Know What's Happening in Telecom
Know What's Happening in Telecom
Cable Operators Leverage Wi‑Fi to Capture Wireless Market Share
Cable operators such as Charter and Comcast have turned their extensive Wi‑Fi networks—carrying about 90 % of mobile data—into a competitive advantage, capturing roughly one‑third of new wireless customers in Q4 2025. The bundling strategy helped consumers save an estimated $5 billion in 2025 compared with traditional wireless plans.
Microsoft announced that its MicroLED‑based optical cable system, called MOSAIC, will be commercialized with partners by late 2027. MOSAIC replaces traditional lasers with inexpensive MicroLEDs and transmits data over hundreds of parallel low‑speed channels, cutting energy use by roughly 50 % and reducing failure rates dramatically. At the same time, the company is expanding its Hollow Core Fiber (HCF) network, which delivers up to 47 % faster transmission and about 33 % lower latency for inter‑datacenter links. The two technologies are designed to work together, offering a unified high‑performance optical fabric for Azure.
It does seem copper will be an option in Feynman, BUT, I'd bet the mix shifts heavily in favor of the optical options in this timeline. A comment was made in a session I was in yesterday that once you...
The National Content & Technology Cooperative (NCTC) has expanded its mobile program for independent broadband operators by signing on @telgoo5 - @Light_Reading https://t.co/0fYpLPaU19
The IEEE‑ITU Sustainable Climate Symposium in Geneva highlighted how artificial intelligence can make telecommunications networks more energy‑efficient and climate‑resilient. Participants from standards bodies, UN agencies, industry, and academia discussed AI‑driven optimization, circular‑economy models, and the need for robust governance frameworks....
"Although the narrative around Open RAN improving supplier diversity has clearly cooled, the emerging GPU-RAN and software RAN wave is reopening the conversation about non-traditional suppliers playing a larger role in the RAN ecosystem." https://t.co/eJDitJsYEK via Dell'Oro
O2 has introduced a pre‑assembled mobile mast that shifts most of the complex antenna, radio and cabling work to a factory environment. The approach slashed on‑site installation time from two days to four hours and reduced cable connections from roughly...
Ettienne Brandt, a vet of both broadband and mobile, is the new CEO of Astound Broadband, which just struck a deal to combine with GFiber (@googlefiber). Brandt most recently led Frontier's commercial business unit. @Light_Reading https://t.co/QQkVv0H6y6
Giffgaff has introduced 24‑month full‑fibre broadband contracts that lock in prices for two years, avoiding the typical £3‑£4 annual hikes seen across the sector. The plans start at £25 per month for 200 Mbps, £28 for 500 Mbps, and £32 for 900 Mbps,...
Viasat Inc. announced that its in‑flight connectivity solution has been selected for National Airlines’ three new Airbus A330 aircraft. The airline equipped the jets with Viasat’s GM‑40 Ka‑band terminal, delivering high‑capacity Wi‑Fi capable of HD video streaming and AI‑driven applications...
WaPo: "In a perfect world, liberals would take the same lessons from Carr’s attempted abuses, and a bipartisan coalition would vote to abolish the FCC." Brendan Carr, minister of truth https://t.co/gPDLo5KUFy
Z‑Communications introduced the FSG24000LX, a high‑performance 24 GHz phase‑locked oscillator housed in a rugged all‑metal enclosure. The unit delivers -104 dBc/Hz phase‑noise at a 10 kHz offset, 11.5 dBm output power from a 15 VDC supply, and features PSYNC and lock‑detect interfaces. It powers up...
The Census Building Permit Survey shows a pronounced regional split in new‑home construction, with South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Idaho and Delaware topping single‑family permits per 100,000 residents, and Washington, D.C., South Dakota and Colorado leading multifamily permits. North Carolina’s...
Ofcom’s Q3 2025 report shows consumer complaints about broadband, landline, mobile and pay‑TV services remained broadly unchanged from the previous quarter. EE topped the pay‑TV complaint league while its broadband complaint level stayed flat. TalkTalk led landline grievances and saw an...
WMSA Europe has launched as an advocacy alliance to protect the audio Programme‑Making and Special‑Events (PMSE) spectrum, especially the UHF and 600 MHz bands, from growing regulatory pressure. The group unites wireless‑microphone users, RF coordinators and freelance professionals across France, Italy,...
