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  • RAN edge to DC plumbing – Nokia chases AI ‘supercycle’ everywhere

    by James Blackman September 16, 2026
    by James Blackman September 16, 2026

    Nokia is pushing AI-RAN with mobile operators, supplying defense networks to governments, selling security to internet exchanges, and upgrading longhaul optical infrastructure – a sprawling set of bets that shows …

    Read: RAN edge to DC plumbing – Nokia chases AI ‘supercycle’ everywhere
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  • The Agentic Network — Orange on the maturity path to autonomy

    by RCR Wireless News September 16, 2026
    by RCR Wireless News September 16, 2026

    From tokenmaxxing to token discipline: Orange considers how to measure the efficacy of agentic AI in network operations Orange Fellow and VP of Cloud and Software Engineering Philippe Ensarguet recently …

    Read: The Agentic Network — Orange on the maturity path to autonomy
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  • AI slow-down? What AI slow-down? (Telco Diary)

    by James Blackman September 16, 2026
    by James Blackman September 16, 2026

    From the newsletter (September 15; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): AI safety warnings may be genuine, but they arrive alongside mounting questions about AI economics. As frontier …

    Read: AI slow-down? What AI slow-down? (Telco Diary)
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  • Verizon identifies uplink, spectrum and standards hurdles on road to 6G

    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 15, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 15, 2026

    Verizon chief technology officer and senior vice president of technology development Yago Tenorio told RCR that the industry needs to avoid fragmentation as 6G moves toward commercialization In sum – …

    Read: Verizon identifies uplink, spectrum and standards hurdles on road to 6G
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  • Closing digital skills gap could unlock $3.5 trillion

    by RCR Wireless News September 15, 2026
    by RCR Wireless News September 15, 2026

    More than one in three people worldwide remains offline despite living within mobile broadband coverage, highlighting a shift in the digital divide from network availability to people’s ability to use …

    Read: Closing digital skills gap could unlock $3.5 trillion
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  • New 6G clubs, old 5G duds? (Telco Diary)

    by James Blackman September 15, 2026
    by James Blackman September 15, 2026

    From the newsletter (September 14; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Verizon is expanding its 6G Innovation Forum as operators hunt for AI-driven use cases and a credible …

    Read: New 6G clubs, old 5G duds? (Telco Diary)
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  • American Tower sees European consolidation as growth opportunity

    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 14, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 14, 2026

    American Tower does not expect consolidation in Europe to materially affect its anchor tenants and said it has limited exposure to churn from some of the carriers that could potentially …

    Read: American Tower sees European consolidation as growth opportunity
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  • Day one justification – why scaling network APIs requires smaller, faster commercial wins (Reader Forum)

    by Ievgen Martsin, VP Product Technologies, Network API, Future Proof CX, Proximus Global September 14, 2026
    by Ievgen Martsin, VP Product Technologies, Network API, Future Proof CX, Proximus Global September 14, 2026

    Network APIs face a commercial reality check: operators cannot justify heavy investment on speculative hyperscaler demand. Smaller, faster wins such as Branded Calling could generate revenue sooner, build confidence, and …

    Read: Day one justification – why scaling network APIs requires smaller, faster commercial wins (Reader Forum)
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  • Telcos, remember your roots! (Telco Diary)

    by James Blackman September 14, 2026
    by James Blackman September 14, 2026

    From the newsletter (September 11; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): AT&T CEO John Stankey offers a grounded (sounding) vision for the AI era for telcos: build better …

    Read: Telcos, remember your roots! (Telco Diary)
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  • Nokia campus strategy – from private 5G to private AI? (Telco Diary)

    by James Blackman September 14, 2026
    by James Blackman September 14, 2026

    From the newsletter (September 10; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Nokia’s new Cognitive Operations and Cognitive Edge Node look strikingly familiar as the company exits campus private …

    Read: Nokia campus strategy – from private 5G to private AI? (Telco Diary)
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  • Telecoms – it’s just not cricket (telco diary)

    by James Blackman September 14, 2026
    by James Blackman September 14, 2026

    From the newsletter (September 9; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Telecoms is moving deeper into AI infrastructure as networks become programmable, distributed and intelligent – but the …

    Read: Telecoms – it’s just not cricket (telco diary)
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  • Verizon’s big AI deal (telco diary)

    by James Blackman September 14, 2026
    by James Blackman September 14, 2026

    From the newsletter (September 8; sign-up if you want it sooner): Verizon is buying 80 million miles of Corning fiber through 2032 as it builds a converged network for broadband, …

    Read: Verizon’s big AI deal (telco diary)
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  • Killer apps and the 6G pudding test (telco diary)

    by James Blackman September 14, 2026
    by James Blackman September 14, 2026

    From the newsletter (September 4; sign-up if you want it sooner): The killer-app narrative made sense for 4G, but 5G broke it. As 6G becomes part of a programmable communications …

    Read: Killer apps and the 6G pudding test (telco diary)
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  • Regional carriers looking to broadband, satellite, AI for new opportunities, says CCA

