Catherine Sbeglia Nin
Netmore continues its acquisition streak with the purchase of Spain’s Arson Metering, which James Blackman describes as “the last LoRaWAN operator with a truly global network strategy.” The deal adds 500,000 smart water and gas deployments to Netmore’s portfolio, reinforcing its vertical strength in utilities while supporting its LoRaWAN-based ambitions across Europe for utility automation and scaled metering.
Reporting from Shanghai, Juan Pedro covers Huawei’s first Data Center Innovation Summit, where the company highlighted compute clusters, data lakes, and elastic facilities to keep pace with exploding AI workloads. The event offered a clear signal of Huawei’s push to position itself at the center of global AI-infrastructure development.
And in the U.S., Verizon’s latest Public Safety Communications Survey shows where first responders are focusing investments: Resilience and reliability top the list, AI adoption is projected to reach 46%, and more than two-thirds are upgrading cybersecurity defenses. The findings, particularly those around security, underscore growing urgency around protecting mission-critical networks — urgency reinforced by events in New York this week. Authorities there disrupted a massive telecom fraud operation just blocks from the UN Assembly, seizing more than 100,000 SIM cards and 300+ servers in a scheme that could have interfered with cell towers, emergency calls, and even 911 services.
The takedown highlights how vulnerable communications infrastructure remains, even as operators and vendors worldwide work to expand coverage, scale capacity, and deploy next-generation technologies.
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Netmore strikes again: Netmore has acquired Spain’s Arson Metering, strengthening its vertical utilities expertise with 500,000 smart water/gas deployments. The deal supports Netmore’s global LoRaWAN expansion.
Huawei’s AI DC summit: Huawei talked compute clusters, data lakes, and elastic facilities at its first Data Center Innovation Summit in Shanghai this week. It is promoting a developing portfolio to handle expanding AI workloads.
VNPT wins 700 MHz spectrum: VNPT secured the 700 MHz spectrum in Vietnam for nearly $83M, strengthening 4G and 5G rollout as the country expands its spectrum resources.
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Verizon launches 6G forum: Big Red has announced the Verizon 6G Innovation Forum; CTO Yago Tenorio shared how the group will approach the next generation of cellular. Spoiler alert: It’s all about the use cases.
Enterprise slap shots!: Verizon has upgraded Enterprise Center with advanced Wi-Fi for St. Louis Blues fans and staff, while also partnering with Tampa Police to equip officers with 950+ 5G smartphones under its Connected Officer program.
The big telco AI questions: Overhyped talk of AI aside, telcos must start with: Do we really need AI? Do we have the data? What’s the cost? And what environmental impact comes with all that power?
Scaling private 5G: Deploying private 5G isn’t just about more sites — it’s about consistency, visibility, and control across geographies. Catalogue-driven models, shared KPIs, and value-first use cases can lead to real business value.
Telecom threat in NYC: The U.S. Secret Service uncovered and dismantled a telecom threat near the United Nations. Analyst Jeff Kagan warns the New York City attack is neither the first — nor the last.
What We're Reading
Massive SIM scheme disrupted: A nefarious telecom network with 300+ SIM servers and more than 100,000 SIM cards was dismantled near the UN Assembly; it could have disrupted NYC cell towers and emergency services.
Reliability, AI, cybersecurity: First responders are prioritizing reliability and resilience, AI adoption projected to reach 46%, and 67% upgrading cybersecurity. Explore Verizon’s latest Public Safety Communications Survey for the full picture.
JPMorgan banks AI: A new study finds JPMorgan leads banking AI research with 37% of output, far ahead of peers. Just five banks are driving the whole AI finance boom. Sector research has surged sevenfold since 2019.
New Wi-Fi HaLow funds: Wi-Fi HaLow chipmaker Morse Micro has raised $59M in Series C funding, taking its total funding to over $193M to date. The money will go on expansion of its production and international presence, it says.
The AI infra builders: Who are the investors behind the multi-trillion-dollar AI race? McKinsey identifies them as ‘builders’ such as real estate developers, ‘energizers’ like utilities, and ‘operators’ like hyperscalers — a look at the new AI ecosystem.
LoRaWAN edge AI push: Semtech has introduced two new LoRa Gen 4 transceivers, the LR2022 and LR2012, to extend IoT connectivity with multi-protocol multi-band LoRa/LoRaWAN support for cost-optimized edge-AI applications.
Tidal Wave picks RANsemi: U.K. chip firm RANsemi has won a contract with private 5G specialist Tidal Wave to supply its integrated small cell platform as the foundation for the Indian firm’s next-generation industrial network systems.
Gigabit fiber gets new investor: Dallas-based Gigabit Fiber has sold a 51% stake to New York investor Blue Owl Capital. The deal aims to fuel hyperscaler and data center growth across North Texas, says CEO.
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