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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 …

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 …

Rob Shore, head of optical networks solution marketing at Nokia Network Infrastructure, said AI is generating significantly more bandwidth demand between locations, including data centers, regions, and cloud environments In …

AI is triggering a multiyear re-architecture of network infrastructure, says Ciena, driving higher bandwidth demand and making optical connectivity increasingly critical from long-haul networks to data center fabrics, with its …

Noah Taylor, of AFL, told RCR that the combination of fiber availability and power constraints presents a further challenge for AI infrastructure deployment. In sum – what to know: Traffic …

Phil Wong, KPMG US technology principal told RCR that fiber networks will face growing pressure as AI inference and agentic workloads create more traffic between cloud infrastructure, AI compute, and …

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 …

HKT’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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 – …