BROWSING: AI

AI and the generational divide (Reader Forum)

AI has become an almost ubiquitous part of everyday life. It underpins and augments huge volumes of business and consumer technology platforms, analysing data, making predictions, and boosting productivity. However, concerns and reservations about the use of AI still exist — and it appears that...

The industrial AI files | A SWOT analysis of generative AI in Industry 4.0 – by Fujitsu

The financial and manufacturing sectors are most advanced with deployment of industrial artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, reckons Fujitsu. In conversation with RCR Wireless, on the back of a rush of news about its AI initiatives – including, lately, a new generative AI framework to...

AT&T sees $100 million in telco AI ‘opportunities’ 

AI-enabled data analysis firm Unsupervised announces an expanded collaboration with AT&T AT&T is continuing its telco AI ambitions after working with Unsupervised to identify more than $100 million “worth of opportunities which could be deployed across a variety of business units at AT&T,” according to...

Survey says: How is AI expected to impact telecom networks?

Artificial intelligence is being applied more broadly and deeply in telecom networks; though AI and machine learning have been part of network testing and assurance tools for years, new advancements in compute, in models and in more holistic data governance and application of data...

Test and Measurement: Viavi intros AI infra testing

As broad interest in and use of artificial intelligence and other high-performance compute surges, Viavi Solutions has introduced what it says is the first solution to address testing and validation needs of the emerging 1.6 terabits per second (Tb/s) Ethernet ecosystem based on 224G...

Nokia, SoftBank to research AI-RAN and 6G network tech

Nokia and SoftBank plan to conduct field testing using centimeter waves, considered a key enabler of 6G Japanese operator SoftBank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nokia for joint research on new communications technologies, the former said in a release. The agreement scope includes...

Digital transformation transfer news: Arsenal signs NTT Data

In the kind of deal it seems to snaffle up for fun these days, NTT Data has signed a multi-year ‘digital change’ contract with Premier League football club Arsenal FC to provide analytics-based hardware and software tools to underpin and augment the team’s various...

ZTE, Smartfren partner on AI RAN integration

ZTE noted that the integration of AI into the Radio Access Network (RAN) allows the network to allocate resources based on real-time service and terminal needs Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation has partnered with Smartfren in Indonesia with the main aim of implementing a commercial deployment...

Vodafone deploys private 5G at Czech nuclear plant

Vodafone has deployed an all-edge private 5G network in pilot mode at the Temelín Nuclear Power Plant in Czechia for power generation conglomerate ČEZ Group. The UK-headquartered firm called it a “European first”, as a 5G-based private network at a European nuclear site. The...

Kagan: Why the AI marketplace seems confused about C3.ai 

Artificial intelligence could indeed fuel the next revolution for companies and investors. The challenge today is knowing who the long-term winners will be. C3.ai released its quarterly results last week. Market reaction is a bit confusing. The company seems to be on track. So,...

AI infrastructure drives Broadcom, HPE growth in the quarter

Cloud repatriation trends speak to enterprise AI consumption preferences IT heavy-hitters Broadcom and HPE both announced quarterly financial results this week, and both firms reported growth fueled by enterprise investment into AI infrastructure and attendant systems.  Broadcom, fresh off the heels of the VMware Explore event...

NTT Data deploys citywide private 5G and IoT in Brownsville, Texas

The City of Brownsville in Texas, in the US, has commissioned NTT Data to deploy a private 5G network and a roster of IoT and AI applications to support and promote public services, public safety, environmental sustainability, and economic growth. NTT Data, which has...

Dell reports record demand for AI-optimized servers

In Q2 Dell saw an 80% year-over-year increase in AI-optimized server revenue with a strong backlog and pipeline As enterprise build out the infrastructure necessary for the AI era, Dell this week reported a beat-beat in Q2 against strong demand for its AI-optimized server hardware....

#TBT: Telecom APIs and monetization; AT&T on network convergence; Verizon preps for VoLTE … this week in 2014

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! Telecom APIs seen...

Broadcom on AI infrastructure networking—’Ethernet will be the technology to make this happen’

LAS VEGAS—VMware by Broadcom’s Explore event was headlined with talks on why private cloud using private data to run private AI is the path forward for enterprises. “It’s clear to me that the future of the enterprise is private,” as Broadcom CEO Hock Tan...

Telco AI Forum 2025

The Breakthrough Moment: Time for Telco to Step Up?

AMD buys ZT for $4.9 billion to boost AI GPU capabilities

AMD has a string of AI-related investments; this one focuses on hyperscaler AI compute In its continued pursuit of a stronger arsenal of artificial intelligence capabilities, chip company AMD announced another major acquisition: A $4.9 billion cash-and-stock agreement to acquire New Jersey-based ZT Systems, which...

Singtel, Bridge Alliance to offer GPUaaS in Southeast Asia

Singtel noted that Asian telcos AIS, Maxis and Telkomsel are among the alliance’s members who already signaled their interest in the service Bridge Alliance, which is a group of 35 mobile operators, and Singaporean telco Singtel announced a strategic partnership with the aim of bringing...

How RAG can deliver successful AI integration for manufacturers 
(Reader Forum)

Enhanced quality control, elevated safety standards and customised training through RAG deployment can all drive improvements in operational efficiency, writes Łukasz Koczwara, CTO at IT consultancy STX Next  With the AI boom already well underway, the vast majority of manufacturers have begun researching and implementing...

Rosenworcel proposes inquiry on telecom customer service options

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is proposing that the agency open an inquiry on "ways to ensure that consumers have appropriate and efficient access to customer service resources" when it comes to phone, cable and broadband services. The proposal, which would have to...

Telekom Malaysia deploys private 5G at Petronas oil and gas plant

Malaysian multinational oil and gas company Petronas has opened a private 5G network at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) complex in Bintulu, on the island of Borneo in the central region of Sarawak in Malaysia. National mobile operator Telekom Malaysia has handled the deployment,...

FCC proposes rules for AI-generated robocalls, texts

The Federal Communications Commission is asking for input on how it should define the types of robocalls and texts that would be considered "AI-generated", as well as proposing new rules governing them. In line with similar, previous actions, the FCC is looking at having...

DeepSig launches hub for AI models for radio systems

AI company DeepSig, which focuses on the use of AI in wireless communications, has started up a new repository for models that apply AI to radio systems. The OmniSIG Model Hub is meant for models that fuel the DeepSig's OmniSIG Engine (formerly known as...

HPE beefs up cyber defence for enterprise networks

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has beefed up its cyber defence offer for enterprise networks with the addition of behavioural analytics to its detection and response capabilities and zero-trust access to its campus network proposition. The latter covers local-area edge networks, including its private 4G...