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Airtel Biz CEO says telcos need new skills to better compete in enterprise

Telcos need to improve their AI and data analytics skills to get an edge in enterprise, said Airtel Business CEO Sharat Sinha A “vertical mindset” is key when it comes to serving enterprises Sinha also touched upon the state of...

Lumen sees enormous potential in more cloud-based voice services

Lumen sees potential to tap into the $47B cloud voice market The company unveiled a new set of cloud-managed products that can be accessed via a single device No comment on rumors of a potential Mass Markets sale, but Lumen...

UScellular pins all its hopes on sale to T-Mobile

Continuing a trend that’s been going on for years, UScellular reported a loss of 38,000 postpaid phone customers in Q1 2025 CEO Laurent Therivel blamed UScellular’s lack of size and scale and said it’s all the more reason to sell...

DoD’s latest spectrum proposal is not good for CBRS

The DoD’s plan calls for moving CBRS from the 3.55-3.65 MHz part of the band to the lower 3 GHz, according to a New Street analysis That’s similar to what AT&T proposed last fall – a plan that was met...

T-Mobile, UScellular urge FCC to hurry up and approve their deal

T-Mobile and UScellular are asking the FCC to expeditiously act on their proposed transfer of spectrum licenses Consumer advocates are concerned the deal will be harmful to competition and lead to higher prices The FCC sent out notices seeking information...

Charter doesn’t foresee tariff impact on its bottom line

Charter said vendor agreements help minimize tariff impact It touts its convergence strategy aids income-constrained consumers Charter lost 60,000 broadband subs in Q1 but fared better than Comcast Nobody really knows how tariffs are going to pan out, but Charter...

AT&T partners with Helium for better Wi-Fi offload

AT&T is collaborating with Helium to expand the number of Wi-Fi hotspots available to AT&T’s wireless customers It’s a vote of confidence in Helium, which uses a novel decentralized approach The initiative improves Wi-Fi offload management through QoS monitoring AT&T...

AT&T: Customers will need to deal with priced up handsets

AT&T’s CEO said the potential costs of tariffs on handsets will be passed onto Ma Bell’s customers John Stankey believes that customers will spend on handsets rather than other consumer goods, even if upgrades don’t happen as often The exec...

Op-Ed: Reaching both of Shannon’s limits

Shannon’s limit, named for the father of communications theory, Claude Shannon, defines the maximum error-free data capacity of a network connection, taking into account bandwidth and noise level. Like Moore’s Law, it is a foundational principle of our industry. And...

FNTV: SK Telecom touts AI agent ‘Aster’ as the future of telecom innovation

SK Telecom is developing Aster, a personal AI agent for smarter, personalized services Telecom-specific LLMs are being fine-tuned for secure, accurate AI performance AI is seen as a new interface, transforming user experiences and driving growth In an exclusive interview...