Telecom operators are pouring billions into AI infrastructure, but compute alone will not create lasting value. The bigger challenge is turning GPUs, models and AI platforms into commercially sustainable services …
From the newsletter (September 25; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Rakuten Mobile and T-Mobile offer tangible AI-RAN examples, embedding intelligence in network automation and distributed compute. Their …
In sum, what to know: -Signals Research Group recently conducted what is almost certainly the first independent testing of 5G massive and Multi-User MIMO in FDD spectrum, in a live …
Satellite connectivity is becoming wedged into conventional terrestrial telecom infrastructure, bringing new regulatory, certification, and interoperability requirements alongside its buzzy commercial growth. The US has banned Huawei et al; 3GPP …
In sum – what to know O-RAN foundation – Rakuten Mobile says its software-defined, cloud-native architecture provides the foundation for adding AI intelligence to its network. Autonomy with guardrails – …
From the newsletter (September 24; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Optus, Orange, SK Telecom, plus ZTE and Samsung, are sharpening the AI-RAN debate: near-term gains from AI …
From Intelligent RAN Forum: AI-RAN is becoming less futuristic and more practical, with Optus reporting live-network gains in link adaptation, coverage prediction and compensation. But scaling those AI-for-RAN capabilities across …
As artificial intelligence and radio access networks (RAN) increasingly converge, ZTE believes operators should distinguish between two different approaches: “AI for RAN,” which improves the radio network itself, and “RAN …
Mimosa Networks argues broadband operators should build for the business case, not fiber-first dogma. As BEAD funding and rural economics shift, FWA in unlicensed spectrum offers another route to viable …
From the newsletter (September 23; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): Cambium’s collapse exposes the risks of vendor dependence for WISPs, while private 5G and IoT keep expanding, …
Bruno Berti, SVP of global product management at NTT Global Data Centers, told RCR that optical technology by itself will not remove the need for additional fiber as AI traffic …
Cambium’s collapse leaves WISPs facing a sprawling installed-base problem, with Airspan’s partial acquisition offering some relief but leaving ePMP and other product lines in limbo. The challenge now is securing …
From the newsletter (September 22; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): From live-network AI-RAN trials and a massive transpacific cable build to private LTE iPhones and stratospheric lasers, …
Rebellions’ ATOM-Max chips move from pilot to production in SK Telecom’s consumer services In sum – what we know: South Korean AI-chip company Rebellions says its neural processing unit infrastructure is now …
Orange is preparing to test Nokia’s AI-RAN platform in its live network, putting claimed radio-efficiency gains to the commercial test while exploring the bigger proposition of shared compute for AI …
Mike Jack, director of product marketing at Viavi, told RCR that the most acute testing and assurance challenges are concentrated within data-center fabrics and data-center interconnect, where AI workloads are …
From the newsletter (September 21; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): The best broadband network is not always fiber, says Mimosa Networks. FWA can make better economic sense …
AI inference is reshaping network demand, creating an opportunity for service providers to turn high-capacity, intelligent connectivity into new revenue as enterprises and hyperscalers scale AI workloads. AI has taken …
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming the defining force behind the next generation of mobile networks. The deployment decisions operators make today will shape their ability to adopt new AI capabilities, …
Ciena said it has secured supply to support at least 30% revenue growth going into 2027 and believes it has secured enough supply to extend that 30% growth trend through …
