twenty-thousand leagues under the sea – why sub-sea cable is king

Nearly all international internet traffic – from cloud workloads to streaming video – voyages along a handful of submarine fibre-optic cable highways. These undersea...

OpenAI and Deutsche Telekom partner up for new AI push

The deal will see Deutsche Telekom gain access to pre-release models of ChatGPT In sum - what we know: A long-term partnership - OpenAI and Deutsche Telekom...

Inside China’s fiber future

GlobalData analyst Kantipudi Pradeepthi said that fiber has become central to China’s connectivity model In sum – what to know: Fiber now underpins nearly all fixed...

‘We. Won’t. Stop.’ — T-Mobile US responds to AT&T lawsuit

The lawsuit alleges that T-Mobile's new Easy Switch onboarding tool uses AI bots to access and scrape customer data from AT&T’s systems unlawfully In sum...

Samsung, KT validate AI-RAN on commercial networks

Samsung noted it has been advancing AI-RAN technologies that tailor radio configurations based on individual conditions In sum – what to know: AI cuts real-world connection...

Easy apps, clear ROI, rapid scale – private 5G is going places, says Ericsson

Private 5G is outpacing Wi-Fi for its early growth, and its trajectory is diverging as well. Just as Nokia checks-out, Ericsson argues that a...

Further Nokia jobs to go in Greece and Italy, as European workers protest

Reports in Germany suggest a further 300 Nokia roles in Greece and Italy to be cut, adding to hundreds already announced in Germany and...

Vodafone picks Spirent to fast-track service rollout on 5G voice core network in Europe

The companies have developed an automated software testing platform that will allow the carrier to swiftly test and deploy software releases and services to...

Gen AI isn’t magic — But it still holds real promise for telecom

Many telcos still underestimate gen AI’s broader potential, warned Frost & Sullivan Senior Industry Analyst Soumyadeep Roy Chowdhury In sum – what to know: Not...

Inside Indosat’s AI-RAN strategy

The telco's CTO, Desmond Cheung, told RCR Wireless News that the AI-RAN Research Center fundamentally shifts Indosat’s network strategy from being connectivity-led to AI-native In...

Repeatability vs reproducibility in O-RAN testing

The terms “repeatability” and “reproducibility” are often interchangeably used. But in O-RAN testing, they are not one and the same The business case for Open...

Inside Applied Digital: Speed, Scale, and the 600-MW Leap Forward with Wes Cummins

In this episode, Wes Cummins, Founder and CEO of Applied Digital, shares how a journey that began on a 200-person Idaho potato farm led...

The OBBB Act provides a clear path to U.S. 6G leadership, but now the hard work begins

What you should know: Spectrum readiness is crucial for U.S. 6G leadership: The OBBB Act mandates the identification and auctioning of 800 MHz of licensed...