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The Lines Between Telecom And Cloud Are Blurring
Anthony Lobretto, Senior Vice President at 11:11 Systems, Network as a Service. For two decades, enterprise IT had a clean division between the two industries, living in harmony. Telecom carriers were the highway that moved your traffic to your…
DoT's New Telecom Authorisation Regime: Simplified Licensing, AI for Fraud, Satellite Connectivity
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has unveiled a new authorisation regime, streamlining India's telecom licensing landscape by replacing multiple licences with a single permission, aiming to foster ease of doing business, integrate AI for…
SK Telecom to deploy proprietary AI model in steel, auto parts factories
SK Telecom (SKT) has signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) with steel manufacturer KG Steel and automotive parts maker KONEC to pilot its proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model in their production facilities — marking…
DoT starts portal to accept telecom service authorisation, license migration
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Thursday has officially commenced the acceptance of applications for obtaining authorisations to provide telecommunication services, as well as for the migration of existing licenses to the terms and…
MWC 2026 Shanghai: Huawei bets on token economy as telecoms seeks new AI revenues | Computer Weekly
For decades, mobile operators have built their business around a relatively simple proposition: connecting people, devices and enterprises. Every new generation of mobile technology, from 3G to 4G and, more recently, 5G, has promised faster speeds…
Meta: An Inconvenient Truth The Market Hasn't Priced In Before Q2 (NASDAQ:META)
Meta Platforms, Inc. delivered 33% YoY revenue growth and 61% net income growth, but the stock sold off due to higher CapEx guidance. META raised 2026 CapEx to $125–$145 billion, compressing near-term cash flow, yet maintains a Strong Buy…
FCC plans ID mandate that could block anonymous use of prepaid burner phones
A Federal Communications Commission proposal to collect more identifying information from phone users has drawn protests from privacy-focused groups and advocates for domestic violence survivors. The plan is ostensibly designed to thwart…
The Forbes CMO Hall Of Fame 2026
T he 2026 Forbes CMO Hall of Fame marks our fifth annual class—a cohort defined not by the metrics of a single campaign or business cycle, but by an enduring influence that shapes the global practice of marketing itself. Admission to the…
What is China's SpaceSail, and could it rival Elon Musk's Starlink?
The project – officially called the SpaceSail Constellation in English, or Qianfan (Thousand Sails) in Chinese – was launched in 2023 by state-backed firm Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST), with the goal of providing…
Building AI-Optical Network to Drive New Growth in the AI Era
SHANGHAI, June 25, 2026 /CNW/ -- During MWC Shanghai 2026, the AI-ON Summit, themed 'Networks for AI, AI for Networks,' was successfully held. The event brought together the Information and Communication Technology Committee of China's MIIT, the…
Fidelity Select Communication Services Portfolio Q1 2026 Commentary (FBMPX)
Fidelity Select Communication Services Portfolio returned -7.53% in the first quarter, trailing the -6.79% result of the MSCI U.S. IMI Communication Services 25/50 (Media Linked) Index. Market leaders Meta Platforms and Alphabet struggled during…
Philippine Tycoon Lance Gokongwei Bets On Online Gaming With PhilWeb Deal
Airline-to-property tycoon Lance Gokongwei is investing into online gaming operator and infrastructure provider, PhilWeb, amid a boom in electronic betting in the Philippines. Gokongwei—president and CEO of JG Summit, one of the country's…
MSMEs must lead India's innovation push to achieve Viksit Bharat goal, say industry leaders
India's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will play a decisive role in determining whether the country achieves its ambition of becoming a developed economy by 2047, with policymakers and industry leaders calling for a stronger focus on…
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) Rallied on Robust Results and Winning Major Orders
Carillon Tower Advisers, an investment management company, released its first-quarter 2026 investor letter for the 'Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund'. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Small-cap stocks delivered mixed results in the…
An Investor's Guide To The Space Economy
Anton Alikov, CEO and Founder, Arctic Ventures. In recent years, outer space has ceased to be the domain of government space agencies and become a fast-growing investment and technology theme, with many private players now operating in the sector.
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