Verizon Taps Ex‑Telekom Exec to Drive Open RAN, AI
.@Verizon naming Abdu Mudasir to lead its network operations marks the latest move in a growing talent pipeline from @Telekom to the US carriers. Mudasir replaces Joe Russo and brings a global perspective on Open RAN and AI automation that @Verizon needs to modernize its infrastructure. #Verizon #Telecom #Wireless
Cisco SD-WAN Faces Critical Root-Level Bug, No Fix Yet
Cisco SD-WAN Has a New Root-Level Problem, and There’s No Fix Yet https://t.co/VBIYZekErp #BreakingNews https://t.co/GbcBizSJ8F
FCC to Impose 120-Day Deadline on Slow Broadband Projects
D.C. Memo: @BrendanCarrFCC Ready to Slap 120-Day Deadline on States, Cities Slow Rolling Broadband Construction Builds | At the agency’s June 25 meeting, Carr plans to propose regulations intended to ensure that deployment projects are not ‘tied up in...
Network Slicing Powers Massive 5G Loads Effortlessly
60 AI camera sensors running simultaneously. Tens of thousands of fans streaming, posting, searching on their phones. One network—without one system slowing down another. Most enterprise networks would buckle under that load. T-Mobile's 5G at the PGA Championship didn't. The reason? Network slicing. Here's...
ICASA Embraces 6 GHz Wi‑Fi, Spectrum Sharing, Private 5G
Really good to see South African regulator ICASA embracing #6GHz #WiFi, #spectrumsharing & #private5G. I spoke at the WAPA Wireless Access Providers Association conf in JoBurg last year (thanks to Paul Colmer) and took part in a panel on...
Trump FCC Saved Americans $5.6 B in Internet Costs
Thanks to President Trump, millions of Americans are paying a lot less for Internet The Trump FCC quickly shut down a Biden-era plan that would have spiked Internet prices A new study now shows that consumers would have paid $5.6 Billion more...
Arctic Fiber Failures Question Viability For
D.C. Memo: Is Fiber the Right Technology for Alaska? @GCIAK Rushing to Fix New Subsea Fiber Tear in the Aleutians | GCI is also buying Quintillion, which suffered a fiber break in the Beaufort Sea in 2025 that could not...
Amazon Buys
Amazon is acquiring Apple's $400M stake in Globalstar's spectrum holding company, but note that Apple will increase its cash advances to fund C-3 by $400M
Network Slicing Powers Massive 5G Performance at PGA
60 AI camera sensors running simultaneously. Tens of thousands of fans streaming, posting, searching on their phones. One network—without one system slowing down another. Most enterprise networks would buckle under that load. T-Mobile's 5G at the PGA Championship didn't. The reason? Network slicing. Here's...
US Satellite D2D Market Small, Spurs AT&T‑Verizon‑T‑Mobile JV
Satellite D2D in the US is small enough to justify @ATT @TMobile @Verizon JV on better serving it, companies say. @GSMA @GSOA_SAT. https://t.co/Vjpw3o6HLy https://t.co/cDkhlhLO3M
Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs Bill Shielding Broadband From Junk Fees
D.C. Memo: Illinois @GovPritzker to Sign 'Junk Fees' Bill That Exempts Broadband ISPs, Cable TV, and Satellite TV | 'Illinois consumers have been nickel-and-dimed out of thousands of dollars per year by unnecessary and deceptive junk fees,' Pritzker...
Network‑Native AI Powers Real‑Time Multilingual Conversations
A strong example of network-native AI in action: @TMobile’s Live Translation beta enables context-aware and real-time conversations across 80+ languages directly through our network. https://t.co/jzkzom6WmS https://t.co/SCW2b3N4iU
April 2026: 141 FCC Applications Reshape Spectrum Landscape
"In April 2026 alone, the secondary market saw 141 critical applications progress through the FCC pipeline, triggering sweeping changes across every layer of the spectrum ecosystem." via @SpektrumMetrics https://t.co/5MYFW6l1iq
Satellites Turn Coverage Backstop, Not Differentiator
.@ATT, .@Verizon, and .@TMobile want to cooperate in the sky while they keep competing on the ground. If they execute, direct-to-device becomes a coverage backstop, not a carrier differentiator. 🧵 #Telecom #Wireless
Starlink Connects Learners to Global Markets, Lifts Living Standards
Starlink Internet access enables people to learn anything and access the global market for their goods & services, improving their standard of living