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AI infra brief: From Schneider Electric, Oracle, Digital Realty and more

In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector Schneider Electric and ETAP unveil AI factory digital twin Schneider Electric and ETAP introduced what it claims to be the world’s first AI factory digital twin, designed...

AI infra brief: From NVIDIA, Cisco, Equinix and more

In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector NVIDIA, xAI join BlackRock and Microsoft's $30 billion AI infrastructure fund NVIDIA and Elon Musk’s xAI are joining BlackRock and Microsoft in the AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP),...

LG Uplus unveils its vision for the 6G field

LG Uplus presented its 6G development strategy under the so-called S.I.X. (Sustainability, Intelligence, eXpansion) framework Korean carrier LG Uplus shared its approach to future 6G network development and key focus areas at the 3GPP 6G Workshop, held earlier this month in Incheon, South Korea. The 3GPP...

Five reasons AI data centers require massive amounts of power

AI data centers must support intensive workloads such as deep learning, large-scale data analytics as well as real-time decision-making Artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are the backbone of modern machine learning and computational advancements. However, one of the biggest challenges these AI data centers...

AI infra brief: From OpenAI, Chevron, Iron Mountain and more

In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector SoftBank and OpenAI to develop AI agents in Japan SoftBank plans to convert a former Sharp LCD plant in Osaka, Japan into a large-scale AI data center...

Ericsson, Ooredoo drive digital transformation for enterprises in Qatar

Ericsson noted that this partnership establishes a foundation for the future integration of 5G-Advanced Swedish vendor Ericsson and Middle East telco Ooredoo Qatar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate digital transformation efforts for enterprises and public sector entities in Qatar. In a...

AI infra brief: From ASUS, Block and more

Block will deploy the NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD and Cerebras expands AI inference data centers In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector ASUS showcases AI solutions at CloudFest 2025 ASUS unveiled a comprehensive lineup of AI...

Microsoft to invest $300m in AI infra, cloud in South Africa

Microsoft noted that this investment will enable a wide range of organizations to access the cloud and AI solutions to improve operational efficiency and productivity Microsoft recently announced plans to spend ZAR 5.4bn ($298.6 million) by the end of 2027 to expand its cloud and...

CoreWeave inks deal with OpenAI to provide AI infrastructure

CoreWeave noted that the contract value for this strategic AI infrastructure deal is up to $11.9 billion CoreWeave has announced a strategic agreement to deliver AI infrastructure to OpenAI, expanding the latter's compute capacity for training and delivering its latest models at scale to its...

Jio, Starlink partner to expand high-speed internet in India

Jio also noted that it plans to distribute Starlink solutions through its retail stores and online platforms Indian operator Jio Platforms, which is part of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, has announced an agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s broadband internet services to its customers in...

Vodafone UK uses AI to reduce 5G network energy consumption

Vodafone UK is using Ericsson’s advanced AI and ML powered software solutions Vodafone UK and Ericsson said they have successfully lowered the daily power usage of 5G radio units (RUs) by as much as 33% at selected sites in London. In a release, Ericsson said that...

Airtel, Starlink to boost broadband services in India

As part of this partnership, Airtel and SpaceX will consider making Starlink equipment available through Airtel’s retail stores Indian carrier Bharti Airtel announced that it has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to offer Starlink’s broadband services to customers in India. In a release, Airtel noted...

Nokia completes 5G equipment deliveries to Vodafone Idea

Nokia indicated that it is on track to deliver more than 60,000 technology sites — including thousands of new 4G sites — to Vodafone Idea by the end of March Finnish telecom equipment provider Nokia confirmed it has successfully delivered all necessary 5G gear to...

Canada expands spectrum access for 5G innovation

By making this new spectrum available, Canada aims to enhance network performance, encourage innovation and drive productivity across various sectors The government of Canada announced new initiatives to release 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum for cutting-edge applications. In a release, the government noted that this spectrum...

6G apps will be enabled by digital twins and FWA, says NGA

NGA noted that the Fixed Wireless Access white paper covers how FWA services in 6G will play a crucial role in increasing digital equity ATIS’ Next G Alliance (NGA) announced the release of two new white papers pivotal in shaping the 6G future: 6G Digital...

Samsung, KDDI Research to power future 6G networks with AI

Samsung and KDDI will research AI-driven solutions to optimize the design and operation of D-MIMO systems Korean vendor Samsung Electronics and KDDI Research, the R&D institute of Japanese telecommunications service provider KDDI, have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for joint research into the...

Airtel pushes for telco consolidation, rural expansion

Sunil Mittal, chairman of Indian telco Bharti Airtel, said during MWC 2025 that consolidation in the telecom sector is essential to enable operators to invest heavily in infrastructure and partner with satellite providers BARCELONA- Indian telco Bharti Airtel’s chairman Sunil Mittal has called on governments...

ZTE, China Mobile introduce AI-driven 5G-A solutions

During MWC 2025, ZTE and China Mobilethe unveiled ‘Communication-Sensing-Computing-Intelligence' and ‘Ambient IoT’ ZTE Corporation has partnered with China Mobile to present the latest innovations in 5G-A x AI during an event at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2025. During the event, the partners unveiled two key...

O2 Telefónica Germany selects AWS to expand 5G Core

O2 Telefónica will also use a unified set of AWS services, including Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus and Amazon Managed Grafana, to monitor its entire 5G network German telco O2 Telefónica Germany, owned by Spanish operator Telefónica, has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS)...

Jio Platforms and partners to develop Open Telecom AI Platform

Jio said the new platform will incorporate open APIs and will utilize agentic AI, LLMs, domain-specific SLMs and non-gen AI machine learning techniques Indian company Jio Platforms, in partnership with AMD, Cisco and Nokia, has announced plans to develop an Open Telecom AI Platform...

Huawei launches AI-centric 5.5G solutions

Huawei has developed intent-driven AI-centric 5.5G solutions, which include GigaGear, GreenPulse and GainLeap BARCELONA—Chinese vendor Huawei announced the introduction of AI-centric 5.5G, or 5G-Advanced solutions at the Huawei product and solution launch event during Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2025. Cao Ming, vice president of Huawei...

Telkomsel, ZTE expand AI-powered network collaboration

Telkomsel and ZTE will work on AI-powered network management tools, including the introduction of what it claims to be the industry’s first AI-native baseband BARCELONA—Indonesia’s largest telecommunications provider Telkomsel and Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focusing on deploying AI-based...

Telefónica urges Europe to allow telecom consolidation

The CEO of Telefónica said it is time to allow major European telecom companies to consolidate and grow to build technological capacity BARCELONA—Spanish telco Telefónica has urged European authorities to enable consolidation in the telecommunications sector, allowing operators to scale up and strengthen their technological...

Rakuten Mobile, Fujitsu partner to boost 5G expansion

Through its energy-efficient RU, Fujitsu will support Rakuten Mobile’s rollout of 5G commercial services across Japan Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile announced it will begin deploying base stations utilizing radio units (RU) developed by tech firm Fujitsu, as the telco accelerates the expansion of its 5G...