Telecom & 5G
Telecom & 5G news — Monday 19 October 2026
4 stories from 1 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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Regulators look to WRC-27 to settle direct-to-device spectrum rules
RCR Wireless News
Spain, U.K. and U.S. regulators map different roads to WRC-27 In sum – what we know: Direct-to-device connectivity has run ahead of the international rulebook. Reusing spectrum allocated solely for terrestrial…
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US telecom retail holds up – where might Starlink fit? (Analyst Angle)
RCR Wireless News
US telecom retail remains resilient, but Wave7 Research’s Jeff Moore questions whether Starlink can become a national mobile operator. SpaceX could bypass the traditional retail model, but building a competitive…
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AI in the RAN moves toward the scale test
RCR Wireless News
Speaking at the RCR Wireless News’s Telco AI Forum 2026, AT&T and Verizon executives described AI-based RAN deployments that are already producing measurable results In sum – what to know…
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Starlink’s MO – replacement or displacement? (Telco Diary)
RCR Wireless News
From the newsletter (October 16; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Starlink need not replace terrestrial networks to disrupt telecoms. Strand Consult and Dell’Oro examine SpaceX’s hybrid ambitions,…