BROWSING: AI

Why the data center industry doesn’t expect a slow-down anytime soon

Data center industry sees strong growth continuing, driven by AI LANSDOWNE, Virginia—The data center industry is seeing explosive growth, and some market observers have called 2024 a "turning point" for the space. Citi Research has estimated data centers’ market size at 33 Gigawatts (GW) in...

Ericsson to invest $453 million to boost R&D in Canada

Over the course of the five-year agreement, Ericsson aims to create almost 200 new high-skilled jobs Swedish vendor Ericsson and the Government of Canada have signed an expanded funding agreement under which Ericsson will invest more than CAD $630 million ($453 million) in its...

ZTE makes consistent strides in 5G-Advanced technologies

In the rapidly evolving landscape of telecommunications, the convergence of 5G-Advanced, artificial intelligence, and green technologies is reshaping the industry's future. We recently had the opportunity to engage with Li Xiaotong, Vice President of ZTE Corporation, to explore how these transformative forces are driving...

Combining AI and private networking at the enterprise edge

The joint Dell Technologies, Intel Edge AI program helps right-size AI for the enterprise and reduce total cost of ownership Digital transformation is a big and nebulous area but, at its core, there are some key pieces that need to be aligned to harness technologies...

‘A pivotal moment for telcos’ as AI and network infrastructure converge

Dell Technologies and NVIDIA partner to offer CSPs an easy button for AI As communications service providers (CSPs) work to manage multi-faceted network modernization and transformation programs, networks, operations and services are all becoming more complex. With the rise of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) solutions,...

SK Telecom’s 5G subscriber base grows 10.5% y-o-y in Q3

During the third quarter of the year, the Korean operator added nearly 400,000 5G subscribers SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended the third quarter of the year with a total of 16.57 billion subscribers in the 5G segment, up 10.5% from 15 million...

What tech trends will be most important in 2025?

AI tops the list of 2025 tech trends in IEEE survey Artificial intelligence is expected to be the most important technology in the coming year—the second time in a row that AI has topped IEEE's annual Impact of Technology survey. And which industry is expected to...

SK Telecom targets North American market with AI personal assistant

SK Telecom said that its Aster service is scheduled to launch a closed beta in North America later this year, with a full market launch planned for 2025 Korean carrier SK Telecom unveiled ‘Aster(A*)’, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven personal assistant tailored for global users, at...

BT intros app-level tracking of enterprise AI emissions

BT is offering enterprise customers a granular view of electricity consumption and carbon emissions associated with their individual compute workloads and AI applications. The UK firm has expanded its so-called Carbon Network Dashboard to provide customers with a view of how digital transformation drives...

Qualcomm CEO on the evolution of apps in the agentic AI era

The great decoupling continues—Qualcomm sees the construct of applications evolving as AI instantiates intent beyond the constraints of apps Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated with Snapdragon Summit.  MAUI—Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon opened Snapdragon Summit with a bit of interesting (and important)...

Verizon on what it means to be AI-native

A pragmatic approach to telco AI can drive short-term operational benefits and customer experience enhancements As it looks to leverage AI across its business, Verizon Vice President of AI and Data Michael Raj emphasized that underlying any successful AI strategy is a sound data strategy....

Open RAN intelligent control: From vision to reality (Reader Forum)

Among the most celebrated principles in the Open RAN paradigm, softwarization and disaggregation have taken center stage in discussions on the commercialization and deployment of O-RAN systems. A less frequently discussed principle that these two elements enable is programmability — the ability to dynamically...

Mission Critical: Drive Efficiency & Engagement with Ruby Kolesky of Joyous

In this episode of 5G Talent Talk, Carrie Charles welcomes Ruby Kolesky, CEO of Joyous, to discuss her inspiring professional career and the innovative work of Joyous. Ruby shares her journey from growing up in South Africa with dreams of becoming a comedian, to...

Webinar: Solving the data challenge of telecom AIOPs

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize cellular networks, from right-sizing the network build to enhancing radio link performance and streamlining operations. One of the most significant impacts will be in optimizing network operations. By leveraging AI-powered solutions, operators can reduce costs, improve reliability,...

How will AI drive 5G RAN energy efficiency?

Learning from the past to predict the future and optimize the present—AI can match RAN resources with customer demand and, in turn, optimize for energy efficiency At roughly the midpoint of the 5G cycle, communications service providers (CSPs)  are navigating a macro environment marked by...

Fibocom unveils pioneering 5G AI FWA solution based on Snapdragon® X75 5G Modem-RF System at Network X 2024

Paris, France – October 8th 2024 – Fibocom (Stock code: 300638), a global leading provider of IoT (Internet of Things) wireless solutions and wireless communication modules, unveils a pioneering AI-powered FWA solution based on Snapdragon® X75 5G Modem-RF System during Network X 2024. The...

Nokia and NTT DATA tie the knot on private 5G, finally – targeting cities, airports

ALERT: Last chance to sign up for the RCR Wireless webinar on how to scale private 5G in Industry 4.0 (‘balancing customisation and simplicity in private industrial 5G networks’) on October 10 2024, featuring speakers from CCS Insight, Ericsson, EXFO, and Verizon Business. Sign up...

Microsoft to invest $4.7B in Italy’s cloud, AI future

The investment will also provide digital and AI skills training to more than 1 million Italians by the end of 2025, said Microsoft Microsoft announced this week a $4.7 billion investment to expand Italy’s hyperscale cloud and AI datacenter infrastructure. The investment will be doled...

#TBT: Vodafone/Three UK merger revealed; T-Mo US asks for 2.5 GHz; Orange talks Open RAN, AI/ML… this week in 2022

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Vodafone confirms talks...

Spectrum, systems, security, skills – six barriers to scale private 5G in Industry 4.0

In researching a new editorial report, out this month, about the state of private 5G in Industry 4.0, RCR Wireless asked around about the biggest impediments to make enterprise-owned 5G scale in industrial venues. Among the responses, Nokia and Siemens separately compiled a list...

Samsung, NTT Docomo collaborate on AI research

Samsung said that the partnership will not only improve network quality but also establish a foundation for the market’s transition into the 6G era Korean vendor Samsung Electronics has recently partnered with Japanese carrier NTT Docomo to jointly research the application of artificial intelligence (AI)...

Qualcomm combines with STMicro on wireless IoT; completes Sequans deal

Qualcomm Technologies is to integrate its Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Thread combo system-on-a-chip (SoC), which features on-board compute processing for low-power AI workloads on industrial IoT applications, into STMicroelectronics’ STM32 family of microcontrollers (MCUs). The deal will expand to see other cellular IoT SoCs integrated, as well, and...

Open RAN intelligent control—from vision to reality (Reader Forum)

Among the most celebrated principles in the Open RAN paradigm, softwarization and disaggregation have taken center stage in discussions on the commercialization and deployment of O-RAN systems. A less frequently discussed principle that these two elements enable is programmability—the ability to dynamically and algorithmically...

Fujitsu intros Japanese LLM for gen AI in global government, finance, healthcare

Fujitsu has said its new Japanese-language large-language-model (LLM) is now available to global enterprise customers. Developed with Canadian data security and privacy outfit Cohere, the new product, called Takane, represents a “leap forward in generative AI capabilities” and offers the “highest Japanese language proficiency...