What does the future hold for Verizon with a new CEO at the helm? Does the $42.5 billion BEAD program have staying power? Can telcos fend off a space-based market invasion?

A new year brings a fresh start, but there are some trends that are bound to carry over from 2025. We gathered the whole Fierce Network crew to get their top takes on what's in store for the year to come in the wireless, wireline, AI and cloud realms.

#AI #cloud #wireless #fiber

What does the future hold for Verizon with a new CEO at the helm? Does the $42.5 billion BEAD program have staying power? Can telcos fend off a space-based market invasion?
A new year brings a fresh start, but there are some trends that are bound to carry over from 2025. We gathered the whole Fierce Network crew to get their top takes on what's in store for the year to come in the wireless, wireline, AI and cloud realms.
#AI #cloud #wireless #fiber

Join host Diana Goovaerts and other Fierce Network editors as they explore the stories behind some of the hottest topics in tech and telecom. Want the inside scoop on broadband, wireless, artificial intelligence and cloud? You'll find it here.

Join host Diana Goovaerts and other Fierce Network editors as they explore the stories behind some of the hottest topics in tech and telecom. Want the inside scoop on broadband, wireless, artificial intelligence and cloud? You'll find it here.

Host Alejandro Piñero leads in-depth discussions on 5G connectivity, AI, networking and more.

The Five Nine

Join host Diana Goovaerts and other Fierce Network editors as they explore the stories behind some of the hottest topics in tech and telecom. Want the inside scoop on broadband, wireless, artificial intelligence and cloud? You'll find it here.

What does telecom look like in 2026?

The Fierce Network team spent a week in Spain meeting with top wireless execs to get the down low on where the industry is headed in 2026. Now that we're back stateside, we sat down to dish on our top takeaways from the show. And spoiler alert, we heard about a lot more than just AI. #MWCBarcelona #wireless #AI #satellite #6G #wirelesssensing

The Fierce Network team spent a week in Spain meeting with top wireless execs to get the down low on where the industry is headed in 2026. Now that we're back stateside, we sat down to dish on our top takeaways from the show. And spoiler alert, we heard about a lot more than just AI. #MWCBarcelona #wireless #AI #satellite #6G #wirelesssensing

MWC Barcelona 2026 Highlights: The Five Nine’s Top Takeaways

 How much gas is left in 5G? And where will the road to 6G head? Where does quantum fiction meet fact? And will we actually hear anything new about ai? Fierce’s team of experts talks about what's coming at MWC Barcelona. #MWC #MWCBarcelona #wireless #6G #quantum #AI #artificialintelligence #satellite 

How much gas is left in 5G? And where will the road to 6G head? Where does quantum fiction meet fact? And will we actually hear anything new about ai? Fierce&rsquo;s team of experts talks about what's coming at MWC Barcelona. #MWC #MWCBarcelona #wireless #6G #quantum #AI #artificialintelligence #satellite&nbsp;

What to Expect at MWC Barcelona 2026

Data centers and your local internet provider have one thing in common: they both need fiber – and lots of it. But is there enough to go around? We took this question to Mike O’day, SVP and GM for Optical Communications at fiber vendor Corning and Jeff Heynen, who is VP and broadband specialist at Dell’Oro Group. #fiberbroadband #fiberopticnetwork #fibervendors #BEADfunding #broadbandexpansion #datacentergrowth #AIdatacenters #Corning #NTIA #supplychain

Data centers and your local internet provider have one thing in common: they both need fiber &ndash; and lots of it. But is there enough to go around? We took this question to Mike O&rsquo;day, SVP and GM for Optical Communications at fiber vendor Corning and Jeff Heynen, who is VP and broadband specialist at Dell&rsquo;Oro Group. #fiberbroadband #fiberopticnetwork #fibervendors #BEADfunding #broadbandexpansion #datacentergrowth #AIdatacenters #Corning #NTIA #supplychain

What does telecom look like in 2026?

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