Inside Telecom

China's mobile data usage jumped 17% last year. Revenue still fell. Now telecom giants are selling AI "Tokens" instead of gigabytes, betting that AI agents can do what traditional data plans can't anymore: make people pay more.

China Telcos Bet on AI Tokens as Mobile Data Revenue Falls China’s telecom operators are turning to AI Tokens package and agent services to offset weakening mobile data income, betting that costly tools such as OpenClaw can create a new growth engine as traditional traffic businesses rapidly lose pricing power. At the 2026 China Internet Conference, China...

Apple just lost its legal challenge against the EU's Digital Markets Act. The App Store and iOS stay classified as "gatekeepers," and Apple could now face fines of up to 10% of its global revenue for non-compliance.

Apple loses challenges against EU rules to curb Big Tech BRUSSELS, July 8 (Reuters) - Apple lost its challenge against landmark EU rules that designate its app stores and operating system iOS.