Despite mounting skepticism and rising failure rates, gen AI investment continues to skyrocket
Spending on generative AI (gen AI) worldwide is set to soar to $644 billion in 2025, representing a 76.4% increase from 2024, according to a new forecast by research firm Gartner. This...
Virgin Media O2 on the “open heart surgery” behind its push to build an end-to-end network automation platform
At Mobile World Congress 2025, executives from Pure Storage, Red Hat and Virgin Media O2 gathered to unpack key themes from the show. The conversation brought to...
The use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in test tools isn’t new. But it is seeing new innovation and strategies, in order to meet operators’ increasingly complex testing needs as they seek to bring more AI features into their networks.
“AI is great, but...
For CSPs, AI delivers operational efficiencies and new monetization opportunities
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the telecommunications industry, offering communications service providers (CSPs) a pathway to both operational efficiency and new revenue streams. At Mobile World Congress, the conversation around AI in telecom was particularly...
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve, its role in the telecommunications industry is becoming increasingly significant. Companies like ZTE are at the forefront of digital transformation, exploring new ways to integrate AI into 5G-Advanced (5G-A) networks to enhance efficiency, security and user experience.
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BARCELONA—What were the main themes that came out of this year’s Mobile World Congress Barcelona? One might categorize them, in general, as a shift toward technological maturity, and from the possible to the practical, across the areas of Open RAN, artificial intelligence and Non-Terrestrial...
The collaborations are anchored in an AI-native wireless network stack built on the NVIDIA AI Aerial platform
During NVIDIA GTC, taking place this week, the chip company announced a series of partnerships with industry leaders, including T-Mobile, MITRE, Cisco, ODC and Booz Allen Hamilton, to...
Carpe diem; the time is now, don’t delay – or the AI revolution will get away from you. This is the message to mobile operators from hyperscale network software company Arrcus at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona. Shekar Ayyar, the firm’s chief executive,...
Verizon said that the AI assistant solution's use of gen AI delivers instant responses to common customer inquiries.
Verizon this week introduced Verizon Business Assistant, a new text messaging solution that leverages AI to help small businesses automate customer interactions and improve engagement. The telco...
Ahead of Mobile World Congress, Verizon put out a good bit of news, most of which speaks broadly to how it’s laying the groundwork for its long-term network evolution. To briefly call a few out:
In January, the company delineated six tech trends to watch...
Is the telecommunications industry behind the AI curve? The industry says no, of course — but why?
Is the telecommunications industry behind the AI curve? During a session at last week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that sought to answer this question, KT's Chief Responsible...
AI is helping CSPs optimize networks, predict maintenance needs, and automate operations to reduce costs and enhance service reliability. With AI-driven customer experience management, CSPs can personalize interactions, anticipate churn and streamline support—boosting customer loyalty. By operationalizing AI with AIOps frameworks, CSPs can efficiently...
Pure Storage said it will leverage its modern storage expertise to enhance the Alliance’s ability to manage data storage needs
Data storage solutions provider Pure Storage has joined the AI-RAN Alliance. According to the company, its products will drive the adoption of AI-RAN by meeting...
ZTE Corporation hosted the AIR DNA Future Network Launch Event at MWC Barcelona 2025, in which the company unveiled its new AI-driven end-to-end network solution—AIR DNA.
Centered around AI as its core engine, the new solution reconstructs the genetic and architectural foundations of mobile networks,...
The pair have integrated the Wind River Studio Operator intelligent edge software with Encora's engineering expertise
BARCELONA—Software provider Wind River and digital services provider Encora announced at MWC 2025 that they have integrated the Wind River Studio Operator intelligent edge software with the latter’s engineering expertise, and the full-stack NVIDIA AI platform to bring...
At MWC 2025 in Barcelona, SIMCom is glad to showcase its advanced IoT innovations in AI-powered connectivity with the introduction of high-performance wireless modules including 5G RedCap modules, smart modules and GNSS modules at Booth Hall 1 B20. By integrating AI capabilities with advanced...
On the first day of MWC, Red Hat revealed several additional tie-ups with operators and vendors around the world
Earlier this month, Red Hat — IBM-owned open source solutions provider — announced that T-Mobile US selected its Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus to automate its operations and...
The AI-RAN Alliance is also working with tech partners to create four, distinct AI-RAN Alliance-endorsed labs
The AI-RAN Alliance announced today that it now has 75 members from 17 different countries. The Alliance is also launching two flagship initiatives and will showcase several AI-RAN technology...
AI is no longer optional—it is a strategic necessity for CSPs: AI-powered automation is essential for reducing opex, enhancing customer experience, and unlocking new revenue streams. Agentic AI and generative AI will drive the next evolution in CSP automation: self-optimizing networks, predictive maintenance, and...
The GSMA has identified significant limitations around the ability of current AI models to address telecom-specific queries
Ahead of Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2025, the GSMA Foundry, the association’s innovation hub, announced the launch of the GSMA Open-Telco LLM Benchmarks, which it described as an “open-source community...
The convergence of 5G technology and artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the telecommunications landscape. Communications service providers (CSPs) can leverage AI tools — including machine learning, predictive analytics and natural language processing — to streamline operations, increase productivity and implement new monetization strategies.
While many...
The telecommunications industry is managing unprecedented volumes of data — from continuous streams generated by 5G networks to vast information flows from IoT devices and edge computing. Yet, big data organizations like telcos may find themselves utilizing only a fraction of the data they...
Of the telecom professionals surveyed by Nvidia, 97% said their company is either actively deploying or assessing deploying AI
A new survey published this week by Nvidia reveals that telcos are leaning into artificial intelligence (AI) , and even generative AI (gen AI), quite aggressively,...
Dell AI for Telecom brings together AI data, infrastructure, software, services and use cases
Communications service providers (CSPs) are facing increasing pressure to optimize their operations and reduce costs and energy use — all while improving network performance and enhancing the customer experience. An effective...
