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

TPN picks Ciena to boost subsea connectivity in APAC

The deployment will support growing demand for cloud services, AI-driven workloads, and high-speed connectivity across the Indo-Pacific In sum – what to know: Pacific upgrades –...

SoftBank, Ericsson use AI to optimize massive MIMO coverage

SoftBank and Ericsson said that 5G downlink throughput improved by approximately 24% with the deployment In sum – what to know: AI optimization – The system...

Virgin Media O2 reaches over 500 UK sites with 5G SA

Virgin Media O2 launched its 5G SA network in February 2024 In sum – what to know: 5G SA rollout in Dorset – The Dorset rollout...

Amazon Leo satellites exceed brightness standards, study finds

Scientists worry that Leo's high reflectivity can pose a problem for astronomical observations  If you look up in the night sky, you can see satellites...

AI-native air interfaces explained

AI-native air interfaces could play a major role in 6G When people talk about AI in telecommunications, the conversation usually gravitates toward network management, whether...

AT&T beats targets, eyes 40m fiber locations, more convergence

AT&T reported strong fourth-quarter and full-year results, meeting or exceeding its 2025 guidance as it doubled down on fiber and 5G expansion with deals...

6G Foundry: Air-interface innovations for always‑on AI at scale

The 6G air interface is being purposefully designed to unlock more value from spectrum for all What you should know Giga-MIMO unlocks wideband channels in upper-midband spectrum...

Airspan, Space Compass bring 5G HAPS to maritime surveillance 

The new air-to-ground communication system is designed to deliver 5G connectivity from a HAPS aircraft in stratosphere for improved maritime intelligence Airspan teams up...

Three ways digital twins can make 6G better

Experts believe that digital twins have the potential to revolutionize mobile networks, and will play a critical role in amping 6G’s performance   A digital...

BSNL mulls 4G expansion in India

BSNL already deployed 98,000 4G sites across the Asian nation In sum – what to know: 22,000 new 4G sites – The Indian government is considering...

RAN market stabilizes ahead of 6G development: Dell’Oro

Dell’Oro noted that RAN spending is expected to remain subdued until 6G-related capex gradually ramps up toward the end of the decade In sum –...

Atlantic crossings – crunch time for subsea cable in the AI era

At PTC’26 in Hawaii, a panel of hyperscale and wholesale operators comprising Google, Meta, EXA, and SCCN dissected the mounting pressures on Atlantic subsea...

Disrupting Telecom: How Zenture Is Rewriting the Enterprise Network Playbook with Robert Bye

In this episode, Robert Bye, Founder and President of Zenture Partners, unpacks why enterprise telecom remains stuck in a reactive, spreadsheet-driven world and how...

Cisco launches the Cisco 360 Partner Program

Major ecosystem overhaul replaces Gold status with new tiers and unified incentives to drive AI readiness. In sum - what we know: The new program - Cisco...

Key themes that will shape test and measurement in 2026

From historic AI spendings to ambitious 6G roadmaps, test and measurement players are setting sights on some of the biggest trends of 2026  The top...

NEC readies 5G massive MIMO radio for 2026 launch

NEC plans an initial Japan launch in early fiscal 2026, followed by international versions later in the year In sum – what to know: Throughput and...

Entel Peru increases 3.5 GHz spectrum for 5G

Entel said the added capacity will support use cases that depend on low latency and high reliability, including telemedicine, connected education, and industrial automation In...

The big dig – how edge AI inference shifts the fibre bottleneck 

As AI workloads move from centralised training to distributed inference, the industry’s infrastructure challenge is changing shape. Power and land matter, but Nvidia, SUBCO,...

RCR Wireless News launches the Defense Communications Forum

January 27, 2026 - RCR Wireless News has announced the launch of the Defense Communications Forum, a new event dedicated to addressing the evolving...

Rohde & Schwarz, Qualcomm, Motorola demo live 5G Broadcast in Brazil amid TV 3.0 push

The demonstration shows live delivery of television content and added services to Motorola smartphones In sum — what to know: 5G Broadcast PoC: R&S, Qualcomm and...

VIAVI Solutions Webinar: De-risking Open RAN at speed

Open RAN promises innovation and freedom, but only if performance, timing, and security work flawlessly together. Join experts Owen O’Donnell, Wireless Product Marketing Manager at...

Under-supply to over-supply – the generational AI build-cycle

Hyperscaler capex is surging, vacancy has all but vanished, and AI is pushing data centre demand far beyond traditional hubs – but questions remain...

AST SpaceMobile to launch BlueBird 7 in February 

The Block 2 BlueBirds will launch in late February from Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on a Blue Origin New Glenn...

How AI will make the telco chatbot better

The humble chatbot is an easy first step for telco AI integration The era of clunky, script-bound chatbots that leave customers more frustrated than helped...

