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Today is the last day to enter the Leading Lights Awards at the early bird price. This year's program covers agentic AI, satellite, optical networking, security and more. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4dpXGx7

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon agreed to pool spectrum and resources for a unified direct-to-device satellite platform. Roger Entner says the FCC should approve it. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4uh4g07

SKT has signed an agreement with the South Korean Ministry of National Defense to build and deploy AI models tailored for military use on a large scale. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4tH8cWB

#Eurobites: French consortium given more time for SFR bid; BT lands BAE Systems contract; more ratings-agency love for TIM; cloud lobby slams Broadcom 'delaying tactics'. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/3RbMZH1

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon agree to create a satellite D2D joint venture to fill coverage dead zones and simplify integration with more satellite providers. But plenty of details are still lacking. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4fk2Pcq

Telefónica is finalizing a consortium bid for an AI gigafactory in Spain and is still open to M&A opportunities, as it reports solid Q1 performance. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4dkbER2

Asia Link Cable has successfully landed at the Chung Hom Kok Cable Landing Station in Hong Kong. The station is China Telecom's first self-built submarine cable landing station outside mainland China. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4nqWuOs

What the EchoStar deals actually change: AT&T adds rural lowband coverage it's lacked since 2008 and SpaceX graduates from T-Mobile vendor to spectrum holder. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4eRXzNf

EchoStar is mulling its next move after the FCC approved the company's spectrum sales to AT&T and SpaceX with a $2.5 billion escrow condition, but New Street Research's Blair Levin says it's unlikely EchoStar will contest the decision. Read more: bit.ly/42AiPQ4

Cisco does not expect to save money through its latest restructuring and will still have a bigger workforce than it did just a few years ago. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4uTqgOB

#Eurobites: Vodafone trumpets progress on European 'federated edge'; Sparkle extends GreenMed cable; ITV in talks with Sky over sale of M&E unit; VMO2 trains humans. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4nwykCi

Cable is contributing about 20% to Starlink's gross adds, a new study finds. Starlink is not yet having a material competitive impact on cable broadband, but it has grabbed the industry's attention. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/3RaX1Ik

Growth surge from new enterprise services and cost discipline drive a 13% jump in profit at Taiwan Mobile, as it seeks to increase focus on new growth areas. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4d8EGUP

Deutsche Telekom is doubling down in its focus on defense and AI, as its CEO Tim Höttges discussed during a press conference unveiling a stable set of financial results for Q1. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/3P1dsq9

#Greenwatch: In a roundup of telecom sustainability news, we look at Big Tech's power moves, efforts to improve energy efficiency and BT's appetite for old plastics. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4wsPHrK

Data shared by Ookla shows AT&T's switch from Nokia to a 'single vendor' deal with Ericsson has delivered network improvements. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4uIp4gy

#Eurobites: Telcos need to shape up to seize growth opportunity – Ericsson; Orange and friends plan new Europe-Africa link; Kyivstar has a perky Q1; Harion steps down at Tele2. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4uc0t4a

KT's earnings dive as it admits it needs to win back customer confidence, while other Asian telcos face similar challenges. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/3RA6ngQ

Vodafone CEO Margherita Della Valle says the group is now in good shape and plans to focus on organic growth in future, while it continues to face challenges in Germany. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/4np8nUY

A new report from the GSMA seems to lose the plot by insisting Europe needs to fill a €200 billion funding gap or face continued 5G ignominy. Read more on Light Reading: bit.ly/42u7G3i