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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 …
Wireless Logic’s acquisition of SIMETRY reinforces its position as IoT’s most aggressive consolidator. But while the managed connectivity market is widely tipped for merger-driven scale, inflated valuations and healthy growth …
Netgear is quietly reinventing itself as an enterprise networking and software company, writes Maravedis Research. It is betting on cloud management, AI-driven automation, security services, and MSP-led growth to shed …
From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Vodafone finds itself centre stage again as telco consolidation gathers pace, while industry efforts to open up RAN software and scale …
French telecom entrepreneur Xavier Niel is set to be Vodafone’s largest shareholder after acquiring e&’s stake in the UK firm for $5.9 billion; the move signals a new era of …
Motorola Solutions argues that 5G has become a valuable connectivity layer for utilities, public safety and industry, but mission-critical operations still depend on resilient LMR networks, with broadband technologies serving …
From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): AI is driving investment across the telco stack – from data centers, fiber, and DCI to access networks, IoT, and edge …
NestAI and Nokia fuse 5G, AI, and sensing for NATO forces In sum – what we know: Nokia Defense and Finnish AI lab NestAI have announced a set of new integrated operational …
How do you cut BOM costs by 10% and hit zero SIM failures across 65,000+ IoT deployments? ATEC did it by pairing the SIMCom A7682 module with SoftSIM integration from …
From the newsletter: Ericsson’s latest mobility trials with AT&T and MediaTek suggest faster, more reliable 5G handovers could become a key enabler for critical IoT, private 5G and emerging physical …
Commercial deployment delivers carrier-grade high-capacity broadband across rural and regional U.S. markets using unlicensed spectrum SANTA CLARA, Calif. — July 9, 2026 — Mimosa Networks, a global leader in fixed …
The FCC faces a spectrum balancing act: strengthen GPS resilience without disrupting a thriving 900 MHz unlicensed ecosystem powering critical IoT, smart infrastructure, and billions in economic value across the …
From the newsletter: AI infrastructure investment is accelerating across the stack, with Lumen completing its Alkira acquisition for AI network connectivity, Nscale securing $900 million for data centre expansion, Dell’Oro …
One year after the reintroduction of the ANDREW brand to the market—now part of Amphenol—the company is sharpening its role in an industry facing a new set of realities. In …
Sami Komulainen, Elisa’s chief operating officer, told RCR that the operator has created a digital twin of its network and deployed agentic AI that operates alongside human engineers to troubleshoot …
Irish private cellular specialist Druid Software has acquired Munich-based Node-H to simplify the integration of private 4G/5G systems and broaden the channels through which they are sold – including operators. …
From the newsletter: The Quantum Safe Networks Forum highlights telecom’s urgent race toward post-quantum security, with telcos exploring quantum-safe networks, migration strategies and standards to prepare for Q-Day threats. A …
Huawei tells MWC Shanghai 2026 that operators are entering an era in which AI applications, intelligent agents, and real-time interactions place new demands on mobile and transport networks In sum …
Buying doors is easy; stitching networks together is not. Consolidation between MDU providers creates scale on paper. Whether it creates a better operator depends on something far less glamorous: whether …
From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Telecom operators are embracing AI through tightly governed, domain-specific deployments, focusing on bounded autonomy rather than full automation. The emerging model …
Real-time AI RAN tuning lifted peak downlink throughput 31% network-wide across Tokyo In sum – what we know: Samsung and KDDI have completed a months-long trial of Samsung’s AI-powered RAN …
In sum – what to know: AI Grid – Indosat says its AI Grid combines centralized AI Factories with distributed AI computing closer to users, enabling AI applications across Indonesia. …
From the newsletter: AI agents in telecoms is sharpening focus on governance, controlled autonomy and human oversight, while momentum in private 5G and industrial AI continues to build through new …
Tencent Cloud claims zero downtime moving 1,200 microservices for XLSMART In sum – what we know: Tencent Cloud has completed a large-scale public cloud migration for Indonesian telecom operator XLSMART in 4.5 …
