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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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  • Hollow-core fiber won’t hit cost parity for a decade – regarding HKT’s 3.2Tbps DCI ‘superhighway’

    by Matt Kendall July 27, 2026
    by Matt Kendall July 27, 2026

    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 …

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Report: Scaling Optical Networks For The Hyperscale And AI Era

    by RCR Wireless News June 19, 2026
    by RCR Wireless News June 19, 2026

    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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  • AI demands to drive multiple optical network architectures, Ciena says

    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 16, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 16, 2026

    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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  • AI is making DCI a critical infrastructure priority, says AFL

    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 12, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 12, 2026

    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 emerges as key AI infra supplier as hyperscalers deepen fiber investments

    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 11, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 11, 2026

    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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  • AI boom reshapes optical networking as hyperscaler spending accelerates

    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 9, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás June 9, 2026

    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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  • Six ways to achieve high-speed internet at home

    by WebFX May 21, 2026
    by WebFX May 21, 2026

    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 will remain complementary to fiber in UK market, says Omdia

    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 14, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 14, 2026

    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 scales 5G and AirFiber amid rising data demand

    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 4, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 4, 2026

    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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  • Editorial Webinar: Scaling Optical Networks for the AI and Hyperscale Era

    by RCR Wireless News April 30, 2026
    by RCR Wireless News April 30, 2026

    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 targets U.S. FWA growth with Dallas hub

    by Juan Pedro Tomás April 27, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás April 27, 2026

    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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  • A comparison guide of affordable fiber internet plans in the South

    by RCR Wireless News and WebFX April 23, 2026
    by RCR Wireless News and WebFX April 23, 2026

    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 integrates Weezie to speed fiber deployment

    by Juan Pedro Tomás April 16, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás April 16, 2026

    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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  • India broadband growth accelerates with fiber and FWA

    by Juan Pedro Tomás April 14, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás April 14, 2026

    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 Saha April 7, 2026
    by Sulagna Saha April 7, 2026

    “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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  • Ciena and Meta claim record subsea transmission speed

    by Juan Pedro Tomás March 20, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás March 20, 2026

    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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  • Broadband equipment market set for 2026 rebound

    by Juan Pedro Tomás March 18, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás March 18, 2026

    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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  • Fiber growth steadies telecom revenues in Japan

    by Juan Pedro Tomás March 17, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás March 17, 2026

    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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  • War halts work on submarine cable link in the Persian Gulf

    by Juan Pedro Tomás March 16, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás March 16, 2026

    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 to further expand 5G, fiber footprint

    by Juan Pedro Tomás March 2, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás March 2, 2026

    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 – …

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