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AI is shifting from training to inference, and two pressures now define the business: the end-user experience and the return on investment. RCR’s AI Infrastructure Forum returns to ask: can …
AI has overtaken networking as a top concern for industrial leaders. Massive data workloads are putting pressure on legacy infrastructure never designed to support them — and industries risk falling …
AI is not just driving demand for more network capacity. It is fundamentally changing what networks need to do. AI workloads introduce a traffic profile unlike anything cloud computing has …
Neutral host networks could cut the cost and complexity of indoor mobile coverage by replacing duplicated operator infrastructure with shared systems. But commercial alignment, investment models and regulatory differences remain …
Qualcomm expects the deal to begin contributing to revenue as it exits fiscal 2027, with fiscal 2028 expected to be the more significant period In sum – what to know …
Qualcomm’s deal to supply radio technology for Starlink Mobile’s terrestrial network strengthens SpaceX’s ambitions to challenge the US mobile incumbents. Analysts see a potentially disruptive, vertically integrated operator taking shape …
SpaceX’s fourth-carrier plan needs more than 7.2 million subscribers In sum – what to know: SpaceX has held talks with EchoStar about buying Boost Mobile or gaining access to the …
SpaceX has picked Qualcomm to supply radio and baseband technology for Starlink’s US terrestrial 5G network, with deployment due in 2027. Analysts see an open RAN opportunity, but still question …
In Q3, Thai telco True reported its highest service revenue since the combination with rival operator dtac, with growth both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter In sum – what to know Mobile …
Enterprises are paying more to manage fragmented wireless networks as AI and other demanding workloads expose gaps in connectivity, visibility and security. Inseego argues consolidation is becoming an operational necessity. …
The collaboration frames agentic AI, OSS/BSS evolution and the knowledge plane as foundations for decision-safe autonomy Communications service providers (CSPS) are gradually working to move from automation to autonomy, but …
SBA’s president and chief executive officer Brendan Cavanagh said U.S. customer activity in Q3 was slightly below first-half levels but remained in line with expectations, with carriers continuing to invest …
Virgin Media O2 is targeting £800m in annual cost savings by 2029, including major workforce reductions, as falling revenues, subscriber losses and tough fibre economics force a strategic reset and …
The GSMA is making the case for mobile priority in upper 6 GHz, arguing that Wi-Fi’s capacity bottleneck is device upgrades, not spectrum. But its city-wide data leaves unanswered questions …
From the newsletter (November 2; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): SpaceX is reportedly in talks to buy Boost Mobile from EchoStar, potentially securing an MVNO route into …
The AI infrastructure boom could end in a crash resembling telecoms’ late-1990s fibre bust, leaving investors nursing huge losses but potentially handing utilities and infrastructure funds cheap assets to power …
Steve Vondran, chief executive officer of American Tower, told a conferece call with investors that the company is seeing increasing evidence that these catalysts could create overlapping investment cycles In …
Operators are moving beyond legacy SON towards SMO/RIC-based automation as part of mid-cycle 5G RAN modernization and vendor swap-out projects, writes SNS Telecom & Research, with annual spending on SMO …
From the newsletter (October 30; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Qualcomm’s push to bring AI into industrial IoT, robotics and other physical devices raises big questions about …
America Movil’s chief executive officer Daniel Hajj said the company does not yet know what Televisa’s strategy will be once the transaction is completed but noted that Televisa will be …
Two direct-to-device services, one from GEO, one from LEO In sum – what to know: For all the discussion of 6G architectures and WRC-27 agenda items, direct-to-device (D2D) is already a …
T-Mobile has raised its full-year guidance, but its earnings call pointed to bigger bets ahead: more spectrum spending, edge compute economics, and AI-driven network efficiency – as it, again, rejects …
Speaking during Telia Company’s third-quarter earnings call, the company’s chief executive officer and president Patrik Hofbauer said the operator was expanding commercial 5G standalone capabilities for connectivity, security and new …
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