artificial intelligence

SK Telecom warns telcos not to repeat their 5G mistakes with AI-RAN – while Optus considers how they should re-architect their infrastructure as “social networks for agents”. In sum – …

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 …

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 the newsletter (September 18; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): AI may be making telecoms look increasingly central to the next digital economy, but updates on the …

From the newsletter (September 16; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): A new traffic cycle is driving a major physical network build. The AI infrastructure story is becoming …

From the newsletter (September 15; sign-up or follow if you want it sooner): AI safety warnings may be genuine, but they arrive alongside mounting questions about AI economics. As frontier …

Europe’s AI ambitions depend on more than chips and computing power. Without sovereign cloud infrastructure, open standards and domestic alternatives to foreign hyperscalers, the region risks trading technological ambition for …

Mathew Oommen, group chief at Jio Platforms told MWC the AI transition is a “generational transformation” that will redefine telecom networks and create entirely new economic opportunities In sum – …

The CEO of the Orange Group noted in her MWC 2026 keynote that telecom operators must act as the ‘active shield of the digital world’ In sum – what to …

As Cadence Design Systems leverages AI to push ever more deeply into computational science, what does that mean for engineers?  WASHINGTON DC, Oct. 28, 2025: — NVIDIA’s GTC DC event, a …

Editor’s note: I took a few weeks off from the column — and logged around 21,000 air miles mostly going to conferences but also seeing Lady Gaga with my wife …

Huawei has said the new chips will strengthen the foundation of AI computing power, both in China and around the world In sum – what to know: Huawei lays out …

The new arrangement would allow OpenAI to raise capital under a conventional governance structure, with the long-term goal of going public to finance its AI ambitions In sum – what …

Alibaba’s Cloud Intelligence Group posted revenue of $4.66 billion in fiscal Q1, compared with $4.15 billion in the same quarter last year In sum – what to know: Cloud revenue …

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is setting up a new education, training, and research hub focused on the design of AI chips In sum – what to know: TUM …

University of Maryland survey found that support for AI regulation crosses party lines In sum – what you need to know: –United on AI – Large majorities of U.S. citizens, …

Infosys said that the partnership aims to accelerate the adoption of AI-enabled cloud and digital solutions for Australian enterprises and public sector organizations In sum – what to know: Infosys …

Deutsche Telekom noted that the AI-phone integrates the Perplexity Assistant, enabling users to perform a range of everyday tasks In sum – what to know: Launch in 10 markets – …

China Unicom noted that its net profit for the first half of the year rose 5% year-on-year to CNY14.5 billion In sum – what to know: Profit up on cost …

LG CNS CEO Hyun Shin-gyoon described the deal as an expansion of their data center operations and a key step to accelerate Vietnam’s digital transformation In sum – what to …

du said the LLM model will support operational tasks such as real-time customer complaint handling, device issue diagnostics, and internal process optimization In sum – what to know: Arabic telecom …

LG Uplus had initially launched its AI phone last year In sum – what to know: AI support for small businesses –  LG Uplus adds its AI-powered phone service to …

The U.S. alone accounted for $3.73 billion of the global AIDC market last year; its tital is forecast to reach $46.15 billion by 2034 In sum – what you need …

The new agentic AI assistant is free to use and will expand to Rakuten Ichiba, the company’s flagship e-commerce marketplace, later this year In sum – what you need to …

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