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Light Reading is a standalone B2B digital media platform that delivers daily news, insights, and analysis for the worldwide communications networking and services sector. With a wide-ranging audience and a strong reputation, we are the top source for telecom, mobile, and cable network operators, as well as cloud service providers and the businesses that create and offer technology, applications, and professional services. Light Reading boasts more than 500,000 qualified registered users, our websites receive over 1.3 million page views each month, and we distribute newsletters to 220,000 subscribers who have opted in.

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Telcos tire of all-you-can-eat data, get a taste for portion control

3 days ago | lightreading.com | Iain Morris

A slowdown in the rate of data traffic growth, acknowledged by telcos at Futurenet last week, is a strange moment to think of more usage-based prices. A restaurant opens in town, charging $10 per diner for an all-you-can-eat buffet. Gluttons pile in, stacking plates with mountains of food that are quickly devoured and rebuilt multiple times.
EchoStar is lying about Boost's 5G network

5 days ago | lightreading.com | Mike Dano

SpaceX said it has data showing EchoStar is barely using its Boost 5G network. EchoStar, meanwhile, claims SpaceX is trying to 'usurp critical resources from a competitor.'Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile StrategiesSpaceX recently ratcheted up its rhetoric against EchoStar and the 5G network it operates under the Boost Mobile brand.
Ripple breaks ground in Massachusetts, picks up $4M in North Carolina

6 days ago | lightreading.com | Nicole Ferraro

This week in broadband builds: Ripple Fiber starts construction on $140 million Massachusetts network; GoNetspeed to connect 6,700 in Ansonia, Connecticut; Ziply Fiber services launch in parts of Idaho and Oregon – and more. Nicole Ferraro, Editor, host of 'The Divide' podcastThe Buildout is a column from Light Reading tracking broadband network deployments. This week we're tracking new construction, awards and service launches reaching over 23,000 locations across the US.
BT bags Deutsche Telekom exec to head up Digital unit

6 days ago | lightreading.com | Paul Rainford

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Proximus reiterates guidance; Cellnex's net loss widens – but it's relaxed about the Trump tax; Ethiopia boosts Safaricom. BT has poached a Deutsche Telekom executive to be its new chief digital officer.
SKT could lose $5B from data breach fallout

6 days ago | lightreading.com | Gigi Onag

SKT faces potential losses of up to $5 billion from waived early termination fees and lost revenue as a result of the massive USIM data leak. Gigi Onag, Senior Editor, APACSK Telecom (SKT) could lose as much as 7 trillion Korean won (US$5 billion) over the next three years from waived early termination fees and lost revenue as customers seek to jump ship in the wake of a major data breach that compromised universal subscriber identity module (USIM) information.
Samsung teases slimmer Galaxy S model amid upgrade fever

6 days ago | lightreading.com | Kelsey Kusterer Ziser

Samsung is coming out with a thinner version of its flagship Galaxy S series at a time when consumers are flocking to upgrade their devices. Whether the upgrade trend is due to carrier promotions or tariff worries remains unclear, according to industry analysts. Samsung is slimming down its flagship model smartphone with the upcoming launch of the Galaxy S25 Edge on May 12.
MasOrange coziness with Huawei could upset Ericsson, Trump and EU

1 week ago | lightreading.com | Iain Morris

To US President Donald Trump, his entourage and various democratically elected governments, Huawei is a sinister extension of the Chinese state.
When will FWA run out of steam?

1 week ago | lightreading.com | Mike Dano

The fixed wireless access (FWA) services from T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T have been enormously popular, but there's a ceiling to the sector's growth. Finding it is a challenge. Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile StrategiesFixed wireless access (FWA) continues to gobble up the vast majority of growth in the US broadband industry. But that trajectory can't last forever.
Trouble for TIM as customers decamp

1 week ago | lightreading.com | Iain Morris

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Swisscom pays for Vodafone deal; Arm disappoints investors; Amdocs enjoys automation boost; Community Fibre hails profit. Telecom Italia, known as TIM to its friends, reported a net loss of €81 million (US$91 million) for the first quarter of 2025 despite growing revenues 3% year-over-year, to about €3.3 billion ($3.7 billion).
It's 'rapidly advancing' toward maturity

1 week ago | lightreading.com | Mike Dano

The NTIA, an agency of the Commerce Department, released a 27-page report detailing the results of two years' worth of open RAN testing. However, the report does not identify company-level specifics in its results. Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile StrategiesThe NTIA earlier this month released the results of two years' worth of open RAN testing and concluded that open RAN products are maturing despite their complexities, but they are not yet at the level of single-vendor platforms.