Three Wi-Fi 8 features dependent on 6 GHz Wi-Fi 6E introduced the 6 GHz band; Wi-Fi 7 maximized it; now Wi-Fi 8 will rearchitect how it’s used In sum – what to know: Foundational – Next-generation Wi-Fi depends on wide, clean 6 GHz channels, which enable multi-gigabit throughput, low latency, and the deterministic performance required for AI-driven and… Published on: 2025-11-26 Source: RCR Wireless Verizon layoffs signal broader shift in carrier capex priorities — and new pressures on in-building wireless strategies (Reader Forum) A few weeks ago, Verizon announced the largest round of layoffs in its history In November 2025, Verizon, one of the largest wireless carriers in the United States, announced the largest round of layoffs in its history, marking a pivotal moment for both the company and the broader telecommunications ecosystem. While cost containment and operational… Published on: 2025-11-26 Source: RCR Wireless Samsung, SK Telecom ink AI-RAN deal As part of the agreement, SK Telecom will contribute operational data and nationwide test environments In sum – what to know: Samsung and SKT sign a 6G-focused MOU – Collaboration targets AI-RAN advances such as channel estimation, distributed MIMO and next-generation schedulers to improve performance and automation. AI-based techniques move… Published on: 2025-11-26 Source: RCR Wireless Nokia, Telefónica Germany ink RAN deal to boost 5G expansion Nokia will deliver its energy-efficient, AI-ready AirScale RAN portfolio, including Habrok Massive MIMO radios for the n78 band In sum – what to know: Telefónica Germany extends its RAN deal with Nokia to 2030 – New contract covers Cloud RAN deployment, RAN modernization and a nationwide upgrade of 5G infrastructure…. Published on: 2025-11-26 Source: RCR Wireless Telecom retail in 2025: What works and what doesn’t (Analyst Angle) As of mid-2025, there were 17.4K postpaid carrier stores, down from 17.6K stores in mid-2024 We hear a lot about the evolution of telecom retail. Stores going away, we heard in 2020. Phone delivery is the path forward, we are told, as carriers launch delivery services. What about vending machines?… Published on: 2025-11-26 Source: RCR Wireless Huawei showcases sixth top 10 inventions Revealed at the recent Intellectual Property (IP) Forum in Beijing, Huawei’s latest edition of the Top 10 Inventions Awards highlights the company’s commitment to pushing technological boundaries. Each innovation on the list represents a step forward in making advanced technology more accessible, efficient, and secure, reflecting Huawei’s ongoing investment in… Published on: 2025-11-26 Source: RCR Wireless Crown Castle Expects DISH to Pay UPDATE Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI) has filed a lawsuit against EchoStar’s (NASDAQ: SATS) DISH Wireless requiring DISH to uphold its end of the Master Lease Agreement (MLA) and Master Product […] The post Crown Castle Expects DISH to Pay appeared first on Inside Towers. Published on: 2025-11-26 Source: Inside Towers USTelecom Urges Reform to Fix Broadband Permitting System USTelecom – The Broadband Association recently called for “reasonable, cost-based, and transparent standards that end the costly maze of state and local permitting rules holding back America’s broadband future.” The […] The post USTelecom Urges Reform to Fix Broadband Permitting System appeared first on Inside Towers. Published on: 2025-11-26 Source: Inside Towers Senate Bill Introduced to Clear Railroad ROW Delays U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) introduced the bipartisan Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act to streamline the process to deploy telecommunications and broadband equipment in public […] The post Senate Bill Introduced to Clear Railroad ROW Delays appeared first on Inside Towers. Published on: 2025-11-26 Source: Inside Towers Residents Clash With State Over 350-Foot Radio Tower in Patapsco Valley Patapsco Valley State Park’s steep, wooded terrain creates dangerous dead zones for cellphone and radio service, prompting Maryland officials to propose a 350-foot emergency communications tower near Catonsville. The tower […] The post Residents Clash With State Over 350-Foot Radio Tower in Patapsco Valley appeared first on Inside Towers. Published on: 2025-11-26 Source: Inside Towers Petitioners Question FCC Plan to Open More Public Safety Spectrum to FirstNet Judges pressed both sides Monday in a legal dispute over whether the FCC can expand FirstNet’s access to additional public safety bands. Last year, the FCC began exploring whether FirstNet, […] The post Petitioners Question FCC Plan to Open More Public Safety Spectrum to FirstNet appeared first on Inside Towers. Published on: 2025-11-26 Source: Inside Towers AXA IM Alts acquires 40% of Spanish fiber JV FiberPass FiberPass, the joint venture created by Vodafone Spain and Telefónica, began operating in March 2025 In sum – what to know: AXA IM Alts acquires 40% of FiberPass – The investor joins Telefónica and Vodafone in the FTTH venture, with Telefónica keeping majority control. FiberPass now covers 3.7M premises nationwide… Published on: 2025-11-25 Source: RCR Wireless “Very affordable and very quick” – plug-and-play private 5G Private 5G has long promised Wi-Fi-like simplicity for industrial networks. At Industrial Wireless Forum, Moso Networks and partners Druid Software and X2nSat argued that promise has finally arrived: plug-and-play blueprints, three-minute deployments, and easily scalable 5G for enterprises of any size. In sum – what to know: Copy-and-paste – Moso… Published on: 2025-11-25 Source: RCR Wireless Why network foundation models and AI-RAN won’t save telecom (Analyst Angle) Telecom’s current AI-RAN fantasy is seductive, but the reality is a costly engineering and economic trap There is a seductive narrative sweeping through the telecom industry right now. It promises that if we feed enough petabytes of logs, traces, and configuration data into a massive Transformer model, we will birth… Published on: 2025-11-25 Source: RCR Wireless The silent subscriber: Why telecom’s next billion-dollar customer is an AI agent (Reader Forum) AI agents — not humans — will soon choose networks The future of connectivity isn’t just about faster speeds for humans; it’s about architecting your network to be the default choice for the autonomous AI agents that will manage them. If you think the battle for subscriber attention is fierce… Published on: 2025-11-25 Source: RCR Wireless 1 2 3 … Next
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