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Creator-led MVNOs highlight a new path for telecom growth, where community, identity and brand loyalty drive adoption more than price or coverage. Telecom tech company Circles says that by leveraging …

The eSIM is rapidly becoming the default across flagship smartphones, smart glasses, smart watches, and other companion devices. This is increasingly raising an important question, says telecom software provider Motive: …

Agentic AI, sustainability mandates, edge-native infrastructure, and AI-augmented workforces are reshaping how operators run networks and serve customers, says enterprise software company IFS. In recent years, the industry has undergone …

As AI adoption accelerates, telecom operators have a chance to claim a central role in the AI economy, says Spirent (now part of Keysight). To seize it, they must move …

Cyberattacks, outages, and AI-scale workloads are exposing the limits of legacy enterprise networks. As costs soar and threats evolve, IT services company Kyndryl says organizations must move beyond basic automation …

Moving beyond regional SKUs can reshape mobile radio design and global user experience Every year original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) face the daunting task of forecasting demand for multiple regional variants …

Not likely — but Wi-Fi offload might The 6G network is coming, and the telecommunications industry has no shortage of ambition: higher performance, “implantables,” tighter integration with AI, and increasingly seamless …

Deploying and operating Open RAN environments is far more complex than the vision suggests Open RAN (Radio Access Network) has been heralded as a breakthrough for mobile operators, promising flexibility, …

Experts disagree on timing, but carriers and customers should expect quantum technology capable of breaking today’s encryption to emerge in the 2030s “Q-day,” the day when quantum computers will be …

Semantic layers break silos and establishes a single source of truth, while greatly simplifying interaction with complex data. The telecom industry serves as the backbone of the modern digital economy, …

Significant change will grip the satellite IoT industry this year, driven by several external forces Satellite IoT is undergoing an evolution, which will be accelerated by several key factors, from …

Amid heightened network expectations, communications providers are faced with increasingly complex environments In today’s hyperconnected world, disruptions or disconnections of any form are more than an inconvenience. They have evolved …

Why not take the same strands of light that already power the world’s fiber-optic cables and let them travel freely through the air? When Telstar 1, the first ever communications …

Modern dependence on “always on” connectivity has changed the game for service providers and networks Service provider networks have grown well beyond the traditional offerings of video and residential broadband, …

Physical AI describes intelligent systems that can sense, interpret, and act in real environments Picture a warehouse robot weaving through aisles at top speed, or a massive shipping crane hoisting …

Density, latency, and real-time data movement are now the make-or-break variables in modern data center design Whether you say “Hey Siri” or ask Alexa to dim the lights, you get …

When technologies cross certain adoption thresholds, something changes in the market. It’s called the tipping point because the size and success of the installed base reaches a point where customers …

6G is expected to embed intelligence and sensing directly into the radio layer The transition from 5G to 6G is about much more than just faster speeds. It will fundamentally …

Navigating the complexity of Wi-Fi connectivity with dynamic segmentation for user-friendly wireless access In the AI era, both the demand for connectivity and the diversity of connectivity needs are expanding …

According to a recent report, 75% of telco CEOs believe legacy IT systems hinder rapid innovation The telecommunications industry is undergoing significant change. Connectivity is increasingly commoditized, 5G is broadly …

When AI falters in telecom, the ripple effects extend across entire economies The telecom industry stands at a defining moment for AI-driven transformation. Whileevery sector experiments with AI, telecom operators …

The story of IoT has never been a simple one. Few technologies have inspired such sweeping visions of transformation, only to stutter and splutter, and fizzle out. For years, the …

As industrial AI and automation grow, reliable connectivity will matter as much as the machines themselves As the adoption of automation, robotics, and industrial AI accelerates, the network has now …

The bigger truth is that carriers, consumers, and businesses are not yet ready for 6G While some have begun speculating on the futuristic potential of 6G, a more pressing need …

Agentic AI is the key to reinvention, reinvigoration, and winning the next decade The industry business model is dying. Rows of cubicles, millions of square feet of office space being …