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Wi-Fi 8 could give ISPs a new line of defense against AI-driven cyberattacks, embedding inference hardware in residential gateways. Airties CEO Metin Taskin argues operators must pair next-generation chipsets with …

Hospitals increasingly need DAS to solve three problems at once: public-safety compliance, clinical connectivity and security. Wilson Connectivity argues that analog architecture can simplify lifecycle costs, reliability and HIPAA-related risk …

Network APIs face a commercial reality check: operators cannot justify heavy investment on speculative hyperscaler demand. Smaller, faster wins such as Branded Calling could generate revenue sooner, build confidence, and …

As AI shifts from centralised training to distributed inference, network architecture is being redrawn around proximity, latency and resilience. Metro fiber, edge connectivity, and optical infrastructure will become as critical …

LoRaWAN has answered the question of whether LPWAN can work at scale. With deployments spanning utilities, buildings, industry, and agriculture, the focus is now shifting to where its economics can …

Space traffic is critical as debris and satellite constellations crowd low Earth orbit. Effective management will require tougher regulation, active debris removal, resilient satellite design and cybersecurity to keep orbital …

Agentic AI promises smarter, more autonomous telecom operations, but fragmented OSS/BSS, middleware, and messaging platforms deny it the operational context it needs. Without end-to-end visibility, CSPs risk weaker automation, poorer …

As enterprises shift workloads into colocation facilities, visibility gaps across shared infrastructure can undermine performance and resilience. End-to-end network observability, including packet-level inspection, helps IT teams identify faults faster, reduce …

AI ambitions are exposing the limits of enterprise networks built for the cloud era. To support autonomous workloads at scale, enterprises must evolve from static connectivity to intelligent, self-managing agentic …

New research from network edge routing provider RtBrick suggests America’s broadband problem is no longer about raw speed but network architecture. As demand for low-latency applications grows, operators clinging to …

AI-driven investment is transforming digital infrastructure into one of the world’s fastest-growing industries. But rapid expansion, power constraints, and inevitable consolidation mean many firms may not be around for long. …

Most in-building wireless failures stem from poor requirements gathering, not flawed technology. Enterprises that buy for symptoms rather than operational, capacity, compliance, and growth needs often face costly rip-and-replace projects …

Operators must move beyond basic human-in-the-loop assistance to embed agentic AI across their digital core systems, build invisible self-healing networks, unlock billions in value, and define next-generation connectivity – writes …

As enterprises deploy agentic AI across clouds, regions, and business ecosystems, connectivity is becoming a strategic differentiator. Vodafone Business says future networks must support AI-to-AI interactions with greater intelligence, security, …

Motorola Solutions argues that 5G has become a valuable connectivity layer for utilities, public safety and industry, but mission-critical operations still depend on resilient LMR networks, with broadband technologies serving …

The FCC faces a spectrum balancing act: strengthen GPS resilience without disrupting a thriving 900 MHz unlicensed ecosystem powering critical IoT, smart infrastructure, and billions in economic value across the …

Enterprises must treat voice and messaging identities as strategic assets, says First Orion, using authentication and branded comms to strengthen trust, combat fraud, and improve customer engagement. Telecommunications fraud has …

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. …

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, …

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 …

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 …