Verizon CEO emerges as telecom's AI doomster-in-chief
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.
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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.
Stockholm, April 22, 2026 – lynes, a Swedish-built UCaaS and CCaaS platform, has signed a strategic partnership with Telenor, one of the largest telecom operators in the Nordics. Under the agreement, Telenor will offer the lynes platform, including its AI receptionist and AI support agent, as its premium communication solution for SME and enterprise customers. The deal marks […] The post Swedish AI-native UCaaS platform lynes signs strategic channel deal with Telenor to power business communicat
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is this morning launched an initial review of the proposed £2bn acquisition (here) of alternative full fibre UK broadband operator Netomnia (Substantial Group) by the parents of nexfibre and Virgin Media (O2) – Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia. At the moment the CMA are only issuing an “invitation to […]
China Unicom net sinks 17% as China Mobile earnings drop 4%.
Alternative network ISP Quickline, which is busy building a new full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) broadband network across rural parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has appointed industry veteran Justin Leese to be its new Chief Technology and Operations Officer (CTOO). Regular readers might recall that Justin was originally […]
AT&T has hooked up with AST SpaceMobile for direct-to-device capabilities, but CEO John Stankey said it's entirely possible that AT&T will work with multiple satellite partners for D2D.
Render Networks announced $20 million AUD in private equity growth funding alongside the acquisition of mPower Innovations. #pressrelease
Mobile network operators, such as EE, O2, Vodafone and Three UK (VodafoneThree), have reportedly warned the government that, in a worst-case scenario, the current energy crisis and rising costs may force some of them to ration access to their network or slow mobile broadband (4G, 5G) speeds in order to reduce energy usage. The option […]
Walmart Supercenter accounted for 17.4 percent of wireless store visits in Q2 2025.
Comcast has launched two new unlimited plans – Mobile Plus and Mobile Select – that aim to put more focus on premium features and simplicity. Their flat rate per line structure could improve ARPU compared to Comcast's legacy mobile plans.
The transaction will combine Quintillion's 1,800+ miles of existing subsea and terrestrial fiber and ~1,500 miles of planned fiber expansion in Alaska with GCI's statewide network and operations. #pressrelease
Rakuten Symphony received a Japanese government grant worth over $52 million to conduct a trial in Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Kuwait, Bolivia and Paraguay.
AST SpaceMobile said the FCC has approved the company's play to deliver direct-to-device connections nationwide using 700/800MHz low-band spectrum in coordination with Verizon, AT&T and FirstNet. #pressrelease
Wholesale networking provider PlatformX Communications (formerly TalkTalk Wholesale) has today announced that they’ve begun making residential full fibre broadband (FTTP) services available via Trooli’s alternative UK network to partner ISPs, which follows the signing of a new wholesale partnership back in March 2025 (here). At present Trooli’s full fibre network is said to cover more […]
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Tele2 makes progress in Q1; Freshwave pushes 5G indoors; Vodafone and Google offer cybersecurity and AI to SMEs.
Wireless infrastructure provider Freshwave has today announced that they’ve worked with UK mobile operators EE, O2 and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) to start rolling out the next “evolution” of their indoor focused small cell Omni Network, which could initially only harness 4G but has now been upgraded to handle 5G (mobile broadband). Small Cells […]
A new report has claimed that telecoms infrastructure providers in the UK’s mobile network sector are using “new tactics” to secure more favourable lease renewals on mast sites. The tactic is said to be enticing landowners to negotiate without professional representation (i.e. risking agreements that reduce rents or overlook key protections). Regular readers will know […]
SpaceX broadcasts warning to regulators everywhere.
The SpeedGeo project, which compares global internet quality by benchmarking the connection speeds of real users, has published their 2026 results for the United Kingdom. The outcome once again awards Virgin Media as the fastest broadband ISP, while Three UK came top for mobile broadband (4G, 5G etc.). But some big names are missing. The […]
Deutsche Telekom is reportedly weighing a full merger with T-Mobile, a deal that would face regulatory scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic.