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AT&T keeps RAN hardware options open beyond Intel

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Skylo's trajectory toward the 'standardized sky' looks to include multiple orbits

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byRob Pegoraro,Contributor, Light Reading

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CelcomDigi, Maxis acquire Malaysian government stake in DNB

CelcomDigi, Maxis acquire Malaysian government stake in DNB

byGigi Onag,Senior Editor, APAC

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ZTE earnings fall by a third as costs soar

ZTE earnings fall by a third as costs soar

byRobert Clark,Contributing Editor

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Cable shows signs of improvement, but is it out of the woods?

Cable shows signs of improvement, but is it out of the woods?

byJeff Baumgartner,Senior Editor

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Eurobites: UK pumps £180M into timing network backup

Eurobites: UK pumps £180M into timing network backup

byPaul Rainford,Assistant Editor, Europe

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Indian telcos, tech firms clash over enterprise Internet backbone pricing

Indian telcos, tech firms clash over enterprise Internet backbone pricing

byGagandeep Kaur,Contributing Editor

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Optical Networking

Ciena eyes even more growth as optical market set to double – CEO

Ciena eyes even more growth as optical market set to double – CEO

byTereza Krásová,Phil Harvey

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Thailand's AIS unveils $1B bond to international investors

Thailand's AIS unveils $1B bond to international investors

byGigi Onag,Senior Editor, APAC

IRIVNE, CALIFORNIA - 09 SEPT 2025: Workers laying Fiber Optic Cable for Cityside Fiber in a residential community

The Buildout: Brightspeed expands in Alabama's Wiregrass region

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byNicole Ferraro,Editor, host of 'The Divide' podcast

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AI & Machine Learning

Cursed, robot-stalked MWC goes mad for AI but isn't sure about 6G

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byIain Morris,International Editor

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Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)

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byJeff Baumgartner

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byJeff Baumgartner

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Here's where you'll find Light Reading's coverage of MWC 2026 in Barcelona, held from March 2-5, 2026. This includes links to stories from our media partners at Informa TechTarget.

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