After years of anticipation, Wi-Fi HaLow appears to be transitioning from promise to practice
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From pilots to production - As IoT use cases shift from low-data sensor “pings” to data-rich, real-time applications such as...
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 about the scale of the global AI build-out. But between the big numbers and flashy...
The partnership will support the navy’s multi-band, multi-constellation SATCOM strategy with hybrid connectivity
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The partnership: Viasat and BSNL will support the Indian Navy in its next phase of satellite communications upgrade.
Max spectral efficiency: According to the...
The new Mixture-of-Experts series runs on the open-source Huawei MindSpore framework
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TeleChat3 series - China Telecom's TeleAI released the first large-scale Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models trained entirely on domestically designed semiconductors.
Domestic hardware stack - Training was conducted exclusively...
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 future capability to be explored at the margins of the enterprise. It is becoming the...
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 narrative across the telecommunications industry. For mobile network operators (MNOs), the challenge, and opportunity, is...
Government data shows that India had 518,854 5G base stations in operation by the end of 2025
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400 million 5G users – India now ranks second globally behind China and ahead of the U.S., EU,...
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 to multi-cloud, the reliability of network functions has become a new source of worry. Many...
AT&T said that while many in-vehicle services can function over 4G, advanced use cases increasingly benefit from 5G performance
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5G as a vehicle platform - AT&T is positioning 5G as the foundation for software-defined vehicles,...
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 has agreed to sell its ARC Processor IP business to New York-based foundry vendor GlobalFoundries...
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 companies on the planet, consuming roughly 1-2% of global electricity demand. As 5G networks expand and...
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. A handful of small software buys. A couple of massive strategic investments. Some moves that...
Viettel plans to begin rolling out 5G-Advanced in 2026, using the 700 MHz and 2.6 GHz bands already licensed for 5G
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Trial hits 7.3 Gbps – Viettel achieved speeds six times faster than current 5G...
Dell’Oro Group VP Jeff Heynen told RCR that U.S. operators are being careful not to over-utilize their spectrum for FWA
Disciplined expansion - Operators are carefully managing spectrum and capacity to protect mobile performance, limiting how aggressively Fixed Wireless Access...
A layer of satellite connectivity will enable FirstNet to provide coverage for “any potential emergency”, says FirstNet President, Scott Agnew
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FirstNet tests satellite connectivity: Working alongside AST SpaceMobile, AT&T’s FirstNet is testing a direct-to-cellular satellite service...
The car could be the best place for telcos to deliver AI features
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A. auto launch - SK Telecom announced its in-vehicle AI agent on Jan 14, 2026, debuting in Renault Korea's Filante model.
Broad capabilities - The system...
The potential IPO by Jio could raise over $4 billion at current valuations, according to a previous estimate
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India’s biggest IPO in sight – Jio is weighing a 2.5% listing that could raise over $4...
Two modes of AI activity are pushing the limits of data center fabrics, driving the need for next-gen testing
“Connectivity is becoming the lynchpin for AI scaling,” said Stephen Douglas, Head of Market Strategy, Spirent, in a session of...
KPMG report highlights strong investment in agentic AI and education
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ROI expectations – 84% of leaders expect positive AI ROI within 3 years; 22% anticipate it in 12 months or less.
Agentic AI – 62% believe agentic AI will...
Test and measurement has, since the beginning, carried the weight of innovation, but has remained largely out of sight for the rest of the world. It has rightly been described, among other things, as the hidden layer that makes...
Going forward, NEC plans to concentrate on equipment for defense-related and other specialized applications
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NEC exits 4G/5G development – The company will stop investing in base station R&D while continuing to support existing deployments.
Competitive pressure...
Chunghwa Telecom reported that its FTTx subscribers reached 3.93 million as of the end of last year
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Record financial performance in 2025 – Revenue hit NT$236.11 billion, supported by steady telecom and ICT growth.
Mobile and...
The AI build-out is rewriting the fibre comms order-book – between data centres and within data centres, right down to the rack itself. As power constraints, scale-out architectures, and interconnect bottlenecks push fibre ever closer to the data-centre edge,...
A new report from Dell'Oro Group estimates that total FWA subscriptions will surpass 191 million by 2029
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FWA growth holds - Dell’Oro expects total fixed wireless revenues to rise about 10% in 2025 as operators...
In this episode, David Bacino, CEO of Symphony Towers and Operating Partner at Palistar Capital, shares a remarkable 40-year journey across the wireless ecosystem — from carrier-side operations to manufacturing, infrastructure ownership, and investment. His deep experience reveals how...
