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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Hollow-core fiber won’t hit cost parity for a decade – regarding HKT’s 3.2Tbps DCI ‘superhighway’
by Matt Kendallby Matt KendallHKT’s hollow-core fiber AI ‘superhighway’ highlights the tech’s promise for ultra low-latency DCI networks, but analyst CRU Group says costs, ecosystems, and production mean at-scale adoption is years away. In …
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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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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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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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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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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 …
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According to Helen Xenos, senior director of portfolio marketing at Ciena, selecting the appropriate optical technology depends on the customer’s primary constraint In sum – what to know: AI reshapes …
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Speaking during a recent RCR webinar, AFL’s Noah Taylor said that as hyperscalers expand AI deployments, the networks linking data centers are becoming increasingly important alongside the facilities themselves In …
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Corning says fiber demand “is not slowing down anytime soon”, noting that the company has prepared for continued growth and has additional agreements in its pipeline In sum – what …
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Spending patterns in the optical market are increasingly shaped by hyperscalers rather than traditional telecom operators – says Ciena, Nokia, and Dell’Oro on an RCR webinar. In sum – what …
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If your video calls freeze, streaming services buffer during peak hours or online games lag at the worst possible moment, you are not alone. Many households struggle with inconsistent internet …
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FWA is gaining strategic importance in the U.K. broadband market, but it is unlikely to emerge as a large-scale replacement for fiber connectivity, says Omdia In sum – what to …
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Jio reported a 5G user base of 268 million as of the end of March, with 5G traffic now accounting for nearly 55% of the telco’s overall mobile traffic In …
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The rapid growth of AI workloads and hyperscale cloud infrastructure is placing unprecedented demands on optical and fiber networks. Scaling capacity while maintaining efficiency, latency and cost control is becoming …
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CBNG says the U.S. market is central to the firm’s growth strategy, driven by both scale and the maturity of FWA deployments In sum – what to know: FWA as …
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If your monthly internet bill keeps climbing while your connection struggles to keep up, you are not alone. Across the South, residents are searching for faster, more reliable and more …
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Rakuten Symphony reckons the solution delivers a 70-80% reduction in deployment timelines, costs, and errors In sum – what to know: Deployment gains – Integration with Weezie can reduce fiber …
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Fixed broadband revenue in India is expected to increase steadily, supported by upgrades to higher-ARPU FTTH plans and wider digital adoption In sum – what to know: Broadband growth – …
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Calix brings agentic AI to small ISPs for easy service differentiation
by Sulagna Sahaby Sulagna Saha“Speed is one of the attributes, not the main attribute,” says Kerry Haughan, SVP of Commercial Strategy Recently, Calix launched Calix One, an AI-native platform designed to automate broadband operations …
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The trial used Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) coherent optics over an unregenerated link In sum – what to know: Record distance – 800 Gb/s transmitted over 16,608 km without …
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Jeff Heynen, VP at Dell’Oro Group, told RCR Wireless that cable infrastructure upgrades will play a central role in the recovery of the broadband access equipment market this year In …
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GlobalData told RCR Wireless News that despite high fiber penetration, growth will continue to be driven by network upgrades, premium high-speed plans, and the gradual migration away from legacy copper …
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The 2Africa system, hit by the war in the Middle East, will be the largest subsea cable network ever built, spanning 45,000 kilometers In sum – what to know: Project …
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Deutsche Telekom reached a 5G coverage of 92% in its European footprint as of the end of 2025 In sum – what to know: 95% 5G target in 2026 – …