Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on May 13, 2026 – The Politics of Data Centers
Who decides where data centers get built?
Drew Clark
Breakfast Media LLC CEO Drew Clark has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008. He founded Broadband Census crowdsourcing. He ran the state broadband Partnership for a Connected Illinois. He has six kids and lives in Great Falls, Virginia.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on May 6, 2026 – Behind the Scenes at Broadband Breakfast
What does Broadband Breakfast have in store for the coming months? What are our partners doing? How can each of us be more involved in the broadband community?
Space
Broadband from the Moon: How Artemis II Pushes NASA Beyond Apollo’s Radio Frequencies
NASA and other international space agencies have deployed technologies that, in the future, are expected to eliminate communication blackouts.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on April 29, 2026 – Older Adults Connectivity
Older adults remain among the least likely to have home broadband access or the digital skills to fully benefit from it.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on April 15, 2026 – The Space Economy
How will satellite operators compete in the future?
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on April 1, 2026 – MDUs and Broadband Access Challenges
This BroadbandLive session will unpack where deployment efforts are stalling inside apartment buildings and condos, and what it will take to unlock real competition and access.
BEAD 2026
What to Expect at the BEAD Implementation Summit 2026
Wednesday's BEAD Implementation Summit builds upon prior events in 2025 and late 2023.
5G Wireless
8 Years After Its Founding at Mobile World Congress, Can Open RAN Scale?
Although it didn’t originate that way, O-RAN has become seen as an ‘anti-Huawei’ alliance. It stands to gain as U.S. and Europe are mandating removal of Chinese telecom equipment
EU
As 6G Approaches, European Commission Bets Millions on Continental Tech Leadership
Two of the three dominant global mobile equipment vendors are European, the partnership's governing board chair said.
Africa
African Tower Infrastructure Faces Fourfold Data Surge by 2030
Helios Towers calls Africa the world's top tower growth market.
Agentic AI
Calix Invested $100M to Build AI Platform Now Serving 1,200 Broadband Providers
Calix Invested $2B to Build AI Platform Now Serving 1,200 Broadband Providers, said CEO Michael Weening
O-RAN
Ericsson and Nokia Align Automation Platforms to Speed Autonomous Network Development
Interoperability push comes as operators build mobile networks using equipment from multiple vendors.
MWC2026
Proposed Digital Networks Act and Chips Act 2.0 Target EU Tech Sovereignty
The European Commission’s proposal is aiming to unlock continental scale, accelerate fiber transition, and restrict high-risk suppliers.
Kate Johnson
AI Is Forcing Enterprises to Rethink Network Infrastructure, Lumen CEO Says
After selling its fiber-to-the-home business to AT&T, company pivots toward enterprise AI infrastructure.
MWC2026
Qualcomm Sets 2029 6G Timeline as Huawei Calls for Expanding and Advancing 5G
58 partners joined Qualcomm’s planned 2028 6G demos.
MWC2026
In Barcelona, Telecom CEOs Talk Sluggish Growth, EU Regulation and Geopolitics
European 'rip-and-replace' criticized, Eutelstat CEO promotes itself as only LEO system that is neither American nor Chinese
