Month: January 2025

Technology stocks were leading gains in premarket trading, with chip stocks and cryptocurrency-linked names rising.

What’s on the Light Reading editorial coverage list in 2025? Network slicing, AI in the RAN (and damn near everywhere else), data center transformation, 5G Advanced getting more advanced-ier, broadband policy, spectrum sharing, eSIMs, cable everything, pay TV’s funeral, smartphones that fold, think and make you less reliant on telcos and much more.

The dollar rose to a two-year high against the euro and a basket of currencies as the Fed is expected to adopt a more cautious approach to cutting interest rates in 2025.

European natural gas prices were on the rise after a transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine came to an end, while a looming cold snap in Europe is also adding support.

Happy New Year to all!  While network operators were mostly focused on the organic path last year, there were a few significant deals.    Verizon is buying Frontier, Lightpath bought UFD, and of course Uniti and Windstream are merging.  And that last one was not a big surprise, as Windstream topped last years poll with … Read more

(Telecompaper) Finnish transport and communications agency Traficom said it will begin a port state control inspection of the tanker Eagle S on 02 January 2025 to…

It isn’t always easy for us to be content staying put. The answer may be to look for adventure in our own backyard.

Internal data shows securities enforcers bring in far less money than their cases indicate.

Some on Wall Street think the fight to stabilize prices isn’t over yet.

As years go, 2024 was a bit surreal on lots of fronts, but not here. In telecom and internet infrastructure it was pretty smooth. Growth has been largely organic, layoffs haven’t been a thing, investments have been sane and plentiful, and technology has continued to advance. This smoothness makes the job of a prognosticator more … Read more