Under the agreement, AT&T will use Leo’s satellite internet service, while providing ground-based fiber connectivity to AWS data centers
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Hybrid connectivity play: Amazon Leo and AT&T signed a new agreement which will see the two companies leverage their satellite broadband...
Amazon told the FCC it needs a 24-month extension to meet Leo’s launch milestone for July, 2026
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Missed milestone: Amazon has requested FCC to extend deadline for launching the first 1,618 Leo satellites to July, 2028
Execution hurdles: The company said...
Experts disagree on timing, but carriers and customers should expect quantum technology capable of breaking today’s encryption to emerge in the 2030s
“Q-day,” the day when quantum computers will be able to defeat the Internet’s current security mechanisms, is fast approaching. While experts do not...
At a PTC panel in Hawaii last month, Verizon and industry peers discussed how AI is reshaping networks and data centres, prompting the US carrier to outline its strategy to leverage dense fibre and private 5G for enterprise AI workloads.
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The new entity will provide RAN services to Telia Norway and ice based on capacity usage
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Shared RAN, separate cores – Telia Norway and ice will combine radio networks while continuing to operate independent core networks and compete as separate...
Rakuten Mobile plans to deploy 1Finity’s 32T32R massive MIMO O-RAN radio units operating in the 3.7 GHz band
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O-RAN mMIMO rollout – Rakuten Mobile will deploy 32T32R massive MIMO radios across its 5G network to increase capacity and improve coverage...
The deal creates the first-ever $1.25 trillion private company, marking a new chapter in AI compute race
Confirming previous reports, SpaceX just acquired Elon Musk-owned startup, xAI, that you may know as the maker of the Grok chatbot, in an all-stock deal.
Although financial details are...
A panel at PTC in Hawaii comprising hyperscalers Google and Meta and wholesalers Exa Infrastructure and Southern Cross Cable Networks explored how AI is reshaping demand for submarine cables, driving hyperscaler-led builds, stressing legacy systems, and creating new regulatory and supply-chain challenges for the...
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 growth came mostly from strong fiber-optic and data center demand, it said. Nokia is...
Scientists worry that Leo's high reflectivity can pose a problem for astronomical studies
If you look up in the night sky, you can see satellites with bare eyes. That fascinating phenomenon now has become a cause of worry for the scientific community.
Astronomers at the International...
The new air-to-ground communication system is designed to deliver 5G connectivity from a HAPS aircraft in stratosphere for improved maritime intelligence
Airspan teams up with Space Compass: The companies are designing a system that will deliver 5G connectivity from stratosphere to ground.
High-altitude 5G: The...
Dell’Oro noted that RAN spending is expected to remain subdued until 6G-related capex gradually ramps up toward the end of the decade
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RAN market stabilizing post-5G peak – After shedding nearly $10 billion in revenue during 2023–2024, the global RAN...
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 end-of-life systems, and hyperscalers dominating new builds, the industry faces a wholesale supply crunch.
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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 at PTC'26 – argue that connectivity, latency, and scale in terrestrial and subsea fibre...
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 as development spills into secondary and tertiary markets.
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Mega buildout...
The Block 2 BlueBirds will launch in late February from Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on a Blue Origin New Glenn launch vehicle
Launch date: AST SpaceMobile schedules launch of BlueBird 7 for late February, as it prepares to roll out beta...
TeraWave is aimed to meet a growing demand for space-based communication in enterprise, data centers, and governments
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6 Tbps, anywhere on Earth: Jeff Bezos' space venture, Blue Origin, just announced TeraWave, a multi-orbit network that is designed to...
Cisco CTO Matt MacPherson says 2026 could mark a turning point for Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi 7 has been on the roadmap for years, but widespread adoption has lagged behind expectations (most notably in the U.S.). Now, though, Cisco believes the timing has finally aligned. According...
SpaceX’s expected IPO in 2026 has quickly become the topic of internet chatter, and analysts are weighing in on why going public is a good move, especially for Starlink — and why now
After two decades of operating SpaceX as a private company, Elon Musk...
The Synapse subsea cable will span approximately 9,700 kilometers and feature 16 fiber pairs
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New Brazil–U.S. route planned – V.tal’s Synapse cable will span roughly 9,700 km with 16 fiber pairs, adding a new transatlantic path between São Paulo and...
Significant change will grip the satellite IoT industry this year, driven by several external forces
Satellite IoT is undergoing an evolution, which will be accelerated by several key factors, from geopolitical tensions to AI capabilities, ensuring it is no longer a niche. Indeed, forecasts put...
After years of anticipation, Wi-Fi HaLow appears to be transitioning from promise to practice
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From pilots to production - As IoT use cases shift from low-data sensor “pings” to data-rich, real-time applications such as video, audio, and edge AI,...
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 AI build-out. But between the big numbers and flashy pyrotechnics, there was a bracing...
The partnership will support the navy’s multi-band, multi-constellation SATCOM strategy with hybrid connectivity
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The partnership: Viasat and BSNL will support the Indian Navy in its next phase of satellite communications upgrade.
Max spectral efficiency: According to the agreement, Viasat’s Ka-band satellites and...
