Verizon CEO Dan Schulman hints the carrier has edge inference, compute deals in place
And continues to self-educate on satellite-focused physics
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The latest news on networking, cloud, and AI infrastructure
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EchoStar’s Hughes Satellite files for bankruptcy protection, executive exodus accelerates
The Hughes bankruptcy filing follows EchoStar’s playbook for its Dish division
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Verizon CEO plies physics to baffle satellite broadband, declares no MVNO ‘backdoor’
Dan Schulman said satellite is having 'no impact' on the carriers’ broadband penetration or broadband capabilities
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Report: Gen3 Starlink satellites – a Starship-level upgrade?
Bigger, faster, and lower; SpaceX promises sea change improvement in third-generation satellites
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AT&T CEO John Stankey stays strong on the carrier’s AI-support stance
Dismisses need for more M&A and expanded satellite partnerships
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Rocket Lab launches Iridium satellite acquisition
The move better positions that combination in the rapidly evolving satellite communications space
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Telecom CEOs flesh out satellite JV plans, continue to dismiss competitive concerns
AT&T, T-Mobile US, and Verizon execs tout combined efforts
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AT&T, T-Mobile US, Verizon eye satellite-focused spectrum-pooling JV
Details remain light
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Ericsson’s latest Cradlepoint wireless WAN device bridges connections, environments
The product launch also comes as growth across the broader private wireless WAN space slowed during the second half of 2025
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FCC grants AST SpaceMobile access to AT&T, Verizon spectrum
The authorization specifically allows “supplemental coverage from space” in low-band frequencies between 700 MHz and 900 MHz
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Verizon CEO, other carrier execs compartmentalize SpaceX’s Starlink ambitions
They continue to see a complimentary angle for satellite-based communications
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AT&T and Amazon link cloud, fiber, satellite opportunities
The multifaceted arrangement extends long-standing work between the companies
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Iridium hits satellite-based IoT milestone, brushes aside ‘billionaires and meme stocks’
The test included two-way message transmissions over Iridium’s LEO satellite network
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AT&T touts satellite-based broadband coming in 2026
Those plans ride on AST SpaceMobile's latest satellite launch
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AT&T CEO drops physics lesson on SpaceX’s Starlink mobile aspirations
But still sees an IoT opportunity
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Booz Allen Hamilton lands $99M Navy deal for LEO, 5G connectivity at sea
The contract follows earlier work by the Navy to modernize its connectivity systems
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Mavenir scores Iridium satellite core deal
Can two struggling firms find happiness?
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EchoStar’s cash-rich future call past Boost Mobile plans into question
Management wants to remain 'builders'
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AT&T dismissive of SpaceX challenge, but maintains open RAN love
EchoStar's spectrum acquirers set to act
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EchoStar strikes bold satellite scenario in defiance of FCC spectrum sentiment
And it's slashing its terrestrial 5G investment
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Verizon joins AT&T’s 5G satellite orbit, extends coverage to hard-to-reach areas
Verizon is committing $100 million to ride AST SpaceMobile's satellite plans