Privacy vs innovation: How will telcos manage data in the AI era?
AI represents a big opportunity for telcos, who already have access to huge troves of data
Telecommunication companies are sitting on some of the most...
Three scenarios for global 6 GHz adoption — always ‘a degree of fragmentation’
Global 6 GHz harmonization will be a key determinant of Wi-Fi 8’s performance, adoption curve, and competitiveness
The 6 GHz band (5925–7125 MHz) has become...
Connectivity at a crossroads: Why the industry must get AI right (Reader Forum)
When AI falters in telecom, the ripple effects extend across entire economies
The telecom industry stands at a defining moment for AI-driven transformation. Whileevery sector...
Keysight, KT SAT achieve GEO-to-LEO handover marking a step towards continuous multi-orbit satellite connectivity
The proof of concept successfully transferred a live session from a commercial geostationary Earth orbit satellite to an emulated low Earth orbit environment in...
AI boom will overwhelm today’s networks, says Nokia
Research commissioned by the newly reorganised vendor finds most US and European tech leaders believe existing infrastructure is unfit for the next phase of...
After the gold rush – 2025, when IoT became critical business
The story of IoT has never been a simple one. Few technologies have inspired such sweeping visions of transformation, only to stutter and splutter,...
Selling advanced mobility into vertical markets requires deep expertise
Readers of RCR Wireless News who have been in IoT for at least five years will surely have experienced what I like to call...
FWA speeds slow as adoption accelerates, Ookla finds
T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon experienced a 'noticeable' decline in FWA download and upload speeds during Q2 2025 and Q3 2025
In sum – what to know:...
Simplicity, service, scale – Vodafone IoT preps for global ‘hyperscale’
Vodafone is operationalising its hyperscaler ambition in IoT, putting the US and the wider Americas at the heart of a new growth phase. Dennis...
Why private connectivity is the next frontier of industrial productivity (Reader Forum)
As industrial AI and automation grow, reliable connectivity will matter as much as the machines themselves
As the adoption of automation, robotics, and industrial AI...
Telco APIs and the economics of invisible infrastructure (Analyst Angle)
APIs are standardized. Semantics are shared. Operators are aligned. Developer sandboxes exist. Reference implementations are open.
Telecom operators have long believed that their networks contain...
5G protocol testing explained
Protocol testing can eliminate choke points, unlocking infrastructure maturity as 5G scales at full speed
When a 5G network goes down for a brief minute,...
MasOrange says one-third of its 5G network is O-RAN-ready
MasOrange, Spain’s largest operator by customer base, is accelerating its O-RAN deployment with Swedish vendor Ericsson
In sum – what to know:
Open RAN-ready – One-third...
Next wireless and telecom growth wave approaching, driven by AI (Analyst Angle)
Wireless and telecom will be key beneficiaries of the AI revolution
As artificial intelligence dominates headlines, boardrooms, and investor conversations, I am increasingly invited into...
How AI phones will rewrite mobile economics (Analyst Angle)
This whole time, you've been your phone's operating system
Here's the uncomfortable truth about smartphones: For the past fifteen years, you've been doing the computer's...
Twenty-thousand leagues under the sea – why sub-sea cable is king
Nearly all international internet traffic – from cloud workloads to streaming video – voyages along a handful of submarine fibre-optic cable highways. These undersea...
OpenAI and Deutsche Telekom partner up for new AI push
The deal will see Deutsche Telekom gain access to pre-release models of ChatGPT
In sum - what we know:
A long-term partnership - OpenAI and Deutsche Telekom...
Inside China’s fiber future
GlobalData analyst Kantipudi Pradeepthi said that fiber has become central to China’s connectivity model
In sum – what to know:
Fiber now underpins nearly all fixed...
‘We. Won’t. Stop.’ — T-Mobile US responds to AT&T lawsuit
The lawsuit alleges that T-Mobile's new Easy Switch onboarding tool uses AI bots to access and scrape customer data from AT&T’s systems unlawfully
In sum...
Samsung, KT validate AI-RAN on commercial networks
Samsung noted it has been advancing AI-RAN technologies that tailor radio configurations based on individual conditions
In sum – what to know:
AI cuts real-world connection...
Easy apps, clear ROI, rapid scale – private 5G is going places, says Ericsson
Private 5G is outpacing Wi-Fi for its early growth, and its trajectory is diverging as well. Just as Nokia checks-out, Ericsson argues that a...
Further Nokia jobs to go in Greece and Italy, as European workers protest
Reports in Germany suggest a further 300 Nokia roles in Greece and Italy to be cut, adding to hundreds already announced in Germany and...
Vodafone picks Spirent to fast-track service rollout on 5G voice core network in Europe
The companies have developed an automated software testing platform that will allow the carrier to swiftly test and deploy software releases and services to...
Gen AI isn’t magic — But it still holds real promise for telecom
Many telcos still underestimate gen AI’s broader potential, warned Frost & Sullivan Senior Industry Analyst Soumyadeep Roy Chowdhury
In sum – what to know:
Not...
Inside Indosat’s AI-RAN strategy
The telco's CTO, Desmond Cheung, told RCR Wireless News that the AI-RAN Research Center fundamentally shifts Indosat’s network strategy from being connectivity-led to AI-native
In...