# telcos — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover telcos. Page: Feed: --- ## [Telcos, It Is Time to Enrich Those AI Tokens](https://sebastianbarros.substack.com/p/telcos-it-is-time-to-enrich-those) _2026-08-19 · Sebastian Barros · Sebastian Barros Newsletter_ The big AI opportunity for telcos is not building intelligence, but enriching every token that moves through the network. ## [AI Agents Will Not Use APIs](https://sebastianbarros.substack.com/p/ai-agents-will-not-use-apis) _2026-08-18 · Sebastian Barros · Sebastian Barros Newsletter_ As swarms scale to thousands of temporary agents, intelligence will move above the API layer and runtimes will handle the machinery underneath. ## [Malaysian Police Arrest SMS Blaster Driver Targeting Singapore Border Traffic](https://commsrisk.com/malaysian-police-arrest-sms-blaster-driver-targeting-singapore-border-traffic/) _2026-08-17 · James Greenley · Commsrisk_ Malaysian authorities arrested a 65-year-old man who allegedly used a car-mounted SMS blaster to target peak-hour commuters travelling between Johor Bahru and Singapore. ## [ARE SPACEX AND AST THE TOWERCO WRECKING BALL?](https://sebastianbarros.substack.com/p/are-spacex-and-ast-the-towerco-wrecking) _2026-08-17 · Sebastian Barros · Sebastian Barros Newsletter_ If mobile traffic really moves to orbit, some terrestrial radios should disappear. The question is how many and whether the towers that survive become more valuable than ever. ## [Telcos, 10 Agentic AI Trends You Are Not Ready For](https://sebastianbarros.substack.com/p/telcos-10-agentic-ai-trends-you-are) _2026-08-16 · Sebastian Barros · Sebastian Barros Newsletter_ AI Agents Are Becoming Telecom’s Next Customer, Buyer, Worker and Operator ## [Is Musk’s “Femtocell 2.0 + Rockets” Stupid or Genius?](https://sebastianbarros.substack.com/p/is-musks-femtocell-20-rockets-stupid) _2026-08-15 · Sebastian Barros · Sebastian Barros Newsletter_ SpaceX says satellites, Starlink dishes and millions of Small cells could take customers from AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. Any radio engineer who remembers the first femtocell wave should be skeptical. ## [Are You Ready for an AI Agent Swarm Attack?](https://sebastianbarros.substack.com/p/are-you-ready-for-an-ai-agent-swarm) _2026-08-14 · Sebastian Barros · Sebastian Barros Newsletter_ How autonomous AI turns cyberattacks into machine scale search ## [Network APIs Are Worth Peanuts. Why Is That?](https://sebastianbarros.substack.com/p/network-apis-are-worth-peanuts-why) _2026-08-13 · Sebastian Barros · Sebastian Barros Newsletter_ No operator reports network API revenue in its financials. That absence is not an accident ## [Telefónica Goes Smart Voice and is Sexy..](https://sebastianbarros.substack.com/p/telefonica-goes-smart-voice-and-is) _2026-08-11 · Sebastian Barros · Sebastian Barros Newsletter_ The Phone Number Is About to Get Interesting Again with AI. ## [AI Has Surpassed Human Traffic](https://sebastianbarros.substack.com/p/ai-has-surpassed-human-traffic) _2026-08-11 · Sebastian Barros · Sebastian Barros Newsletter_ Telcos Are Not Ready for What Comes Next as machines take over the internet. ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9Vg3fz8XqkEF) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [European Union Spoofing and Traceback Survey Extended to 14 August](https://commsrisk.com/european-union-spoofing-and-traceback-survey-extended-to-14-august/) _2026-08-10 · James Greenley · Commsrisk_ Commsrisk has extended the deadline for contributions to its European Union research into spoofing prevention and traceback until 14 August 2026. ## [Telcos, These Are Your R&D Chiefs](https://sebastianbarros.substack.com/p/telcos-these-are-your-r-and-d-chiefs) _2026-08-09 · Sebastian Barros · Sebastian Barros Newsletter_ Telecom operators outsourced invention to vendors, then managed them for savings instead of growth. ## [Hong Kong SMS Blaster Broadcasts WhatsApp Account Hijacking Scam](https://commsrisk.com/hong-kong-sms-blaster-broadcasts-whatsapp-account-hijacking-scam/) _2026-08-03 · James Greenley · Commsrisk_ Police linked more than 6,000 smishing messages to 16 WhatsApp account hijacking frauds that caused losses exceeding HKD300,000. ## [Malaysian