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NetSense demo in Miami tracked drones with unmodified 5G radios In sum – what we know: Lockheed Martin, Verizon, and Nvidia — along with Keysight Technologies, ODC, and Astris AI …

Lumen sees the biggest AI networking opportunity between data centers and AI factories, but admits inference will also spread to the edge, leaving the future balance between east-west and north-south …

Celona chief Rajeev Shah tells RCR that its new converged two-fer private 5G/Wi-Fi solution, propped up on agentic AI, properly opens the door for physical AI in Industry 4.0 – …

 Leveraging AI to drive CX means continuously gathering data from “real people in real places doing real things,” T-Mobile EVP Ankur Kapoor explained The telecom industry often frames AI-enabled automation …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): America’s AI infrastructure boom is creating an unexpected bottleneck: the people needed to build it. Data centers are competing with broadband …

In a conference call with investors, the telco’s chief executive officer Vicki Brady said that Telstra plans to increase network density and accelerate its rollout of 5G standalone during fiscal …

From contact centers to network ops, U Mobile bets on frontier models In sum – what we know: U Mobile has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI, with AWS providing the cloud …

Lumen is rebuilding around AI, pairing a vast US fiber footprint with programmable networking through Alkira. The bet is that enterprise connectivity is moving from connecting sites to connecting clouds, …

From October, Rakuten Mobile will continue using KDDI’s network in areas where it needs more time to build coverage, while roaming will be scaled back in areas where the telco …

AI data centers and rural broadband are fighting over the same workers. AT&T and Meta are hiring thousands of fiber technicians to meet AI data center demand. But that is …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Telco integration is back in fashion (again), from satellite and terrestrial networks to private 5G and Wi-Fi. Mostly, it is an …

The operator treats AI as a native network capability rather than an app layer add-on In sum – what we know: Telefónica is embedding generative AI directly into its business voice services …

KDDI said revenue from AI integration and cybersecurity increased 19.2% year-over-year in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 In sum – what to know: AI growth – AI integration and …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Open RAN is evolving from a promise of supplier diversity toward a more pragmatic focus on interface standardization, as operators weigh …

Celona is folding Wi-Fi 7, private 5G, public cellular and satellite into one AI-managed platform, targeting the complexity, cost and device shortages that have held back enterprise wireless adoption. In …

In the 3rd edition of RCR’s 6G Forum we will tackle the most pressing questions relating to AI-native network architectures and service enablement as the industry moves towards the 6G …

In this episode, Seth Arndorfer, CEO of DCN, shares how an unexpected career journey from agriculture and college rodeo to telecommunications led him to the forefront of one of the …

Europe’s AI ambitions depend on more than chips and computing power. Without sovereign cloud infrastructure, open standards and domestic alternatives to foreign hyperscalers, the region risks trading technological ambition for …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Lumen is betting that AI-driven connectivity will reward a different telco model: less legacy network, more fiber, software and control, with …

Chief executive Timotheus Höttges describes T-Systems as a strategic asset for Deutsche Telekom, particularly as demand for digital sovereignty increases in Europe In sum – what to know: Sovereign AI …

Rural broadband is no longer a quiet corner of telecom, says WISPA chief David Zumwalt. Zumwalt considers how WISPs are facing fiber overbuilds, private equity, Starlink, and spectrum constraints even …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Private 5G is maturing, clearly, and the market is changing shape: Nokia is in retreat, slipping to fourth in the rankings, …

Operators need telco-trained models, guardrails, simulation and distributed AI infrastructure to move from network automation to new AI-era services. The telecom industry’s agentic AI conversation often starts with network operations. …

Ericsson set to deploy AI-RAN at KG Mobility under South Korea’s AI Highway plan In sum – what we know: Ericsson has been named the sole global technology partner in an SK …