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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…
Trump to Pick Telecom Lawyer to Lead DOJ's Antitrust Division
The White House is poised to nominate Adam Candeub, the general counsel at the Federal Communications Commission, to take over as the Justice Department's antitrust chief, according to people familiar with the plans. Justice Department staff…
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…
FCC may kill $2B program that connects schools and libraries to Internet
The Federal Communications Commission was roundly criticized today for proposing to scale back or eliminate E-Rate, a $2 billion-a-year Universal Service program that provides discounts for telecom services and equipment in schools and libraries.
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…
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The ingredient isn't the problem; market share is
There is a particular kind of corporate announcement that deserves more scrutiny than it usually receives. I'm not talking about an admission of wrongdoing, or a profit warning, or a recall. I'm referring to an announcement that says, 'We have been…
Hong Kong poised to take off with new space opportunity | FHKI Industry Connect | Dr Alfred Ng, FHKI Deputy Chairman
The launch of Shenzhou-20 and the participation of Hong Kong payload specialist Dr Lai Ka-ying mark more than a proud milestone for the city. This did not only demonstrate Hong Kong's contribution to our country's space development but we should…
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…
Distillation: The New U.S.-China AI Fight
No. Not this kind of distilling. America's most powerful AI models are now considered strategic national-security assets that China is allegedly trying to steal through a sophisticated technique known as distillation. On June 10, Anthropic quietly…
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…
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