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Juan Pedro covers Global Carriers and Global Enterprise IoT. Prior to RCR, Juan Pedro worked for Business News Americas, covering telecoms and IT news in the Latin American markets. He also worked for Telecompaper as their Regional Editor for Latin America and Asia/Pacific. Juan Pedro has also contributed to Latin Trade magazine as the publication's correspondent in Argentina and with political risk consultancy firm Exclusive Analysis, writing reports and providing political and economic information from certain Latin American markets. He has a degree in International Relations and a master in Journalism and is married with two kids.

  • Telstra targets AI-driven growth with 5G, digital infrastructure push

    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 14, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 14, 2026

    In a conference call with investors, the telco’s chief executive officer Vicki Brady said that Telstra plans to increase network density and accelerate its rollout of 5G standalone during fiscal …

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  • Rakuten confirms KDDI roaming will be reduced as own network expands

    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 13, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 13, 2026

    From October, Rakuten Mobile will continue using KDDI’s network in areas where it needs more time to build coverage, while roaming will be scaled back in areas where the telco …

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  • KDDI expands AI, cloud, and data center investment

    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 12, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 12, 2026

    KDDI said revenue from AI integration and cybersecurity increased 19.2% year-over-year in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 In sum – what to know: AI growth – AI integration and …

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  • Deutsche Telekom expands AI, fiber investment as growth continues

    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 11, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 11, 2026

    Chief executive Timotheus Höttges describes T-Systems as a strategic asset for Deutsche Telekom, particularly as demand for digital sovereignty increases in Europe In sum – what to know: Sovereign AI …

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  • Bell advances AIDC strategy as fiber and enterprise AI drive Q2

    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 7, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 7, 2026

    The telco’s chief executive officer Mirko Bibic told investors that the Bell AI Fabric continues moving from planning to execution, with construction advancing at the company’s flagship AI campus in …

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  • Chunghwa Telecom expands AI infra with new DC

    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 6, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 6, 2026

    Chunghwa said its newly built AI data center in Lunping, Taoyuan, officially began operations during Q2 and is expected to add up to 36MW to its total IDC capacity upon …

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  • SoftBank lifts AI growth outlook as cloud infrastructure enters monetization phase

    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 5, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 5, 2026

    SoftBank’s chief financial officer Osamu Akiyama told a conference call with investors that the company’s AI-related businesses became an increasingly important contributor to its enterprise business segment In sum – …

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  • Cellnex sees AI, 5G and digital sovereignty driving Europe’s next infrastructure cycle

    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 4, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 4, 2026

    Cellnex said that Europe remains in the middle of its 5G adoption cycle, with 5G-enabled devices accounting for roughly half of mobile connections in Western Europe today In sum – …

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  • Poste deal advances as TIM eyes growth in AI services, mission-critical industries

    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 3, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 3, 2026

    TIM sees additional growth opportunities in areas including defense, mission-critical services, AI-enabled products and operations, next-generation connectivity applications, and data centers In sum – what to know: Poste transaction – …

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  • SK Telecom launches dedicated AI infra company

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 27, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 27, 2026

    SK Telecom said that SK Hyper will oversee the full development process for its AIDC business, including securing land, constructing and operating substations, attracting customers, and commercializing new facilities In …

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  • Huawei sees Mobile AI driving new wave of uplink network investment

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 24, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 24, 2026

    Huawei and China Unicom Beijing recently announced the commercial deployment of what they describe as the world’s largest 5G-A 100 MHz GigaUplink network In sum – what to know: Mobile …

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  • AI drives new demands on optical networks, Ciena says

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 23, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 23, 2026

    While AI-related traffic is affecting multiple network segments, Brodie Gage, chief product and technology officer at Ciena, said the most immediate pressure is emerging in metro networks, particularly DCI environments …

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  • South Korea launches AI-RAN project to advance industrial AI

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 22, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 22, 2026

    The government of South Korea has selected two consortia led by SK Telecom and KT to develop and demonstrate what it calls Hyper AI Network Infrastructure In sum – what …

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  • Rakuten Mobile expands O-RAN footprint with 1Finity radios

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 21, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 21, 2026

    Sudhakar Pandey, head of RAN at Rakuten Mobile, told RCR Wireless News that the initiative forms part of a broader strategy to strengthen network performance over the next two years …

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  • Elisa targets data center growth through fiber connectivity

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 20, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 20, 2026

    Elisa CEO Topi Manner said the quarter marked the beginning of the company’s large-scale data center connectivity business In sum – what to know: First deals – Elisa signed its …

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  • Red Hat outlines AI-RAN roadmap

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 17, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 17, 2026

    Speaking during RCR Wireless News’ Telco AI Forum, Red Hat’s Shujaur Mufti said operators are initially focusing on AI for RAN because it delivers measurable operational benefits without requiring major …

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  • Agentic AI to reshape network demand, KPMG says

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 15, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 15, 2026

    According to Phil Wong, technology principal at KPMG US, developers are increasingly locating large AI campuses outside established hubs because of land and power constraints In sum – what to …

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  • Prioritise AI outcomes over agent numbers, says Orange

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 14, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 14, 2026

    Orange is applying agentic AI across several operational domains, including 5G security operations, telco cloud operations, RAN energy optimization, lifecycle management, and incident management In sum – what to know: …

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  • Korean telcos pivot to AI infra as government pursues AI G3 ambitions

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 13, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 13, 2026

    Over the past several weeks, SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus have each unveiled major initiatives centered on AI infrastructure, underscoring how telecom operators increasingly see AI platforms and digital …

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  • Optical advances won’t eliminate need for new fiber, says Dell’Oro

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 9, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 9, 2026

    Advances in optical transport technology are helping operators extract more capacity from existing fiber infrastructure, reckons the analyst firm In sum – what to know: Early stage – AI traffic …

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  • Elisa says AI automation has cut network incidents by over 80%

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 7, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 7, 2026

    Sami Komulainen, Elisa’s chief operating officer, told RCR that the operator has created a digital twin of its network and deployed agentic AI that operates alongside human engineers to troubleshoot …

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  • Huawei outlines AI-centric network roadmap for telecom monetization

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 6, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 6, 2026

    Huawei tells MWC Shanghai 2026 that operators are entering an era in which AI applications, intelligent agents, and real-time interactions place new demands on mobile and transport networks In sum …

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  • Indosat outlines AI Grid vision as 5G modernization targets nationwide AI-ready network

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 2, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 2, 2026

    In sum – what to know: AI Grid – Indosat says its AI Grid combines centralized AI Factories with distributed AI computing closer to users, enabling AI applications across Indonesia. …

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  • Huawei shows how 5G and AI are reshaping tourism in China

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 1, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 1, 2026

    Huawei and China Telecom have deployed a 5G-A network at Datang Everbright City, a busy tourist attraction in Xi’an in China, using three-component carrier aggregation (3CC) tech In sum – …

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  • China Tower shifts to ‘digital’ and ‘intelligent’ towers

    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 30, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 30, 2026

    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 …

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