In today’s industry news roundup: Elon Musk takes the next steps in his @Starlink Mobile takeover plan after reportedly holding talks with @CrownCastle over access to its towers; the Ukrainian government signs a strategic intent agreement with @nokia and Iceye over a sovereign #satellite service; @comcast to make significant job cuts across its embattled #connectivity business as it prepares for the split from its media arm; and much more: telecomtv.com/content/access… #telecom @iceye_global

How can service providers recapture value from their communications networks? At Navigate26 in Scottsdale, @Alianza brought together customers, partners and industry leaders to discuss the shift towards more intelligent, contextual communications — and the role of AI in creating new opportunities for growth. In this highlights video, Alianza’s Brian Beutler and Dag Peak discuss the launch of Alianza Crux, AI voice, monetisation and the evolution beyond traditional voice services. ▶️ Watch now: telecomtv.com/content/ai/hig… #Navigate26 #cpaas #ccaas #Telecoms #Voice #AI

The UK government has announced plans to crack down on saboteurs who damage subsea cable systems. Saboteurs who damage data cables could face 14 years in jail. New laws would hand ministers powers to demand telcos shut off #connectivity. Operators could face massive fines for refusing access to cable systems in emergencies: telecomtv.com/content/access… #telecom #subsea

What’s pushing operators towards agentic AI? Pressure to deliver business results. Ronen David, Head of Marketing, AI Solutions at @Amdocs, explains how shareholder expectations around reducing operational costs and driving revenue are combining with advances in AI to accelerate adoption. For operators, the question is increasingly how to turn new capabilities into measurable business value. ▶️ Watch the full conversation with Ronen David and his colleague Ron Porter: telecomtv.com/content/ai/amd… #Telecoms #AgenticAI #AINative #TelecomAI #AINativeTelcoForum

Can AI help telcos turn declining voice revenues into a new opportunity? As voice revenue declines, AI is opening up new ways for operators to enhance voice services and create value across consumer, business and government markets. Nilesh Parikh, SVP of AI & Strategic Growth at @Mavenir, explains how bringing AI into the voice path can enable innovative services through telco networks, including those developed through Mavenir’s partnership with Sanas. ▶️ Watch the full interview with Nilesh Parikh and Shawn Zhang: telecomtv.com/content/the-ai… #Telecoms #VoiceAI #TelecomAI #AI #TelecomInnovation

Doug Wolff, Telecom Strategy & Planning, Telecom Systems Business at @DellTech highlights why AI-native operations depend on getting data architecture right. As operators build on cloud-native platforms to support AI workloads and autonomous networking, existing data platforms may need to evolve. Real-time data pipelines that can feed AI-driven decisions are a critical foundation for moving beyond isolated solutions towards AI-native operations. ▶️ Watch the full panel discussion on the transition from cloud native to AI native: telecomtv.com/content/cloud-… #Telecoms #CloudNative #AINative #TelecomAI #CloudNativeTelcoSummit

What’s stopping rApps from moving out of the lab and into live networks? Open ecosystems could hold the key to scaling network automation – but how can operators overcome integration barriers and turn innovation into operational reality? Join experts from @Ericsson, Forsk, @FutureConnectio, @HCLTech and Rimedo Labs on 10 November to discuss how open interfaces, shared platforms and collaboration can accelerate the journey towards autonomous networks. The discussion will look at: ▪️ Scaling intelligent automation across networks ▪️ Developing, testing and deploying rApps successfully ▪️ Bridging the gap between promising applications and operational deployment 🔗 Learn more and register today: telecomtv.com/content/ericss… #AutonomousNetworks #Telecoms #rApps #OpenEcosystems #NetworkOperations

Brian Beutler, founder & CEO of Alianza, discusses in this interview the market response a year on from the launch of its intelligent communications fabric, what the cognitive communications era means, the collision course between AI and telecoms and how operators can come out on top. He also talks about the launch of Alianza Crux, why AI voice belongs high up on the operator agenda, and much more. ▶️ Watch the full interview: telecomtv.com/content/ai/ali… #CASA26 #Telecoms #IntelligentNetworks #AInative #AIvoice

Are telcos looking beyond connectivity to capture more enterprise value? At the AI-Native Telco Forum 2026, Brian Baird of @MetTel challenged operators to think beyond revenue per gigabyte or line. For enterprise customers, flexibility, agility, security and transparency are key — and the rich telemetry data held by operators could help turn these priorities into new sources of value. ▶️ Watch Brian Baird’s full session: telecomtv.com/content/the-ai… #AINativeTelcoForum #Telecoms #EnterpriseAI #NetworkData #TelecomAI

Joel Studler, DevOps Engineer at @Swisscom, explains why network automation is an investment in future monetisation. Cloud-native networks need to be easier to change, even when they don't operate at the scale of traditional IT applications. Automation can help operators improve quality and accelerate rollouts, creating a more flexible foundation for new services and revenue opportunities. ▶️ Watch the full panel discussion on cloud-native business returns: telecomtv.com/content/cloud-… #Telecoms #CloudNative #NetworkAutomation #NetworkAPIs #TelecomBusiness #CloudNativeTelcoSummit

AI infrastructure is about more than how many GPUs are deployed. At the AI-Native Telco Forum 2026, Prashant Agarwal of @intel discussed the shift towards production AI, where inference at scale becomes a key priority for telcos. The focus is on matching the right workload to the right compute in the right place, using a mix of CPUs, GPUs and accelerators to deliver AI services economically and efficiently. ▶️ Watch Prashant Agarwal’s full session: telecomtv.com/content/the-ai… #AINativeTelcoForum #Telecoms #AIInfrastructure #TelcoCloud #TelecomAI @Intel5GNetworks