​​Blue Origin steps into the spotlight with a 6 Tbps space network 

TeraWave is aimed to meet a growing demand for space-based communication in enterprise, data centers, and governments In sum — what to know: 6...

Inside Vodafone Germany’s 2026 network expansion plan

Vodafone is adding Samsung as a third O-RAN partner, alongside existing suppliers, with Wismar set to become the country’s first O-RAN city In sum –...

eBook: Building AI solutions for telecom

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world around us, redefining how entire industries operate through real-time insights, automation and more. The Telecom industry has...

IBM-e& partnership aimed at AI for risk and compliance

Strategic collaboration targets regulatory complexity using IBM's watsonx Orchestrate In sum - what we know: AI for governance - e& and IBM announced a collaboration at the...

Three reasons 2026 is Wi-Fi 7’s breakout year, according to Cisco

Cisco CTO Matt MacPherson says 2026 could mark a turning point for Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 7 has been on the roadmap for years, but widespread...

Industry response builds around potential SpaceX IPO in 2026

SpaceX’s expected IPO in 2026 has quickly become the topic of internet chatter, and analysts are weighing in on why going public is a...

Sovereignty — hard to define, harder to pull off (Analyst Angle)

What is sovereignty? Is the purpose of a “Sovereign Cloud” to house the assets locally? I saw today that Amazon launched its “AWS European Sovereign Cloud,”...

How semantic layers are powering scalable analytics in telecom (Reader Forum)

Semantic layers break silos and establishes a single source of truth, while greatly simplifying interaction with complex data. The telecom industry serves as the backbone...

Ericsson unveils 5G-Advanced location services

Ericsson aims to enable communications service providers to support location-based services across sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, automotive, drones, and public safety In sum – what...

Testing lifts off to space as tech companies eye orbital launches

The space compute race is on — and testing’s next big leap is beyond Earth The race to design space-enabled semiconductors is shaping out faster...

New subsea cable to link Brazil with the US

The Synapse subsea cable will span approximately 9,700 kilometers and feature 16 fiber pairs In sum – what to know: New Brazil–U.S. route planned – V.tal’s...

The key trends that will shape the evolution of satellite IoT in 2026 (Reader Forum)

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...

Enea White Paper: Converging Telecom Architecture & Business

Connectivity is shifting fast. Satellite-based NTN, next-generation Wi-Fi, and 5G SA are redefining how operators deliver services, manage data, optimize traffic, enforce policy, and...

From trials to scale — Wi-Fi HaLow is finally finding its moment

After years of anticipation, Wi-Fi HaLow appears to be transitioning from promise to practice In sum – what to know: From pilots to production -...

Power plays and digital divides – the hard realities of the AI build-out

PTC, once a small and sunny telecoms event, is now a fully-fledged AI infrastructure show. The 2026 version, in Honolulu, opened with familiar fanfare...

Viasat, BSNL deepen partnership to boost Indian Navy’s SATCOM capabilities

The partnership will support the navy’s multi-band, multi-constellation SATCOM strategy with hybrid connectivity In sum— what to know: The partnership: Viasat and BSNL will support the...

China Telecom built its own AI models with home-grown hardware

The new Mixture-of-Experts series runs on the open-source Huawei MindSpore framework In sum - what we know: TeleChat3 series - China Telecom's TeleAI released the first large-scale...

The AI platform shift is here and inertia is unacceptable

As the AI investment supercycle unfolds, Google Cloud leaders pin AI success to data, trust and change management Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a...

Samsung is applying AI to drive the shift toward autonomous networks

Software-centric architectures, unified data strategies and practical AI use cases are turning operator ambition into operational reality Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the defining technology...

India reaches 400 million 5G subscribers in three years

Government data shows that India had 518,854 5G base stations in operation by the end of 2025 In sum – what to know: 400 million 5G...

The case for continuous cloud-native function validation

As operators embrace multi-cloud and cloud-native architectures, cloud-native function validation is proving to be an ongoing requirement than a one-time check As operators have migrated...

AT&T on the connectivity strategy behind Mitsubishi’s 5G-enabled outlander

AT&T said that while many in-vehicle services can function over 4G, advanced use cases increasingly benefit from 5G performance In sum – what to know: 5G...

What the Synopsys and Global Foundries transaction signals

Synopsys returns focus to core IP business, as ARC and MIPS come together under GlobalFoundries In a move that signals a major strategic pivot, Synopsys...

How could AI be used to conserve telco energy consumption?

Telcos are known for their heavy energy use, but so is AI. Could one, ironically, help the other? Telecom operators rank among the most power-hungry...

The hidden pattern in Nvidia’s billion-dollar deals (Analyst Angle)

Nvidia is not spending its market valuation windfall on random diversification If you look at Nvidia's deals over the last three years, they seem scattered....

Viettel completes Vietnam’s first 5G-A trial

Viettel plans to begin rolling out 5G-Advanced in 2026, using the 700 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands already licensed for 5G In sum – what...