Cloud‑Native Telecom Runs Live, Yet Still Needs Human Oversight
Most “autonomous networks” still rely on manual override. That’s the reality. At #MWC26, @ribboncomm showed what execution actually looks like, with @awscloud, cloud-native is already live in telecom environments. Not a roadmap. Not a demo. Now the real question: who can operate this at scale? 🎥👇 🔗 https://t.co/B0JfkWyVTn #RBBNAmbassador #MWC26 🧵 1/7
MCP Unifies Siloed Network AI Systems, Not New
Slightly late to the game, @7signal is talking about MCP Makes the point that multiple silo’d AI systems for networks / WiFi / IT helpdesk can use it to work better together Speaker wrongly claims it was created “in the...
Choosing WiFi and Small Cell Placement in Complex Airport Ceilings
Good question from Oberon Wireless: lots of airports and other locations have cool architectural features for ceilings So where do you put WiFi APs and small cells? https://t.co/7bacLm54Ui
Mesh/Tree Industrial WiFi Challenges Private 5G
Interesting mesh/tree industrial WiFi solution from @PicoCELA Indirectly competes with private 5G, I think https://t.co/5PlFbmucrm
Carrier Launches Voice‑cloning AI for Autonomous Calls
"REALLY, the wireless carrier that operates on T-Mobile's network, today announced a first-of-its-kind technology that allows subscribers to clone their voices and have their phone make and answer calls and take autonomous action on their behalf" https://t.co/FAF7lQNVQx ...really
AI and Sovereign WiFi Take Center Stage at WGC
My write-up of the first main day of @wifinowevents #WGC #wifi8 AI for WiFi WiFi for AI #Sovereign #WiFi https://t.co/nTBSVUyCUN
China Trials Deep-Sea Submarine Cable Cutter at 3,500 M
China tests submarine cable cutter at 3,500-metre depth Maybe "salvage" and "maintenance" vice "cutter", the cutting is not the primarily capability.... https://t.co/i2Wo4yNkyq
Nokia, Orange Team up for AI‑RAN, 6G‑ready Platform
Nokia and Orange to work together on AI‑RAN including: -GPU-based radio processor -NVIDIA AI infrastructure -the upper 6 GHz band -6G-ready platform https://t.co/ELP6q2vGh8
Starlink Drives 75%‑80% of SpaceX’s $1.75T Value
Here's what most people miss about SpaceX: 75–80% of its value isn't rockets. It's Starlink. The satellite internet business that nobody believed in is now the backbone of a $1.75 trillion company.
Cisco CTO Highlights Blurry Line Between Wi‑Fi and Mobile
Day 2 at @wifinowevents Congress @Cisco Wireless CTO Matt McPherson up now with an update on wireless enterprise trends I’m curious whether the survey distinguished wireless/WiFi vs mobile - it’s an area with lots of semantic blurriness https://t.co/ZwtqbCYvGB
Huge 5G Spend, Zero Loyalty: Network Wars Falter
.@Verizon and @ATT spent $150 billion on 5G network upgrades and it bought them zero customer loyalty. The era of competing on network seems to struggle to say it politely. 📉📵
United's Starlink Shift Leaves Flights Wi‑Fi Dead
A bunch of anecdotes making me think that as @united moves the fleet over to Starlink their ground station partner has cut them off. I know of 5 people on 5 EWR-SFO flights who haven't had wifi in the last...
FCC Exempts Netgear, Permitting Foreign-Made Router Sales
"The FCC says it will exempt Netgear, allowing it to sell new Wi-Fi routers and mesh models to consumers, even though they’re manufactured outside the US." via @Michael_Kan Netgear has about 9.6% of the US market, according to @Speedtest https://t.co/UBgJUHkCIu
Stratospheric Airship Promises Faster, Higher‑Capacity Internet
Sceye wants to put internet access in the stratosphere, using an airship floating 20 km up in the sky. The goal is connections with less latency and more capacity than satellites in orbit. https://spectrum.ieee.org/sceye-high-altitude-platform-station
Comcast Ends By‑The‑Gig Plans, Applies Premium Data Policy
. @comcast is bringing a premium-level data policy to all its unlimited plans and confirms it is no longer selling by-the-Gig plans to new Xfinity Mobile customers. @Light_Reading https://t.co/qdcFDBjihC
