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

Virgin Media O2 switches on 5G SA in Manchester

Virgin Media O2 said the Manchester deployment is part of a wider national plan to extend SA 5G to cities, towns, and transport routes In...

Rakuten Mobile posts first EBITDA profit

In a conference call with investors, Rakuten Group’s chairman Mickey Mikitani said that Rakuten Mobile plans to invest over JPY200 million in fiscal 2026 In...

A tale of two Vodafones – five private 5G takeaway (half-time at UPTIME)

From global private-5G deployments at Vodafone Business to national spectrum policy gridlock at Vodafone Idea, plus the looming exit of Nokia, the private 5G...

Webinar: Networks at the frontline – How 6G, ISAC and NTNs will redefine defense technologies

As 6G takes shape, integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are being developed to create a new class of defense-ready connectivity...

The human-in-the-loop solution

The road to autonomous network goes through humans in the loop, says Venkat Pullela, Keysight's CTO of Networking With AI being on every CTO’s vision...

What is AI-RRM in Wi-Fi 7?

AI-RRM enables Wi-Fi 7 networks to deliver high performance in real-world deployments As Wi-Fi 7 deployments accelerate, the industry is also beginning to see how...

WPA3: Why Wi-Fi security is more nuanced than you think (Analyst Angle)

WPA3 adoption in multi-dwelling units presents a unique set of challenges The Wi-Fi industry loves a good checklist. WPA3 support? Check. Six gigahertz? Check. Protected...

América Móvil keeps investing in Chile after Telefónica sale

América Móvil had initially explored a joint bid with Entel for Telefónica’s Chilean business but ultimately decided not to proceed In sum – what to...

UK launches consultation to unlock 5G SA investment

The U.K. government noted that up to $46.3 billion is required for the deployment of advanced 5G to 2030 In sum – what to know: UK...

Vodafone on private 5G – 173 networks, 20 countries, 60% on site, new vendors coming

At UPTIME, Vodafone Business detailed 173 live private 5G deployments in around 20 countries, and also signalled new vendor additions – likely including Ericsson,...

T-Mobile US outpaces rivals as broadband becomes new battleground

All three carriers are increasingly focused on broadfband expansion, customer retention, and long-term network monetization T-Mo subscriber, broadband growth - T-Mobile US once again outpaced...

Vodafone Idea flags integration gaps as India pushes telco-led private 5G

Debate at the UPTIME forum today highlighted Asia Pacific’s fragmented regulatory and structural barriers for private 5G – in India, in particular, where Vodafone...

Market Pulse Report: AI Infrastructure Platform Shift Is Here

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...

Amazon Leo expands service to sea through maritime resellers

With goal to deliver faster onboard Wi-Fi and better crew communication in vessels, Amazon Leo signs new resellers extending service across global ocean routes In...

Colt preps Middle East expansion as fiber demand accelerates

Europe’s largest enterprise fibre provider will scale infrastructure and partner-led operations across the Middle East, positioning itself as a regional gateway – whilst also...

What Deutsche Telekom’s AI factory reveals about Europe’s digital independence (Analyst Angle)

DT and Nvidia jointly funded the Industrial AI Cloud, Europe's most ambitious sovereign AI facility In early February 2026, Deutsche Telekom’s CEO Tim Höttges stood...

‘From core to edge’ — Telefónica Germany on cloud-native shift

Telefónica Germany’s CTIO Mallik Rao: Cloud-native networking is a fundamental shift in how networks are designed, built, and operated In sum - what to know: Full...

Millicom and NJJ acquire Telefónica’s Chilean unit

NJJ will hold a 51% stake in the new JV, with Millicom owning the remaining 49% In sum – what to know: Joint structure – Millicom...

Resilience and Reach: Marcelo Cataldo on Rebuilding, Reinventing, and Reconnecting the Caribbean

In this episode, Marcelo Cataldo, CEO of Digicel, shares the extraordinary story of how he led a sweeping turnaround across 25 countries—bringing new stability,...

AI’s role in non-terrestrial networks

Can machine learning solve the challenges of non-terrestrial networks? Satellite-to-phone connectivity is becoming a whole lot more popular. Services are now delivering direct satellite connections...

Starlink is winning the LEO-based internet race in major markets

A new Ookla report traces the blistering growth of the satellite broadband provider that has been the subject of countless scoops of late Starlink is...

SoftBank delivers record revenue, maps telco strategy beyond traditional services

SoftBank posted approximately $34.6 billion in revenue, up 8% year-on-year In sum – what to know: Record financial performance - Revenue was up 8% year-on-year to...

LG Uplus advances autonomous network with AI agents

LG Uplus said the AI-based platform anticipates traffic surges during large events and adjusts base-station settings in advance In sum – what to know: AI cuts...

Telus secures additional spectrum to boost 5G

Telus now holds an average of 104 megahertz of mid-band spectrum in the 3.5 GHz and 3.8 GHz ranges nationwide In sum – what to...

AI data-center spend to hit $80bn by 2030 to escape power crunch

Power scarcity and thermal limits are major challenges for the AI data center buildout, observes Dell’Oro Group – but that the industry is redesigning...

