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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · James Blackman

    “Where the agentic world kicks in” – Verizon draws the line, marks the difference (opens the original)

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    Verizon is moving from scripted RAN automation towards agentic network operations, where AI reasons across domains, shares context and takes action – with the operator retaining control of intent, outcomes and guardrails. Scripts to agents – Verizon wants to move beyond rule-based automation towards AI systems that can reason about problems and act across RAN, transport, and other network domains. Fight for context – Verizon argues that vendors can supply powerful RAN agents, but only the operat

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · James Blackman

    Connectivity, on demand – IoT, 5G, fiber (Telco Diary) (opens the original)

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    From the newsletter (September 30; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): IoT providers are pushing programmable, software-defined connectivity, while AI-RAN promises network efficiency rather than market growth. Operators including Orange, Optus and SK Telecom are testing practical AI use cases as RAN demand remains broadly flat. There’s an interesting IoT write-up, here – the kind of news profile RCR used to do much more of – about Danish IoT provider Onomondo, which has a €100m “war chest”

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · James Blackman

    Onomondo preps €100m 'war chest' to rip-up IoT rule book, tee-up physical AI (opens the original)

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    Danish IoT provider Onomondo is getting a new majority owner and more than €100m in fresh funding as it pitches integrated global infrastructure, rather than just airtime, as the platform for the next phase of IoT – as the sensing layer for physical AI sense-making. Ownership and investment – private equity firm Aspirity Partners is to take a controlling stake in Danish IoT outfit Onomondo; state investor EIFO is also increasing its stake; Verdane will exit after propping up its early days. Ripp

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · James Blackman

    Supercycle fever, blow-by blow (Telco Diary) (opens the original)

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    From the newsletter (September 29; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): AI is fuelling a networking infrastructure boom, with Corning scaling fiber production to meet demand, while new deals across subsea, interconnection, terrestrial, satellite and sovereign networks show infrastructure remains the defining story of the ‘supercycle’ so far. There’s a blow-by-blow account, linked below (here), about this AI ‘supercycle’ fever in telecoms right now – which spins out of AT&T’s new $3bn deal w

  5. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · James Blackman

    AT&T shores up $3bn fiber supplies with Corning – as telcos get ‘supercycle’ fever (opens the original)

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    AT&T has signed a $3 billion-plus fiber supply deal with Corning, adding to a string of major commitments as AI data-center construction tightens optical supply and telcos bulk up their networks. Supply guarantees – AT&T’s $3bn Corning deal supports a target to reach 60 million Americans with fiber by 2030, while household data consumption continues to rise. Corning cornerstone – Verizon, Zayo, Lumen, Meta, and Nvidia have all made big commitments around Corning’s fiber and optical manufacturing

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