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Huawei’s AI-Centric Network Vision: Six Imperatives for the Next Decade; Critical Questions for IEEE Techblog Community
The Case for AI-Native Networks: At MWC Shanghai 2026 [1.], David Wang, Deputy Chairman of the Board and Rotating Chairman of Huawei, outlined a strategic roadmap for AI-native mobile networks, positioning artificial intelligence as the cornerstone of industry growth over the next decade. Note 1. MWC Shanghai 2026 was held June 24–26, 2026 at the… Read more
TM Forum’s DTW Ignite 2026: Open Digital Architecture (ODA); Nokia, Ericsson, IBM and Mavenir AI announcements/cloud partnerships
The ongoing DTW Ignite 2026 conference [1.] represents a major shift for the telecom industry from theoretical AI experimentation to practical, code-proven execution under the core theme, “The Future Faster.” “The Race to 2030” & Core Theme: Shift to Action: TM Forum Vice President Aaron Boasman-Patel and CEO Nik Willetts opened the summit emphasizing that… Read more
AI-RAN and Agentic AI get real: Ericsson, Nokia, Verizon & other operators enter into a new network automation era
Disclaimer: Perplexity.ai was used for research in this article. Executive Summary: A cluster of announcements in early-to-mid June 2026 signals a real shift from AI research to commercial AI-driven network automation. Telcos are transitioning from isolated AI pilots to production-grade AI operations deployed across live networks. Ericsson launched its AI in RAN commercial software subscription… Read more
Ericsson’s June 2026 Mobility Report Highlights + AI impact on network traffic
Ericsson’s June 2026 Mobility report states that: 5G global subscriptions have now passed the 3 billion mark with the addition of 162 million in the first quarter of 2026. Half of the world’s mobile data traffic is now carried over 5G vs 48% at the end of 2025. It’s forecast to rise to 85% by the… Read more
Dell’Oro: 6G RAN Capex to reach $500 billion by 2034 + Counterpoint
Dell’Oro Report Summary: According to a recent Dell’Oro Group report, global telecom operators will spend $500 billion on 6G infrastructure over the next decade. During that same period, the overall network equipment market is projected to grow at just a 1% CAGR. Telco revenues are expected to grow at 3% over the next decade. The report’s… Read more
Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) Tutorial: Architecture, Spectrum, and Technical Foundations
by Paresh Panchal, Principal Engineer – Charter Communications Abstract: Several Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) related articles have appeared on the IEEE ComSoc Techblog over the past year. They include: Alan J Weissberger’s market overview (December 2025), the Keysight/Samsung frequency band n252 demonstration (January 2026), the Telecoms.com survey summary (July 2025), and the enterprise IoT hybrid-network article… Read more
Hyperscalers Dominance of Subsea Cable Capacity to Increase in the AI Era
Hyperscalers (AWS, Google, Microsoft, Meta/FB) now dominate global subsea cable capacity. Their share of total international bandwidth has surged from negligible levels in 2010 to approximately 75% today. According to data from TeleGeography, hyperscalers are participating in over two-thirds of all planned submarine cable deployments, with Google alone anchoring eight new systems in the Asia-Pacific… Read more
Analysis & Implications of the Communications Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (C2 ISAC)
The Communications Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (C2 ISAC), announced today, is a private sector-only nonprofit dedicated to strengthening defenses across the U.S. telecommunications industry. The founding members of C2 ISAC are: AT&T, Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox Communications, Lumen Technologies, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Zayo. The board of the nonprofit organization will comprise the chief… Read more
Dell’Oro: Global RAN market stable (again) in 1Q 2026; top 5 RAN vendors are unchanged
A recently published report from Dell’Oro Group indicates that the stable trends shaping the Radio Access Network (RAN) market in 2025 extended into the first quarter of 2026. Worldwide RAN revenue, excluding services, increased at a low-single-digit year-over-year rate in 1Q 2026, marking the fifth consecutive quarter where the market remained within a relatively narrow… Read more
Key Differences Between Network Cybersecurity and Control System Cybersecurity & Why It Matters
By Joe Weiss with Alan J Weissberger Introduction: The Operational Technology (OT) [1.] cybersecurity [2.] community continues to ignore control system cyber-incidents [3.] – a governance failure masquerading as a vocabulary issue. IT and OT network data breaches are documented in multiple sources such as the Verizon Data Breach Report, CISA documents, and others. Palo… Read more