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Ten IoT predictions for 2025 – from Transforma Insights

IoT continues to be a dynamic and evolving field, with 2025 set to bring key transitions in technology, market dynamics, and regulatory frameworks. Transforma...

How to right-size edge AI for easy enterprise consumption

An edge AI “easy button” for enterprise digital transformation In their own effort to better (and more profitably) serve enterprise customers, CSPs are going through...

Why is the edge the “Goldilocks” location for edge?

BT talks monetizing edge AI, creating a global connectivity fabric and the future of conversational networks Back in June at a telecoms industry show, BT...

Self-X vs. zero-X—Turkcell on the path to AI-native

As Turkcell adopts AI, initial use cases include energy savings, customer complaint forecasting and radio link failure prediction Looking back at the technological jump from...

What is AI and RAN multi-tenancy and orchestration?

Three workload distribution models are emerging for AI-RAN — RAN-only, RAN-heavy or AI-heavy In November, SoftBank announced that it successfully piloted the world’s first combined...

‘Zero traffic, zero energy’ — How will AI enable dynamic network management?

Energy consumption is one of the biggest factors of OpEx, says AI-RAN Alliance Chair Alex Jinsung Choi The reduction of operation expenses (OpEx) is a...

The big telco AI challenge—the right data for the right use case

Google Cloud sees telco AI "absorption rate” as an “incredible phenomenon”  Communications service providers (CSPs) are all-in on AI; makes sense given macro issues around...

‘We have to get there’ — AT&T talks RAN modernization strategy

AT&T says it will shift 70% of its network traffic onto open and interoperable platforms by 2026 as part of its RAN modernization plan Last...

How will cloud and AI define future network architectures?

Nokia sees gen AI enabling conversational networks in three to five years Nokia recently laid out its vision for a future network architecture that’s all...

What’s next for 5G? 3GPP Release 18, 19 and beyond

To understand the commercial reality of cellular connectivity, in this case 5G, it’s important to understand the standardization work that set the stage for...

How can AI improve the 5G and 6G air interface?

AI is being explored in 5G-Advanced and expected to play a more important role in the 6G air interface The building blocks for the use...

Why the data center industry doesn’t expect a slow-down anytime soon

Data center industry sees strong growth continuing, driven by AI LANSDOWNE, Virginia—The data center industry is seeing explosive growth, and some market observers have called...

How does AI fit into the 6G vision?

While merely an add-on in 5G, AI functionality takes center stage in 6G While the opening session at the recent 6G Forum wasn’t specifically about...

Forget performance — the only three goals for AI-native 6G systems that matter

For Rakuten Mobile’s SVP of Next Generation Advanced Research, the key is to decouple 6G workloads from the cloud-native platform In a recent article, RCR...

Spectrum, systems, security, skills – six barriers to scale private 5G in Industry 4.0

In researching a new editorial report, out this month, about the state of private 5G in Industry 4.0, RCR Wireless asked around about the...

Smarter, faster, simpler, safer – five key tech trends to make IoT better

IoT is not dead, of course – in case it needs saying. As a broad tech movement, and an awkward tech sobriquet, which arguably...

How Vecta Labs is using AI for interference hunting

As mobile network operators operate under increasingly strict capital and operating budgets, they are not only seeking greater efficiencies, they are looking at smarter...

What is the AI-RAN Alliance?

The main mission of the AI-RAN Alliance is to 'weave AI right into the fabric of the radio access network' Officially launched in February 2024,...

The six levels of AI autonomy, as applied to network testing

There are a number of ways of classifying the phase of development or capabilities of a particular type of artificial intelligence, with a focus...

How are telcos embracing AI in the RAN?

According to Blue Plant’s VP, telcos will lean into AI in the RAN much more 'aggressively' in the 6G era Even as 5G has yet...

Survey says: How is AI expected to impact telecom networks?

Artificial intelligence is being applied more broadly and deeply in telecom networks; though AI and machine learning have been part of network testing and...

What is AI-native 6G?

In an AI-native architecture, AI is not a feature — it's fundamental While the standardization of 6G is still years away, the next-generation of...

Three large language models (LLMs)—and how they’re being used for telco AI use cases

Whether telco AI applications are delivered by leveraging hyperscaler clouds or run on-premises, many are support by the multi-billion parameter large language models (LLMs)...

For telco AI LLMs, is bigger necessarily better?

The pros and cons of building an LLM from scratch or tuning an existing LLM for telco AI use cases Whether for automated quality assurance...

Nine big BSS/OSS modernization considerations for 5G monetization

BSS/OSS modernization is essential to effectively monetize open APIs and network slicing, and sets the stage for the continued evolution of 5G Operators are constantly...