The Economic Times' ET Telecom is hosting the ninth 5G Congress 2026 and the fifth Telecom Awards on 20 March in New Delhi. Union Ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitendra Singir, and Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani will headline the event, which will draw nearly 400 delegates from government, regulators and leading operators....
European CCS milestone: Tampnet secured a contract with Porthos CO₂ Transport to provide communications for the first offshore CO₂ injection platform on the Dutch Continental Shelf. The project will equip the converted P18‑A platform with a redundant 25 Mbit/s fiber link,...
Ofcom has released a five‑year regulatory framework for 2026‑2031 to accelerate the UK’s full‑fibre rollout. The plan locks in wholesale market rules, extends price caps on lower‑speed services and guarantees fair access to Openreach’s ducts and poles. Annual fibre investment...
The European Body of Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) has released a draft report on Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0 for public consultation, with submissions due by 20 April 2026. The document analyses connectivity upgrades, the shift to network‑as‑a‑service, and a range of...
The EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has launched a call to fund the deployment or major upgrade of backbone networks, including submarine cables, terrestrial routes, and satellite links. Projects must connect at least two Member States, islands, outermost regions, or...
The MANRS initiative, aimed at securing Internet routing, has few participants in Croatia, Slovenia and Austria, leaving enterprises in those markets without verified ISP compliance. The author highlights the difficulty of locating MANRS‑certified providers and points to a new MANRS...
Amazon’s Project Kuiper has written repeatedly to India’s Department of Telecommunications seeking an expedited satcom permit, as the company lags far behind its 3,200‑satellite launch schedule, having placed only about 200 LEO units to date. The firm hopes the clearance...
AST SpaceMobile reported full‑year 2025 revenue of $70.9 million, hitting the top of its guidance, and disclosed a $1.2 billion minimum‑committed revenue backlog anchored by a $175 million prepayment from Saudi Arabia’s STC Group. The company raised over $3.5 billion, boosting cash to $3.9 billion,...
South Korea’s National Human Rights Commission has asked the Ministry of Science and ICT to reconsider its plan to mandate facial‑recognition authentication for all new mobile phone numbers, set to launch on March 23. The watchdog recommends three fixes: a...
Optus has named former Wipro partner Wajid Baryalai as head of its Operational Systems and Support (OSS) division, a move that underpins a newly created unit focused on network resilience. The appointment coincides with an accelerated plan to insource network‑management...
Fort Bragg, California’s municipal fiber project has encountered significant setbacks after the city dismissed its original construction‑management partner, GHD. The budget has ballooned from an initial $14.7 million to $18.9 million, driven by added fiber‑flower‑pot enclosures and street‑restoration costs. Direct city oversight...
At OFC 2026, the IOWN Global Forum and OpenROADM demoed a multi‑domain, multi‑operator photonic fabric built on the OpenROADM Multi‑Source Agreement. The showcase integrated ROADMs, transponders and switches from four vendors (1Finity, Ciena, NEC, Nokia) and was controlled by the open‑source...
Hyper Photonix unveiled a 1.6 Tbps silicon‑photonic (SiP) optical transceiver line built on a 200 G per lane architecture at OFC 2026, targeting AI‑driven data‑center traffic. Live demos at booth 449 highlighted the module’s high bandwidth, power efficiency, signal integrity and thermal robustness. The...
Converge ICT announced it will add nearly one million new ports to its network by 2026, targeting underserved regions in the Visayas and Mindanao. The rollout is backed by a PHP 23 billion capital expenditure plan, a 30% increase over the previous...
The FCC and DOJ are defending the $8 billion‑per‑year Universal Service Fund (USF) before the Fifth Circuit, arguing the program complies with the Constitution. The challenge, filed by Consumers’ Research, targets the “additional” and “advanced” service provisions that allow subsidies for...
Farmer @Milbank's best moment came when he grudgingly admitted that @elonmusk and @Starlink delivered the Internet service he needed for his family farm in the wilds of Rappahannock County, Va. @washingtonpost editors changed the original headline twice before settling on...
Washington Reporter Editors: "@BrendanCarrFCC record at the @FCC has been outstanding. He has been one of the administration’s most effective regulators, repealing unnecessary regulations, getting broadband to millions more households, and helping America win the 5G race against China."...