Huawei and China Telecom have deployed a 5G-A network at Datang Everbright City, a busy tourist attraction in Xi’an in China, using three-component carrier aggregation (3CC) tech In sum – …
Release 21 milestones, air interface baselines and the enhancements most likely to define 6G’s performance gains What you should know: The development of the 6G standard is entering a more …
From the newsletter: As telcos rethink growth strategies, contrasting moves by Rocket Lab, Comcast, BT and Verizon highlight a common goal: using acquisitions, divestments, and selective consolidation to sharpen focus, …
At DTW Ignite, Cyient stressed the continuum between network engineering, data foundation and cognitive operations that will drive autonomy, efficiency and growth Across the telecoms industry, the language of AI-augmented …
AI is pushing telcos beyond network autonomy and into a new era of business intelligence. Working with operators worldwide, Wipro explains how the industry’s next transformation will create intelligent, adaptive …
LoRaWAN has reached 125 million deployments, growing at 25 million per year. Which still looks modest next to cellular IoT’s mega count. But LoRa Alliance chief Alper Yegin argues the …
From the newsletter: BT and Verizon’s $4bn enterprise joint venture reflects a broader telco shift towards partnerships over full integration, combining global reach and customer scale while allowing both operators …
China Tower has established about 6.2 million base station sites, including 3.26 million 5G sites across the Asian nation In sum – what to know: Tower transformation – China Tower …
China Mobile has introduced AI into applications spanning sports, culture, and finance, while also exploring AI mobile phones, AI glasses, and humanoid robots In sum – what to know: Mobile …
BT and Verizon are combining international enterprise units into a 50/50 JV serving 3,000 customers across 180 countries, streamlining global connectivity services while letting both firms sharpen their focus on …
From the newsletter: SpaceX’s potential move into retail mobile via Starlink changes the telco game, as hybrid networks, new spectrum, and trillion-dollar valuations challenge the carrier status-quo. You can picture …
Ericsson’s architectural blueprint adds an agentic service experience layer In sum – what we know: Ericsson has put agentic AI at the center of its operations and business support stack …
From the newsletter: AI tokenomics is unlikely to rescue telco revenues; history shows metering models tend to commoditise. Long-term value will come from edge services, distributed AI, and networks embedded …
Speaking during a keynote session at MWC Shanghai 2026, Globe president and chief executive officer Carl Cruz said AI is fundamentally changing how companies compete In sum – what to …
AI is pushing telcos beyond network autonomy and into a new era of business intelligence. Working with operators worldwide, Wipro explains how the industry’s next transformation will create intelligent, adaptive …
Real-world network emulation is essential for successful 5G deployments, writes Cade Nelson, systems engineer at Apposite Technologies. It helps operators test performance under variable conditions, and this way reduces risk …
Autonomous networks vary by operational domain, with progress determined less by technology than by data quality, integration readiness and governance foundations. Nemanja Prekovic, head of delivery TMT at Avenga, explains. …
Yue Wang, chief technologist at China Telecom, said that AI-native 6G will require a fundamental architectural shift toward the joint orchestration of networking and computing resources In sum – what …
Huawei executives said the telecom industry must evolve from monetizing data traffic alone to monetizing both bytes and AI-generated tokens as AI services become increasingly embedded in consumer and enterprise …
Six specialized Nokia agents will roll out through 2027 In sum – what we know: Google Cloud and Nokia have expanded their partnership to push Gemini-powered AI agents directly into Nokia’s network …
Telco vendors are rushing agentic AI into OSS and BSS stacks – hard, at DTW Ignite this week. Nokia has just announced work with AWS and Databricks to build the …
Speaking at the opening keynote of MWC Shanghai 2026, Zhong Zhihong, chief engineer at China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said China will continue to accelerate the deployment of …
TelcoAgent pairs zero-shot KPM forecasting with a 3GPP knowledge graph In sum – what we know: Telecom networks generate an enormous amount of operational data, and the people running them …
