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 …

MDU connectivity consolidation is not one story but three – told from the perspective of who owns the operators doing the consolidation. Maravedis Research sorts the MSP segment by ownership, …

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 …

Subsea network resilience must be measured by corridor-level risk rather than cable count alone, argues Steve Roberts of EXA. He warns that shared dependencies, geopolitical instability, and repair constraints can …

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 …

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 …

Satellite D2D technology is proven, but achieving ubiquitous US coverage depends on interoperability, argues Dr. Lee W. McKnight at Syracuse University. He examines why cooperation between carriers, satellite operators, and …

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 …

Telcos spent years being told it was becoming irrelevant. Hyperscalers were eating its lunch, OTT players were hollowing out its revenues, and its destiny was to be a glorified utility. …

Scale is becoming the defining advantage in MDU connectivity. In part 1 of a three-part series, analyst-consultancy Maravedis examines how economics, capital, and operator strategy are accelerating market consolidation. Strategic …

With 125 million IoT connections and annual growth of 25 percent, the LoRa Alliance says LoRaWAN has moved beyond LPWAN niche status. Chief executive Alper Yegin explains why the technology …

The current review reflects broader concerns around national security, data sovereignty, and regulatory oversight in India In sum – what to know: Security concerns – India’s Home Affairs Ministry is …