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AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Announce Joint Venture to Eliminate US Wireless Dead Zones with Satellite Direct-to-Device Technology
The three largest US carriers announced an agreement in principle on May 14 to form a joint venture that will pool spectrum resources and build shared satellite direct-to-device infrastructure to close coverage gaps in rural and underserved areas.
OpenAI, AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft and NVIDIA Release MRC 1.0 to OCP, an Open RDMA Protocol Already Running OpenAI's Largest Training Clusters
Six-company collaboration publishes Multipath Reliable Connection 1.0 through the Open Compute Project on May 6 after production use in OpenAI's Blackwell-class supercomputers at Microsoft Fairwater and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Abilene.
AWS Interconnect Multicloud Goes GA with Google Cloud as Launch Partner, Setting an Open Spec That Azure and OCI Have Agreed to Follow
AWS moved its cross-cloud private networking service to general availability on April 14, turning a preview into production and a bilateral deal into what analysts are calling a de facto standard.
Credo Acquires DustPhotonics for $750 Million, Bringing Silicon Photonics In-House as AI Data Center Optical Demand Surges
Credo Technology pays $750M cash plus stock for Israeli silicon photonics firm DustPhotonics, targeting $500M in combined optical revenue by fiscal 2027.
3GPP Faces June Deadline to Set 6G Specification Timeline as Industry Splits Over AI-Native Ambitions and Security Demands
The 3GPP standards body must decide by June 2026 how long Release 21 work will take, a decision that will set the pace for the first commercial 6G networks expected around 2030.
Open RAN Crosses the Tipping Point as AT&T, Rakuten and Deutsche Telekom Scale Deployments in 2026
The three largest Open RAN operators are scaling deployments in 2026, with AT&T past 50% of its Nokia-to-Ericsson radio swap and targeting 70% open-capable traffic by year-end.
Satellite Broadband Subscriptions Hit 11.8 Million as ABI Research Projects 43 Million by 2035
A new ABI Research report finds that LEO satellite broadband subscriptions reached 11.8 million at the end of 2025, with SpaceX commanding 76 percent of the market, while Amazon and Eutelsat race to scale competing constellations.
Meta Launches Two Prescription-Optimized Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Starting at $499 as It Tightens Grip on Wearables Market
Meta unveiled the Ray-Ban Meta Blayzer Optics and Scriber Optics, its first AI-powered smart glasses engineered from the ground up for prescription wearers, priced at $499 and shipping to U.S. retail on April 14.
Pentagon and Linux Foundation Launch OCUDU, an Open-Source Software Stack Aimed at Becoming the Linux of 5G and 6G Networks
The Linux Foundation launches the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation with 47 members including AMD, Nokia, NVIDIA, and Verizon to build an open-source radio access network stack for 5G and 6G, backed by the Pentagon's FutureG office.
Nothing Plans AI Smart Glasses for 2027 and AI-Focused Earbuds for Later This Year as CEO Carl Pei Embraces Multi-Device Strategy
London-based consumer electronics startup Nothing is developing AI-powered smart glasses with cameras, microphones, and speakers for a first-half 2027 launch, alongside new AI-focused earbuds arriving later in 2026, as CEO Carl Pei reverses his earlier resistance to the wearable form factor.
Samsung Confirms Android XR Smart Glasses for 2026, Entering a Race That Meta Still Dominates
Samsung has disclosed the first technical details of its Android XR-powered smart glasses, which will ship with a Qualcomm AR1 chipset and integrate Google's Gemini AI assistant. The device enters a market where Meta's Ray-Ban partnership holds an estimated 82 percent share.
AT&T Pledges $250 Billion Over Five Years to Rebuild U.S. Network Infrastructure for the AI Era
AT&T commits $250 billion through 2030 to expand fiber, 5G, and satellite networks, but analysts question how much is new spending versus relabeled costs.