AT&T has broadened its AT&T Guarantee program to include small‑business customers using its Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service. The new policy provides automatic bill credits for outages lasting 20 minutes or longer and promises same‑day or next‑day technical assistance. This...
Interesting mention of a @TMobile tower of the future which will have AI capability to route traffic and make other intelligent informed decision for better service https://t.co/1pA3hEkSZo
This shortlist for Satellite Executive of the Year makes me feel that SatShow no longer has its finger on the pulse of the most significant industry developments... (yes the SES-Intelsat merger is a big deal but shouldn't Charlie Ergen be...
Keysight Technologies is set to host the 3GPP TSG #112 plenary in Singapore from June 8‑12, 2026, marking the first time the standards body meets outside its traditional venues. The event will be held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention...
Visionary leaders don’t wait for perfect conditions, they create them. @RyanSerhant turns Yosemite’s remote ⛷️ trails into a closing powerhouse, proving T-Mobile’s SuperMobile innovation delivers the edge: adaptive performance, off-grid reach, network-embedded security. Connectivity as true leverage. 🚀 @TMobileBusiness Partner
Most telecom analysts are flying blind because they ignore the intersection of hardware and connectivity. .@ReconAnalytics is ending that era with the acquisition of Atom Insights to bridge the gap between device SKUs and network performance. 🧵📊
Internet monitoring group NetBlocks reported a nation‑scale outage in the Republic of Congo coinciding with the presidential election, echoing a similar three‑day blackout in 2021. The shutdown occurred despite the telecom regulator ARPCE’s recent directives urging service continuity and resilience....
Lynk: "We want to build the most cost-effective constellation in the world. We need to build partnerships to compete against some of the bigger guys who seem to have endless money and ambition" https://t.co/HQZGajsIqU via Michelle Donegan
"We studied the performance of 14 of the largest municipal networks from December 2024 through December 2025, and compared their performance to each other and to their ISP competitors." via @suemarek https://t.co/gV07n0Ieat
The U.S.-China Economic Security and Review Commission released a report urging Congress to direct the FCC and the NTIA to study ways to streamline spectrum allocation. It highlights China’s rapid 5G licensing—completed within months—versus the United States’ slower, auction‑driven process...
Telecom “AI” is mostly PowerPoint. The winners will be the ones who own auditable ground truth from device to network to macro. Recon just made a move that changes the game. 🧵📊
"Operations on T-Mobile’s T-Satellite service powered by Starlink will be supported immediately, but it also is designed to work with AST SpaceMobile—the satellite D2D provider for AT&T and Verizon in the U.S." https://t.co/FBUFQLhMfg Noteworthy that enterprise devices have this
Nokia announced a new optical networking suite designed to handle the massive data traffic generated by AI workloads. The portfolio combines coherent optics, a compact multi‑line in‑life amplifier and full‑band transponders, promising up to 40‑times more services per footprint while...
For Trump’s FCC Chairman, Trolling Liberals Is the Point in His Threat to Pull Licenses of TV Networks That Air ‘Fake News’ About Iran War https://t.co/IKR86ZvW81 via @variety
Telefonica Germany has entered a partnership with the German automobile association ADAC to embed its O2 and Blau mobile‑service portfolios into ADAC’s newly launched digital benefits platform. Existing O2 and Blau tariffs will be available to ADAC members, and Telefonica...
T‑Mobile Poland has moved its entire prepaid SIM purchasing workflow online. Customers can now activate eSIMs, select new telephone numbers, and use Mobile Number Portability via the website. The service also supports ordering physical SIM cards with free delivery. This...
"Making spectrum available across the 7 GHz band for commercial wireless use would be a valuable opportunity to align U.S. spectrum policy with our partners and allies." via @CTIA https://t.co/c0rqotfnLr
A recent Aragon agency survey shows A1 Slovenia is the most frequently recommended mobile operator among Slovene users aged over 60. More than 80% of these senior customers actively use mobile data, a rate that exceeds the national average. Seniors...
Beeline Kyrgyzstan has rolled out a new Ukmush AI tariff priced at KGS 500 per month. The plan offers 80 GB of mobile data, unlimited on‑net calls and SMS, 60 minutes of off‑network calls, and unlimited data sharing. It also zero‑rates traffic to...