In today’s industry news roundup: @nokia is bigging up the impact of #AI and #cloud sales after beating its Q3 financial expectations; @TeliaCompany also surpasses revenue expectations in its latest financial posting; @Zain and Ooredoo launch a tower joint venture in Qatar and Kuwait; and much more: telecomtv.com/content/next-g… #telecom

Operators want AI value, not AI for its own sake. Ron Porter, Head of Marketing, Network Solutions at @Amdocs, highlights the gap between recognising the potential of agentic AI and making it work in practice. Preparing the data for agents is a key step towards turning that potential into tangible business value. ▶️ Watch the full conversation with Ron Porter and his colleague Ronen David: telecomtv.com/content/ai/amd… #Telecoms #AgenticAI #AINative #TelecomAI #AINativeTelcoForum

How is AI shaping the future of the RAN? TelecomTV’s new AI in the Radio Access Network (RAN) report examines how mobile network operators are using and planning to use AI in their day-to-day operations, and its expected impact on RAN strategies and architectures. Based on a survey of mobile operator executives across Asia, Europe and the Americas, the report brings together industry perspectives on AI adoption, anticipated operational benefits and the implications for next-generation radio access networks. Download the free report to explore: ✔️ How MNOs are approaching AI in the RAN ✔️ When they expect AI to have a positive operational impact ✔️ Operator views on AI skills, procurement and network impacts ✔️ Perspectives on AI-RAN, accelerated computing and the role of AI in 6G standards. 🔗 Download the report: telecomtv.com/content/ai-in-… #AIRAN #RAN #Telecoms #AgenticAI #AcceleratedComputing #6G

The telecom industry must ensure that #6G delivers a compelling business case without forcing operators into another costly network overhaul, according to senior executives from @Vodafone, @Orange, @DeutscheTelekom and @Telus, who were speaking during a panel at the recent Network X 2026 event in Vienna: telecomtv.com/content/6g/ope… #telecom #NetworkX

What needs to be in place before networks can become truly autonomous? At the AI-Native Telco Forum 2026, David Warnock of @CienaBluePlanet, a division of Ciena, outlined the key milestones on the journey to AI-native operations — from gaining a unified, trusted view of the live network to understanding data in context and sharing intelligence across domains. The final step? Closed-loop automation, enabling networks to act on that intelligence. ▶️ Watch David Warnock’s full session: telecomtv.com/content/the-ai… #AINativeTelcoForum #Telecoms #AutonomousNetworks #AIOps #TelecomAI

Ram Ramanathan, VP of Product, AI, Automation and Cloud at @ecitelecom, explains why observability remains a major bottleneck for cloud-native networks. As operators move from legacy infrastructure to multivendor cloud-native environments, they need a unified view of network performance, telemetry and control. Managing the network as one entity, rather than a collection of separate systems, remains a key operational challenge. ▶️ Watch the full panel discussion on cloud-native operational complexity: telecomtv.com/content/cloud-… #Telecoms #CloudNative #NetworkAutomation #Observability #CloudNativeTelcoSummit

Cloud-native architectures have brought greater agility but they have also introduced new operational challenges as operators look to manage configuration, software delivery and network changes at scale. Join Abhishek Jaiswal, Strategic Product Manager 5GC LCM at @ericsson on Tuesday 3 November for a discussion on how GitOps can simplify 5G core operations, accelerate software delivery and improve reliability – while laying the foundations for intent-based, closed-loop automation and, ultimately, autonomous core networks Together with @Swisscom's Josua Hiller and CCSquared's @ccsquared Chappell, he’ll explore the journey towards an autonomous 5G core, why cloud-native alone isn’t enough, the operational benefits of GitOps, the people and process transformations required, and more. 👉 Find out more, register today: telecomtv.com/content/ericss… Featuring: ⭐ Abhishek Jaiswal, Strategic Product Manager 5GC LCM, Ericsson ⭐ Caroline Chappell, Senior Analyst and Founder, CCSquared ⭐ Josua Hiller, Director Mobile Core Services, Swisscom #5GCoreOperations #Software #Telecoms #NetworkAutomation #NetworkOperations #AutonomousNetworks @EricssonNetwork

Otilia Anton, director of Orange LiveNet and network APIs at @Orange, reveals in this interview how the Orange business unit is powering network API exposure and monetisation, changing the way operators interact with enterprises and customers and making network APIs easy to consume. She also explains how Orange LiveNet works with partners to tackle specific verticals and power new enterprise opportunities, and is preparing APIs for agentic AI. ▶️ Watch the full interview: telecomtv.com/content/apis/o… #CASA26 #NetworkAPIs #Enterprise #Networks #AgenticAI #AInative

Gerardo García, Manager Multi-Cloud Tools at @Telefonica sees AI native as the natural evolution of cloud native, not a replacement for it. As operators adapt their architectures for AI workloads and autonomous networking, established cloud-native practices still matter. Gerardo highlights GitOps as a way to maintain control and auditability as AI takes on a greater role in managing network infrastructure. ▶️ Watch the full panel discussion on the transition from cloud native to AI native: telecomtv.com/content/cloud-… #Telecoms #CloudNative #AINative #GitOps #CloudNativeTelcoSummit