AI

Christophe Fouquet’s criticism of the EU’s evolving Chips Act is less an attack on industrial policy than a challenge to where sovereignty can realistically be exercised in a global AI economy. As the UK and France shift towards sovereign compute, …

In May, the Government of China approved trial use of the 6GHz band for 6G field testing, enabling prototype and pre-commercial systems to be evaluated in selected regions In sum – what to know: Pilot coordination – China’s MIIT launched …

Why the bottleneck always moves, why economics is an equal partner, and why capital recovery in AI infrastructure now depends on workload liquidity. Every infrastructure supercycle has two engines, not one. The technical engine is bottleneck migration. Workloads expose a …

The UK government’s £1.1bn AI hardware plan anchors a new national compute strategy, including a £750m supercomputer in Edinburgh and targeted support for UK chip startups, alongside major private commitments from AMD and Nebius worth nearly £4bn, and a growing …

A Samsung executive told RCR Wireless News that the technology could improve the quality and reliability of FWA services while supporting applications that depend on real-time data transfers In sum – what to know: Late-2027 commercialization – Samsung told RCR …

There is a persistent challenge at the heart of broadband operations. Service providers collect enormous amounts of network and Wi-Fi telemetry, yet still struggle to use it to improve in-home connectivity. The modern home generates huge volumes of data across …

The company’s AI Data Center GPU Cloud is intended for customers facing restrictions on transferring data overseas and those seeking infrastructure optimized specifically for the Japanese market In sum – what to know: Sovereign AI focus – Softbank said the …

As India accelerates its digital transformation, resilient, intelligent connectivity is becoming essential for global enterprises seeking to scale operations, ensure business continuity, and unlock opportunities across the country’s fast-growing AI, cloud, fintech, and digital services sectors. India is fast emerging …

Telecom operators must rethink workforce training as networks and customer expectations evolve. Immersive, AI-driven roleplay and realistic practice environments can improve retention, strengthen customer-facing skills, and prepare distributed teams to deliver consistent, high-quality experiences at scale. Telecom operators are facing …

Autonomous networks driven by AI are exposing the limits of legacy OSS built for static infrastructure. Operators now need an evolved, ontology-driven control layer that can unify fragmented data, govern automation, and orchestrate intent-based, real-time network operations at scale. The …

Telcos are being asked to fund the next wave of AI and 5G innovation while already burdened by enormous debt and relentless infrastructure costs. By breaking down carrier finances with a simple lemonade-stand analogy and real 2025 operator numbers, Vish …

Germany’s sovereign cloud push is advancing with Deutsche Telekom and SAP winning a BMDS AI platform tender built on the “Deutschland-Stack”, while Thales expands its Google Cloud-powered sovereign model in Germany alongside its French PREMI3NS infrastructure. STL Partners has a …

SpaceX’s IPO filing reads like a techno-futurist manifesto – but then that’s its business: a vertically integrated empire of rockets, satellites, and AI infrastructure to scale intelligence globally – and make humans a multi-planetary species. The numbers are enormous, the …

KDDI said that a central component of the strategy is the “digital belt” initiative, which includes the expansion of low-latency transport and access networks, AIDC infrastructure, satellite ground stations, and subsea cable landing facilities In sum – what to know: …

Why CSPs are losing the customer relationship betting on half the experience and where they can grab the other half. Just three weeks ago, Verizon CEO Dan Schulman said the quiet part out loud at a Semafor fireside chat: network …

Telefónica opened 2026 with steady growth, stronger profitability, and lower debt, driven largely by a surge in Brazil and discipline in Germany and Spain. Execs moved to calm expectations about its capital exposure in Europe’s new AI gigafactory push.  Quarterly …

Vikram Sinha, chief executive officer of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison told RCR Wireless News that neocloud services contributed around $35 million in revenue during 2025 In sum – what to know: AI revenue targets – Indosat said neocloud services generated $16 …

KT has outlined plans to deepen the company’s AX – or AI transformation – strategy through new AI platforms, enterprise services, and hyper-personalized customer offerings In sum – what to know: AX platform focus – KT said it is reorganizing …

Telus chief Darren Entwistle says the telco’s AI enabling capabilities delivered strong double-digit revenue growth of 22% in Q1 2026 In sum – what to know: B.C. expansion – Telus plans three sovereign AI data center facilities in British Columbia, …

Telenor said the platform will operate from nationally controlled data centers in Norway and will remain separated from commercial global cloud environments In sum – what to know: Sovereign cloud – Telenor is creating a standalone Norwegian cloud company focused …

Vodafone’s sovereign-cloud deal with AWS in Germany and BT’s brand refresh and UEFA deal in the UK, plus lots else, shows how European telcos are repositioning as trusted intermediaries for AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and critical infrastructure. In sum – what …

SK Telecom said the improvement was driven by a recovery in its wireless business alongside accelerating growth in AI infrastructure services, particularly AI data centers and GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) In sum – what to know: 5G recovery – SK Telecom added …

Nvidia has agreed a multi-year supply deal with Corning that could grow into a $3.2bn equity position, alongside a major expansion of US optical fibre manufacturing capacity aimed at meeting surging AI infrastructure demand. In sum – what to know: …

Indosat is working to integrate AI more deeply into its core telecom business, while expanding into adjacent areas such as cloud, cybersecurity and AI-driven services In sum – what to know: AI integration – Indosat is embedding AI across operations …

Lumen Technologies is acquiring cloud networking platform Alkira for $475 million to strengthen its ‘east-west’ DCI strategy, and bolster its programmable NaaS roadmap to cover all the compass points – from the enterprise to cloud, and the US to everywhere. …