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  • 5G core growth shifts outside China, Dell’Oro says

    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 27, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 27, 2026

    Dell’Oro said 5G MCN revenue in North America and EMEA expanded 20% year over year during the quarter, continuing momentum that began in 2025 In sum – what to know: …

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  • Wi-Fi 7 in MDUs – what the tech actually delivers (Analyst Angle)

    by Adlane Fellah May 27, 2026
    by Adlane Fellah May 27, 2026

    More than 80 percent of U.S. rental units are in MDUs that predate modern structured cabling, and new construction accounts for only a fraction of that total each year. For …

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  • Satellite connectivity is finally bridging the digital divide (Reader Forum)

    by Omar Qaise, Founder and CEO, OQ Technology May 27, 2026
    by Omar Qaise, Founder and CEO, OQ Technology May 27, 2026

    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 …

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  • From SD-WAN to 5G core – the network controller is now the target (Reader Forum)

    by Youssef El Maddarsi, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, Naoris May 27, 2026
    by Youssef El Maddarsi, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, Naoris May 27, 2026

    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 …

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  • Powering the future of cloud RAN with the Dell PowerEdge XR8720t

    by Dell Technologies May 26, 2026
    by Dell Technologies May 26, 2026

    Communication Service Providers (CSP) need infrastructure that delivers more value with fewer resources. They require higher performance, reliable networking, straightforward deployment, and room to grow — all without replacing existing …

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  • Airtel pushes premium 5G shift in India, GlobalData says

    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 26, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 26, 2026

    Airtel’s move could also increase pressure on Indian operators to launch similar premium connectivity offerings based on advanced 5G capabilities In sum – what to know: ARPU potential – GlobalData …

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  • Telco economics vs slide decks (Analyst Angle)

    by Vish Nandlall, Founder and Lead Analyst, Vish Nandlall Consulting May 26, 2026
    by Vish Nandlall, Founder and Lead Analyst, Vish Nandlall Consulting May 26, 2026

    Telcos are being asked to fund the next wave of AI and 5G innovation while already burdened by enormous debt and relentless infrastructure costs. By breaking down carrier finances with …

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  • Bharti Airtel launches 5G slicing service for postpaid users

    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 22, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 22, 2026

    Nicole McCormick, chief analyst for consumer 5G and broadband monetization at Omdia, said the launch by Airtel reflects a broader shift among operators toward protecting premium subscriber experiences while seeking …

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  • German sovereignty play builds – DT/SAP win federal gig, Thales expands Google model

    by James Blackman May 22, 2026
    by James Blackman May 22, 2026

    Germany’s sovereign cloud push is advancing with Deutsche Telekom and SAP winning a BMDS AI platform tender built on the “Deutschland-Stack”, while Thales expands its Google Cloud-powered sovereign model in …

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  • Defense Communications Market Pulse Report

    by RCR Wireless News May 22, 2026
    by RCR Wireless News May 22, 2026

    Defense communications has entered a new phase of urgency. Networks are no longer just the pipes that move information across the battlespace; they are becoming the sensing, compute, coordination and …

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  • “Poor” and “cynical” – about GSMA and CTIA on US midband spectrum (Analyst Angle)

    by Dean Bubley May 22, 2026
    by Dean Bubley May 22, 2026

    The GSMA and CTIA have misrepresented early 6GHz Wi-Fi adoption data to justify reallocating spectrum for mobile use, arguing the technology remains in a normal growth phase with significant long-term …

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  • The end of the broadband duopoly (Analyst Angle)

    by Jeff Moore, Principal,Wave7 Research May 22, 2026
    by Jeff Moore, Principal,Wave7 Research May 22, 2026

    The U.S. broadband duopoly of cable and telcos is fading as fixed wireless, Starlink, WISPs, and fiber overbuilders expand rapidly. Increased competition from carriers and alternative providers is giving consumers …

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  • Emerging markets drove global RAN growth in Q1, Omdia says

