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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…...

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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...

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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…...

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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....

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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…...

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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,…...

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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…...

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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…...

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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…...