Verizon says its legacy telco turnaround is gathering pace, but that its bigger opportunity lies with AI infrastructure – connecting data centers, metro centers, and edge premises; starting with a …
AI Infrastructure Forum 2026
AI is shifting from training to inference, and two pressures now define the business: the end-user experience and the return on investment. RCR’s AI Infrastructure Forum returns to ask: can …
Report: Scaling Optical Networks For The Hyperscale And AI Era
AI is not just driving demand for more network capacity. It is fundamentally changing what networks need to do. AI workloads introduce a traffic profile unlike anything cloud computing has …
Wi-Fi Market Pulse Report: Scaling Wi-Fi 7, Preparing For Wi-Fi 8
As 6G still develops, Wi-Fi is stepping into the spotlight, not just as a complementary technology, but as a critical enabler of connectivity. With Wi-Fi 7 rolling out and Wi-Fi …
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SK Telecom said that SK Hyper will oversee the full development process for its AIDC business, including securing land, constructing and operating substations, attracting customers, and commercializing new facilities In …
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Hollow-core fiber won’t hit cost parity for a decade – regarding HKT’s 3.2Tbps DCI ‘superhighway’
by Matt Kendallby Matt KendallHKT’s hollow-core fiber AI ‘superhighway’ highlights the tech’s promise for ultra low-latency DCI networks, but analyst CRU Group says costs, ecosystems, and production mean at-scale adoption is years away. In …
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From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): AT&T’s AI strategy suggests the real breakthrough is not bigger language models, but smarter orchestration. As inference becomes a network workload, …
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AT&T is optimizing for upstream traffic, not download speeds In sum – what we know: AT&T is apparently prepared for the “agentic AI wave.” On AT&T’s Q2 2026 earnings call, …
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Network sensing tracked an unconnected drone without radar In sum – what we know: AT&T and Ericsson have built a new drone-detection system that was shown off in a demo at AT&T …
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Huawei and China Unicom Beijing recently announced the commercial deployment of what they describe as the world’s largest 5G-A 100 MHz GigaUplink network In sum – what to know: Mobile …
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The US is preparing another multibillion-dollar 5G spectrum windfall, pairing a 2027 upper C-band auction with a 2028 2.7 GHz sale, while the FCC also rebuilds satellite licensing for the …
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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 …
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From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): T-Mobile’s latest Q2 results make the case for it as the West’s growth leader among mobile operators. But they also show …
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From fraud prevention to RAN energy savings, Rakuten Mobile is using AI to move network data from insight to automated action The telecom industry discourse on AI keeps returning to …
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While AI-related traffic is affecting multiple network segments, Brodie Gage, chief product and technology officer at Ciena, said the most immediate pressure is emerging in metro networks, particularly DCI environments …
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Telco AI is no longer just a proof-of-concept. AI is no longer an overlay on the network. It is being embedded in the network itself, from telco-grade models running inside …
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Justin Hotard’s AI-first reset of Nokia is beginning to deliver, as seen in its Q2 scores: AI and cloud demand is accelerating, infrastructure growth is returning, and the company is …
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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. …
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From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): AT&T’s strong quarter reinforces the case for fiber as the foundation of the AI economy. But as networks are built out, …
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The government of South Korea has selected two consortia led by SK Telecom and KT to develop and demonstrate what it calls Hyper AI Network Infrastructure In sum – what …
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AT&T’s second-quarter results show a telco reshaping itself around fiber-led growth, using fixed broadband to drive wireless gains and cash generation. The strategy is working – although top-line growth remains …
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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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From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): AI agents are moving from experimentation to execution in telecom, with operators chasing major cost savings while learning that technology must …
