Category: Fibreoptics & Broadband

Deutsche Telekom upgrades Industry 4.0 with Starlink backhaul

Deutsche Telekom has launched a satellite-based broadband offering for business customers using the Starlink LEO constellation. The company is packaging the connection as a fully managed enterprise service to help businesses extend corporate Wide Area …

Microsoft brings sovereign edge AI to Industry 4.0 private networks

Bringing sovereign edge AI to remote sites, a collaboration between Microsoft and Armada accelerates private networks for Industry 4.0. While corporate headquarters enjoy high-bandwidth, low-latency access to hyperscale public clouds, the factory floor…

NVIDIA and Marvell alliance scales AI-RAN infrastructure

Network operators face an ongoing challenge to monetise heavy capital expenditures in 5G while simultaneously preparing for the 6G era. The legacy model of providing basic connectivity faces diminishing returns, forcing operators to pivot towards intel…

AI aids broadband network expansion and fleet sustainability

Accelerating broadband network expansion while improving vehicle fleet sustainability requires operators to prioritise AI implementation. Telecom companies constantly balance environmental targets with the logistical demands of upgrading physical infra…

Cloud calling data sovereignty secures business operations

Ensuring data sovereignty for cloud calling secures business operations by keeping sensitive conversations within national borders. Sovereignty discussions often focus on database hosting and data facilities. Yet, the audio infrastructure handling exec…

Google plans $15B subsea cable to boost AI infrastructure

Google has announced a $15 billion dollar subsea cable to establish new digital routes and boost infrastructure for AI. The America-India Connect initiative is a five-year plan extending across four continents. The company intends to establish new digi…

Taara targets carrier-grade uptime with optical switching

Google moonshot factory graduate Taara aims for carrier-grade uptime with optical switching to fix high-speed wireless backhaul reliability. Operators often face a logistical conflict: bandwidth demands require fibre speeds, but trenching in dense citi…

AT&T integrates AWS cloud with fiber and satellite networks

AT&T and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are combining their fiber, satellite, and cloud infrastructure to boost enterprise connectivity coverage and performance. The deal will focus on modernising the operator’s internal network and establishing a…

6 GHz spectrum to be split between mobile and Wi-Fi services

Telecoms regulator Ofcom aims to split the 6 GHz band between mobile and Wi-Fi services to enable the first shared spectrum model in Europe. The regulator’s publication offers a roadmap for managing increasingly dense wireless environments. By adopting…

Global connectivity slows as enterprise infrastructure gaps widen

As global connectivity growth slows and enterprise infrastructure gaps widen, the latest data from the ITU presents a reality check. Released alongside the conclusion of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25) in Baku, the Global C…