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Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst

Sean Kinney
Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst

Sean focuses on multiple subject areas including 5G, 6G, Open RAN, hybrid cloud, edge computing, and Industry 4.0. Prior to his work at RCR, Sean studied journalism and literature at the University of Mississippi then spent six years based in Key West, Florida, working as a reporter for the Miami Herald Media Company. He currently lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

  • Fujitsu on telco AI—bridging the gap between technology and business outcomes

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 30, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 30, 2024

    Telco AI solution for energy efficiency delivers 20% reduction in power consumption  A recurring theme in telco AI discussions is around acknowledging the grandiose transformational potential of the technology while …

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  • ‘There’s no clean AI strategy without a clean data strategy’

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 29, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 29, 2024

    Blue Planet sees AI as a spectrum of technologies collectively driving network automation forward In a wide-ranging discussion with RCR Wireless News, Gabriele di Piazza, vice president of products, alliances …

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  • AI and spatial computing at the human edge 

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 22, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 22, 2024

    Mainstreaming spatial compute, and giving AI the context it needs for hyper-personalization, is a “Qualcomm-sized problem”  MAUI—Qualcomm is the leader in on-device gen AI; the company effectively defined the concept, …

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  • Qualcomm CEO on the evolution of apps in the agentic AI era

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 21, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 21, 2024

    The great decoupling continues—Qualcomm sees the construct of applications evolving as AI instantiates intent beyond the constraints of apps Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated with …

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  • When a chip is more than a chip—addressing the usage gap

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 21, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 21, 2024

    What do Qualcomm’s 4s Gen 2, footballer Asisat Oshoala and the usage gap have in common? It’s been a busy few weeks for me, but two particular things stand out …

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  • Verizon on what it means to be AI-native

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 18, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 18, 2024

    A pragmatic approach to telco AI can drive short-term operational benefits and customer experience enhancements As it looks to leverage AI across its business, Verizon Vice President of AI and …

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  • Where the wild things are—and how to connect them

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 8, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 8, 2024

    Nevada System of Higher Education is exploring private cellular to connect remote environmental sensors used in a range of research initiatives LAS VEGAS—Ahead of the kick-off of Mobile World Congress …

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  • Ericsson, SoftBank exploring converged AI, RAN architectures

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 8, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 8, 2024

    Ericsson and SoftBank are also both working with NVIDIA on embedding AI into the RAN The topic du jour in telecoms seems to be bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into the …

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  • Ericsson building rApp directory in Open RAN push

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 7, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 7, 2024

    Ericsson rApp strategy is focused on network automation, deployment, evolution, healing and optimization As operators continue to push toward large-scale Open RAN deployments, a North Star is this idea of …

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  • AT&T Head of Network Chris Sambar exiting Oct. 11

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 4, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 4, 2024

    In June Sambar joined the AST SpaceMobile board; AST and AT&T are collaborating on satellite-based direct-to-device communications AT&T Executive Vice President and Head of Network Chris Sambar will leave the …

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  • What will it take to industrialize Open RAN?

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 2, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 2, 2024

    Ericsson takes stock of Open RAN standardization, integration and scaled deployment Before examining what it will take to industrialize Open RAN, let’s look at what it means for a technology …

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  • AT&T sees Open RAN enabling ‘continuous innovation’

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 1, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 1, 2024

    AT&T sees AI, cloud and Open RAN decoupling network enhancements from a “cycle of virtuous Gs” AT&T is in the early days of a massive radio access network (RAN) modernization …

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  • Vodafone on Open RAN—’I don’t think we’ll ever go back’

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 1, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst October 1, 2024

    Beyond cost reduction, Vodafone sees Open RAN as a vector for innovation; cites work with Cohere Technologies After six years of collaborative work, Vodafone has moved from a proto-Open RAN …

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  • Telus on Open RAN integration—if we can do it, you probably can too

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 30, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 30, 2024

    A Huawei rip-and-replace mandate prompted Telus to pivot to Open RAN Canadian operator Telus began working on virtualized Open RAN with Samsung in June 2020, and in February 2024 expanded …

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  • Intel leveraging RAG to ease enterprise AI adoption

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 30, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 30, 2024

    Dell Technologies among partners using Intel Xeon 6 and Gaudi 3 for RAG-based enterprise AI Alongside the recent launch of its latest Xeon 6 CPUs and Gaudi 3 artificial intelligence …

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  • What is the role of BSS evolution in 5G monetization?

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 27, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 27, 2024

    As 5G Standalone ramps, monetization hinges on marrying customer experience with network insights While digital transformation has been a buzzword in many different industries for some time, the rubber is …

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  • How is T-Mobile US using data and AI for intent-based CX

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 27, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 27, 2024

    Working with OpenAI, T-Mobile US is trying to deliver predictive, “fairly magical” customer experiences T-Mobile US is working with artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouse OpenAI on a new customer-facing “intent-driven AI-decisioning …

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  • Dell Technologies, NVIDIA optimize AI Factory approach for CSPs

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 25, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 25, 2024

    From core to edge, Dell AI for Telecom includes network optimization capabilities and supports AI services like GPUaaS Back in May at Dell Technologies World, the ICT giant unveiled its …

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  • NVIDIA and T-Mobile US CEOs lay out vision for AI RAN

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 23, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 23, 2024

    Ericsson, Nokia, NVIDIA, T-Mobile US establish the AI RAN Innovation Center As T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert pointed out during the carrier’s recent Capital Markets Day, delivering cellular connectivity is …

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  • Checking in on the Intel five nodes in four years plan

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 20, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 20, 2024

    Intel has entered the angstrom era with 20A and 18A process nodes Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger took the top job at the semiconductor design and manufacturing company in February 2021. …

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  • Abstracting complexity in pursuit of network automation, monetization

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 20, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 20, 2024

    Appledore Research talks APIs, BSS/OSS, network automation and monetization Operators are busy at the moment—they’re navigating a tough macro environment while working to muster the capital needed to modernize network …

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  • AT&T to pay $13 million to settle cloud breach

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 18, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 18, 2024

    The FCC says AT&T is “strengthening its data governance practices” The U.S. Federal Communications Commission today (Sept. 17) announced that AT&T will pay $13 million to settle an investigation associated …

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  • Intel announces re-org focused on foundry business

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 17, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 17, 2024

    While AI has driven growth in the semiconductor sector, Intel facing challenges around its design/build business model Intel has had a tough time for a while now with its design/build …

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  • AT&T CEO on US spectrum situation—‘It’s a policy miss’

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 16, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 16, 2024

    Continuing its network convergence strategy, AT&T sees “a long-term, multi-decade play’ Speaking last week at the Goldman Sachs Communicopia and Technology Conference, AT&T CEO John Stankey blasted domestic policy around …

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  • Ericsson and major global operators announce API joint venture

    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 12, 2024
    by Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst September 12, 2024

    McKinsey & Company sees network API market potentially generating hundreds of billions in new revenue Ericsson alongside major global operators, including América Móvil, AT&T, Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Reliance …

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