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With a resumption of distributed access architecture upgrades, cable access network spending rose 40% in Q1 2026, says Dell'Oro Group. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/3QDphn1
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Telefónica celebrates the arrival of a GSMA standard for application-aware 5G network slicing that could enable new services for telcos. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4uvLFwm
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European defense groups aim to switch from outdated proprietary systems to 4G- and 5G-based civilian networks, creating more trouble for Chinese vendors. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/3RVEjoC
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Starting June 22, Philippine e-wallet giant GCash will make it harder for scammers to intercept one-time passwords by sending them in the app instead of via SMS messages. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4uDdF1j
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#Eurobites: BT offers boost to mission-critical services; mobile and the EU economy; UK broadband bills come down as others soar; whatever happened to the metaverse? Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4xqgGVo
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Verizon shares early learnings from using agentic AI in network operations as the carrier looks to take automation to the next level. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/3QB54OD
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The FCC approved extensions for four more service providers that have fallen behind on their 'rip-and-replace' obligations. Providers blamed the delays on severe weather, supply chain issues and migratory birds. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/43pPzvU
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As it celebrates its 150th anniversary, Ericsson must contend with an ongoing slump in customer spending, 6G and geopolitical uncertainty, and the relentless march of AI. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/3QwxGIS
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STT GDC is expanding its Jakarta data center campus with a series of buildouts and establishing a learning center to train skilled professionals needed to operate the AI-ready facilities. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4xlBk91
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#Eurobites: London police tackle phone theft with Apple; Ericsson's 'AI in RAN'; of botsitters and botshitters; O2 gets more call clarity with Mavenir. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4ecojWx
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The FCC has approved the NCTA's petition for expedited waivers on 'covered' consumer modems, gateways and routers that implement relatively minor changes to memory and certain 'substrate materials.' Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4oufQTp
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Philippine operator PLDT takes advantage of new listing rules to create data center REIT, through which it seeks to list its data center arm Vitro, hoping to raise up to $400 million. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/43VOsUS
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Elon Musk insists that 'there's not some magic that's necessary' for SpaceX's ambitious plan to build orbital data centers given that much of the tech required has already been developed for Starlink. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4vJncFa
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NTT is partnering with its East Asian counterparts, the SK Group (which includes SK Telecom) and Chunghwa Telecom, to establish a multinational investment fund, dubbed the IOWN AI Fund, worth approximately $500 million Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4xA1Coi
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BT is joining Anthropic's Project Glasswing as European governments and companies, including telcos, debate AI sovereignty and how to strike a balance between supporting domestic suppliers and engaging with overseas tech. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4eyXixR
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Rising fuel costs, supply chain disruptions and inflation from the West Asia conflict are presenting new challenges for Indian telcos. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4uvPHoC
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#Eurobites: VMO2 says planning system sabotages London mobile coverage; DT and Palo Alto Networks' 'sovereignty' service; mobile gender gap remains; Telefónica asks for its phones back. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4omMaaO
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'The telco and neocloud worlds are colliding,' says Cisco's Guru Shenoy. Every service provider needs to track AI traffic trends and 'be proactive about it already.' Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/3QtmmgE
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T-Mobile affiliate company TMUS Global Solutions is building up in Hyderabad, India, to support the carrier's tech and engineering functions in the US. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/3RSU2EV
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SKT is the first Asian private company to receive R&D funding from Horizon Europe. The project involves developing next-generation quantum cryptography technology. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4dXCjEO
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