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AT&T to eliminate landlines by 2029

Network World

AT&T said it will retire the old copper infrastructure while at the same time expanding its much faster fiber networks. By 2029, AT&T expects to reach about 50 million total locations with its fiber service. The Copper network is incredibly inefficient, said a company spokesperson in an email.

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Germany to remove Huawei 5G equipment over fears of "sabotage and espionage"

TechSpot

First, by the end of 2026, any Huawei or ZTE gear in the core 5G networks, which act as the control centers connected to the internet, has to go. Then, by 2029, even the radios, antennas, and other hardware on the edge of. The phase-out will happen in two stages. Read Entire Article

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Connecting the dots of smart manufacturing and networking

CIO Business Intelligence

In 2025, Mordor Intelligence values the region’s connected manufacturing industry at US$54 billion, rising to more than $80 billion by 2029. How an AI-driven network drives Industry 4.0 To find a place in this new technological frontier, proactive manufacturers must turn to AI-driven networks. initiatives.

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Enterprise spending on cloud services keeps accelerating

Network World

By 2029, that share will have dropped to just a little over 20%, Synergy said. The big change in data center capacity will come from hyperscale operators – in 2029, hyperscale operators AWS, Microsoft, and Google will have eight times as much capacity in their data center footprints as they had back in 2017.

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Europe takes on Starlink with $11.5 billion IRIS² satellite constellation

Network World

The project will be jointly developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and SpaceRISE, a consortium of satellite industry leaders, and positions itself as Europes strategic alternative to commercial networks such as SpaceXs Starlink. Industry collaboration and funding The European Commission has signed a 12-year concession contract worth 10.6

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Kuiper satellite network gets a big lift from Amazon’s CEO, but timeline is a bit hazy

GeekWire

Such a service would compete with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network, which already has more than 2.6 The plan calls for sending 3,232 satellites (down slightly from the originally planned 3,236) into low Earth orbit by 2029. million customers. Amazon is investing more than $10 billion to get Kuiper off the ground.

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Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network sets up logistics site and training program

GeekWire

to boost the supply chain and workforce pipeline for its Project Kuiper satellite broadband network. Amazon Photo) Project Kuiper is far behind SpaceX’s Starlink network when it comes to providing high-speed internet access from low Earth orbit. and partnering with a technical college in Kirkland, Wash.,

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