    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 14, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 14, 2026

    Tim Donovan, president and CEO of the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), told RCR that rural carriers may be able to monetize existing land, fiber, and power assets through modular, edge-based …

    Read: Regional carriers looking to broadband, satellite, AI for new opportunities, says CCA
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  • Metro fiber, “kick-ass” 5G, a little DCI and D2D – AT&T sets its course

    by James Blackman September 11, 2026
    by James Blackman September 11, 2026

    AT&T is stripping out its legacy copper network and making fiber and wireless the core of its business – with a converged service, enterprise push, and adjacent satellite integration all …

    Read: Metro fiber, “kick-ass” 5G, a little DCI and D2D – AT&T sets its course
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  • Nokia hints at new campus-AI strategy, raises questions about its old campus-5G one

    by James Blackman September 10, 2026
    by James Blackman September 10, 2026

    Nokia’s new Cognitive Operations edge-compute platform for the mining sector, initially, looks familiar, and raises questions about the sale of its ECE business and its retreat from the ‘campus’ end …

    Read: Nokia hints at new campus-AI strategy, raises questions about its old campus-5G one
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  • American Tower sees AI, 5G, and spectrum driving infra demand

    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 10, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 10, 2026

    Steven Vondran, president and CEO of American Tower, said that the current phase of network deployment is increasingly focused on capacity rather than coverage In sum – what to know: …

    Read: American Tower sees AI, 5G, and spectrum driving infra demand
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  • High bandwidth, high fidelity: Vertex 6.0 delivers emulation for ISAC, 6G and more

    by RCR Wireless News September 10, 2026
    by RCR Wireless News September 10, 2026

    Wireless communications are being stretched to new limits across a host of uses and technologies: From preparation for 6G cellular networks and implementation of AI in the RAN, to current …

    Read: High bandwidth, high fidelity: Vertex 6.0 delivers emulation for ISAC, 6G and more
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  • New Matter API puts the operator gateway back in the smart home (Analyst Angle)

    by Adlane Fellah September 10, 2026
    by Adlane Fellah September 10, 2026

    Broadband Forum’s Matter API could give operators a second shot at the smart home – not by winning consumers with another app, but by making the gateway the neutral platform …

    Read: New Matter API puts the operator gateway back in the smart home (Analyst Angle)
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  • AT&T strikes deal with Amazon Leo – as EU operators seek D2D stake, US opens D2D tap

    by James Blackman September 9, 2026
    by James Blackman September 9, 2026

    AT&T is adding Amazon Leo to its enterprise connectivity mix as satellite moves deeper into terrestrial networks – and European operators eye D2D spectrum and US regulators push to expand …

    Read: AT&T strikes deal with Amazon Leo – as EU operators seek D2D stake, US opens D2D tap
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  • Nokia says AI pushes optical networks into the scale-across era

    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 9, 2026
    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 9, 2026

    Rob Shore, head of optical networks solution marketing at Nokia Network Infrastructure, said AI is generating significantly more bandwidth demand between locations, including data centers, regions, and cloud environments In …

    Read: Nokia says AI pushes optical networks into the scale-across era
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  • Report: Building 6G — Aligning technology, policy and purpose

    by RCR Wireless News September 9, 2026
    by RCR Wireless News September 9, 2026

    The move toward 6G marks a shift from faster networks to intelligent, purpose-driven infrastructure. This webinar will explore how emerging capabilities like AI-native architectures, sub-THz spectrum, integrated sensing, and multilayer security …

    Read: Report: Building 6G — Aligning technology, policy and purpose
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  • Connectivity has become the deciding half of AI’s infra race (Reader Forum)

    by Glenn Lurie, General Partner, Stormbreaker Ventures September 9, 2026
    by Glenn Lurie, General Partner, Stormbreaker Ventures September 9, 2026

    Connectivity, not just compute, will determine AI’s infrastructure future, argues former AT&T president Glenn Lurie. Drawing on the iPhone’s launch, he says operators, hyperscalers and technology companies must build together …

    Read: Connectivity has become the deciding half of AI’s infra race (Reader Forum)
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  • AI Meets the Jobsite: The New Reality of Data Center Construction with Jessica Herrala

    by Carrie Charles September 9, 2026
    by Carrie Charles September 9, 2026

    In this episode, Jessica Herrala, Vice President of North America at Buildots, shares how three decades in construction led her from some of the industry’s largest contractors into the fast-moving …

    Read: AI Meets the Jobsite: The New Reality of Data Center Construction with Jessica Herrala
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  • The good, the bad, the okay – growth and opportunities in prepaid wireless (Analyst Angle)

    by Jeff Moore, Principal, Wave7 Research September 9, 2026
    by Jeff Moore, Principal, Wave7 Research September 9, 2026

    Prepaid wireless is still expanding, with store growth, broadband bundling and shifting retail fortunes reshaping the market – while Las Vegas remains the industry’s essential networking hub. The All Wireless …

    Read: The good, the bad, the okay – growth and opportunities in prepaid wireless (Analyst Angle)
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