Infrastructure

Nokia saw net sales rise by three percent last quarter and two percent in the whole of last year, even as margins slipped, partly because of investments and restructuring. Revenue …

At PTC’26 in Hawaii, a panel of hyperscale and wholesale operators comprising Google, Meta, EXA, and SCCN dissected the mounting pressures on Atlantic subsea infrastructure. With spiralling AI traffic, impending …

As AI workloads move from centralised training to distributed inference, the industry’s infrastructure challenge is changing shape. Power and land matter, but Nvidia, SUBCO, and Zayo – on a panel …

Hyperscaler capex is surging, vacancy has all but vanished, and AI is pushing data centre demand far beyond traditional hubs – but questions remain over power, people, and long-term returns …

PTC, once a small and sunny telecoms event, is now a fully-fledged AI infrastructure show. The 2026 version, in Honolulu, opened with familiar fanfare about the scale of the global …

The AI build-out is rewriting the fibre comms order-book – between data centres and within data centres, right down to the rack itself. As power constraints, scale-out architectures, and interconnect …

Amphenol has completed its $10.5 billion cash acquisition of CommScope’s CCS business, leaving CommScope with Ruckus and ANS, rebranded together as Vistance Networks. ANS has been rebranded individually as Aurora …

Singtel has launched Singapore’s first 50 Gbps XGS‑PON fibre broadband trial, a move that goes beyond headline speeds to test how networks can support AI, cloud, and immersive digital services. The …

UK-based EXA Infrastructure has completed its long-running acquisition of Ireland-based subsea provider Aqua Comms for a knockdown price. The deal, agreed a year ago, strengthens its transatlantic and intra-European subsea …

The timing of Nokia’s announcements last week about continuing European reductions and increasing US investments is awkward – and raises questions, perhaps, when considered with parallel EU calls in Germany …

Why has T-Mobile withdrawn (official) support for neutral-host deployments in CBRS spectrum? Has the CBRS brigade failed, and is its move justified, or is it just a classic carrier move …

While the technical specifications for 5G NTN are being considered, a number of conceptual plans for 6G NTN have been made public. This Anritsu white paper introduces advanced technologies expected …

Built for speed and simplicity, Dell Technologies’ AI-ready infrastructure and automation tools help CSPs fast-track their journey to cloud-native  The telecom industry is in the midst of a profound architectural …

The UK government has appointed IBM to supply new network infrastructure and communications solutions for emergency services in the country, as part of the new Emergency Services Network (ESN). The …

As CSPs invest in AI infrastructure, robust testing and assurance frameworks are essential. Key considerations include validating AI model accuracy, managing latency and ensuring resilience in real-time, distributed environments. Continuous …

The 5G base station was developed by China Mobile Communications Group and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army China has introduced what it claims to be the world’s first mobile 5G …

Telecom operators are perfectly positioned to expand their data centers with accelerated computing infrastructure to support generative AI models and manufacture intelligence. This new class of data centers, known as …

Telcos are increasingly viewing automation as the key to generate more efficiency and value from their networks The road to monetization within the telecom industry is notoriously winding and bumpy.  …

Upgraded public LTE (4G) connectivity has a social and economic impact of up to £6.9 million on rural towns in the UK, according to new research, which considered the impact …

Some quick thoughts on the big IT outage today, which grounded planes, trains, banks, hospitals, shops, telcos, and broadcasters around the world. Reports on the radio this morning – when …

France-based operator Orange shared hands-on experience of bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into its network operations last month at Telco AI Forum 2024, hosted by RCR Wireless. In interview, Alexis Koalla, …

Seeing as you enjoyed our last post so much, here is another entry based on the same report by the CTIA, the cellular industry association in the US, and the …

The Department of Transportation in the U.S. (USDOT) has awarded $60 million in grants to transport administrations in the states of Arizona, Texas, and Utah to accelerate cellular-based vehicle-to-everything (V2X) …

Last year’s race saw 53.3 million connections in a 12-hour period, according to Verizon Associate Director of Network Operation Verizon is coming down the back stretch of its year-long preparation …

Cloud and edge solutions provider Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has confirmed it has agreed a deal to acquire enterprise networking specialist Juniper Networks for $14 billion. The acquisition will double …