GSMA MWC26 Barcelona draws closer as CEOs from Character.AI, OURA and Qualcomm confirmed as speakers

Live showcases and real-world demos take centre stage, including new zones, Airport of the Future and New Frontiers MWC26 Barcelona, the world’s largest and most...

Spirent joins ESA to advance PNT resilience in UK

The global PNT ecosystem has been a hot target of screw-ups. Private companies and government agencies are joining forces to work out a solution Spirent...

What is PNT?

Positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) powers much of the modern world — yet remains invisible If you’ve used a navigation system, you’ve likely noticed that...

Google Cloud and Liberty Global sign 5 year deal

Collaboration focuses on Gemini AI deployment, customer service automation, and hardware expansion In sum - what we know: Five-year deal - Google Cloud and Liberty Global announced...

Emerson/NI White Paper: 2026 Technology Trends Impacting the Wireless Communications Industry

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence, wireless communications, sensing technologies, and geopolitically influenced supply chains is reshaping the RF and wireless ecosystem.Drawing from emerging research, enterprise...

BT posts revenues of $6.8 billion in fiscal Q3

BT said it passed more than 1 million premises with FTTP for an eighth consecutive quarter In sum – what to know: Revenue down 4% to...

Dell’Oro raises O-RAN outlook on 5G, 6G demand

Dell’Oro said near-term O-RAN revenue expectations have been revised downward, while longer-term growth assumptions have improved In sum – what to know: Long-term O-RAN outlook improves...

AI infra faces its biggest test – people

As AI drives demand for new data centres, operators are discovering that the hardest constraints aren’t (just) land and power – they’re communities, politics,...

T-Mobile US’ switching strategy lands in court again

Verizon has joined AT&T in challenging T-Mobile’s aggressive switching strategy that includes promotions, pricing comparisons, and a new Easy Switch tool In sum – what...

Amazon Leo to provide satellite connectivity to AT&T 

Under the agreement, AT&T will use Leo’s satellite internet service, while providing ground-based fiber connectivity to AWS data centers In sum — what to know:  Hybrid...

Four Open RAN myths telcos need to move past, according to Wind River

For starters, automation and cloud-native tooling are making Open RAN more scalable, not less Despite the very real progress made around Open RAN, a few...

Bell sees rapid growth in AI-powered businesses, says CEO

Bell's CEO Mirko Bibic said in a conference call with investors that the company’s AI-powered enterprise solutions businesses are collectively growing approximately 60% year-over-year In...

Deutsche Telekom launches industrial AI factory in Munich

Deutsche Telekom noted that the infrastructure is built on nearly 10,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs In sum – what to know: AI factory – Built with nearly...

Amazon requests more time to launch Leo, SpaceX objects

Amazon told the FCC it needs a 24-month extension to meet Leo’s launch milestone for July, 2026 In sum — what to know: Missed milestone: Amazon...

Leveraging existing infrastructure for quantum secure communications (Reader Forum)

Experts disagree on timing, but carriers and customers should expect quantum technology capable of breaking today’s encryption to emerge in the 2030s “Q-day,” the day...

Verizon’s vision for metro fibre and private 5G for enterprise AI inference

At a PTC panel in Hawaii last month, Verizon and industry peers discussed how AI is reshaping networks and data centres, prompting the US...

Global broadband spending to peak by 2028: Dell’Oro

Jeff Heynen, vice president at Dell’Oro Group, told RCR Wireless News that XGS-PON will serve as the primary technology through at least 2030 for...

Telia and ice to combine mobile RAN in Norway

The new entity will provide RAN services to Telia Norway and ice based on capacity usage In sum – what to know: Shared RAN, separate cores...

SK Telecom turns to AI to restore profitability after FY2025 revenue decline

SK Telecom reported a consolidated revenue of KRW 17.099.2 trillion — down 4.7% year-on-year for fiscal year 2025 In sum – what to know: Cybersecurity fallout...

Viavi’s Q2 2026 earnings hit high end of guidance, driven by data center demand

Strong double-digit growth in NSE business drove net revenue higher, but Spirent’s revenue trailed behind estimates In sum — what to know:  Data center lift: Viavi...

The bulk-managed Wi-Fi industry needs economic ammunition — Now (Analyst Angle)

Managed Wi-Fi eliminates redundant truck rolls, avoids duplicate wiring, and enables smart building technology A regulatory storm is gathering as state legislatures from California to...

ABI Research on cloud | Data center boom should make telcos uneasy (Analyst Angle)

By 2035, global active data center IT capacity is forecast to surge nearly six-fold, from roughly 24 GW today to around 147 GW, as...

Rakuten Mobile to deploy 1Finity O-RAN radios at scale

Rakuten Mobile plans to deploy 1Finity’s 32T32R massive MIMO O-RAN radio units operating in the 3.7 GHz band In sum – what to know: O-RAN mMIMO...

SmarTone upgrades its network with Ericsson 5G-A tech

Under the terms of the deal, Ericsson will supply its latest generation of radio equipment, including massive MIMO radios In sum – what to know: Programmable...

Opinion: The SpaceX-xAI mega-merger is an opening gambit to a bigger play

The deal creates the first-ever $1.25 trillion private company, marking a new chapter in AI compute race Confirming previous reports, SpaceX just acquired Elon Musk-owned...