Regulator Stops SMS Blaster Bypassing Telco Filters](https://commsrisk.com/malaysian-regulator-stops-sms-blaster-bypassing-telco-filters/) _2026-07-31 · James Greenley · Commsrisk_ MCMC found a 23 year old man driving around Johor Bahru with an SMS blaster that sent scam links. This was its fifth special operation against the devices during 2026. ## [Contribute to European Union Research on Spoofing and Traceback](https://commsrisk.com/contribute-to-european-union-research-on-spoofing-and-traceback/) _2026-07-29 · James Greenley · Commsrisk_ Commsrisk has been asked to conduct research on behalf of the European Union into methods that prevent the spoofing of electronic communications and enable communications to be traced to their origin. ## [Hong Kong Arrests SMS Blaster Fraudster Linked to HKD1.1mn Loss](https://commsrisk.com/hong-kong-arrests-sms-blaster-fraudster-linked-to-hkd1-1mn-loss/) _2026-07-28 · James Greenley · Commsrisk_ Police caught a 25 year old man driving through Sheung Shui, Hong Kong, with an active SMS blaster that had sent over 1,000 smishing messages. ## [Newsletter Telcos #259](https://legaragedestelcos.substack.com/p/newsletter-telcos-259) _2026-07-23 · Christophe Romei · Le Garage des Telcos_ Le solaire entre dans son âge industriel ## [Don’t Look Up: Banks Are Feasting on Telcos](https://commsrisk.com/dont-look-up-banks-are-feasting-on-telcos/) _2026-07-14 · Edward Finegold · Commsrisk_ Telcos have gone from public trusts to private cash machines for major banks and hedge funds as they tear the industry to pieces. ## [Which Countries Have the Busiest SMS Firewalls?](https://commsrisk.com/which-countries-operate-the-busiest-sms-firewalls/) _2026-07-07 · James Greenley · Commsrisk_ A new map in the Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard compares published SMS-blocking figures using a population-adjusted score. ## [How to Detect SMS Blasters](https://commsrisk.com/how-to-detect-sms-blasters/) _2026-06-30 · Eleanor Holtmanns and Silke Holtmanns · Commsrisk_ SMS blasters operate outside legitimate mobile networks, but their activity can still be detected. This article explains how operators and regulators can identify false base stations by looking for radio, signalling and location anomalies. ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/i9CAOWgzrQPB) _2026-06-30 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [The Future of Commsrisk](https://commsrisk.com/the-future-of-commsrisk/) _2026-06-23 · James Greenley · Commsrisk_ Future Commsrisk articles will focus on the Global Fraud Dashboard: new graphs, noteworthy data, related news, and insights based on objective data. ## [Newsletter Telcos #258](https://legaragedestelcos.substack.com/p/newsletter-telcos-258) _2026-06-18 · Christophe Romei · Le Garage des Telcos_ La French Tech vise la souveraineté, mais ses angles morts demeurent ## [Commodore ressuscite le téléphone… avec Sailfish OS : nostalgie ou véritable alternative européenne ?](https://legaragedestelcos.substack.com/p/commodore-ressuscite-le-telephone) _2026-06-17 · Christophe Romei · Le Garage des Telcos_ Un téléphone à clapet, un OS européen et une promesse de déconnexion ## [Newsletter Telcos #257](https://legaragedestelcos.substack.com/p/newsletter-telcos-257) _2026-06-15 · Christophe Romei · Le Garage des Telcos_ Le Garage des Telcos élargit son champ de vision ## [Apple Intelligence : comment Apple capte la valeur des opérateurs](https://legaragedestelcos.substack.com/p/wwdc-2026-apple-entre-dans-lere-de) _2026-06-09 · Christophe Romei · Le Garage des Telcos_ "Privacy in AI is non negotiable" ## [Énergie, IA et souveraineté numérique](https://legaragedestelcos.substack.com/p/energie-ia-et-souverainete-numerique) _2026-06-04 · Christophe Romei · Le Garage des Telcos_ l’Europe prépare la convergence entre datacenters et renouvelables ## [Newsletter Telcos #256](https://legaragedestelcos.substack.com/p/newsletter-telcos-256) _2026-06-04 · Le Garage des Telcos_ Les MVNO ne vendent plus des gigaoctets ## [Tokens, agents et datacenters : la nouvelle équation de Qualcomm](https://legaragedestelcos.substack.com/p/tokens-agents-et-datacenters-la-nouvelle) _2026-06-03 · Christophe Romei · Le Garage des Telcos_ Au Computex 2026, Qualcomm