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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...

TELUS signs 10-year deal to deliver “benchmark” private 5G at Calgary Airport

Canadian operator TELUS has signed a 10-year deal with the Calgary Airport Authority to deploy and manage a “benchmark” private 5G network at Calgary International Airport (YYC). They called it an “unprecedented 10-year agreement”, and said Calgary International Airport...

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...

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...

Verizon Business intros zero-trust security suite for mid-sized firms


Verizon Business has introduced a ‘zero-trust’ network access (ZTNA) service for enterprise customers to secure their devices, network, and cloud applications. It claims the service, called Trusted Connection, is a “first-of-its-kind” for “network-native security”, and secures network access for...

Back to business – Sequans calls on pioneer spirit for eRedCap push

MWC was strange for Sequans Communications last year; it was the week after its proposed $249 million sale to Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics was called off because of an “adverse tax ruling”, and the firm spent the week explaining...

Rohde & Schwarz White Paper: Fundamentals of THz technology for 6G

The prospect of offering large contiguous frequency bands to meet the demand for extremely high data transfer rates in the Tbit/s range is making terahertz (THz) waves a key research area for the next generation of wireless communications (6G). This...

How will Wi-Fi 7 support the future of IoT?

With powerful features like 320 MHz channels, 4096-QAM modulation and Multi-Link Operation, Wi-Fi 7 has been positioned as a potential game changer for IoT The latest numbers for global connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices show a rapidly expanding...

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...

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...

SES and Lynk Global partner on D2D service development

As part of the agreement, SES will provide Series B funding for Lynk Global’s growing satellite constellation Satellite communications provider SES and Lynk Global have teamed up to accelerate the development of the direct-to-device (D2D) satellite communications market. As part...

Is NB-IoT losing its edge? Why operators are turning to LTE, 5G and satellite for 2025 (Reader Forum)

In the early days, Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) was touted as the ultimate low-cost, low-power solution that would upend the IoT connectivity market for good. Offering reliable indoor coverage and minimal power consumption, it promised massive-scale deployments across essential products...

A reflection from Mobile World Congress—our one fine day is not that far

Editor's note: While you're reading this, put on the song "One Fine Day" by David Byrne. It's from the album Byrne made with Brian Eno called Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. I can't think of a more appropriate...

Four roles AI can play in the telecom network, plus testing considerations

There is a significant amount of activity across industry standardization bodies to look at what is needed and how to implement AI, particularly in operational network environments, through groups ranging from the AI-RAN Alliance, the O-RAN Alliance, the Telecom...

‘IoT failed because the romantics were in charge – it is different now’

In case you missed IoT Stars – last Tuesday evening, the old Estrella Damn brewery, Barcelona – here is a recap of our conversation on stage with Wienke Giezeman, co-founder at Amsterdam-based LoRaWAN collective The Things Industries. And in...

AT&T at MWC: Open RAN, AI and more

AT&T network CTO Yigal Elbaz on AI, Open RAN and how MWC trends from past years are playing out RCR Wireless News caught up with Yigal Elbaz, AT&T's SVP of technology and network services and network CTO for AT&T Services,...

Verizon EVP Joe Russo on AI, automation, RAN and RIC

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...

The Sunday Brief: Where are they spending money? (2025 edition)

March greetings from Iowa and Missouri.  Pictured is Jim with his colleague Marty Smith during a recent facility tour of Blue Star Power Systems manufacturng facilty in North Mankato, Minnesota (more on them here – a high durability product). As many...

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...

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...

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)...

Four reasons to be optimistic about telco AI

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...

Airspan buys Jabil’s open RAN assets – to target mobile operators

ICYMI (because we did): Last week, Airspan Networks announced a deal to acquire Jabil’s open RAN portfolio and associated intellectual property rights for an undisclosed fee. It follows on the heels of an agreement to buy Corning’s distributed antenna...

Qualcomm to buy AI/IoT specialist Edge Impulse to drive Dragonwing offer

Qualcomm Technologies has signed a deal to acquire US-based Edge Impulse, which makes miniaturised machine learning (ML) tools for microcontrollers (MCUs) in resource-constrained IoT modules. It is the latest move by the chipmaker to reorganise its IoT strategy and...

Semtech boosts 5G family with Release 18 units, Japan meter pass, Skylo IoT samples

MWC 2025, Barcelona | Semtech Corporation has launched two new Qualcomm-based higher-end 5G broadband modules, gained certification in Japan for its low-power smart meter parts, and released samples of its new Skylo satellite units. Of the new units, the...