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Electric co-ops 'not happy' with BEAD
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (743+ words) Electric cooperatives are disappointed with a number of policy changes to the BEAD program, from its dropped fiber preference to the NTIA's move to impose FCC pole attachment regs on co-ops. Some are declining their grants. As electric cooperatives descend…...
Arelion adds 400 G EVPL to bridge the AI connectivity gap
2+ week, 5+ day ago (162+ words) The service provides high-availability connectivity between global data centers, cloud regions and Arelion's Points-of-Presence (Po Ps). It also improves cost efficiency and operational flexibility through Multiple Services on One Port (MSOP), allowing customers to combine EVPL, Cloud Connect and IP…...
SK Group enters Vietnam's AI market with data center plan
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (923+ words) The SK Group is expanding into Vietnam's AI industry ecosystem by signing an agreement to develop an AI Data Center (AIDC) in the Nghe An region. The SK Group has taken its first step into Vietnam's AI industry ecosystem by…...
Omdia raises 2026 semiconductor forecast to 62. 7%
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (245+ words) Computing and data storage will lead all segments in semiconductor revenue growth, rising 90% year-on-year in 2026 to exceed $700bn. #pressrelease Omdia has significantly raised its semiconductor revenue forecast for 2026 to 62. 7%, again reflecting unprecedented growth in DRAM and NAND driven by sustained demand…...
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1+ mon, 1+ week ago (29+ words) Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: how the UK planning system is derailing AI; Middle East, Africa drives Q1 growth for Orange; MTN deploys Huawei's massive MIMO in Nigeria....
Verizon CEO emerges as telecom's AI doomster-in-chief
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (290+ words) Dan Schulman of Verizon would not be the first company boss to blame job cuts on AI when the real story is far less exciting. Who knows? Perhaps the Luddite of the 21st century will be a technician with a hammer…...
AT&T CTO casts doubt on AI compute at the far edge
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (947+ words) AT&T uses AI in the RAN in myriad ways, it's building 'AI-ready' fiber and wireless networks, but it's not convinced about deploying AI compute at far-edge network sites. Related: Nvidia lines up AI Grid as Orange CTO echoes the…...
Eurobites: Fastweb+Vodafone is done with Inwit
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (315+ words) Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Openreach taps Google Cloud's AI; Noxtua clocks on at Deutsche Telekom's AI factory; Ericsson goes exascale. Ericsson is collaborating with the Forschungszentrum J'lich research center in Germany to develop technologies to evolve 5 G and…...
Charter names head of Intelligence Ventures unit
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (156+ words) John Lee has been tapped to lead Intelligence Ventures, a team at Charter focused on partnerships tied to the operator's data signals and AI capabilities. #pressrelease Related: Keysight expands 1. 6 T interconnect validation technology to include passive copper and low power…...