As mmWave moves beyond hotspot deployments, the challenge is extending high-frequency coverage without simply adding more base stations. Kyocera’s multi-hop repeater validation points to a more flexible network architecture for …
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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Orange wants Nokia’s AI RAN gains proven in a live network In sum – what we know: Nokia brought the spectral efficiency headline to the Intelligent RAN Forum — 20% …
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From the newsletter (October 2; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Satellite is not about to replace terrestrial networks – but neither is the Starlink threat imaginary. As …
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The RCRTech Roundtables, facilitated by a host of experts, will provide attendees with the opportunity to share their experiences and discuss the challenges they are currently facing regarding powering data …
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From the newsletter (October 1; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Nokia and ICEYE are launching a sovereign satellite communications venture, while US telcos formalize a satellite coverage …
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Jungchul Kim, head of product strategy group, networks business at Samsung Electronics, told RCR that physical AI applications will place specific demands on networks, including ultra-low latency, high reliability, consistent …
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Verizon is moving from scripted RAN automation towards agentic network operations, where AI reasons across domains, shares context and takes action – with the operator retaining control of intent, outcomes …
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From the newsletter (September 30; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): IoT providers are pushing programmable, software-defined connectivity, while AI-RAN promises network efficiency rather than market growth. Operators …
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Mike Jack, director of product marketing at Viavi, told RCR that the challenge is not only validating individual links but ensuring interoperability and performance across a rapidly evolving ecosystem of …
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AI-RAN pilots begin in shipyards and petrochemical plants Samsung Electronics has signed contracts with both KT and SK Telecom to participate in South Korea’s government-backed Hyper AI Network program, a two-year …
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Loai Louis, vice president of corporate development at Ciena told RCR that the decision reflects a change in the pace and breadth of innovation taking place across the networking market …
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Danish IoT provider Onomondo is getting a new majority owner and more than €100m in fresh funding as it pitches integrated global infrastructure, rather than just airtime, as the platform …
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In this episode, Mike Greenawalt, former CEO of Rosendin and founder of the Greenawalt Foundation, shares how his journey from electrical apprentice to leading one of the nation’s largest electrical …
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RFID-enabled smartphones and tablets are moving inventory tracking beyond dedicated scanning rounds, allowing workers to update stock continuously while improving accuracy, productivity and cost efficiency across retail, logistics and other …
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From the newsletter (September 29; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): AI is fuelling a networking infrastructure boom, with Corning scaling fiber production to meet demand, while new …
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The 5G correction is over, but growth is confined to AI RAN In sum – what we know: The radio access network market will stay essentially flat through 2030, but …
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AT&T has signed a $3 billion-plus fiber supply deal with Corning, adding to a string of major commitments as AI data-center construction tightens optical supply and telcos bulk up their …
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In sum – what to know $30B opportunity – PhotonLink could add $30 billion to Coherent’s addressable market by 2030, on top of its existing $60 billion portfolio opportunity. Multiple …
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From the newsletter (September 28; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): GSA data shows private 5G continues to grow, while Samsung and Boldyn deployments in finance and aviation …
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SK Telecom warns telcos not to repeat their 5G mistakes with AI-RAN – while Optus considers how they should re-architect their infrastructure as “social networks for agents”. In sum – …
