The new Qualcomm chip supports a number of GenAI large language models, including Meta's Llama 2 and Google's Gemini Nano
Qualcomm continues to focus on generative AI (GenAI) with this week’s debut of Snapdragon 8s Gen, the second addition to the company’s Snapdragon 8...
Cable Television faces serious growth threats and growth opportunities
Samsung recently asked me to give a presentation to their CEO, senior executives and others in the company, worldwide, about how new tech like AI and 5G are transforming the various industries they operate in, including...
Perspectives from MWC24 and where we go from here
You wouldn’t know it from the 12-foot high letters adorning booths throughout the halls of Mobile World Congress, but the AI bubble is about to pop.
Soon, it won’t be enough to simply be “doing” AI or...
When new technology ignites as much hype and expectation as generative artificial intelligence (gen AI), there’s bound to be a fair amount of uncertainty in the early days over what use cases the technology can be applied to, what problems it will solve, and...
As part of its long-term commitment, AWS is planning to invest more than $5.3 billion in Saudi Arabia
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to launch an AWS infrastructure region in Saudi Arabia in 2026.
AWS said in a release that the new infrastructure region will...
In a recent report issued by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the digital transformation of manufacturing and supply-chain related industries is in full swing. PwC noted that half of the enterprises they surveyed have already adopted IoT, cloud-based data platforms, and connected services to support their operations....
Like with most things that you want to go fast, they don't develop with the velocity you'd like. Private cellular networks are no different, but one-off successes are giving way to scalable templates and economic pressure is mounting.
RCR Wireless News' latest webinar looks at...
MWC, Barcelona; last week. Red Hat and Intel have developed a (relatively) easy and cheap edge/cloud computing solution for enterprises to deploy and multiply AI-based applications on private 5G networks. The duo have a reference solution, they said, which easily flexes distributed edge/cloud compute...
The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence(AI) is revolutionizing various industries, ushering in a new era of innovation. Pioneering AI models such as ChatGPT and Sora by OpenAI, and Gemini by Google are at the forefront of this transformation, providing users with an expanded realm...
BARCELONA—Artificial intelligence is dominating conversations and sessions at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2024, with telecom companies and their vendors all working to figure out—or support the exploration of—just what AI can do for telecom, both in terms of benefits and risks.
"It's the most...
The members of the AI-RAN Alliance will collaborate to advance RAN capabilities through AI to improve spectral efficiency
MWC, Barcelona— Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft and other major players launched the AI-RAN Alliance, a body aimed at integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into cellular technology to...
The companies said they aim to launch a joint venture company as part of this global telco AI alliance
MWC, Barcelona— Deutsche Telekom, e& Group, Singtel, SoftBank and SK Telecom officially launched the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA) at MWC Barcelona 2024.
During the launch event,...
Qualcomm SVP Durga Malladi looks at 5G success stories to date, and discusses the AI-enabled future of telecoms
In an wide-ranging interview ahead of Mobile World Congress with RCR Wireless News, Qualcomm SVP and GM of Technology Planning and Edge Solutions Durga Malladi looked back...
Enterprises are interested in generative AI, but they are also concerned by “ethics and accountability”. So suggests a new poll of 1,405 enterprises by UK-headquartered professional services outfit EY, which finds 43 percent of enterprises are already actively investing in generative AI (genAI), mostly...
In its “State of AI in Telecommunications: 2024 Trends,” respondents tell NVIDIA telco AI solutions are already “improving both revenues and cost savings”
The subhead of this article pretty well tells the story: NVIDIA research based on a survey of operators shows there’s widespread interest...
The partnership combines Nokia RAN software and Layer 1 acceleration with NVIDIA CPUs for Layer 2 processing and GPUs for AI and vRAN acceleration
Network equipment providers are rapidly working with partners to bring artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to bear as operators go through major...
In April, Bain & Co published a report about the potential effect of Generative AI (GenAI) on the world’s telecom companies. Given the title: Telcos, Stop Debating Generative AI and Just Get Going – the urgency of the message was clear.
In the fast paced...
Softbank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son wants to raise $100 billion for a new company focused on artificial intelligence microchips, according to Bloomberg.
The venture, dubbed Project Izanagi, is aimed at setting up an AI chip company to complement Softbank's Arm and to challenge...
As CSPs look to increase network flexibility and scalability without sacrificing efficiency in new disaggregated radio systems, Cloud RAN will play a key role
With 5G networks operating at scale, communications service providers (CSPs) stand ready to embark on the next evolution of cellular. The...
The big announcement last week from IBM and the GSMA about teaching telcos in the ways of the force – as in generative artificial intelligence (AI) – is not just about telcos. Or rather, it is not just about showing telcos how to use...
Ericsson and Nokia will collaborate towards developing novel AI and distributed compute technology towards 6G research
Swedish vendor Ericsson and Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) announced a long-term cooperation for joint research in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI), compute and radio.
Under the...
Siemens is to bundle generative AI with its machine learning software for predictive maintenance cases, which draws on data from IoT sensors and other operational metrics in production machines and processes to guide industrial companies on timely maintenance fixes and interventions. The move means...
Jio said the the new platform had been launched following two years of research and development
Indian company Jio Platforms has created an artificial intelligence (AI) platform, dubbed Jio Brain, which will integrate machine learning (ML) capabilities in a telecom operator’s network, enterprise network, or...
Singtel said its NVIDIA-powered AI Cloud will be hosted by Singtel’s Nxera regional data center business
Singaporean telco Singtel said it has joined the NVIDIA Partner Network Cloud Program, which will enable it to bring NVIDIA’s full-stack AI platform to enterprises across Southeast Asia
Singtel’s NVIDIA-powered...
