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California launches $3.2B Middle‑Mile Broadband Network, Connecting Tribal and Rural Communities
The state’s Department of Technology has activated the $3.2 billion Middle‑Mile Broadband Initiative, the nation’s largest open‑access middle‑mile network. The first connection was made to the Bishop Paiute Tribe in Inyo County, marking the inaugural tribal customer. Governor Gavin Newsom aims to build 8,000 miles of fiber, with over 5,300 miles slated for completion by the end of 2026.
The telecom industry is redefining 6G as an AI‑native, cloud‑native architecture rather than a simple upgrade of 5G. AI will be embedded in every control loop, turning networks into self‑optimizing platforms that can predict failures and allocate resources in real time. This shift enables AI‑RAN cell sites to host inference workloads and supports new services like Integrated Sensing and Communications. Operators must reallocate investment toward edge compute, data centers, and software‑defined infrastructure to stay competitive.
“This is pushing a thriving city that prided itself on its digital sophistication back into the Stone Age.” @NastyaStognei on Moscow’s mobile blackouts, which have shut down almost all traffic as Russia seeks to control the internet: https://t.co/n8DhjD4Z27
AAP MP Raghav Chadha has called on Indian telecom operators to align prepaid recharge cycles with calendar months and to keep essential voice and SMS services active long after a pack expires. He also proposed an inexpensive incoming‑only plan for...
Ericsson used Mobile World Congress 2026 to showcase its AI‑native 6G roadmap, positioning its silicon‑based radios and open‑source software as the backbone of an intelligent network fabric. The company announced collaborations with Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm and the Linux Foundation’s OCUDU...
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) and Kenya's Safaricom have signed a partnership to co‑develop digital services, emphasizing artificial intelligence, mobile financial solutions, and network planning. The agreement leverages IOH’s push to embed AI across its telecom operations and Safaricom’s proven M‑Pay...
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has drafted rules to impose termination charges on commercial Application‑to‑Person (A2P) calls, aiming to curb bulk spam calls that masquerade as personal conversations. The proposal mirrors existing fees on commercial SMS and exempts...
Bharti Airtel’s Infinity Postpaid portfolio in India now spans six tiers, priced from ₹449 to ₹1,749 monthly. Each plan bundles unlimited voice, 300‑420 GB of data, and a suite of digital services such as OTT subscriptions, 100 GB Google One storage, and...
Rural broadband providers participating in the $42.45 billion BEAD program are encountering unexpected cancellations of orders for Build America, Buy America‑compliant fiber. Prices for BABA‑qualified cable have surged roughly 40 percent, straining project budgets and timelines. Manufacturers such as Corning cite...
AT&T announced a $250 billion capital spending plan through 2030 to expand its fiber and 5G networks, specifically targeting the bandwidth and latency needs of artificial‑intelligence workloads. The company aims to become the foundational network layer for the emerging AI economy,...
Trump Mobile joins a growing list of conservative‑leaning MVNOs that lease network capacity from the big carriers. The article compares its $26‑per‑month Freedom of Speech plan to rivals such as Liberty Mobile, Patriot Mobile, Radiant Mobile, PureTalk and Charity Mobile,...
AT&T CEO John Stankey met with President Trump as the Justice Department conducts a $23 billion antitrust review of AT&T’s planned purchase of EchoStar’s spectrum licenses. The meeting was framed as a preview of AT&T’s broader $250 billion commitment to U.S. infrastructure...
Kyivstar Group posted a robust fourth‑quarter, delivering $321 million in revenue, a 28.4% year‑over‑year increase. Telecom services generated $271 million while digital offerings surged to $50 million, marking a 619% jump and accounting for 15.7% of total sales. EBITDA rose 21.7% to $172 million...
Greenlight Networks announced an accelerated fiber‑optic build‑out across Scranton, Wilkes‑Barre and surrounding Northeast Pennsylvania communities, backed by more than $24 million in new investment. The rollout follows its 2025 acquisition of Loop Internet, which added over 50 local employees and expanded...
The Navy’s 5G Integrated Product Team is accelerating the deployment of fifth‑generation wireless across every platform, from small unmanned aerial systems to aircraft carriers. It has successfully tested high‑speed, low‑latency ship‑to‑shore links and is now exploring ship‑to‑ship connectivity using the...