explique pourquoi la bataille de l’intelligence artificielle se jouera autant sur l’efficacité énergétique et les datacenters que sur les modèles eux-mêmes. ## [The Final Commsrisk Article: US Telcos Cannot Be Allowed to Dictate Global KYC](https://commsrisk.com/the-final-commsrisk-article/) _2026-05-30 · Eric Priezkalns · Commsrisk_ I was thrown out of One Consortium, but that was the inevitable consequence of a plan I instigated in 2024. It is better to kill my career by issuing this final warning than by facilitating a sham designed to mislead regulators and hurt the public. ## [6G : le réseau qui perçoit le réel](https://legaragedestelcos.substack.com/p/6g-le-reseau-qui-percoit-le-reel) _2026-05-29 · Christophe Romei · Le Garage des Telcos_ La bataille ne portera plus sur le débit, mais sur la perception du monde physique. ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QgKaAI5JiKD0) _2026-05-29 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [Newsletter Telcos #255](https://legaragedestelcos.substack.com/p/newsletter-telcos-255) _2026-05-28 · Christophe Romei · Le Garage des Telcos_ Data centers IA : le risque que les telcos ne peuvent plus ignorer ## [Why Total Experience (TX) Falls Short for Telcos](https://omnisperience.substack.com/p/why-total-experience-tx-falls-short) _2026-03-06 · Omnisperience · Omnisperience_ Everyone’s talking about Total Experience but is it enough for the complex and demanding telco environment? ## [When Customer Communication Becomes Customer Friction](https://omnisperience.substack.com/p/when-customer-communication-becomes) _2026-02-26 · Omnisperience · Omnisperience_ Effort is a tax on loyalty. Often, it's not what you ask but how you ask. Thoughtless messaging destroys loyalty and results in measurable relationship damage. ## [The ugly problem of ‘Turkey Teeth’ experience](https://omnisperience.substack.com/p/the-ugly-problem-of-turkey-teeth) _2026-02-11 · Omnisperience · Omnisperience_ For years, telcos believed they curated experience by controlling the message. ## [Disconnected by Choice: Why Gen Z and Alpha Are Pushing Back – and What Telcos Must Do About It](https://omnisperience.substack.com/p/disconnected-by-choice-why-gen-z) _2026-02-10 · Omnisperience · Omnisperience_ Disconnection isn’t always a network availability problem. ## [Context Is King: What IKEA’s Umbrella Campaign Teaches Telcos About Timing and Trust](https://omnisperience.substack.com/p/context-is-king-what-ikeas-umbrella) _2026-02-10 · Omnisperience · Omnisperience_ IKEA just schooled everyone on how contextual generosity can outperform algorithms when it comes to trust and lifetime value. ## [‘We Told You So’ Isn’t Enough – Telecoms Must Fix Its Security Mess Now](https://omnisperience.substack.com/p/we-told-you-so-isnt-enough-telecoms) _2026-02-05 · Omnisperience · Omnisperience_ We spent years warning that telecoms was the soft underbelly of cybersecurity – then Salt Typhoon quietly infiltrated networks across 80+ countries and proved every word right. ## [Customer perceptions of “care” – insights from UK CSI](https://omnisperience.substack.com/p/customer-perceptions-of-care-insights) _2026-02-05 · Omnisperience · Omnisperience_ The January 2026 UK CSI lays bare what 15,000 customers actually value in 'care' – and it’s not what telcos obsess over. ## [Despite all the talk about quality, it’s still a churn driver](https://omnisperience.substack.com/p/despite-all-the-talk-about-quality) _2026-01-30 · Omnisperience · Omnisperience_ Your network can be world-class and still feel terrible. Here’s why customer perception - especially at home - is now the real battleground for telcos. ## [Why inconsistency is the biggest tell that a telco is failing](https://omnisperience.substack.com/p/why-inconsistency-is-the-biggest) _2026-01-28 · Omnisperience · Omnisperience_ When a telco doesn't speak with one voice, customers stop listening - and start looking elsewhere. ## [From Call Minutes to AI Interface: Why Voice Is Telcos’ Next Growth Engine](https://omnisperience.substack.com/p/voice-is-dead-long-live-voice) _2026-01-21 · Omnisperience · Omnisperience_ Voice is shifting from a utility to a platform. For telcos, that’s not a threat - it’s the biggest opportunity in a generation.