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Speaking during Deutsche Telekom’s AI Investor Day, John Saw, chief technology officer at T-Mobile highlighted Customer-Driven Coverage (CDC) as one of the company’s biggest AI-driven changes in how it approaches …

Starlink Mobile’s real constraint might not be satellite coverage but capacity per square kilometer. A new model, offered up by Vish Nandlall, suggests where population density forces satellite service back …

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 …

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 – …

In sum, what to know: -Signals Research Group recently conducted what is almost certainly the first independent testing of 5G massive and Multi-User MIMO in FDD spectrum, in a live …

Tim Donovan, president and chief executive officer of the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) told RCR that U.S. regional carriers need to continue investing in spectrum, network upgrades, and new services …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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: …

Rémy Pascal, practice leader, mobile infrastructure and RAN lead analyst at Omdia, told RCR that Chinese equipment currently deployed in telecom networks in India has been operating for several years, …

AI has overtaken networking as a top concern for industrial leaders. Massive data workloads are putting pressure on legacy infrastructure never designed to support them — and industries risk falling …

Speaking to RCR Wireless News, Rémy Pascal, practice leader, mobile infrastructure and RAN lead analyst at Omdia, said the main regional contributors to growth in the first half of the …

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Discover how the telecom industry is undergoing a dual paradigm shift from traditional IT operating models to intent-based autonomous operations, all powered by 5G programmability and AI-driven networks, and the …

 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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

A day (or two) after SpaceX talked about plans for a terrestrial Starlink mobile network, analysts have started to debate whether Musk is building a fourth US carrier, optimising satellite …

Non-terrestrial networks (NTN) are extending 5G and future 6G service domains beyond terrestrial limits. As its capabilities evolve, performance expectations are shifting toward carrier-grade reliability. This report explores the emerging …

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): Some fairly routine industry updates on Wi-Fi, LoRaWAN, 5G rankings, and telecom-related M&A, plus a bigger story – about how cheap …