    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 21, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 21, 2026

    A weaker North American market reflects both the maturity of the region’s 5G cycle and tougher year-over-year comparisons, says Omdia In sum – what to know: Emerging market growth – …

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  • SpaceX IPO filing lays out Musk’s $28.5 trillion vision for AI, satellites, life beyond Earth

    by James Blackman May 21, 2026
    by James Blackman May 21, 2026

    SpaceX’s IPO filing reads like a techno-futurist manifesto – but then that’s its business: a vertically integrated empire of rockets, satellites, and AI infrastructure to scale intelligence globally – and …

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  • Six ways to achieve high-speed internet at home

    by WebFX May 21, 2026
    by WebFX May 21, 2026

    If your video calls freeze, streaming services buffer during peak hours or online games lag at the worst possible moment, you are not alone. Many households struggle with inconsistent internet …

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  • Space as the next network edge – the evolution of global connectivity (Reader Forum)

    by Mike Hicks, Principal Solutions Analyst, Cisco ThousandEyes May 21, 2026
    by Mike Hicks, Principal Solutions Analyst, Cisco ThousandEyes May 21, 2026

    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 …

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  • KDDI outlines AI-native strategy through 2029

    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 20, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 20, 2026

    KDDI said that a central component of the strategy is the “digital belt” initiative, which includes the expansion of low-latency transport and access networks, AIDC infrastructure, satellite ground stations, and …

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  • A universal blueprint for snowflake telcos to prep for the AI revolution

    by James Blackman May 20, 2026
    by James Blackman May 20, 2026

    Telcos will never achieve full network autonomy or business change by layering AI agents onto monolithic legacy systems, says TM Forum in the second half of its discussion with RCR. …

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  • From Fiber Construction to Data Center Expansion: Vincent Cioci on How Luck Grove Is Building What’s Next

    by Carrie Charles May 20, 2026
    by Carrie Charles May 20, 2026

    In this episode, Vincent Cioci, CEO of Luck Grove, shares how the company is scaling from a small fiber engineering firm into a rapidly growing infrastructure partner supporting fiber expansion, …

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  • Defense panel sketches what deployable edge AI and private 5G actually look like

    by Christian de Looper May 19, 2026
    by Christian de Looper May 19, 2026

    Operators, spectrum leads, and coalition partners weigh in on edge AI, survivability, and spectrum coordination At the Defense Communications Forum, a series of military operators, spectrum policy leads, and coalition …

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  • 5G and NTN convergence: NATO and the Army’s playbook

    by Christian de Looper May 19, 2026
    by Christian de Looper May 19, 2026

    Defense and industry leaders detail NTN standards progress, tactical use cases, and the security gaps still ahead The convergence of 5G and non-terrestrial networks (NTN) has moved well past the …

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  • Why single-network strategies are failing critical communications (Reader Forum)

    by Tristan Wood, Managing Director, Livewire Digital May 19, 2026
    by Tristan Wood, Managing Director, Livewire Digital May 19, 2026

    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 …

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  • Vodafone Idea posts surprise profit amid network expansion

    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 19, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 19, 2026

    Vodafone Idea said its 5G network now covers more than 80 cities across all 17 telecom circles where it owns 5G spectrum In sum – what to know: Unexpected profit …

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  • The road to Level 4 – from point solutions to wall-to-wall autonomy

    by James Blackman May 19, 2026
    by James Blackman May 19, 2026

    An interview with TM Forum, in two parts, about where telcos are up to with network autonomy, and the work to scale point solutions into vendor-agnostic deployments across entire network …

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  • Verizon on defense: Security should be baked into the network, not bolted on

    by Christian de Looper May 18, 2026
    by Christian de Looper May 18, 2026

    Verizon’s Lamont Copeland on assigning modalities to missions and modernizing TDM in bites Verizon’s Lamont Copeland recently spoke to RCR Wireless’ Sulagna Saha at the Defense Communications Forum, arguing that …

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