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  • Fighting talk (and team spirit) – Celona preps private 5G/Wi-Fi for AI scramble in Industry 4.0

    by James Blackman August 14, 2026
    by James Blackman August 14, 2026

    Celona chief Rajeev Shah tells RCR that its new converged two-fer private 5G/Wi-Fi solution, propped up on agentic AI, properly opens the door for physical AI in Industry 4.0 – …

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  • Wednesday (telco diary) | Smells like team spirit – and that tech-bro Musk

    by James Blackman August 13, 2026
    by James Blackman August 13, 2026

    From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Telco integration is back in fashion (again), from satellite and terrestrial networks to private 5G and Wi-Fi. Mostly, it is an …

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  • Celona takes private 5G into the industrial Wi-Fi fight – with AI in the middle

    by James Blackman August 12, 2026
    by James Blackman August 12, 2026

    Celona is folding Wi-Fi 7, private 5G, public cellular and satellite into one AI-managed platform, targeting the complexity, cost and device shortages that have held back enterprise wireless adoption. In …

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  • Friday (telco diary) | Friday night fare – private 5G to go

    by James Blackman August 10, 2026
    by James Blackman August 10, 2026

    From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Private 5G is maturing, clearly, and the market is changing shape: Nokia is in retreat, slipping to fourth in the rankings, …

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  • Tuesday (telco diary) | More about ISAC – on battlefields and sportsfields

    by James Blackman August 5, 2026
    by James Blackman August 5, 2026

    From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Some fairly routine industry updates on Wi-Fi, LoRaWAN, 5G rankings, and telecom-related M&A, plus a bigger story – about how cheap …

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  • From missiles to pizzas – why 6G drone sensing has been fast-tracked for 5G

    by James Blackman August 4, 2026
    by James Blackman August 4, 2026

    Cheap drone warfare has changed military strategy, and governments want cheaper anti-drone detection to keep pace. 6G-native ISAC has been rushed into late 5G-era networks in response. Ericsson Federal explains …

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  • Japan’s private 5G market is finally moving beyond demo experiments (Analyst Angle)

    by Asad Khan, Research Director, SNS Telecom Research July 30, 2026
    by Asad Khan, Research Director, SNS Telecom Research July 30, 2026

    Following years of demonstration experiments, Japan’s private 5G market is moving into operational deployment, with spending on track for a 55 percent CAGR through 2030 as port operators, manufacturers, utilities, …

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  • Private 5G – hype, hope, and (some) hard maths 

    by James Blackman July 28, 2026
    by James Blackman July 28, 2026

    Or: why a market leader became a market leaver. Private 5G is growing fast, but not explosively. SNS explains the market maths, the hype gap, and why Nokia has called …

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  • The most expensive wireless system is the one you install twice (Reader Forum)

    by Payam Maveddat, General Manager for Enterprise, Wilson Connectivity July 22, 2026
    by Payam Maveddat, General Manager for Enterprise, Wilson Connectivity July 22, 2026

    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 …

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  • Monday (telco diary) | Sovereign AI for Industry 4.0

    by James Blackman July 21, 2026
    by James Blackman July 21, 2026

    From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Europe’s AI sovereignty push is gathering pace with the launch of Soofi S, while telecoms and governments reposition networks, chips, submarine …

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  • When the push becomes the pull – private 5G and physical AI

    by James Blackman July 20, 2026
    by James Blackman July 20, 2026

    Private 5G was once sold as telecom’s answer to industrial connectivity. Now physical AI, covering robotics and automation, is changing the dynamic: industrial enterprises – and their technology providers – …

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  • Ericsson wins role in £8bn UK’s defense upgrade as private 5G moves to frontline

    by James Blackman July 17, 2026
    by James Blackman July 17, 2026

    Ericsson has a direct role in the UK military’s £8 billion tactical comms overhaul, highlighting the growing importance of private 5G, drones, and AI in battlefield engagements; the win also …

