Samsung completes first commercial call using vRAN
The trial builds on a 2024 milestone, when Samsung completed an end-to-end vRAN call in a lab environment using Intel’s Xeon 6 system-on-chip
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Autonomous operations: Why communications providers can’t afford to wait (Reader Forum)
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...
CommScope through a telescope – what’s left after $10.5bn Amphenol sale
Amphenol has completed its $10.5 billion cash acquisition of CommScope’s CCS business, leaving CommScope with Ruckus and ANS, rebranded together as Vistance Networks. ANS...
CES 2026: Keysight, Samsung demonstrate NR-NTN link in n252 band as direct-to-cell connectivity takes...
The demonstration verifies vendor interoperability, while publicly validating the n252 S-band in a non-terrestrial network system
In sum — what to know:
The demo: Keysight, Samsung...
How close are AI-based self-healing networks to a reality?
Could AI make networks that immediately fix disruptions real?
Self-healing networks are exactly what they sound like -- networks that can track real-time changes that...
SpaceX wins FCC’s approval for 7,500 additional Starlink satellites
The approval will let SpaceX deploy a batch of 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites, bringing direct-to-cell (DTC) connectivity outside the U.S. and supplemental coverage inside
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Kyivstar launches 5G pilot in Lviv as Ukraine pushes digital modernization amid war
Kyivstar's 5G initiative is designed to assess 5G performance in real urban conditions
In sum – what to know:
5G amid conflict - Kyivstar is advancing...
Millicom weighs acquisition of Telefónica Chile
Telefónica has been gradually exiting most international markets since 2019, focusing instead on its core operations in Brazil, Germany, Spain and the UK
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EchoStar sell-off shows inefficiencies of exclusive spectrum (Analyst Angle)
EchoStar’s $40bn spectrum sell-off to AT&T and SpaceX ends its own ambitions to be a fourth mobile operator in the U.S., and boosts capacity...
CES 2026: LitePoint clears testing milestone with Qualcomm’s upcoming Wi-Fi 8 platform
Even as the world is still settling into Wi-Fi 7, hardware for the next generation is already moving from concept to test bench
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Back down to Earth: How invisible highways of light are outclassing orbital satellite connectivity...
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...
Ofcom maps out split-priority approach for upper 6 GHz band
The 6 GHz spectrum sharing proposal outlines a Wi-Fi-first, mobile-later approach
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Wi-Fi first, mobile later - The split-priority approach gives...
SoftBank, Ericsson and Qualcomm trial 5G and 5G-A
The new Tokyo trial reduced wireless link latency by around 90% compared with scenarios that did not use 5G and 5G Advanced technologies such...
Five insights from GSMA Intelligence’s new report on AI-era assurance
Roughly 80% of operators already use AI for analytics; however, these deployments are largely limited to decision-support use cases
In partnership with Radcom, GSMA Intelligence...
CES 2026: A look at Keysight’s new AI integrity builder, and how it makes...
AI’s performance is often dubious, and to use it for safety-critical applications without continuous monitoring or iterative adaptation is perhaps the worst possible way
Machines...
FCC votes to unlock high-power 6 GHz for Wi‑Fi and IoT devices
The FCC will vote to create a new category of ‘geofenced variable power’ (GVP) devices that can use the 6 GHz band under specific rules;...
BT sells US federal unit as part of global infra retreat, service push
BT has sold BT Federal, its US government contracting operation, to system integrator 22nd Century Technologies, marking another step to gut its international infrastructure...
CES 2026 Wi-Fi news round up
With Wi-Fi 8 certification still years away, some in the industry question whether the technology’s CES prominence is premature
While some companies, including Acer and...
AI, ML step into a bigger role for service provider networks (Reader Forum)
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...
Viavi unveils testing and certification platform as hollow core fiber edges toward wider adoption
The solution brings to offer testing capabilities tailored to the unique optical and physical properties of hollow core fiber closing a growing demand gap
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China ends November with 4.83 million 5G sites
Operators in China had deployed a total of 4.83 million 5G base stations as of the end of November 2025
In sum – what to...
Wi-Fi Alliance move brings Wi-Fi 7 features to 20 MHz-only devices
The Alliance says the new certification will bring Wi-Fi 7 features to a wider range of residential, enterprise, and industrial devices
In sum – what...
Fastweb+Vodafone and TIM agree shared 5G rollout in Italy
Fastweb+Vodafone and TIM plan to use a RAN sharing model to accelerate 5G deployment om Italy, targeting small towns.
In sum – what to know:
Shared...
Marvell expands AI interconnect portfolio with $540m XConn deal
Marvell is acquiring XConn to strengthen its PCIe, CXL, and UALink switching capabilities, combining electrical and optical interconnect expertise to become a vendor-neutral platform...
Global 6 GHz spectrum policy and the outlook for Wi-Fi 8
6 GHz spectrum is a key enabler for Wi-Fi 8, delivering higher throughput, lower latency, and greater capacity for dense networks and AI-driven applications.
This RCR...