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AI is shifting from training to inference, and two pressures now define the business: the end-user experience and the return on investment. RCR’s AI Infrastructure Forum returns to ask: can …
The RCRTech Roundtables, facilitated by a host of experts, will provide attendees with the opportunity to share their experiences and discuss the challenges they are currently facing regarding powering data …
AI has overtaken networking as a top concern for industrial leaders. Massive data workloads are putting pressure on legacy infrastructure never designed to support them — and industries risk falling …
Elisa recently ran what it claims to be Europe’s first voice, mobile data, and video analytics simultaneously on the same AI-RAN platform over Elisa’s 5G Advanced network In sum – …
Nvidia and Nokia (and a rush of operators) have announced progress with AI-RAN – a year to the day practically after Nvidia pumped a billion into the Finnish firm. The …
AI agents could reshape internet traffic by shifting work from customer devices to distributed computing networks, changing where data travels, how capacity is used and which providers control routing, connectivity …
From the newsletter (October 23; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): SpaceX is reportedly targeting at least 80,000 US cell sites for Starlink Mobile, signalling a costly push …
During a session at RCR’s 6G Forum, Derek Khlopin, deputy associate administrator of NTIA’s Office of Spectrum, said the U.S. is pursuing a significant pipeline of spectrum for future wireless …
Radar, not standards, may be the faster path to ISAC drone detection In sum – what we know: Integrated sensing and communications, or ISAC, has become one of the more …
AT&T chief John Stankey laid out a strategy built on fiber and 5G convergence, selective fiber acquisitions, and a future role connecting AI workloads across networks and clouds; he also …
Nokia CEO Justin Hotard told a conference call with investors that the company’s growth is accelerating in the areas where it has chosen to focus and invest, highlighting AI-RAN as …
From the newsletter (October 21; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Nvidia and Nokia are pushing telcos to turn their networks and sites into distributed AI infrastructure, but …
Autonomous networks must move beyond self-healing to coordinate decisions across RAN, transport, core and cloud, argues Droma’s Payal Kindiger, with trust, governance and verified service outcomes key to granting AI …
The answer starts in 2026: design adaptability into 6G so the system can rise to challenges we cannot yet foresee What you should know: AI experiences increasingly distribute intelligence across …
As mobile networks evolve toward 5G-Advanced and 6G, the Radio Access Network is undergoing a profound transformation. The Intelligent RAN paradigm marks a pivotal shift from traditional, hardware-centric architectures to …
Panelists favor integration over a single 6G architecture In sum – what we know: What does ubiquitous connectivity actually mean? That was the focus of a panel at the recent …
Deutsche Telekom has previously described MINDR as an evolution of RAN Guardian, extending agentic AI from domain-level optimization toward service-level intelligence across complex, multi-domain network environments In sum – what …
SpaceX outlined plans for a hybrid Starlink mobile network and claimed a path to hundreds of billions in annual connectivity revenue, as AI compute investment surged and Elon Musk forecast …
From the newsletter (October 20; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): A new 6G architecture is taking shape, but its business case remains elusive. This week: AI-RAN performance …
NTN roaming, spectrum and 6G gaps all land on the handset In sum – what we know: Seamless connectivity is the promise on every NTN marketing deck, and RCR Tech’s …
Ericsson forecasts surging uplink demand as AI shifts mobile traffic patterns, urging operators to avoid 5G’s costly standalone delays. Its 6G vision hinges on spectrum efficiency, reusable infrastructure, and services …
Stephen Douglas, head of strategic thought leadership at Keysight Technologies, said during the recent RCR’s 6G Forum that future 6G technology will be standalone from the beginning with its own …
From the newsletter (October 19; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone want a joint position on mobile satellite spectrum, but can Europe’s …
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