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  • Fast-growing private 5G offers blueprint for AI-era telecoms

    by James Blackman July 16, 2026
    by James Blackman July 16, 2026

    New forecasts say the private 5G market will grow at 34 percent annually to pass $6.6 billion by 2030; but the bigger story is how the sector has become a …

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  • Wednesday (telco diary) | What telcos want – and why they wait

    by James Blackman July 15, 2026
    by James Blackman July 15, 2026

    From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Nokia’s new AI-RAN platform presents a vision of a future where telcos become part of the AI infrastructure stack. Whether operators …

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  • Monday (telco diary) | Consolidation, orchestration, automation

    by James Blackman July 14, 2026
    by James Blackman July 14, 2026

    From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): IoT dominates the news cycle: sector consolidation, eSIM orchestration, private 5G, drones and sensing, industrial automation – a telco market shifting …

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  • Friday (telco diary) | Telco reset, RAN reboot, P5G reality check

    by James Blackman July 13, 2026
    by James Blackman July 13, 2026

    From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Vodafone finds itself centre stage again as telco consolidation gathers pace, while industry efforts to open up RAN software and scale …

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  • How operations leaders see 5G as vital for mission-critical workflows (Reader Forum)

    by Darrell Stogner, Director of Strategic Services, Motorola Solutions July 10, 2026
    by Darrell Stogner, Director of Strategic Services, Motorola Solutions July 10, 2026

    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 …

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  • Thursday (telco diary) | The plumbing is the product

    by James Blackman July 10, 2026
    by James Blackman July 10, 2026

    From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): AI is driving investment across the telco stack – from data centers, fiber, and DCI to access networks, IoT, and edge …

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  • Wednesday (telco diary) | Mobility matters for physical AI

    by James Blackman July 9, 2026
    by James Blackman July 9, 2026

    From the newsletter: Ericsson’s latest mobility trials with AT&T and MediaTek suggest faster, more reliable 5G handovers could become a key enabler for critical IoT, private 5G and emerging physical …

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  • Tuesday (telco diary) | AI hub and spoke, cloud to edge

    by James Blackman July 8, 2026
    by James Blackman July 8, 2026

    From the newsletter: AI infrastructure investment is accelerating across the stack, with Lumen completing its Alkira acquisition for AI network connectivity, Nscale securing $900 million for data centre expansion, Dell’Oro …

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  • “We’re going after the operator channel” – Druid bets on simplicity to scale private 5G

    by James Blackman July 7, 2026
    by James Blackman July 7, 2026

    Irish private cellular specialist Druid Software has acquired Munich-based Node-H to simplify the integration of private 4G/5G systems and broaden the channels through which they are sold – including operators. …

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  • Wednesday | Telco agents and smash hits (Editorial Diary)

    by James Blackman July 2, 2026
    by James Blackman July 2, 2026

    From the newsletter: AI agents in telecoms is sharpening focus on governance, controlled autonomy and human oversight, while momentum in private 5G and industrial AI continues to build through new …

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  • T-Mobile’s big telco plot twist – from ‘un-carrier’ rebel to industry pace-setter

    by James Blackman May 13, 2026
    by James Blackman May 13, 2026

    T-Mobile’s latest moves in AI-native RAN and private 5G for elite sports suggest a carrier evolving beyond its disruptive roots into something more formidable: the operator with the clearest story …

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  • Nokia’s FWA exit shows urgency of portfolio purge – and makes Inseego a global player overnight

    by James Blackman May 5, 2026
    by James Blackman May 5, 2026

    Cut-price FWA sale shows Nokia’s shift to AI infrastructure, sets the tone for further disposals, and gives Inseego an instant double-your-business boost – which poses questions for the San Diego …

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  • HPE intros rugged edge servers – as defense and industry drive AI, 5G, IoT

    by James Blackman May 1, 2026
    by James Blackman May 1, 2026

    Theme of the week: edge computing and private networks for physical AI and AI inference in industrial and military zones. HPE has released a new AI server platform, ruggedized and …

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