Test companies talk tariffs, Part 1: Teledyne and Viavi Solutions
Amid tariff whiplash from the Trump administration and increased geopolitical and economic tensions, companies in the test equipment and services space are navigating new...
Test and Measurement: O-RAN plugfest reflects ‘steady evolution’
O-RAN plugfest for spring 2025 looked at automated cloud-native RAN deployment and testing, test automation enabled by LLMs, power savings and more
Nearly 70 companies...
Escaping legacy infrastructure inertia and scaling automation for North American CSPs (Reader Forum)
Many North American CSPs remain bogged down by legacy systems and vendor silos — Will a shift to intent-driven, open automation platforms help?
Even after years...
Microsoft opens cloud region in Indonesia to support AI infra
Microsoft also announced early-stage plans for an AI Center of Excellence to work with public and private partners on AI adoption
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Alibaba Cloud reaffirms $52.7 billion global expansion plans
Alibaba intends to accelerate growth in strategic markets including Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas
Chinese giant Alibaba Cloud...
Bell Canada unveils Bell AI Frabric
Bell Canada selected Groq as its inference infrastructure partner to support the development of sovereign AI
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Bell launches...
e& UAE unveils whitepaper on 6G future
e& highlights that future 6G networks will make real-time decisions, protect national interests and support emerging use cases
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Viettel, KT sign deal to boost AI development in Vietnam
Viettel and KT will also collaborate on creating AI products for both consumer and enterprise segments
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Viettel, KT...
Nvidia powers through China setback with record Q1 FY2026
U.S. export controls cost Nvidia billions, but a pivot to sovereign AI and surging infrastructure demand helped deliver a $44.1B quarter
Nvidia reported a record-breaking...
Research note: Dell Technologies World — for AI to be ubiquitous, it must be...
Capitalizing on the long tail of AI means scaling down from the Fortune 50 to the family room
Dell Technologies is the enterprise IT powerhouse...
Testing M&A: Top transactions of the past two years
What has testing M&A activity centered on since 2023?
The test and measurement space has seen bursts of testing M&A activity over the past...
U Mobile to use TM for 5G backhaul for its new 5G network
With TM’s extensive nationwide fiber footprint — spanning over 740,000 kilometers — U Mobile seeks to expedite the rollout of its next-gen 5G network
$568...
EE expands 5G coverage in London using small cells
EE expects to reach countrywide coverage with its 5G network by 2028, Greg McCall, chief networks officer at BT Group previously told RCR Wireless...
AWS to launch new Region in Chile by end-2026
The AWS South America (Chile) Region will consist of three Availability Zones at launch
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AWS Region Expansion –...
Bain Capital launches hyperscale platform in EMEA
Bain Capital said that the hyperscale platform's official debut is scheduled for June 2025
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Bain doubles down on...
Globe boosts 5G coverage across the Philippines in Q1
Globe said that its 5G expansion in Q1 was supported by the addition of 235 new 5G sites
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Ericsson joins Swedish consortium to develop national AI Factory
The Ericsson consortium intends to build an AI infrastructure that will be operated by a jointly owned company
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Why ultra high reliability for Wi-Fi 8 matters
Wi-Fi 8 UHR is being designed to deliver longer range, better reliability, improved performance, and more security
In a departure from an almost 30-year-old pattern,...
Building the AI backbone: A conversation with FiberLight’s CEO
As AI demand grows, FiberLight is focusing on fiber expansion, edge access and strategic acquisitions
As hyperscalers demand faster, denser and more direct fiber routes,...
Reliance Jio shifts to in-house 5G equipment
Reliance Jio Infocomm had reached nationwide coverage with its 5G offering in September 2024
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In-house shift – Reliance...
Rakuten Symphony, Zain Kuwait to deploy cloud-native O-RAN
Zain Kuwait will utilize Rakuten Symphony’s O-RAN and cloud portfolio to deliver 5G Standalone sites
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Open RAN debut...
KPMG: AI demands push enterprises to rethink digital infra
KPMG details how enterprises are reshaping their digital infrastructure strategies to keep pace with the fast-evolving demands of AI workloads
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Trend Micro, Nvidia join forces to secure private AI infra
Trend Micro said the collaboration aims to secure the entire AI lifecycle — from development and training to deployment and inference
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Kagan: Is Charter-Cox cable TV merger a sign of things to come?
Why do cable TV companies need to be early on next merger wave?
It looks like cable TV has begun its next change wave. Over...
The Sunday Brief: Three long-form videos (Memorial Day edition)
Memorial Day Greetings from Florida, Iowa, and Missouri. The picture is from our dog’s (Abby) recent visit to the Springfield (MO) farm where she...