The Report Minimum Technical Performance Requirements for IMT-2030 (6G) was formally finalized at the 51st meeting of ITU-R Working Party 5D (WP 5D), which concluded on 12 February 2026. It …
Defense Communications Market Pulse Report
Defense communications has entered a new phase of urgency. Networks are no longer just the pipes that move information across the battlespace; they are becoming the sensing, compute, coordination and decision infrastructure that modern missions depend on. At the same …
Editorial Report: Scaling AIOPs from insight to action
As operators accelerate their transformation from connectivity providers to digital service platforms, AIOps has emerged as a critical lever for turning data-driven insight into operational impact. Moving beyond dashboards and analytics toward automated decisioning and closed-loop action is now central …
Test, measurement and service assurance in the AI era
As AI steadily gains ground across industries, test, measurement, and service assurance are under pressure to evolve. Vendors are now facing mounting complexities that traditional test and measurement methods were never designed to handle. Read RCR’s latest report to explore the impacts …
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M&As that shaped the test and measurement industry in last two years
by Sulagna Sahaby Sulagna SahaThese M&A deals highlight how T&M vendors have revisited their M&A strategies to stay resilient through volatile market conditions Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) has perhaps been one of the most …
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With labor shortages and project overruns plaguing broadband construction, agentic AI is emerging as a tool for discipline and timely execution In a recent episode of The Ezra Klein Show, …
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Sudhakar Pandey, head of RAN at Rakuten Mobile, told RCR Wireless News that the telco is expecting around 7% throughput gain in high traffic areas with the wider coverage due …
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Once in defensive mode and fighting decline, Lumen Technologies has re-emerged with a radically simplified strategy, a repaired balance sheet, and a bold claim to be critical infrastructure for the …
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As AI steadily gains ground across industries, test, measurement, and service assurance are under pressure to evolve. Vendors are now facing mounting complexities that traditional test and measurement methods were …
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T-Mobile US is accusing Verizon of hypocrisy, pointing to its own “Switch to Verizon” marketing campaign T-Mobile US has filed an official opposition to Verizon’s lawsuit, which alleges that the …
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Morgan Lewis’ Andrew Lipman surfaces the top trends to watch in 2026 at Metro Connect With the show floor packed with fiber connectivity players, data center providers, and software folks …
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U Mobile said its 5G rollout is targeting 80% population coverage by the second half of 2026 In sum – what to know: Three-year wholesale agreement – U Mobile will …
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MasOrange evaluated bids from several vendors, including Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, ZTE, and Mavenir In sum – what to know: Unified 5G SA core deployment – MasOrange will replace dual legacy …
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The acquisitions of UScellular and Cox Communications largely spell the end of the medium-sized carrier There are no more medium-sized wireless carriers and soon, there will no longer be any …
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As the industry gears up for its biggest annual show at MWC, it is (perhaps) worth looking back at another major 2026 telco gathering: PTC in Hawaii in January. Once …
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The WBA argues that AI and ML are becoming foundational to Wi-Fi operations as network complexity grows In sum — what to know: Frameworks, not algorithms – A new Wireless …
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Q-Day, the moment quantum machines can break today’s cryptography, is moving from theory into telecom planning cycles. RSA. ECC. Authentication systems. SIM security. Identity management. All at risk. For CSPs, …
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Europe’s five biggest mobile operators – Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, TIM, and Vodafone Group – are building a pan-European “federated edge continuum”, stitching together their national edge assets into a …
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From air-interface foundations to AI-native services, Qualcomm’s MWC technology demonstrations show how they are engineering 6G for intelligence and efficiency What you should know: Wireless connectivity continues to evolve as …
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Europe’s five biggest mobile operators – Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, TIM, and Vodafone Group – are building a pan-European “federated edge continuum”, stitching together their national edge assets into a …
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The setup combined FDD and TDD single user MIMO under 3GPP Release 17 specifications In sum – what to know: Uplink milestone – The companies achieved 682 Mbps on a …
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AT&T Fiber has received Ookla’s first-ever Best Home Internet award in the United States In sum – what to know: Strategy validated – AT&T said Ookla’s first-ever Best Home Internet …
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Network capacity will be required to double in the next few years in order to cope with 5G adoption and AI demand, reckons American Tower – as its revenues rise …