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Seven takeaways from the Gen AI Divide report everybody’s talking about

The Gen AI Divide report from the MIT NANDA initiative reveals a major lack of ROI on gen AI projects A recent report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s Networked Agents and Decentralized AI (NANDA) put forward some numbers...

U.S. takes 10% stake in Intel in landmark deal

With this deal, the U.S. government has become Intel's largest shareholder In sum – what to know: Historic investment in Intel– The U.S. government is acquiring a 10% stake in Intel via an $8.9 billion deal, plus prior CHIPS grants, bringing...

EdgeConneX, Lambda to develop AI DCs in Chicago and Atlanta

In Chicago, EdgeConnex and Lambda will develop a 23 MW single-tenant facility scheduled to be ready for service in 2026 In sum – what to know: 30MW+ AI capacity planned – EdgeConneX and Lambda will expand data center infrastructure in Chicago...

Kuwait deploys 5G-A with Huawei and Knetco

5G-A will enable use cases such as smart cities, automated industries, and advanced digital services across Kuwait In sum – what to know: Nationwide 5G Advanced rollout – Huawei and Knetco deployed 5G Advanced (5G-A) for all three operators, promising faster...

Vodafone Idea launches 5G in Pune

TVodafone Idea has partnered with Ericsson to deploy energy-efficient infrastructure and implemented AI-powered Self-Organizing Networks In sum – what to know: Pune joins Vi’s 5G footprint – The operator has now expanded next-gen connectivity to five cities in Maharashtra, following its...

Crusoe in talks for $10 billion valuation: Report

Crusoe is expected to raise around $1 billion through a mix of equity and debt, according to the report In sum – what to know: Crusoe seeks $10B valuation – The AI data center startup is in talks to raise about...

In the age of AI-powered cyberattacks, static IPs are your quiet advantage (Reader Forum)

Modern technology creates growth opportunities, but it also creates new security risks. Businesses can no longer just react to threats; security has to be built into the foundation. Similarly, the nature of cyberattacks has changed. A recent study revealed that...

Three Wi-Fi OpenRoaming case studies — seamless connectivity in action

The WBA says 81% of industry executives surveyed plan to deploy Wi-Fi OpenRoaming According to the Wireless Broadband Alliance’s (WBA) Industry Report 2025, adoption of OpenRoaming is moving from pilot to mainstream. Of the 170 industry executives surveyed, 81% said...

The Sunday Brief: 2Q earnings review (Part 3) — Verizon’s calculus

Greetings from Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri.  We presented with Jeff Yount of Intermountain Infrastrucutre Group (IIG) at the UNITEL 2025 Executive Summit.  Terrific discussions with several fiber and legislative leaders there, and many thanks to Matt Gilbert of UNITEL for the inclusion.  This week, after...

Bookmarks: 6G — evolution, revolution, both or neither? 

Editor’s note: I’m in the habit of bookmarking on LinkedIn, books, magazines, movies, newspapers, and records, things I think are insightful and interesting. What I’m not in the habit of doing is ever revisiting those insightful, interesting bits of...

Bharti Hexacom shareholders approve tower sale to Indus

The sale is part of a broader cash deal announced in February, under which Indus Towers agreed to acquire 12,700 towers from Bharti Airtel and another 3,400 from Hexacom In sum – what to know: Shareholders back Indus sale – 88.28%...

LG Expands AI infra cooling footprint in Asia

LG has set ambitious targets, aiming to boost annual sales from its chiller business to $720 million and more than triple orders for data center cooling solutions over the next two years In sum – what to know: LG secures major...

Huawei secures Telefonica core

Spanish paper El Pais reported that Telefonica had signed the deal with Huawei in late 2024 In sum – what to know: Telefonica extends 5G deal in Spain – The operator reportedly signed a consumer core network contract with Huawei lasting...

Crusoe acquires Atero to accelerate AI infra

Through the acquisition, Crusoe is also expanding into the Middle East, with the establishment of its Tel Aviv office In sum – what to know: Crusoe acquires Atero for GPU optimization – The deal strengthens Crusoe Cloud’s AI infrastructure performance, integrating...

Meta, Google Cloud strike $10B AI compute deal

The six-year agreement reportedly gives Meta the compute power to support its AI expansion In sum – what to know: Meta signs $10B AI deal – The six-year agreement reportedly gives Meta the compute power to support its AI expansion, including...

The future of wireless: Key trends shaping the next decade of connectivity (Reader Forum)

Wireless connectivity is poised to make significant gains in several areas, including transfer speeds, AI integration, security, and interoperability Technology is improving at a lightning-fast rate. Systems, increasingly likely to run on wireless, need to be able to provide the...

Boldyn installs neutral-host 5G at UK stadium, private 5G for US city

Boldyn Networks has launched the UK’s first open-RAN neutral-host 5G system at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light, with Virgin Media O2 on board; it has also agreed a deal to deploy private 5G in CBRS (with LPWAN) for first responders...

The CSP response to the agentic AI challenge (Analyst Angle)

CSPs must evolve with multi-capability networks, advanced antennas, and orchestration to meet agentic AI demands, rising data usage, new device types, and low-latency, high-throughput experiences while optimizing energy and coverage efficiency. Migration from 4G to 5G has not been as...

What’s the environmental cost of that Gemini prompt? Google ran the numbers

Google researchers looked at how much energy, water and carbon emissions that a run-of-the-mill Gemini text query generates It has become conventional wisdom that using an AI chatbot like ChatGPT for queries requires far more energy than using a regular...

Nvidia works on new AI chip for China: Report

U.S. President Donald Trump recently mentioned the fact that Nvidia was looking to make its Blackwell chips available to the Chinese market In sum – what to know: Nvidia prepares Blackwell-based AI chip for China – The B30A is expected...

SoftBank develops new AI architecture for 5G networks

SoftBank said that the demonstration results show that high-performance AI models and GPUs are indispensable for achieving 5G-Advanced and 6G performance In sum – what to know: 30% boost in 5G throughput – Transformer-based AI improved real-world uplink performance compared to...

Maxis, China Mobile partner to launch MVNO in Malaysia

The agreement builds on a partnership between Maxis and CMI signed in 2024 to explore 5G initiatives and digital services In sum – what to know: First CMI MVNO in Malaysia – CMLink marks China Mobile International’s entry into the Malaysian...

Vodafone Idea, IBM partner on AI transformation

The core part of the collaboration is the establishment of an AI innovation hub, bringing together Vodafone Idea and IBM Consulting specialists to co-develop AI solutions In sum – what to know: AI Innovation Hub launched – Vodafone Idea and IBM...

Beyond bots: How AI-driven automation is rewiring telecom operations (Reader Forum)

AI-driven automation can mean lower costs, fewer outages, and a fundamentally new playbook for scale, speed, and resilience What if your telecom network could heal itself, predict outages before they happen, and deliver hyper personalized support 24/7 — without a...

‘The tech wars are over’ – The Things Industries blows out some IoT candles 

Ten years old today (August 21), Netherlands-based LoRaWAN outfit The Things Industries appears to be thriving in a complex, fragmented, and weirdly twisted IoT market. Wienke Giezman, the company’s co-founder, blows out some candles.  In sum – what to know: Decade...