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1 Softbank’s latest HAPS trial suggests the stratosphere could become more than a way to fill coverage gaps – potentially combining wide-area cellular, private networks, drones, and edge computing in one airborne platform. Comms apps – Softbank and Sceye have demonstrated smartphone and drone connectivity from the stratosphere over Japan, including voice, messaging, video, emergency alerts, and remote drone control.

1 LoRaWAN has answered the question of whether LPWAN can work at scale. With deployments spanning utilities, buildings, industry, and agriculture, the focus is now shifting to where its economics can deliver the greatest IoT value. For years, low-power wide-area networking (LPWAN) for IoT has continued to face one simple question: does it actually work at scale?

2 AI pushes fiber demand – Inference and agentic AI will drive demand for high-speed, low-latency connectivity, with traffic potentially moving closer to end users. Power remains the constraint – Wong identifies reliable power as the primary limiting factor over the next three to five years, followed by supply-chain delays and labor availability.

1 For many MVNOs, growth brings new opportunities – but it can also introduce new operational challenges. Expanding into new markets, building relationships with roaming partners and delivering a consistent customer experience across a growing range of devices all require coordination across multiple organisations, systems and processes. As operations scale, managing that complexity efficiently becomes increasingly important.

1 A CUDA-free stack – Cloud training ran on roughly 430 AMD Instinct MI300X GPUs via Microsoft Foundry, with Dell shipping MI355X servers for on-premises deployment. Heavy data curation – Over a trillion tokens were processed and distilled down to about 400 billion telecom-specific tokens for post-training. Routing cuts the bill – An “AI Gateway” caches responses and escalates between OTel 2.0 and frontier models, which AT&T says trims inference costs by up to 90%.

0 Space traffic is critical as debris and satellite constellations crowd low Earth orbit. Effective management will require tougher regulation, active debris removal, resilient satellite design and cybersecurity to keep orbital infrastructure safe and accessible. Managing the ever-growing volume of space debris poses a serious challenge. If Low Earth Orbit (LEO) accumulates a significant amount of debris, the consequences could extend beyond space to impact global infrastructure and daily life.

1 Customer service live now – Gemini systems already handle the majority of inbound consumer calls and chats in certain channels, with the new deal formalizing and extending that rollout. Autonomous network agents – AI agents get programmatic API access to network systems for automated patching, re-routing, and configuration without a human in the loop.

2 Wi-Fi patents licensed – Huawei has granted HP a license covering certain Huawei Wi-Fi patents, with financial consideration under the multiyear global cross-licensing agreement. Research reaches commercialization – The agreement marks a commercial milestone for Huawei’s long-term Wi-Fi research, including contributions to Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 technologies.

1 In this episode, Doug Recker, CEO of Duos Technologies Group, shares how a career that began in the U.S. Marine Corps and door-to-door telecom sales ultimately led him to building data centers and pioneering a modular approach to edge infrastructure. Drawing on nearly three decades of experience in telecom, fiber, and data centers, Doug explains how Duos Technologies is bringing GPU power and high-performance compute closer to customers in underserved Tier 3 and Tier 4 markets.

1 Two agents at launch – The Quoting Agent sources carrier bids and normalizes pricing, while the Implementation Agent tracks installs and escalates when projects slip. Deep system integration – Dispatch runs on Lightyear’s Network Inventory Manager and connects directly to its expense management platform, syncing procurement and billing automatically.