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Space data centers: Starcloud, SpaceX and Project Suncatcher explained
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (910+ words) Starcloud just crossed a huge milestone, raising $170 million in funding at a $1.1 billion valuation. While $1 billion isn't exactly a huge sum in the data center world, it is certainly a lot for a startup " and one looking to deploy data…...
Inside Eutelsat’s global LEO network – the only live alternative to Starlink
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (569+ words) Satellite news nowadays is mostly centered around Starlink and how competing operators are scrambling to catch up. But there's only one other company with a fully operational low-earth orbit (LEO) constellation. Eutelsat entered the LEO market in 2023 when it merged…...
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3+ day, 23+ hour ago (18+ words) You may not have heard of AOI, but its data center optical transceivers are in big demand'Fierce Network...
Here’s why the Wi-Fi camp is freaking out about the FCC's new router policy
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (896+ words) Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the networking waters, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) throws a curveball." This one is directed squarely at the consumer-grade router industry. The FCC on Monday announced that all consumer-grade…...
Fidium laps fiber-to-the-home experience to strengthen wholesale strategy
1+ week, 6+ day ago (568+ words) Fidium, which operates both fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and wholesale networks, has doubled down on the latter in light of emerging bandwidth demands. But Dan Stoll, president of Fidium's Commercial & Carrier business, argued its residential fiber experience is critical for wholesale success....
MWC 2026: T-Mobile on 6G, 5G-Advanced and using AI to combat storms
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (376+ words) Moving from 5G standalone (5G SA) to 6G will be a progression for operators " and not a revolution says T-Mobile's senior vice president of field engineering, who talked with Fierce at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. "We don't see 6G as a reset, where…...
MWC 2026: AI‑driven networks move from demos to deployment
3+ week, 4+ day ago (635+ words) MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2026, BARCELONA " AI was everywhere at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona " but the tone was markedly different from past years. Instead of conceptual demos or future promises, operators focused on how AI is being operationalized inside live networks,…...
Dell debuts ruggedized outdoor server for cloud RAN and edge AI
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (372+ words) The far edge is the happy place for cloud RAN, AI and other edge workloads. But the far edge is a harsh place for servers. Servers are happiest in the data center, where the environment is clean and climate-controlled. The…...
Lumen launches new gateway to simplify multi-cloud for enterprise
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (416+ words) Lumen is strengthening its enterprise networking arsenal with a new Multi-Cloud Gateway that aims to make connectivity more flexible between customers and the cloud. Multi-Cloud Gateway is a "reimagining" of Lumen's existing Cloud Connect service, which Shacochis explained was designed…...
T-Mobile talks free chicken, ‘best value’ and customer loyalty
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (751+ words) T-Mobile customers like their chicken, so much so that when the carrier enlisted Wingstop to give away chicken on a T-Mobile Tuesday last year, the restaurant chain ran out of tasty tenders. Of course, that incident resulted in a lot…...