Social Media Ideas for Sp360: Service Provider

Plume 2.0 – from Wi-Fi optimizer to agentic operating layer for ISPs (Analyst Angle)

Plume has rebuilt its architecture, embraced industry standards and launched an AI agent workspace, shifting from Wi-Fi optimization to ISP-wide intelligence. The bet: lower suppor...

Day one justification – why scaling network APIs requires smaller, faster commercial wins (Reader Forum)

Network APIs face a commercial reality check: operators cannot justify heavy investment on speculative hyperscaler demand. Smaller, faster wins such as Branded Calling could genera...

The Cambium collapse – what it means for WISPs (Analyst Angle)

Cambium’s collapse leaves WISPs facing a sprawling installed-base problem, with Airspan’s partial acquisition offering some relief but leaving ePMP and other product lines in limbo...

Tenant Connectivity on VCF 9.1: Serving the Data Center, Shared Services and the Internet from One Gateway (Part 5)

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The good, the bad, the okay – growth and opportunities in prepaid wireless (Analyst Angle)

Prepaid wireless is still expanding, with store growth, broadband bundling and shifting retail fortunes reshaping the market – while Las Vegas remains the industry’s essential netw...

Tenant Connectivity on VCF 9.1: When Only Provider Addresses Are Allowed (Part 3)

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TR-517 – Revolutionizing Smart Homes with a Unified Gateway

Broadband Forum’s TR-517 could reshape smart home services by linking Matter devices to operator-managed gateways through USP. For VoIP and broadband providers, the model opens new...

Telefónica Elevates Devices With New Consumer Division

Telefónica is strengthening its VoIP and telecom strategy with a new Hardware and Devices Division, led by Alberto Ruano. By uniting device sales, logistics, and planning, Movistar...

On-Demand Connectivity – Shaping the Future of Telecom Innovation

On-demand connectivity is reshaping telecom as IoT, 5G, fiber, and AI-RAN become programmable network services. For VoIP providers and enterprises, software-defined infrastructure...

Two Paths to Offering Wireless Service Under Your Brand

Telecom Customer Support: What an Outsourced Team Can Handle in Onboarding and Cancellation-Saving Calls

  Deploying a professional telecommunications call center service is the most reliable way for broadband providers to protect subscriber margins […] Magellan Solutions - Call Cente...

The AI ready home: how Cisco helps broadband providers deliver next generation experience

Bandwidth scaling is no longer enough to satisfy demand coming from AI applications at the home. Providers need a resilient, intelligent network that delivers the performance that...

VCF Across Core, Edge, AI, and Recovery: Service Contracts and Ownership

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Regulators look to WRC-27 to settle direct-to-device spectrum rules

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 all...

SpaceX Keeping Options Open for Direct-to-Device Plans

The mobile carriers were dismissive of the company’s ambitions

The Power of Co-Innovation for AgenticOps and Autonomous Networks

Autonomous networks are a team effort. See how Cisco and partners won the TM Forum Moonshot Catalyst award with shared architecture and transparent governance.

Metro fiber, “kick-ass” 5G, a little DCI and D2D – AT&T sets its course

AT&T is stripping out its legacy copper network and making fiber and wireless the core of its business – with a converged service, enterprise push, and adjacent satellite integ...

Starlink’s MO – replacement or displacement? (Telco Diary)

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 S...

Telecoms Harden Networks as Fiber and Satellites Expand

European telecom operators are prioritizing resilient VoIP networks, cybersecurity, fiber broadband, and customer trust amid drone strikes, DDoS threats, data breaches, and regulat...

6GHz Wi-Fi update – steady adoption and an inflection point (Analyst Angle)

US 6GHz Wi-Fi adoption is accelerating, with Ookla showing six-fold growth since 2024 and Cisco reporting 48% usage at BottleRock. More power, AFC and simpler access could push ado...

VodafoneThree intros tiered 5G SA slicing portfolio for consumers, enterprises, critical services

VodafoneThree has launched a portfolio of ‘fast-track’ 5G 5G SA slicing services in the UK for consumers and enterprises, alongside a new internet television service. Slicing portf...

Tenant Connectivity on VCF 9.1: A Standard Network Design for Cloud Providers (Part 1)

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Plume Reimagines as AI Layer for ISPs – New Era Unfolds

Plume’s shift from cloud-managed Wi-Fi to an AI-driven broadband intelligence platform could reshape ISP operations and VoIP service quality. With Plume Console, operators gain too...

US telecom retail holds up – where might Starlink fit? (Analyst Angle)

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 mo...