Network Infrastructure

Ericsson’s networks chief Per Narvinger offered a measured view of AI’s impact on telecoms at MWC: fiber may lead the infrastructure boom today, but AI will also shift through the …

While most of the big talk at MWC is about 5G and 6G, the most urgent AI infrastructure work is with fibre-heavy data centre interconnects. Cisco, and certain others, are …

Partnerships with Nvidia, Microsoft, AWS, and industrial IoT specialist Geoforce show how AT&T is positioning fibre, edge infrastructure, and enterprise connectivity to support AI workloads from data centre to factory …

As fixed wireless access gains fresh momentum worldwide, Mimosa Networks’ unlicensed-spectrum technology is emerging as a strategic complement to fibre and 5G – powering Reliance Jio’s surging AirFiber service and …

AT&T is tightening its ties with hyperscale cloud partners as it readies its network for the AI era – embedding last-mile fiber and 5G directly into AWS environments, pushing AI …

Huawei said that the “networks for AI” concept focuses on adapting optical infrastructure to support AI applications In sum – what to know: Dual AI strategy – Huawei is structuring …

AI is already a scaled, mobile-native workload, which is forcing networks to evolve from SLA-driven capacity models to deterministic, programmable architectures that connect data centres, transport, and the edge. So …

With labor shortages and project overruns plaguing broadband construction, agentic AI is emerging as a tool for discipline and timely execution In a recent episode of The Ezra Klein Show, …

Once in defensive mode and fighting decline, Lumen Technologies has re-emerged with a radically simplified strategy, a repaired balance sheet, and a bold claim to be critical infrastructure for the …

As the industry gears up for its biggest annual show at MWC, it is (perhaps) worth looking back at another major 2026 telco gathering: PTC in Hawaii in January. Once …

Europe’s five biggest mobile operators – Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, TIM, and Vodafone Group – are building a pan-European “federated edge continuum”, stitching together their national edge assets into a …

The setup combined FDD and TDD single user MIMO under 3GPP Release 17 specifications In sum – what to know: Uplink milestone – The companies achieved 682 Mbps on a …

AT&T Fiber has received Ookla’s first-ever Best Home Internet award in the United States In sum – what to know: Strategy validated – AT&T said Ookla’s first-ever Best Home Internet …

Network capacity will be required to double in the next few years in order to cope with 5G adoption and AI demand, reckons American Tower – as its revenues rise …

As well as Rakuten Mobile, KDDI has started to deploy open vRAN, and SoftBank is also interested – says Omdia In sum – what to know: Leading APAC – Japan …

Pre-MWC, Telefónica has detailed advances in AI-driven network automation and enterprise edge. It has 12 level-4 autonomous use cases across Spain, Germany and Brazil (targeting level 4 across its operations …

The hype around D2D shows no sign of slowing down, but some experts are skeptical of its commercial viability A group of skiers on a backcountry expedition in Lake Tahoe …

Singtel Singapore views Latin America as a long-term growth market In sum – what to know: Brazil sales office launch – Singtel to open a local presence by Q3 2026 …

Addressing regulatory backlogs, the bill seeks to establish a fast-tracked shot clock for approval of satellite and space licenses In sum — what to know:  Clearing regulatory backlog: Senate Commerce …

The road to autonomous network goes through humans in the loop, says Venkat Pullela, Keysight’s CTO of Networking With AI being on every CTO’s vision board, a question they often …

With goal to deliver faster onboard Wi-Fi and better crew communication in vessels, Amazon Leo signs new resellers extending service across global ocean routes In sum — what to know …

Europe’s largest enterprise fibre provider will scale infrastructure and partner-led operations across the Middle East, positioning itself as a regional gateway – whilst also divesting non-AI data centres in Europe …

A new Ookla report traces the blistering growth of the satellite broadband provider that has been the subject of countless scoops of late Starlink is outpacing every other player in …

Dell’Oro said near-term O-RAN revenue expectations have been revised downward, while longer-term growth assumptions have improved In sum – what to know: Long-term O-RAN outlook improves – Expectations for the …

Under the agreement, AT&T will use Leo’s satellite internet service, while providing ground-based fiber connectivity to AWS data centers In sum — what to know:  Hybrid connectivity play: Amazon Leo …