In sum, what to know: –Taking NTN beyond consumers: Anterix, which owns 900 MHz spectrum and targets the utility and enterprise private wireless space, is testing space-based direct-to-device connectivity with the aim of providing utilities with NTN connectivity. –Device line-up:…

RCR’s free virtual Telco AI Forum is taking place on June 16th. Register here to explore AT&T’s telco AI strategy in more depth. Imagine for a second that a telecom network is like this massive, high-speed automated highway. Now, the…

Cisco says enterprises must move beyond WPA2 to WPA3 and strengthen wireless security through SAE, forward secrecy, and Wi-Fi 7 – to enable resilient zero-trust-ready enterprise mobility across modern networks security architecture evolution now. Wireless networks are no longer just…

Speaking during a recent RCR webinar, AFL’s Noah Taylor said that as hyperscalers expand AI deployments, the networks linking data centers are becoming increasingly important alongside the facilities themselves In sum – what to know: DCI scales rapidly – Taylor…

The Nvidia-powered AI-RAN deal moves the partners’ year-long collaboration to deployment In sum – what we know: Nokia and Indosat have signed a strategic network modernization and AI-RAN rollout agreement that puts their Nvidia-powered collaboration on a path to actual…

As operators scale into a 5G-first world, the complexity of interoperability grows just as quickly. New network architectures, sunsetting of legacy technologies and the rapid rise in standalone (SA) deployments mean operators need reliable, standardised ways to ensure their services…

As operators scale into a 5G-first world, the complexity of interoperability grows just as quickly. New network architectures, sunsetting of legacy technologies and the rapid rise in standalone (SA) deployments mean operators need reliable, standardised ways to ensure their services…

A Maravedis analyst’s view on the Q1 2026 reckoning for fixed broadband, and why the economics of multifamily are quietly becoming the most interesting line in the deck. – Q1 2026 broke US broadband: Charter’s stock halved on flat ARPU…

Why the bottleneck always moves, why economics is an equal partner, and why capital recovery in AI infrastructure now depends on workload liquidity. Every infrastructure supercycle has two engines, not one. The technical engine is bottleneck migration. Workloads expose a…

The threat timeline for quantum-era security is compressing. Harvest now, decrypt later attacks, accelerating hardware development, and mounting regulatory pressure are pushing post-quantum cryptography from long-term roadmap to near-term operational requirement for communications service providers. In this report, RCRTech examines the drivers,…

As CSPs face challenges such as fragmented data, declining margins, and the need for massive infrastructure investments, AI offers potential for revenue growth and operational transformation. However, the fragmented and siloed nature of telco data complicates AI adoption, often leading…

European telcos are rebuilding scale in their fixed networks through acquisitions, joint ventures, and wholesale models to reduce fiber overlap, improve economics, and prep the AI-edge. In sum – what to know: Telenor – is acquiring Norwegian fiber operator Enivest…

In May, the Government of China approved trial use of the 6GHz band for 6G field testing, enabling prototype and pre-commercial systems to be evaluated in selected regions In sum – what to know: Pilot coordination – China’s MIIT launched…

Dynamic CX layers predictive intelligence onto T-Mobile’s existing network to pre-position capacity In sum – what we know: T-Mobile has unveiled a new AI-powered network technology called Dynamic CX, timing the launch to land just ahead of the summer event season and…

As AI becomes the public face of business, organizations must validate performance, security, and cost efficiency at scale. Comprehensive testing under realistic workloads is essential to ensure reliable, secure, and economically sustainable customer-facing AI systems. Generative AI chatbots, recommendation engines,…

AI’s growth is increasingly constrained not by chips but by infrastructure, from data storage and energy demand to connectivity bottlenecks. As data centers expand, the weakest link shifts, threatening to limit AI’s future scale and performance. Frontier AI companies are…

Spending patterns in the optical market are increasingly shaped by hyperscalers rather than traditional telecom operators – says Ciena, Nokia, and Dell’Oro on an RCR webinar. In sum – what to know: DCI demand surges – Dell’Oro said spending on…

The UK government’s £1.1bn AI hardware plan anchors a new national compute strategy, including a £750m supercomputer in Edinburgh and targeted support for UK chip startups, alongside major private commitments from AMD and Nebius worth nearly £4bn, and a growing…

AT&T’s Pascal Desroches frames direct-to-device satellite as a complement to terrestrial networks In sum – what we know: AT&T’s CFO laid out the company’s satellite playbook days before Starlink’s parent heads to the public market, and the message was about…

A Samsung executive told RCR Wireless News that the technology could improve the quality and reliability of FWA services while supporting applications that depend on real-time data transfers In sum – what to know: Late-2027 commercialization – Samsung told RCR…

Major telcos in France have agreed a deal to split SFR, the country’s second-biggest operator, between Bouygues Telecom, Orange, and Iliad. The transaction boosts their commercial scale, investment capacity, and sovereignty ambitions, but it has to get past regulatory approval…

Join this webinar to learn how to use NI test hardware and software, including PXI Vector Signal Transceivers (VSTs) and RFmx, for RF component and device noise-figure measurements. It includes some background on noise-figure theory and application, provides an overview…

Hyperscalers are focused on monetizing their AI compute investments, which continues to direct a larger share of spending towards network infrastructure, observes Ciena chief Gary Smith. In sum – what to know: Market expansion – Ciena said its addressable market…

Ericsson is providing the back-end OSS/BSS, IBM is providing the IT services – in combination, they enable freedom of choice over CRM and user services During MWC Barcelona, RCRTech principal analyst Sean Kinney spoke with Ericsson’s Mats Karlsson, vice president…

An Omdia analyst told RCR Wireless News that Telefónica and Google Cloud’s new sovereign cloud partnership highlights a growing trend in Europe toward combining hyperscale cloud platforms with local operational controls In sum – what to know: Local control –…

Keysight has a collaboration with NTT Docomo and NTT to advance realistic 6G channel modeling and wireless communs simulation In sum – what to know: 6G testing – Keysight, NTT Docomo, and NTT are advancing measurement-driven channel modeling and distributed…

Orange Business is advancing its enterprise strategy through sovereign and secure data management and services. A new French hospital deployment shows the model in use – but everything from the French firm, lately, is pinned to the same message, including…

Panelists argued defense 5G built on 3GPP standards offers speed, scale, and a path to reclaiming contested spectrum In sum – what we know: At the Defense Communications Forum, a panel titled “from harmonizing to optimizing spectrum for defense operations”…

An Omdia analyst told RCR Wireless News that Telefónica and Google Cloud’s new sovereign cloud partnership highlights a growing trend in Europe toward combining hyperscale cloud platforms with local operational controls In sum – what to know: Local control –…

Cisco Live 2026 signals the arrival of the agentic network, built around Cloud Control, AI-driven operations and security. But for managed connectivity providers, the real test remains simpler licensing, channel economics and monetizable value for SMB customers. In sum –…