Opinion

From the newsletter: SpaceX’s potential move into retail mobile via Starlink changes the telco game, as hybrid networks, new spectrum, and trillion-dollar valuations challenge the carrier status-quo. You can picture …

From the newsletter: AI tokenomics is unlikely to rescue telco revenues; history shows metering models tend to commoditise. Long-term value will come from edge services, distributed AI, and networks embedded …

Subsea network resilience must be measured by corridor-level risk rather than cable count alone, argues Steve Roberts of EXA. He warns that shared dependencies, geopolitical instability, and repair constraints can …

Real-world network emulation is essential for successful 5G deployments, writes Cade Nelson, systems engineer at Apposite Technologies. It helps operators test performance under variable conditions, and this way reduces risk …

Autonomous networks vary by operational domain, with progress determined less by technology than by data quality, integration readiness and governance foundations. Nemanja Prekovic, head of delivery TMT at Avenga, explains. …

Satellite D2D technology is proven, but achieving ubiquitous US coverage depends on interoperability, argues Dr. Lee W. McKnight at Syracuse University. He examines why cooperation between carriers, satellite operators, and …

Telcos spent years being told it was becoming irrelevant. Hyperscalers were eating its lunch, OTT players were hollowing out its revenues, and its destiny was to be a glorified utility. …

Quantum computing is moving from long-term promise to practical telecom experimentation, writes quantum software company Classiq. As operators tackle complex optimisation, forecasting and security challenges, early pilots are helping build …

The push for orbital data centres promises abundant solar power, but faces severe constraints in heat rejection, launch costs, congestion, downlink bandwidth and depreciation – suggesting niche applications rather than …

As enterprises move from AI assistants to autonomous agents, Nick Earle, executive chairman of Eseye, argues that success will depend less on compute power and more on access to trusted, …

As nations race to build sovereign AI capabilities, successful strategies are converging on a common formula: control critical bottlenecks. The real differentiator is no longer ambition or spending, but the …

Cisco says enterprises must move beyond WPA2 to WPA3 and strengthen wireless security through SAE, forward secrecy, and Wi-Fi 7 – to enable resilient zero-trust-ready enterprise mobility across modern networks …

Why the bottleneck always moves, why economics is an equal partner, and why capital recovery in AI infrastructure now depends on workload liquidity. Every infrastructure supercycle has two engines, not …

AI’s growth is increasingly constrained not by chips but by infrastructure, from data storage and energy demand to connectivity bottlenecks. As data centers expand, the weakest link shifts, threatening to …

As AI becomes the public face of business, organizations must validate performance, security, and cost efficiency at scale. Comprehensive testing under realistic workloads is essential to ensure reliable, secure, and …

Runtime security is becoming a network architecture imperative for telecom operators, writes Nokia. To detect threats earlier without compromising performance, security must deliver continuous visibility, operate predictably under load, and …

Ambient IoT has proven battery-free sensing is possible, but enterprise adoption now depends on something bigger: reliable network infrastructure. As deployments scale, trusted, continuous visibility—not the tag itself—will determine which …

As India accelerates its digital transformation, resilient, intelligent connectivity is becoming essential for global enterprises seeking to scale operations, ensure business continuity, and unlock opportunities across the country’s fast-growing AI, …

Telecom operators must rethink workforce training as networks and customer expectations evolve. Immersive, AI-driven roleplay and realistic practice environments can improve retention, strengthen customer-facing skills, and prepare distributed teams to …

Autonomous networks driven by AI are exposing the limits of legacy OSS built for static infrastructure. Operators now need an evolved, ontology-driven control layer that can unify fragmented data, govern …

As telecom operators embrace D2D satellite connectivity, the industry is moving closer to closing persistent coverage gaps, extending resilient mobile access to remote regions, and ensuring geography no longer determines …

Cisco’s recent SD-WAN vulnerabilities are not isolated flaws but symptoms of a deeper architectural weakness across modern networks. As threat actors increasingly target centralized control-plane systems in enterprise and telecom …

As satellite constellations reshape global connectivity, attention is shifting beyond internet access toward compute in orbit. The challenge now is understanding how space-based infrastructure will integrate with terrestrial networks to …

Critical communications networks are increasingly being pushed beyond the limits of single-bearer design, as operators in defence, utilities and public services face growing demand for resilient, always-on connectivity across unpredictable …

Why CSPs are losing the customer relationship betting on half the experience and where they can grab the other half. Just three weeks ago, Verizon CEO Dan Schulman said the …