Speaking at RCR Wireless News’ 6G Forum 2026, Stéphane Téral, founder and chief analyst at Téral Research, said the standardization process was moving toward evaluation and consensus building In sum …
Matthew Iji, head of data modelling and forecasting at GSMA Intelligence, told RCR that 6G will move from selective launches to global scale gradually, with coexistence rather than wholesale replacement …
Kenneth Hwang, vice president of platforms and client solutions at Singtel, said the operator’s experience has shown that preparing for quantum threats requires years of work across infrastructure, software, vendors, …
Speaking at Deutsche Telekom’s AI Investor Day, Telekom Deutschland’s chief executive officer Rodrigo Diehl said that entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley had told the German telco that network performance was already …
Speaking during Deutsche Telekom’s AI Investor Day, John Saw, chief technology officer at T-Mobile highlighted Customer-Driven Coverage (CDC) as one of the company’s biggest AI-driven changes in how it approaches …
David Selby, director of global network planning and acquisition at AWS, told RCR that the system is designed to address concentration risk in existing transpacific infrastructure by using new landing …
During the RCR Wireless News‘ Intelligent RAN Forum 2026, Viavi marketing manager Owen O’Donnell and Battelle vice president of product development Mark Reudink examined the evolution of open and intelligent …
Zayo chief network officer Troy Lupe told RCR that the company sees a significant difference between the current investment cycle and the network expansion wave of the 2000s In sum …
Ericsson is framing AI RAN as a two-sided transformation: networks must use AI to improve their own performance while also evolving to support a new generation of AI applications In …
Jungchul Kim, head of product strategy group, networks business at Samsung Electronics, told RCR that physical AI applications will place specific demands on networks, including ultra-low latency, high reliability, consistent …
Mike Jack, director of product marketing at Viavi, told RCR that the challenge is not only validating individual links but ensuring interoperability and performance across a rapidly evolving ecosystem of …
Loai Louis, vice president of corporate development at Ciena told RCR that the decision reflects a change in the pace and breadth of innovation taking place across the networking market …
In sum – what to know $30B opportunity – PhotonLink could add $30 billion to Coherent’s addressable market by 2030, on top of its existing $60 billion portfolio opportunity. Multiple …
KDDI, NTT Docomo, SoftBank, and Rakuten Mobile have recently signed a MoU to study the use of 5G mmWave infrastructure and technical architectures for coverage expansion In sum – what …
In sum – what to know O-RAN foundation – Rakuten Mobile says its software-defined, cloud-native architecture provides the foundation for adding AI intelligence to its network. Autonomy with guardrails – …
Bruno Berti, SVP of global product management at NTT Global Data Centers, told RCR that optical technology by itself will not remove the need for additional fiber as AI traffic …
Mike Jack, director of product marketing at Viavi, told RCR that the most acute testing and assurance challenges are concentrated within data-center fabrics and data-center interconnect, where AI workloads are …
Ciena said it has secured supply to support at least 30% revenue growth going into 2027 and believes it has secured enough supply to extend that 30% growth trend through …
Troy Lupe, chief network officer at Zayo told RCR that the recently announced expanded strategic supply agreement with Corning secures a significant portion of the fiber optic cable it expects …
The firm’s chief commercial officer said that Crown Castle’s long-term customer contracts provide visibility into future activity, while spectrum acquisitions and auctions could provide additional support In sum – what …
Tim Donovan, president and chief executive officer of the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) told RCR that U.S. regional carriers need to continue investing in spectrum, network upgrades, and new services …
Verizon chief technology officer and senior vice president of technology development Yago Tenorio told RCR that the industry needs to avoid fragmentation as 6G moves toward commercialization In sum – …
American Tower does not expect consolidation in Europe to materially affect its anchor tenants and said it has limited exposure to churn from some of the carriers that could potentially …
Tim Donovan, president and CEO of the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), told RCR that rural carriers may be able to monetize existing land, fiber, and power assets through modular, edge-based …
Steven Vondran, president and CEO of American Tower, said that the current phase of network deployment is increasingly focused on capacity rather than coverage In sum – what to know: …
