Weekly Telecom Intelligence: August 2–8, 2026
This week underscored parallel infrastructure pushes: AT&T selected Ericsson for dual‑band 600 MHz radios to fold EchoStar spectrum into its low‑band fabric, and Zayo confirmed Nvidia as the anchor tenant for a 16‑route long‑haul fiber program across AI corridors. European satellite strategy advanced as Eutelsat backed an expanded IRIS² LEO/MEO plan using 5G NTN, while debate continued over Starlink small‑cell limits for mass mobility. Separately, Ericsson joined SK Telecom's AI‑RAN pilot, signaling a move toward automated RAN controls that could unlock new wholesale SLAs. Together these moves force MVNEs and MVNO brands to accelerate hybrid bearer orchestration, device certification, and productization of dynamic network guarantees.
Telecom Intelligence: Week of December 16, 2024
The satellite era got a signup page. T-Mobile opened beta registration for its Starlink direct-to-cell service on December 16, inviting ordinary customers to test satellite texting on the phones already in their pockets, while the same day in Brussels the SpaceRISE consortium signed the 10.6 billion euro concession to build IRIS2, Europe's sovereign answer to the constellations it does not control. Two days later CISA told the government's most targeted people to stop trusting carrier voice and SMS altogether and move to end-to-end encrypted apps, the bluntest official verdict yet on the Salt Typhoon aftermath. And SoftBank's Masayoshi Son stood next to the president-elect and pledged 100 billion dollars for American AI infrastructure, the kind of number that eventually lands on networks.