Telecom & 5G
Telecom & 5G news — Monday 28 September 2026
6 stories from 1 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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“Biggest risk with AI-RAN is repeating mistakes of 5G”, says SK Telecom
RCR Wireless News
SK Telecom warns telcos not to repeat their 5G mistakes with AI-RAN – while Optus considers how they should re-architect their infrastructure as “social networks for agents”. In sum –…
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Foundational innovations shaping 6G: MIMO
RCR Wireless News
How MIMO continues to evolve for mobile connectivity in the AI era What you should know: Mobile data demand is entering a new phase. Video, XR and cloud services continue…
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Japan’s operators test a new path for mmWave expansion
RCR Wireless News
KDDI, NTT Docomo, SoftBank, and Rakuten Mobile have recently signed a MoU to study the use of 5G mmWave infrastructure and technical architectures for coverage expansion In sum – what…
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Everyone’s building AI infrastructure – who’s building the business? (Reader Forum)
RCR Wireless News
Telecom operators are pouring billions into AI infrastructure, but compute alone will not create lasting value. The bigger challenge is turning GPUs, models and AI platforms into commercially sustainable services…
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AI-RAN cases start to stack (Telco Diary)
RCR Wireless News
From the newsletter (September 25; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Rakuten Mobile and T-Mobile offer tangible AI-RAN examples, embedding intelligence in network automation and distributed compute. Their…
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Massive MU-MIMO in FDD: ‘Simply outstanding’ in the uplink
RCR Wireless News
In sum, what to know: -Signals Research Group recently conducted what is almost certainly the first independent testing of 5G massive and Multi-User MIMO in FDD spectrum, in a live…