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Google to launch space DC in March, Meta looks to flower-power for transoceanic cable

In other highlights from September, Canadian minnow Galtronics looks to massive MIMO market, Nokia ‘X-rays’ Orange France’s network and DT partners Cloudflare for B2B customers, writes Contributing Editor Annie Turner. Google says it will launch an experimental prototype of an AI data centre on 1 March next year as part of its Project Suncatcher. The […]

Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5, Future Networks: 6G, Sustainability & Next-Gen Infrastructure, Sovereign AI & Security, The Enterprise & B2B Opportunity

8th October 20268th October 2026

News in Brief: Telcos focus on AI-driven growth, Musk mulls schedule for DCs in space

August is often described as the silly season of the news cycle – instead Contributing Editor Annie Turner found a serious focus in new revenues over the last month, in space and around the globe... Read more

Monetising Networks & AI, Telco as AI Infrastructure Provider, The AI-Native Telco & New Operating Models, The Enterprise & B2B Opportunity

4th September 2026

News in Brief: Spectrum is in the spotlight, alongside integration and consolidation

In June, 6G made progress, D2D moved into SE Asia, Rocket Lab will acquire Iridium for $8bn while BT and Verizon merge their international businesses and Ericsson offers insights. By Annie Turner, Contributing Editor On... Read more

Future Networks: 6G, Sustainability & Next-Gen Infrastructure, Telco as AI Infrastructure Provider, The Enterprise & B2B Opportunity

2nd July 20262nd July 2026

News in Brief: Glasswing takes flight in telecoms, AI RAN runs without GPUs and turns out AI is not responsible for mass firings

In May, Verizon became the first telco to join Anthropic’s ‘good fight’, MTN Consulting debunked... Read more

Agentic AI in Telecoms, Future Networks: 6G, Sustainability & Next-Gen Infrastructure, The AI-Native Telco & New Operating Models

10th June 202610th June 2026

News in Brief: April is famous for unpredictable weather – telecoms certainly experienced turbulence

There’s a lot of excitement, activity and predictions around satellite services. It’s hard to keep... Read more

Agentic AI in Telecoms, Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5, Monetising Networks & AI, The AI-Native Telco & New Operating Models, The Enterprise & B2B Opportunity

30th April 202630th April 2026

News in Brief: Coherent pluggables had an LA moment, FCC pulls the plug on ‘foreign’ routers

Contributing Editor Annie Turner rounds up headlines from March on everything from the progress of... Read more

Agentic AI in Telecoms, Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5, Monetising Networks & AI, The AI-Native Telco & New Operating Models, The Enterprise & B2B Opportunity

1st April 2026

News in Brief: MWC2026: Telcos turn to accelerated compute as 6G comes into focus

As doors close on the twentieth MWC in Barcelona, Contributing Editor Annie Turner looks at... Read more

Agentic AI in Telecoms, Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5, Monetising Networks & AI, The AI-Native Telco & New Operating Models, The Enterprise & B2B Opportunity

9th March 20269th March 2026

News in Brief: Europe’s DNA needs a wider gene pool while hyperscalers start to dominate subsea capacity

From alleged price wars in the US to support for the fair-share model from an... Read more

Agentic AI in Telecoms, Autonomous Network Operations: The Journey to L4/5, Monetising Networks & AI, The AI-Native Telco & New Operating Models, The Enterprise & B2B Opportunity

5th February 20266th February 2026