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Meta’s Petal Subsea Cable to Bring Petabit-Class Optics to the Atlantic
Executive Summary: Meta has announced Petal, a 7,000-km subsea cable connecting the U.S. and France that is designed to carry 1 petabit per second, or 1,000 Tbps, which is roughly twice the capacity Meta attributes to the current top transoceanic systems. If delivered as announced, it would be the first ocean-spanning subsea system engineered… Read more
Ericsson signs MoU’s with Murata and Sumitomo to progress next-gen mobile network infrastructure
Introduction: Ericsson has signed separate memoranda of understanding with Murata Manufacturing and Sumitomo Electric Industries to investigate component, radio, and network technologies for next-generation mobile infrastructure. The collaborations are intended to link Japanese component and materials expertise with Ericsson’s RAN and system-integration capabilities, with an emphasis on technologies that could improve radio-network performance, lower energy… Read more
Google’s Project Suncatcher: Satellite Orbit Validation of AI Accelerator Compute and Thermal Management
Executive Summary: On Thursday, October 1st, Google plans to launch an experimental satellite designed to assess whether AI inference workloads can operate correctly in low Earth orbit. The spacecraft, designated MVP, is a technology demonstrator for Project Suncatcher, Google’s research initiative exploring space-based, solar-powered AI infrastructure. Last month, technicians in protective suits and hairnets inspected, handled… Read more
China Mobile and Huawei Turn High-Speed Railway 5G-A into a Premium Service
Introduction: China Mobile may have found a credible way to monetize 5G which has been one of the most persistent commercial problems for mobile network operators. The China state backed carrier aims to turn a 5G Advanced network into a consumer service Chinese people will pay for. On China’s Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway, where trains operate at… Read more
Verizon offers free online AI training tailored to your interests!
Verizon has launched an online portal that curates AI training content from several tech giants, including IBM, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, OpenAI, and online course provider Coursera. The U.S.’ largest wireless carrier by subscriber count says that the type of courses on offer normally cost in the region of $700 per year, but it is making… Read more
Huawei’s Ascend Silicon Roadmap Extends From AI Chips to Cluster-Scale Infrastructure
Note: Perplexity.ai was use to research this article. …………………………………………………………………………………….. Executive Summary: Huawei is accelerating development of an indigenous AI-computing platform intended to reduce China’s reliance on U.S.-supplied accelerators, networking technologies, and associated software ecosystems. The effort aligns with the company’s stated strategy of becoming a full-stack supplier of AI-era computing and connectivity infrastructure—rather than primarily… Read more
4.8 GHz to 4.9 GHz frequency band uses & Verizon Wireless experimental license for testing ISAC with Ericsson
Introduction: The 4.8 GHz to 4.9 GHz frequency band is a critical slice of mid-band spectrum located within the larger IEEE C-band (4.0 to 8.0 GHz) and the ITU Ultra High Frequency (UHF)/Super High Frequency (SHF) boundary. It is currently used primarily for public safety operations (especially the 4.9 GHz portion allocated to FirstNet for drone… Read more
Huawei Chairman: Strategic Focus on AI Computing & Connectivity Infrastructure
Note: Perplexity.ai was use to research this article. According to Chairman Guo Ping, Huawei aims to position itself as a full-stack provider of AI-era computing and connectivity infrastructure—effectively a Chinese counterpart to Nvidia in the infrastructure layer rather than in foundation-model development. In remarks posted to Huawei’s internal Xinsheng bulletin board, Guo told a group of… Read more
Bain: AI to greatly increase network operator expenses; network re-engineering needed!
Introduction by Bain: “Over the next three to five years, the operating cost structure used by telecom operators is likely to undergo one of the most significant shifts in decades. As AI agents become embedded across customer care, network operations, software engineering, and enterprise functions, tokens will account for a growing share of operating expenditures.”… Read more
Key take-aways: “16th Smart City and Intelligent Economy Expo” for Huawei, Alibaba & China’s three state backed carriers
Disclaimer: Perplexity.ai was used to research this article and generate the table below. The 16th Smart City and Intelligent Economy Expo was held from September 11 to 13, 2026 in Ningbo, China. It was heavily backed by Huawei and China’s three state-backed carriers: China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom. It covered more than 30,000… Read more