Network Infrastructure

Megatrends shaping the satellite sector, operators’ deepest pain points, and strategic maneuvers, from SatShow 2026 RCR wasn’t on the floor at the SatShow 2026, but that didn’t stop us from …

AT&T has clarified its emerging AI “grid” and IoT strategy, combining regional inference, cloud platforms, and private 5G to target enterprise use cases while testing where edge AI delivers most …

SpaceX has confidentially filed for what could be the largest IPO in history, with Starlink’s booming satellite business making the case for a cumulative $2 trillion valuation In sum — …

Amazon is reportedly weighing a $9 billion acquisition of Globalstar. Here’s why Amazon is reportedly in talks with Globalstar — the company behind Apple’s emergency direct-to-device (D2D) service — for …

Final word on this fascinating Nokia narrative, this time from the independent analyst community – about how the Finnish firm is losing a little to Ericsson in its 5G heartlands, …

Recent moves by local telcos are mostly a market correction driven by Italy’s unique tower-market dynamics – where Inwit holds a dominant, near-monopolistic position In sum – what to know: …

As 6G still develops, Wi-Fi is stepping into the spotlight, not just as a complementary technology, but as a critical enabler of connectivity. With Wi-Fi 7 rolling out and Wi-Fi …

The realities of non-terrestrial networks increasingly show that coverage depends as much on timing as location The telecom industry has so long built network optimization strategies around a static infrastructure …

Ericsson has emerged as “the primary RAN partner” to Virgin Media O2 in the UK, expanding its footprint in a major national 5G SA upgrade project that appears to come …

Blue Origin’s push into orbital data centers is about “staking a claim than demonstrating parity with Starlink”, says analyst firm Blue Origin, the US aerospace manufacturer and space-flight services outfit …

HPE reinforced the telco shift at MWC: the urgent mid-gen upgrade of fiber interconnect and longhaul networks for the AI era, plus the edge inference agenda just coming on-stream – …

Gateways are increasingly being architected as integrated edge platforms that combine high-performance wireless connectivity with on-device compute and AI capabilities Wi-Fi networks are evolving to support more intelligent and latency-sensitive …

AI connectivity has a new currency. It’s coherent pluggable optics “We’re really now in a pluggable coherent world,” said Andrew Schmitt, founder and directing analyst at Cignal AI, as he …

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said talks are underway, covering potential collaboration on towers, fiber networks, and spectrum assets In sum – what to know: Sharing talks begin – Vodafone …

Aurora Networks, under rebranded parent Vistance Networks, has upgraded Vodafone’s broadband network in Germany with Remote PHY, DAA, and virtual CMTS technologies – for improved AI-friendly last-mile connectivity. In sum …

A new FCC filing from Blue Origin is heating up competition between the two wealthiest men on Earth In sum — what to know:  Regulatory chess: In what feels like …

John Bonello, director at Vecta Labs, told RCR Wireless News that the pre-assembled mobile masts for UK carrier O2 are designed to scale across different deployment scenarios In sum – …

Coherent optics, photonic line systems, and software agents are helping cloud providers and telco companies to manage the explosive AI workload demands on fiber networks – across cutting-edge interconnect systems, …

Kannan Raj, architect, Oracle pulled back the curtain on the three dimensions of connectivity that define AI-era networking, and how optical innovation is enabling the globe-spanning AI network fabric One …

Post-Infinera integration, the Finnish vendor’s growth target is data center interconnect Nokia’s optical pitch this year at OFC was crystalline, more intentional, and landed somewhere between breakthrough and inevitable.  A …

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 …

The tower JV between TIM and Fastweb + Vodafone builds on a preliminary RAN sharing agreement signed earlier this year In sum – what to know: 6,000 towers planned – …

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 …