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Hackers reportedly exposed personal information tied to nearly 4,000 Trump Mobile users Leaked data allegedly included names, contact information, home addresses and order details The incident follows an earlier security flaw involving the Trump Mobile website Reports are circulating that a Trump Mobile data leak exposed the personal information of nearly 4,000 people, including the cybersecurity boss who works for the Trump Organization.

Summary Huawei and Qualcomm today announced a multi-year, broad patent license agreement that includes cross licenses to the companies' patent portfolios across a range of technology fields, including 5G, compute, AI, and networking, together with Qualcomm's purchase of certain Huawei U.S. patents in the areas of compute, AI, networking, and other technologies.

DT hosted its AI Investor Day in Bonn, Germany, to discuss opportunities in artificial intelligence T-Mobile served as its U.S. proof point for AI, with executives sharing customer service and network-based AI achievements Analysts want to know: Is there room for more collaboration between the two entities? Deutsche Telekom (DT) devoted an entire day on Monday to tell investors how it’s using AI to conquer the world and its shiny U.S. entity T-Mobile is a key part of that strategy.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – October 6, 2026 – According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, a trusted source for market information on the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, worldwide telecom capex increased about 5 percent year-over-year (Y/Y) in the first half of 2026. The stronger-than-expected start to the year follows several years of declining investment and marks an improvement relative to expectations at the beginning of 2026.

AT&T is aiming to reach 30 million locations with fiber broadband by 2030 The new joint venture will contribute 10 million locations to the 30 million goal AT&T will have 50% ownership of the new JV, with the 2 equity partners collectively owning 50% AT&T said today it will bring together its two fiber joint ventures — Forged Fiber 37 and Gigapower — under one wholesale open access company.

Abu Dhabi, UAE. 05 October 2026: His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, today witnessed the launch of etisalat’s strategic project to develop and expand digital infrastructure capacity within the UAE and abroad, enhancing the country’s readiness for the increasing demands of AI and strengthening its position on the global digital stage.

Nokia today announced that Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa (RNP), Brazil's national research and education network and the largest in Latin America, has selected Nokia and Q13 to modernize rede Ipê. The new secure, automated and high-performance IP network will connect more than four million users and will provide the foundation for AI-enabled research, scientific discovery and digital innovation across Brazil.

Cisco is unveiling a quantum network controller, building on earlier work on hardware and applications The controller is meant to hide the complexity of distributing entanglement across quantum networks and expose simpler APIs for applications Cisco is looking for more design partners and expects real operational experience over roughly the next two years Cisco has spent years assembling the pieces of a quantum networking stack — hardware, software and applications.

AI is echoing the early fiber boom, with supply initially outstripping demand Simon Ninan argued enterprise AI adoption is being slowed by unclear ROI, data governance concerns and a lack of trust in AI outputs. The company sees opportunity in secure, on-prem and sovereign AI data foundations NORMAN, OKLAHOMA – There’s an old saying that history doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes. That’s certainly the case if you look at today’s AI infrastructure boom and the fiber bonanza of the 1990s.

Schneider’s $22.6 billion acquisition of PTC adds product engineering and lifecycle management to its expanding industrial software portfolio Combined with Aveva and Cognite, PTC gives Schneider capabilities spanning design, industrial data and AI, operations, automation and physical infrastructure The emerging stack puts Schneider in a stronger position to challenge Siemens and ABB as industrial automation moves deeper into software and AI In its largest acquisition to date, French energy...