Orange Spain and Madrid City Council completed Spain’s first real‑world 5G Standalone (SA) trial for emergency services, demonstrating network slicing that gives absolute priority to police, SAMUR and fire departments during a major public event. The trial, part of the...
AT&T’s FirstNet service mistakenly charged two users roughly $6,200 each for about 3.1 GB of data at a $2‑per‑megabyte rate. The first case involved a Texas police officer in December 2024, the second a Florida active‑duty service member in March 2026, both receiving...
In this episode the hosts trace the evolution of mobile networks from 2G through 5G and speculate on what 6G might look like, highlighting how each generation added digital encoding, higher frequencies, and new features like beamforming. They discuss the...
Former FCC commissioner Michael O’Rielly wrote an op‑ed urging Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to block the renewal of three USDA broadband programs, arguing they duplicate the NTIA’s BEAD initiative and the FCC’s Universal Service Fund. O’Rielly points to $109 million in...
Inverto and SES have announced a strategic partnership to fast‑track the development and commercial rollout of Q‑stream, an end‑to‑end content delivery platform built on the DVB‑NIP (Native IP) standard. The solution leverages satellite to distribute IP‑based video streams directly to...
"It wasn’t all doom and gloom. Tech writers like Ben Thompson (of Stratechery) argued that repealing net neutrality rules was actually the best way to achieve a free and open internet. Conservative writers welcomed the repeal, questioned the alarmist rhetoric,...
Telefonica Tech has equipped the Spanish town of Burriana with a smart street‑lighting network, linking more than 6,300 nodes using NB‑IoT. The project, commissioned by a Ferrovial Energia‑Endesa joint venture, utilizes Tellink‑manufactured sensors to provide remote monitoring, brightness control, and...
Cisco took an early lead in indoor Wi‑Fi 7 access‑point revenue in 2025, edging out Huawei with nearly $2 billion in sales. The advantage stems from aggressive pricing and faster‑than‑expected enterprise adoption of the new standard. Dell’Oro forecasts double‑digit WLAN growth in...
Meta's 2Africa undersea cable project has hit a new geopolitical snag as Alcatel Submarine Networks declared force majeure in the Persian Gulf, halting work on the Pearls extension. The ship Ile de Batz is now docked in Saudi Arabia, leaving...
MTN South Sudan has signed an MOU with Educare to provide zero‑rated access to the Junub Academy e‑learning platform. The initiative allows students and teachers nationwide to use curriculum‑aligned digital content without incurring mobile data charges. By focusing on underserved...
AI Will Change the Internet Forever — Why Networks Must Evolve for the AI Supercycle AI isn’t just increasing internet traffic — it’s fundamentally changing how data flows across networks, forcing infrastructure to evolve for a new AI-driven era. Read...
The energy at MWC Barcelona is always incredible, but this year felt different. We are witnessing a fundamental shift in how networks are built and what they can do. One announcement that stood out to me was the deepening partnership...
O2 Slovakia’s MVNO Radost has expanded its mobile app to include Hungarian, joining Slovak and English. The update also lets users activate service using a range of foreign identity documents, covering countries such as the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, the...
Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) has opened a public consultation on a new regulatory framework for international Application‑to‑Person (A2P) messaging traffic. The proposal aims to give regulators greater visibility into cross‑border messaging, curb revenue leakage from unauthorized routing, and combat...
Beeline Uzbekistan, a Veon subsidiary, reported fourth‑quarter 2025 revenue of 1.002 trillion Uzbek soums, an 11.8 percent increase year‑on‑year. Growth was driven by disciplined pricing, higher handset sales and faster digital adoption. Telecom and infrastructure services rose 3 percent to 872.2 billion soums, helped...
Microwave Journal’s Media Director Pat Hindle hosts the March "Frequency Matters" episode, centering on the Test and Measurement (T&M) sector. The show reviews key takeaways from DesignCon and Mobile World Congress Barcelona, offering listeners concise industry insights. Sponsored by RFMW,...
Marvell Technology announced an expanded 1.6‑terabit optical DSP portfolio built on its 3 nm process, adding four new products—Ara T, Ara X, Petra and Aquila M. The lineup targets AI‑driven data centers by improving power efficiency, link reliability, gearbox flexibility and built‑in security. These...
Aaronia AG will showcase its latest USB real‑time spectrum analyzers and full product line at Satellite 2026 in Washington, D.C. The company highlights the SPECTRAN™ V6 series, featuring sweep speeds over 3 THz/s and up to 450 MHz real‑time bandwidth, as well as the...
Kyivstar, the Ukrainian arm of Veon, posted fourth‑quarter 2025 revenue of UAH 13.5 billion, a 30.1% year‑on‑year increase. EBITDA rose 23.1% to UAH 7.2 billion, delivering a 53.5% margin. The company’s multiplay subscriber base expanded 18% to 7.3 million, while its mobile customer count slipped...
Reliance Jio has launched the Business Broadband Max 801 plan, delivering 100 Mbps speeds and a 1,200 GB monthly data allowance for small offices. The offering bundles five JioAttendance licenses, a JioMeet video‑conference seat, and a JioGate subscription, positioning it as a...
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Vodafone UK introduced a £3‑£10 "Speed Boost" add‑on that temporarily doubles mobile download speeds by prioritising data, a move seen as early monetisation of 5G network‑slicing capabilities. In France, FTTH roll‑out slowed sharply in Q4 2025, adding only 395,000 homes –...
Exodus Advanced Communications introduced the AMP20184, a solid‑state high‑power amplifier delivering at least 500 W output and 57 dB gain. The unit uses a Class A/AB linear architecture with ultra‑wide bandwidth and advanced‑technology devices. It includes built‑in protection, extensive monitoring, an LCD display...
Mobile World Congress 2026 showcased AI as the event’s prevailing theme, with vendors and operators touting AI‑powered antennas, networks and software. Nvidia emphasized its role as a computing‑platform provider rather than a direct telecom solution builder, enabling AI‑driven network optimisation...
Telia Norway has rolled out an upgrade to its Svindelsperre scam‑blocking service, which debuted last year. The enhancement, operational for three weeks, automatically rejects international calls originating from numbers that do not conform to standard numbering formats. By filtering out...
At MWC 26, Ericsson’s VP for West and Southern Africa, Majda Lahlou Kassi, outlined the company’s strategy to pair AI with 5G‑Standalone and 5G‑Advanced to accelerate digital transformation across the continent. The firm unveiled more than ten AI‑enabled radio products and a...
Malaysia’s fixed communications market is projected to grow to $2.1 billion by 2030, driven by a 4 % CAGR in revenue. The surge is powered by rapid fiber‑to‑the‑home and fiber‑to‑the‑building deployments, which already account for over 97 % of fixed broadband connections. While...
Communications Minister Solly Malatsi has issued a draft policy direction to overhaul South Africa’s decade‑old facilities‑leasing regulations and introduce rapid‑deployment rules for broadband infrastructure. The directive tasks regulator Icasa with clarifying access rights, defining essential facilities, and setting tighter timelines...
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Friday afternoon 8K. $VZ no longer reporting wireless service revenue. Rolling FIOS into that line. So weak. #SchulmanEffect https://t.co/XRxvo6vwvp
In this episode, Marco Brandstetter of DE-CIX discusses the evolving role of internet exchanges (IXs) worldwide, highlighting DE-CIX’s growth to 60 metros and over 4,000 connected networks. He explains how modern IXs go beyond cheap IP transit, offering cloud, AI,...
AT&T's new set of wireless plans aim to incentivize subs to upgrade to better tiers, but it's 'not the start of a new price war ... kind of the opposite,' notes New Street Research's David Barden. @Light_Reading https://t.co/JE0b6UgSKA
Welcomed the chance to host the Chairman of the Dominican Republic’s telecom regulator—Chairman Guido Gomez Mazara—at the FCC today. Enjoyed discussing our shared tech and telecom priorities. https://t.co/p4M0W6VmxW
The European telecom model is a cautionary tale, not a blueprint. While critics claim US prices are too high, the data shows Europe has traded away its future for short-term savings. 📉🇪🇺 🧵
Big....Work on Massive Meta Cable Project in Persian Gulf Stalled by Iran War - Bloomberg https://t.co/aPdgkZOTMo
What does sovereignty mean for telecoms? I've had an initial attempt to categorise the main opportunities and dimensions Read the full article and get involved in the Unthinkable Lab on April 23rd, by myself & @ADCCo and assisted by the @TelecomTV...
D.C. Memo: Did @Google President Ruth Porat Decide the GFiber ‘Other Bet’ Wasn’t Working? GFiber opted to combine with a company in Astound Broadband that is 85% DOCSIS technology when plenty of pure-play fiber operators are still out there. What...
